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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pensions' in contract IT jobs within the Midlands region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Pensions over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPension
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1550
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads6829
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.029 %
As % of the category below13.39 %4.545 %
Daily rates quoted115
Average minimum daily rate£364£340
Average daily rate£395£360
% change on same period last year+9.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£421£402
% change on same period last year+4.71 %
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£27.77£44.44
% change on same period last year-37.49 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads508638
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.684 %0.638 %
Daily rates quoted93149
Average minimum daily rate£379£367
Average daily rate£399£394
% change on same period last year+1.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Hourly rates quoted1039
Average minimum hourly rate£23.10£28.16
Average hourly rate£25.30£29.27
% change on same period last year-13.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£30.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.19£27.23
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Pensions EnglandPensions
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.

Pensions
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Pensions Demand Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Pensions Daily Rate Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Pensions across the Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

Midlands Pensions Daily Rate Histogram

Pensions
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Pensions Hourly Rate Trend

Pensions
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

180 (48.78 %)Migration
270 (42.68 %)Data Migration
365 (39.63 %)SQL
462 (37.80 %)Oracle
553 (32.32 %)User Acceptance Testing
639 (23.78 %)Finance
730 (18.29 %)ISEB
822 (13.41 %)PL/SQL
920 (12.20 %)Insurance
1019 (11.59 %)COBOL
1118 (10.98 %)TestDirector
1216 (9.756 %)VB
1314 (8.537 %)Test Scripting
1413 (7.927 %)V-Model
1512 (7.317 %)System Testing
168 (4.878 %)Integration Testing
177 (4.268 %)Oracle 8/8i
177 (4.268 %)Oracle 10g
186 (3.659 %)Workflow
186 (3.659 %)CA Clarity
195 (3.049 %)Business Analysis
195 (3.049 %)Data Analysis
195 (3.049 %)Statistics
204 (2.439 %)Manual Testing
204 (2.439 %)HP
204 (2.439 %)UNIX
213 (1.829 %)GraphTalk
222 (1.220 %)Data Integration
222 (1.220 %)Incident Management
222 (1.220 %)Project Management

Pensions
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (3.659 %)CA Clarity
22 (1.220 %)MS Project
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.829 %)GraphTalk
21 (0.610 %)ResourceLink
21 (0.610 %)SAP Payroll
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (4.268 %)Oracle 8/8i
17 (4.268 %)Oracle 10g
22 (1.220 %)SQL Server
22 (1.220 %)MS Access
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (10.98 %)TestDirector
21 (0.610 %)QuickTest Pro
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (23.78 %)Finance
220 (12.20 %)Insurance
31 (0.610 %)Marketing
31 (0.610 %)Construction
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1103 (62.80 %)Analyst
253 (32.32 %)Test Analyst
331 (18.90 %)Business Analyst
414 (8.537 %)Tester
414 (8.537 %)Project Manager
513 (7.927 %)Developer
612 (7.317 %)Data Analyst
711 (6.707 %)Systems Analyst
810 (6.098 %)Oracle Developer
99 (5.488 %)Team Leader
99 (5.488 %)SQL Developer
99 (5.488 %)PL/SQL Developer
99 (5.488 %)Oracle Analyst
108 (4.878 %)Data Migration Analyst
108 (4.878 %)Actuary
108 (4.878 %)Systems Test Analyst
108 (4.878 %)Consultant
108 (4.878 %)Test Team Leader
116 (3.659 %)Developer Analyst
116 (3.659 %)UAT Analyst
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.049 %)Statistics
22 (1.220 %)Data Integration
22 (1.220 %)PMI
31 (0.610 %)Mainframe
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (2.439 %)UNIX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
180 (48.78 %)Migration
270 (42.68 %)Data Migration
353 (32.32 %)User Acceptance Testing
414 (8.537 %)Test Scripting
513 (7.927 %)V-Model
612 (7.317 %)System Testing
78 (4.878 %)Integration Testing
86 (3.659 %)Workflow
95 (3.049 %)Business Analysis
95 (3.049 %)Data Analysis
104 (2.439 %)Manual Testing
112 (1.220 %)Incident Management
112 (1.220 %)Project Management
121 (0.610 %)Service Delivery
121 (0.610 %)Change Management
121 (0.610 %)UML
121 (0.610 %)RAD
121 (0.610 %)SSADM
121 (0.610 %)Automated Testing
121 (0.610 %)Systems Analysis
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
165 (39.63 %)SQL
222 (13.41 %)PL/SQL
319 (11.59 %)COBOL
416 (9.756 %)VB
51 (0.610 %)ABAP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (18.29 %)ISEB
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
162 (37.80 %)Oracle
24 (2.439 %)HP
32 (1.220 %)Microsoft
41 (0.610 %)SAP