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The table below looks at the demand for Fusebox skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Fusebox over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFusebox
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank65-
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 below0.444 %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--
% change on same period last year-
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£22.50-
% change on same period last year-
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads225397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.304 %0.391 %
Daily rates quoted4139
Average minimum daily rate£337£358
Average daily rate£358£375
% change on same period last year-4.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted313
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£29.22
Average hourly rate£27.13£29.79
% change on same period last year-8.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.75£30.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Fusebox EnglandFusebox
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.

Fusebox
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Fusebox across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Midlands Fusebox Demand Trend

Fusebox
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Fusebox 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 Fusebox.

11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Flash
11 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
11 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
11 (100.00 %)Fireworks
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)Games
11 (100.00 %)Online Games

Fusebox
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Fusebox 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 Fusebox. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)Fireworks
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Flash
11 (100.00 %)Dreamweaver
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Games
11 (100.00 %)Online Games
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Web Developer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003