The first table below looks at the demand for Migration skills in IT contracts advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Migration over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Migration
Rank 4 18 18
Rank change year-on-year
+14 0
Contract jobs citing Migration 22 15 19
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 12.94% 5.455% 5.476%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 19.64% 10.95% 8.520%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 6 12
Average daily rate £525 £440 £424
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.31% +3.83%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £263 £278
10% offered a daily rate of more than £630 £613 £469
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-4.10% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £18.45 £22.75 £24.50
% change year-on-year
-18.90% -7.14%
All Processes & Methodologies
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
112 137 223
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 65.88% 49.82% 64.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 61 57
Average daily rate £475 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.75% -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £250 £290
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £550 £560
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 57
Average hourly rate £32.00 £21.00 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+52.38% -12.50%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%
Migration
England

Migration
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Migration across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Midlands Migration Jobs Demand Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Migration Daily Rate Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Migration across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Midlands Migration Daily Rate Histogram

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Migration Hourly Rate Trend

Migration
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Migration 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 Migration.

1 11 (32.35%) Data Migration
2 8 (23.53%) SQL
2 8 (23.53%) SAP
3 6 (17.65%) MS Office
3 6 (17.65%) ERP
3 6 (17.65%) Microsoft
3 6 (17.65%) Active Directory
4 5 (14.71%) MS Exchange
4 5 (14.71%) Windows
4 5 (14.71%) MS Excel
4 5 (14.71%) Windows Server 2008
4 5 (14.71%) Windows 7
4 5 (14.71%) SCCM
4 5 (14.71%) SCOM
4 5 (14.71%) Exchange Server 2010
5 4 (11.76%) EAM
5 4 (11.76%) Programme Management
6 3 (8.824%) Manufacturing
6 3 (8.824%) Finance
6 3 (8.824%) CRM
6 3 (8.824%) Oracle
6 3 (8.824%) Business Objects
6 3 (8.824%) HP
6 3 (8.824%) Hyperion
6 3 (8.824%) QuickTest Pro
6 3 (8.824%) LoadRunner
6 3 (8.824%) Data Governance
6 3 (8.824%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (8.824%) Data Analysis
6 3 (8.824%) Essbase

Migration
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Migration 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 Migration. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (2.941%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 5 (14.71%) MS Exchange
1 5 (14.71%) Exchange Server 2010
2 2 (5.882%) WebLogic
2 2 (5.882%) IIS
2 2 (5.882%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.941%) NetWeaver
3 1 (2.941%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 6 (17.65%) MS Office
2 5 (14.71%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (5.882%) SAP HR
1 2 (5.882%) Hyperion Planning
2 1 (2.941%) SAP GRC
2 1 (2.941%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.941%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (2.941%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.941%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.941%) SAP HCM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.824%) Essbase
2 2 (5.882%) SQL Server
2 2 (5.882%) RDBMS
2 2 (5.882%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (2.941%) MySQL
3 1 (2.941%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (2.941%) SAP BW
3 1 (2.941%) BODI
3 1 (2.941%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (2.941%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 3 (8.824%) QuickTest Pro
1 3 (8.824%) LoadRunner
General
1 3 (8.824%) Finance
1 3 (8.824%) Manufacturing
2 1 (2.941%) Local Government
2 1 (2.941%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (17.65%) Project Manager
2 5 (14.71%) Programme Manager
3 4 (11.76%) Analyst
3 4 (11.76%) DBA
3 4 (11.76%) Data Analyst
4 3 (8.824%) Developer
4 3 (8.824%) Data Migration Analyst
4 3 (8.824%) Test Leader
5 2 (5.882%) Business Data Analyst
5 2 (5.882%) Programme Director
5 2 (5.882%) Business Objects Analyst
5 2 (5.882%) Business Analyst
5 2 (5.882%) Consultant
5 2 (5.882%) SQL Developer
6 1 (2.941%) SQL Server Developer
6 1 (2.941%) Infrastructure Architect
6 1 (2.941%) Technical Manager
6 1 (2.941%) Senior Programme Manager
6 1 (2.941%) Senior Project Manager
6 1 (2.941%) Oracle Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.941%) NHS
1 1 (2.941%) Replication
1 1 (2.941%) CMDB
1 1 (2.941%) Mobile App
1 1 (2.941%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (14.71%) Windows
1 5 (14.71%) Windows Server 2008
1 5 (14.71%) Windows 7
2 1 (2.941%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (32.35%) Data Migration
2 6 (17.65%) ERP
3 4 (11.76%) EAM
3 4 (11.76%) Programme Management
4 3 (8.824%) CRM
4 3 (8.824%) Unit Testing
4 3 (8.824%) Integration Testing
4 3 (8.824%) Data Governance
4 3 (8.824%) Data Analysis
5 2 (5.882%) ITIL
5 2 (5.882%) PRINCE2
5 2 (5.882%) RUP
5 2 (5.882%) Data Cleansing
5 2 (5.882%) Data Mapping
5 2 (5.882%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (5.882%) Change Management
6 1 (2.941%) GAP Analysis
6 1 (2.941%) Workflow
6 1 (2.941%) Validation
6 1 (2.941%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 8 (23.53%) SQL
2 1 (2.941%) T-SQL
2 1 (2.941%) VBA
2 1 (2.941%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.941%) C
Qualifications
1 1 (2.941%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (2.941%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.941%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.882%) QA
2 1 (2.941%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (17.65%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (14.71%) SCCM
1 5 (14.71%) SCOM
2 3 (8.824%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 8 (23.53%) SAP
2 6 (17.65%) Microsoft
3 3 (8.824%) HP
3 3 (8.824%) Hyperion
3 3 (8.824%) Oracle
3 3 (8.824%) Business Objects
4 1 (2.941%) Sage