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The table below looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5053
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.439 %10.29 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£445£235
Average daily rate£445£246
% change on same period last year+81.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£256
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£340
% change on same period last year+11.68 %
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£29.10£28.74
% change on same period last year+1.24 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
North East
Matching contract IT job ads8268
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted1626
Average minimum daily rate£312£269
Average daily rate£328£284
% change on same period last year+15.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£329
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£20.38£27.86
Average hourly rate£21.94£29.29
% change on same period last year-25.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.50£30.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.97£32.21
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
PVCS EnglandPVCS
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.

PVCS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PVCS across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North East PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East PVCS Daily Rate Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PVCS across the North East region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

North East PVCS Daily Rate Histogram

PVCS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East PVCS Hourly Rate Trend

PVCS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PVCS within the North East region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
DurhamNew entry-2£445-
PVCS EnglandPVCS
England

PVCS
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing PVCS 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 PVCS.

112 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
112 (100.00 %)Applix
211 (91.67 %)UNIX
211 (91.67 %)VME
310 (83.33 %)Release Management
47 (58.33 %)ClearCase
56 (50.00 %)Oracle
56 (50.00 %)Staffware
56 (50.00 %)ICL
65 (41.67 %)TPMS
65 (41.67 %)MS Office
74 (33.33 %)Microsoft
74 (33.33 %)MS Excel
83 (25.00 %)MS Project
92 (16.67 %)Cognos
92 (16.67 %)ISO9001

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (41.67 %)TPMS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (41.67 %)MS Office
24 (33.33 %)MS Excel
33 (25.00 %)MS Project
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (50.00 %)Staffware
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (58.33 %)ClearCase
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (58.33 %)Release Manager
23 (25.00 %)Configuration Manager
32 (16.67 %)Administrator
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (91.67 %)UNIX
111 (91.67 %)VME
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (100.00 %)Configuration Management
210 (83.33 %)Release Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)ISO9001
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (100.00 %)Applix
26 (50.00 %)ICL
26 (50.00 %)Oracle
34 (33.33 %)Microsoft
42 (16.67 %)Cognos