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This section looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5573
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below13.79 %3.030 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£398-
Average daily rate£403-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£408-
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£417
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
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£21.00£27.92
% change on same period last year-24.77 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
North East
Matching contract IT job ads2933
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted107
Average minimum daily rate£377£267
Average daily rate£391£283
% change on same period last year+37.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£371
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£18.67-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.31£24.73
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
COBIT EnglandCOBIT
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.

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBIT across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

North East COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East COBIT Daily Rate Trend

COBIT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East COBIT Hourly Rate Trend

COBIT
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBIT within the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and WearUp+124£403-
COBIT EnglandCOBIT
England

COBIT
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing COBIT 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 COBIT.

14 (100.00 %)ITIL
23 (75.00 %)ISO27001
23 (75.00 %)Government
32 (50.00 %)Information Security
32 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (25.00 %)Telecoms
41 (25.00 %)Project Management
41 (25.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (25.00 %)QA
41 (25.00 %)Test Management
41 (25.00 %)SC Cleared

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing COBIT 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 COBIT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Government
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Service Manager
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)ITIL
22 (50.00 %)Information Security
22 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Test Management
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)Disaster Recovery
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (75.00 %)ISO27001
21 (25.00 %)QA
21 (25.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
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