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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Business (eBusiness) 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 E-business over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Business (eBusiness)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5470
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.426 %0.705 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£341
% change on same period last year+13.93 %
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-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads470709
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.740 %0.760 %
Daily rates quoted60125
Average minimum daily rate£392£382
Average daily rate£417£403
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted550
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£25.51
Average hourly rate£23.45£25.96
% change on same period last year-9.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.90£26.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
E-business EnglandE-business
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.

E-business
Demand Trend

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

Midlands E-business Demand Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands E-business Daily Rate Trend

E-business
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing E-business 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 E-business.

12 (40.00 %)Oracle
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Data Mining
12 (40.00 %)Finance
12 (40.00 %)Migration
12 (40.00 %)VMware
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
12 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
12 (40.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (20.00 %)WebSphere
21 (20.00 %)Business Development
21 (20.00 %)B2B
21 (20.00 %)B2C
21 (20.00 %)Commerce Server
21 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (20.00 %)PRINCE2

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing E-business 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 E-business. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)WebSphere
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)Commerce Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)Data Mining
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Architect
12 (40.00 %)Solutions Architect
21 (20.00 %)Business Manager
21 (20.00 %)Programme Manager
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Windows
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Migration
12 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Business Development
21 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (20.00 %)B2B
21 (20.00 %)B2C
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
12 (40.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
12 (40.00 %)VMware