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The table below looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited B2B over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.193 %0.000 %
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£317£372
% change on same period last year-14.79 %
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£8.50£26.38
% change on same period last year-67.77 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads518824
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.736 %0.832 %
Daily rates quoted81142
Average minimum daily rate£387£376
Average daily rate£410£400
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted444
Average minimum hourly rate£24.43£23.99
Average hourly rate£25.14£24.58
% change on same period last year+2.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.86£25.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
B2B EnglandB2B
England

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.

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Midlands B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the Midlands region.

Midlands B2B Hourly Rate Trend

B2B
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing B2B 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 B2B.

11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)B2C
11 (50.00 %)Commerce Server
11 (50.00 %)E-business
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Retail
11 (50.00 %)Logistics
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
11 (50.00 %)Business Development

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing B2B 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 B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Commerce Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Retail
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Programme Manager
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Business Manager
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)B2C
11 (50.00 %)E-business
11 (50.00 %)Logistics
11 (50.00 %)Business Development