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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Publishing' in contract IT jobs within the Merseyside region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Publishing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublishing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3845
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.735 %2.260 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£317
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.09
Average hourly rate-£11.09
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£11.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.81£24.15
% change on same period last year+15.17 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads136177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted4659
Average minimum daily rate£358£317
Average daily rate£381£338
% change on same period last year+12.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted821
Average minimum hourly rate£21.22£23.96
Average hourly rate£23.72£27.04
% change on same period last year-12.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.22£30.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Publishing North WestPublishing
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.

Publishing
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Publishing Demand Trend

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Publishing Daily Rate Trend

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Publishing across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside Publishing Hourly Rate Trend

Publishing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LiverpoolDown-11--
Publishing North WestPublishing
North West

Publishing
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Publishing 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 Publishing.

11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Axapta
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)X++
11 (100.00 %)MorphX

Publishing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Publishing 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 Publishing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)Axapta
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)MorphX
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Axapta Developer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)OO
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)X++