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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' 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 Retail over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1713
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.013 %
As % of the category below11.64 %10.40 %
Daily rates quoted96
Average minimum daily rate£406£413
Average daily rate£428£476
% change on same period last year-9.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£451£538
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£383
% change on same period last year+7.47 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£33.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.57£19.41
% change on same period last year+42.03 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads146125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.195 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted4436
Average minimum daily rate£349£296
Average daily rate£375£317
% change on same period last year+18.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted816
Average minimum hourly rate£14.75£25.20
Average hourly rate£17.13£29.49
% change on same period last year-41.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.50£33.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Retail North WestRetail
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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Merseyside Retail Daily Rate Histogram

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
LiverpoolNo change010£481+37.34 %
Retail North WestRetail
North West

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Retail 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 Retail.

16 (22.22 %)Java
16 (22.22 %)JavaScript
16 (22.22 %)JSF
25 (18.52 %)Logistics
25 (18.52 %)Chordiant
34 (14.81 %)JSP
34 (14.81 %)OO
43 (11.11 %)LAMP
43 (11.11 %)Finance
43 (11.11 %)Banking
43 (11.11 %)AJAX
43 (11.11 %)Apache
43 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
43 (11.11 %)PHP
43 (11.11 %)MySQL
43 (11.11 %)Intranet
43 (11.11 %)Linux
43 (11.11 %)Project Management
43 (11.11 %)PHP5
52 (7.407 %)User Acceptance Testing
52 (7.407 %)Test Scripting
52 (7.407 %)Internet
52 (7.407 %)SQL
52 (7.407 %)PRINCE2
52 (7.407 %)UNIX
52 (7.407 %)Marketing
52 (7.407 %)Business Analysis
52 (7.407 %)Change Management
61 (3.704 %)BASE24
61 (3.704 %)Government

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (22.22 %)JSF
24 (14.81 %)JSP
33 (11.11 %)LAMP
33 (11.11 %)AJAX
41 (3.704 %)MyFaces
41 (3.704 %)HTML
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (11.11 %)Apache
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.704 %)MS Project
11 (3.704 %)MS Visio
11 (3.704 %)Spreadsheet
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.704 %)BASE24
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (11.11 %)Intranet
22 (7.407 %)Internet
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.11 %)MySQL
21 (3.704 %)TOAD
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.704 %)TestDirector
11 (3.704 %)LoadRunner
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Banking
13 (11.11 %)Finance
22 (7.407 %)Marketing
31 (3.704 %)Government
31 (3.704 %)Insurance
31 (3.704 %)Retail Banking
31 (3.704 %)Online Banking
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (37.04 %)Developer
26 (22.22 %)Programme Manager
34 (14.81 %)Senior Developer
43 (11.11 %)Project Manager
43 (11.11 %)Analyst
43 (11.11 %)Web Developer
43 (11.11 %)Senior Web Developer
43 (11.11 %)PHP Developer
43 (11.11 %)PHP Web Developer
43 (11.11 %)Senior PHP Developer
43 (11.11 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
52 (7.407 %)Java Developer
61 (3.704 %)Oracle Developer
61 (3.704 %)Project Coordinator
61 (3.704 %)Test Engineer
61 (3.704 %)Change Manager
61 (3.704 %)Data Analyst
61 (3.704 %)Senior Project Manager
61 (3.704 %)Senior Manager
61 (3.704 %)Test Analyst
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)Client/Server
11 (3.704 %)Blog
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (11.11 %)Linux
22 (7.407 %)UNIX
31 (3.704 %)Solaris
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (18.52 %)Logistics
24 (14.81 %)OO
33 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
33 (11.11 %)Project Management
42 (7.407 %)Change Management
42 (7.407 %)PRINCE2
42 (7.407 %)Business Analysis
42 (7.407 %)Test Scripting
42 (7.407 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (3.704 %)Performance Testing
51 (3.704 %)Integration Testing
51 (3.704 %)Test Management
51 (3.704 %)Internet Marketing
51 (3.704 %)UML
51 (3.704 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (3.704 %)Data Modelling
51 (3.704 %)SOA
51 (3.704 %)BPR
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (22.22 %)Java
16 (22.22 %)JavaScript
23 (11.11 %)PHP
23 (11.11 %)PHP5
32 (7.407 %)SQL
41 (3.704 %)PL/SQL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.704 %)ISEB
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.704 %)CONTROL-M
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (18.52 %)Chordiant
21 (3.704 %)Casewise
21 (3.704 %)Oracle
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