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The table below looks at the demand for Benchmarking 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 Benchmarking over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBenchmarking
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6476
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.163 %0.339 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£445
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
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£23.96£19.00
% change on same period last year+26.12 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads615884
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.829 %0.884 %
Daily rates quoted125159
Average minimum daily rate£376£377
Average daily rate£397£403
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£376
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted1153
Average minimum hourly rate£24.69£25.70
Average hourly rate£26.41£26.90
% change on same period last year-1.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.13£28.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.42
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Benchmarking EnglandBenchmarking
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.

Benchmarking
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Benchmarking Demand Trend

Benchmarking
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Benchmarking Daily Rate Trend

Benchmarking
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Benchmarking 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 Benchmarking.

11 (100.00 %)CISSP
11 (100.00 %)Risk Management
11 (100.00 %)Risk Assessment
11 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
11 (100.00 %)Time Management

Benchmarking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Benchmarking 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 Benchmarking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Security Analyst
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Risk Management
11 (100.00 %)Risk Assessment
11 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
11 (100.00 %)Time Management
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CISSP