Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited W3C over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWorldwide Web Consortium (W3C)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3936
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.632 %1.250 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£235£238
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
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£22.10£27.91
% change on same period last year-20.81 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads7680
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.088 %
Daily rates quoted2011
Average minimum daily rate£275£199
Average daily rate£304£207
% change on same period last year+47.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£215
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£345
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Hourly rates quoted2828
Average minimum hourly rate£12.42£12.27
Average hourly rate£12.93£13.19
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.44£14.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.75£25.49
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
W3C North WestW3C
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.

W3C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Merseyside W3C Demand Trend

W3C
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing W3C across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside W3C Daily Rate Trend

W3C
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing W3C across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Merseyside W3C Daily Rate Histogram

W3C
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside W3C Hourly Rate Trend

W3C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing W3C 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-2£325-
W3C North WestW3C
North West

W3C
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing W3C 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 W3C.

18 (100.00 %)XHTML
18 (100.00 %)JavaScript
18 (100.00 %)CSS
24 (50.00 %)HTML
24 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
24 (50.00 %)Fireworks
32 (25.00 %)WebServices
32 (25.00 %)Photoshop
41 (12.50 %)AJAX
41 (12.50 %)SEO
41 (12.50 %)CMS
41 (12.50 %)Adobe Illustrator

W3C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing W3C 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 W3C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %)CSS
18 (100.00 %)XHTML
24 (50.00 %)HTML
32 (25.00 %)WebServices
41 (12.50 %)AJAX
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)CMS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (50.00 %)Fireworks
22 (25.00 %)Photoshop
31 (12.50 %)Adobe Illustrator
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Web Designer
24 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)Web Developer
32 (25.00 %)JavaScript Developer
41 (12.50 %)HTML Developer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)SEO
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)JavaScript