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The table below looks at the demand for Software AG NATURAL skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NATURAL over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware AG NATURAL
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank35-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.444 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£383-
Average daily rate£420-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£457-
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£350
% change on same period last year+19.99 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.33£30.00
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads135105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.220 %0.115 %
Daily rates quoted3124
Average minimum daily rate£303£262
Average daily rate£320£280
% change on same period last year+14.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted2614
Average minimum hourly rate£23.56£22.05
Average hourly rate£26.07£23.75
% change on same period last year+9.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.58£25.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
NATURAL North WestNATURAL
North West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

NATURAL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing NATURAL across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Merseyside NATURAL Demand Trend

NATURAL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing NATURAL across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside NATURAL Daily Rate Trend

NATURAL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NATURAL across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Merseyside NATURAL Daily Rate Histogram

NATURAL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NATURAL within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LiverpoolNew entry-4£420-
SouthportNew entry-3--
NATURAL North WestNATURAL
North West

NATURAL
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing NATURAL also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited NATURAL.

18 (100.00 %)Adabas
26 (75.00 %)UNIX
35 (62.50 %)Mainframe
44 (50.00 %)FoxPro (VFP)
44 (50.00 %)HP
53 (37.50 %)Lotus
53 (37.50 %)NHS
53 (37.50 %)XML
53 (37.50 %)Lotus Notes
62 (25.00 %)Government
62 (25.00 %)Health
62 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
62 (25.00 %)MS Office
62 (25.00 %)Microsoft
62 (25.00 %)MVS
62 (25.00 %)JCL
71 (12.50 %)HPUX
71 (12.50 %)PL/SQL
71 (12.50 %)SQL
71 (12.50 %)System Testing
71 (12.50 %)User Acceptance Testing

NATURAL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing NATURAL also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited NATURAL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (37.50 %)XML
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (37.50 %)Lotus Notes
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Office
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (100.00 %)Adabas
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Government
12 (25.00 %)Health
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Developer
27 (87.50 %)Natural/Adabas Developer
32 (25.00 %)Systems Developer
41 (12.50 %)Developer Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Systems Programmer
41 (12.50 %)Natural/Adabas Programmer
41 (12.50 %)Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Systems Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (12.50 %)Programmer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (62.50 %)Mainframe
23 (37.50 %)NHS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)UNIX
22 (25.00 %)MVS
31 (12.50 %)HPUX
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
21 (12.50 %)System Testing
21 (12.50 %)User Acceptance Testing
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (50.00 %)FoxPro (VFP)
22 (25.00 %)JCL
31 (12.50 %)PL/SQL
31 (12.50 %)SQL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)HP
23 (37.50 %)Lotus
32 (25.00 %)Microsoft