Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Actuate products and/or services in IT contracts within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Actuate over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkActuate
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank122136
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.373 %0.398 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£325£350
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£343
% change on same period last year+15.98 %
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-£22.83
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
North West
Matching contract IT job ads13391761
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.151 %1.891 %
Daily rates quoted268350
Average minimum daily rate£325£318
Average daily rate£342£334
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted190183
Average minimum hourly rate£20.63£18.72
Average hourly rate£21.69£20.28
% change on same period last year+6.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.74£21.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Actuate EnglandActuate
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Actuate Corporation.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Actuate across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West Actuate Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Actuate Daily Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Actuate within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LancashireNew entry-3£325-
MerseysideDown-51--
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England

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Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Actuate 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 Actuate.

15 (83.33 %)SQL
15 (83.33 %)CA Clarity
23 (50.00 %)CA
32 (33.33 %)SQL Server
32 (33.33 %)Data Mart
32 (33.33 %)Degree
41 (16.67 %)Java
41 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (16.67 %)Pensions
41 (16.67 %)WebSphere
41 (16.67 %)MAXIMO
41 (16.67 %)Insurance
41 (16.67 %)CRM
41 (16.67 %)ERP
41 (16.67 %)JavaBeans
41 (16.67 %)IBM
41 (16.67 %)IBM Certification
41 (16.67 %)EAM
41 (16.67 %)MySQL
41 (16.67 %)Oracle

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Actuate 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 Actuate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)JavaBeans
11 (16.67 %)WebSphere
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (83.33 %)CA Clarity
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (16.67 %)MAXIMO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
12 (33.33 %)Data Mart
21 (16.67 %)MySQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Insurance
11 (16.67 %)Pensions
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Technical Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Junior Consultant
21 (16.67 %)MAXIMO Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Junior
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)CRM
11 (16.67 %)ERP
11 (16.67 %)EAM
11 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)Java
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (16.67 %)IBM Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)CA
21 (16.67 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)IBM