Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Advertising' in contract IT jobs within the North West 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 Advertising over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAdvertising
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank118140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads93
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.671 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£235-
Average daily rate£260-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£285-
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£319
% change on same period last year+10.67 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.80£29.17
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching contract IT job ads13411599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.155 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted372399
Average minimum daily rate£353£364
Average daily rate£377£387
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted159141
Average minimum hourly rate£24.64£22.55
Average hourly rate£25.87£24.40
% change on same period last year+6.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.11£26.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Advertising EnglandAdvertising
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.

Advertising
Demand Trend

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

North West Advertising Demand Trend

Advertising
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Advertising Daily Rate Trend

Advertising
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Advertising across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Advertising Daily Rate Histogram

Advertising
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Advertising Hourly Rate Trend

Advertising
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Advertising 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
CheshireNew entry-5£270-
ManchesterNew entry-3£250-
Advertising EnglandAdvertising
England

Advertising
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (64.29 %)Marketing
27 (50.00 %)HTML
34 (28.57 %)CSS
34 (28.57 %)Digital Marketing
43 (21.43 %)Display Advertising
43 (21.43 %)Finance
43 (21.43 %)Web Design
52 (14.29 %)Fireworks
52 (14.29 %)Internet
52 (14.29 %)UNIX
52 (14.29 %)UML
52 (14.29 %)OO
52 (14.29 %)Flash
52 (14.29 %)Eclipse
52 (14.29 %)Dreamweaver
52 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
52 (14.29 %)JDBC
52 (14.29 %)JSP
52 (14.29 %)Servlets
52 (14.29 %)J2EE
52 (14.29 %)Oracle
52 (14.29 %)Ant
52 (14.29 %)Java
52 (14.29 %)JavaScript
52 (14.29 %)PHP
52 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
52 (14.29 %)SQL
52 (14.29 %)ActionScript
52 (14.29 %)Hibernate
52 (14.29 %)Project Management

Advertising
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (50.00 %)HTML
24 (28.57 %)CSS
32 (14.29 %)JDBC
32 (14.29 %)JSP
32 (14.29 %)Servlets
32 (14.29 %)J2EE
32 (14.29 %)Hibernate
41 (7.143 %)Adobe Flex
41 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
41 (7.143 %).NET
41 (7.143 %)XML
41 (7.143 %)XSL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)CMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)Fireworks
21 (7.143 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (7.143 %)Photoshop
21 (7.143 %)FreeHand
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)Navision
11 (7.143 %)WebTrends
11 (7.143 %)Google Analytics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (14.29 %)Ant
12 (14.29 %)Flash
12 (14.29 %)Eclipse
12 (14.29 %)Dreamweaver
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (64.29 %)Marketing
23 (21.43 %)Finance
31 (7.143 %)Games
31 (7.143 %)Pensions
31 (7.143 %)Graphic Design
31 (7.143 %)Animation
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Developer
24 (28.57 %)Project Manager
33 (21.43 %)Junior
42 (14.29 %)Junior Web Designer
42 (14.29 %)Java Developer
42 (14.29 %)Web Designer
51 (7.143 %)Junior Developer
51 (7.143 %)PHP Developer
51 (7.143 %)Junior Web Developer
51 (7.143 %)Business Project Manager
51 (7.143 %)Business Manager
51 (7.143 %)Web Developer
51 (7.143 %)Change Manager
51 (7.143 %)Business Change Manager
51 (7.143 %)Business Change Project Manager
51 (7.143 %)SEO Specialist
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)BBC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (14.29 %)UNIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Digital Marketing
23 (21.43 %)Display Advertising
23 (21.43 %)Web Design
32 (14.29 %)UML
32 (14.29 %)OO
32 (14.29 %)Project Management
41 (7.143 %)SEO
41 (7.143 %)Migration
41 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
41 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
41 (7.143 %)ERP
41 (7.143 %)PRINCE
41 (7.143 %)Asset Management
41 (7.143 %)Competitor Analysis
41 (7.143 %)Pay per click
41 (7.143 %)Risk Analysis
41 (7.143 %)Internet Marketing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (14.29 %)Java
12 (14.29 %)JavaScript
12 (14.29 %)PHP
12 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
12 (14.29 %)SQL
12 (14.29 %)ActionScript
21 (7.143 %)Lingo
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (14.29 %)QA
21 (7.143 %)PCI DSS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (14.29 %)Oracle
21 (7.143 %)Agresso
21 (7.143 %)Omniture
21 (7.143 %)Google