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The table below looks at the demand for Rational Unified Process (RUP) skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RUP over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRational Unified Process (RUP)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5358
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.357 %0.971 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£290
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£391
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
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£40.25£28.46
% change on same period last year+41.43 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North East
Matching contract IT job ads280412
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.396 %0.417 %
Daily rates quoted72110
Average minimum daily rate£353£359
Average daily rate£377£373
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted2221
Average minimum hourly rate£21.69£45.75
Average hourly rate£23.42£49.34
% change on same period last year-52.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.14£52.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
RUP EnglandRUP
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.

RUP
Demand Trend

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

North East RUP Demand Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East RUP Daily Rate Trend

RUP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East RUP Hourly Rate Trend

RUP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RUP within the North East region over the 3 months to 13 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
Tyne and WearUp+101--
RUP EnglandRUP
England

RUP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing RUP 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 RUP.

12 (66.67 %)Java
12 (66.67 %)Struts
12 (66.67 %)UML
12 (66.67 %)OOA/OOD
12 (66.67 %)Sun
12 (66.67 %)Sun Certification
12 (66.67 %)Hibernate
12 (66.67 %)Spring
21 (33.33 %)SCJD
21 (33.33 %)JSF
21 (33.33 %)Java EE
21 (33.33 %)Load Testing
21 (33.33 %)Unified Process
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)BEA
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE
21 (33.33 %)webMethods
21 (33.33 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (33.33 %)Oracle 9i
21 (33.33 %)ClearCase
21 (33.33 %)JMS
21 (33.33 %)Rational Rose
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)XSLT
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
21 (33.33 %)UNIX
21 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)J2EE

RUP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing RUP 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 RUP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)Struts
12 (66.67 %)Hibernate
12 (66.67 %)Spring
21 (33.33 %)JSF
21 (33.33 %)Java EE
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)XSLT
21 (33.33 %)JMS
21 (33.33 %)J2EE
21 (33.33 %)EJB
21 (33.33 %)JDBC
21 (33.33 %)JSP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)WebLogic
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)Oracle 9i
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)Ant
11 (33.33 %)JUnit
11 (33.33 %)ClearCase
11 (33.33 %)Rational Rose
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)Java Developer
21 (33.33 %)J2EE Developer
21 (33.33 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (33.33 %)Project Manager
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)UML
12 (66.67 %)OOA/OOD
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE
21 (33.33 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Migration
21 (33.33 %)Unified Process
21 (33.33 %)Load Testing
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
21 (33.33 %)SQL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)Sun Certification
21 (33.33 %)SCJD
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Sun
21 (33.33 %)BEA
21 (33.33 %)webMethods
21 (33.33 %)Oracle