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The table below looks at the demand for Software AG NATURAL skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NATURAL over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware AG NATURAL
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4766
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.899 %0.973 %
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 quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33-
Average hourly rate£28.33-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.38£30.00
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads138411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.277 %0.514 %
Daily rates quoted1045
Average minimum daily rate£327£346
Average daily rate£355£362
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
Hourly rates quoted1120
Average minimum hourly rate£26.83£29.94
Average hourly rate£28.83£31.64
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.83£33.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.94£32.49
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
NATURAL EnglandNATURAL
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.

NATURAL
Demand Trend

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

Midlands NATURAL Demand Trend

NATURAL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands NATURAL Hourly Rate Trend

NATURAL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NATURAL across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Midlands NATURAL Hourly Rate Histogram

NATURAL
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing NATURAL 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 NATURAL.

14 (100.00 %)COBOL
14 (100.00 %)Adabas
23 (75.00 %)MVS
23 (75.00 %)WebSphere MQ
23 (75.00 %)JCL
23 (75.00 %)WebSphere
23 (75.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
32 (50.00 %)IBM
41 (25.00 %)CICS
41 (25.00 %)Mainframe
41 (25.00 %)Decision Table

NATURAL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing NATURAL 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 NATURAL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)WebSphere
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (25.00 %)CICS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)Adabas
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
12 (50.00 %)Programmer
12 (50.00 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
12 (50.00 %)COBOL Programmer
12 (50.00 %)COBOL Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Natural/Adabas Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Mainframe Developer
21 (25.00 %)COBOL Developer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Mainframe
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)MVS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Decision Table
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)COBOL
23 (75.00 %)JCL
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (75.00 %)AllFusion Endevor
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)IBM