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The table below looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3534
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.003 %
As % of the category below12.24 %11.54 %
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£308£312
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.00£34.00
% change on same period last year-2.94 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads4926
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted67
Average minimum daily rate£283£270
Average daily rate£299£282
% change on same period last year+6.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£294
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£324
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£19.36
Average hourly rate£23.64£22.64
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£25.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.60£30.57
% change on same period last year+0.08 %
PVCS North WestPVCS
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.

PVCS
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside PVCS Hourly Rate Trend

PVCS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PVCS 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
LiverpoolDown-16--
PVCS North WestPVCS
North West

PVCS
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

15 (50.00 %)ITIL
24 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
24 (40.00 %)WebSphere
24 (40.00 %)UNIX
24 (40.00 %)Solaris
24 (40.00 %)COBOL
24 (40.00 %)Java
24 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
24 (40.00 %)SQL
24 (40.00 %)Oracle
24 (40.00 %)XML
24 (40.00 %)TOAD
24 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
24 (40.00 %)Service Delivery
24 (40.00 %)Change Management
32 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE
32 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (20.00 %)SOA
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (20.00 %)Statistics
32 (20.00 %)Oracle Fusion
32 (20.00 %)QA
41 (10.00 %)Incident Management
41 (10.00 %)Problem Management

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (40.00 %)XML
14 (40.00 %)WebSphere
22 (20.00 %)Oracle Fusion
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (40.00 %)TOAD
14 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Analyst
24 (40.00 %)Developer
33 (30.00 %)Oracle Developer
42 (20.00 %)Change Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Configuration Analyst
51 (10.00 %)Build Manager
51 (10.00 %)Incident Manager
51 (10.00 %)Incident Analyst
51 (10.00 %)SQL Developer
51 (10.00 %)PL/SQL Developer
51 (10.00 %)Configuration Manager
51 (10.00 %)Administrator
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)Statistics
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (40.00 %)UNIX
14 (40.00 %)Solaris
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)ITIL
24 (40.00 %)Service Delivery
24 (40.00 %)Change Management
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (20.00 %)SOA
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE
32 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (10.00 %)Incident Management
41 (10.00 %)Problem Management
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)COBOL
14 (40.00 %)Java
14 (40.00 %)PL/SQL
14 (40.00 %)SQL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)ITIL Certification
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)QA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Oracle