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This section looks at the demand for Apache Ant skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ant over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Ant
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank123121
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads2017
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.017 %
As % of the category below6.231 %4.348 %
Daily rates quoted75
Average minimum daily rate£293£380
Average daily rate£307£386
% change on same period last year-20.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£331
% change on same period last year+17.19 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£42.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£48.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.50£39.63
% change on same period last year+7.24 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads321391
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.428 %0.396 %
Daily rates quoted6880
Average minimum daily rate£311£278
Average daily rate£331£292
% change on same period last year+13.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted4040
Average minimum hourly rate£23.74£27.65
Average hourly rate£26.09£29.90
% change on same period last year-12.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.44£32.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Ant EnglandAnt
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.

Ant
Demand Trend

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

North West Ant Demand Trend

Ant
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Ant Daily Rate Trend

Ant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ant across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West Ant Daily Rate Histogram

Ant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Ant Hourly Rate Trend

Ant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ant across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West Ant Hourly Rate Histogram

Ant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ant within the North West 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
CheshireUp+114£307-
MerseysideUp+42--
ManchesterDown-141--
Ant EnglandAnt
England

Ant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

139 (90.70 %)Oracle
232 (74.42 %)Java
321 (48.84 %)Eclipse
420 (46.51 %)J2EE
519 (44.19 %)JSP
618 (41.86 %)SQL
618 (41.86 %)HTML
717 (39.53 %)JUnit
815 (34.88 %)JavaScript
914 (32.56 %)XML
1013 (30.23 %)Struts
1013 (30.23 %)UNIX
1013 (30.23 %)WebLogic
1013 (30.23 %)Sun
1112 (27.91 %)Oracle 10g
1112 (27.91 %)Servlets
1112 (27.91 %)CSS
1112 (27.91 %)UML
1210 (23.26 %)Vignette
1210 (23.26 %)LDAP
1210 (23.26 %)BEA
1210 (23.26 %)WebLogic Portal
1210 (23.26 %)Content Management
1210 (23.26 %)Spring
1210 (23.26 %)Hibernate
1210 (23.26 %)Release Management
139 (20.93 %)WebSphere
139 (20.93 %)WebServices
148 (18.60 %)EJB
148 (18.60 %)PL/SQL

Ant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (46.51 %)J2EE
219 (44.19 %)JSP
318 (41.86 %)HTML
414 (32.56 %)XML
513 (30.23 %)Struts
612 (27.91 %)Servlets
612 (27.91 %)CSS
710 (23.26 %)Hibernate
710 (23.26 %)Spring
89 (20.93 %)WebSphere
89 (20.93 %)WebServices
98 (18.60 %)EJB
106 (13.95 %)AJAX
115 (11.63 %)JDBC
124 (9.302 %)XHTML
124 (9.302 %)JSTL
133 (6.977 %)iBATIS
133 (6.977 %)Velocity
133 (6.977 %)SiteMesh
133 (6.977 %)FreeMarker
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (30.23 %)WebLogic
210 (23.26 %)WebLogic Portal
38 (18.60 %)CMS
45 (11.63 %)JBoss
52 (4.651 %)Tomcat
61 (2.326 %)Oracle 9iAS
61 (2.326 %)Oracle Application Server
61 (2.326 %)Oracle 10gAS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (23.26 %)LDAP
23 (6.977 %)Internet
32 (4.651 %)Extranet
32 (4.651 %)Intranet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (27.91 %)Oracle 10g
26 (13.95 %)Oracle 9i
33 (6.977 %)RDBMS
33 (6.977 %)SQL Server
42 (4.651 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (2.326 %)Oracle Reports
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (48.84 %)Eclipse
217 (39.53 %)JUnit
36 (13.95 %)LoadRunner
36 (13.95 %)Subversion
43 (6.977 %)ClearCase
52 (4.651 %)JDeveloper
61 (2.326 %)Oracle Forms
61 (2.326 %)HttpUnit
61 (2.326 %)WebLogic Workshop
61 (2.326 %)CruiseControl
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.63 %)Retail
23 (6.977 %)Advertising
23 (6.977 %)Banking
32 (4.651 %)Online Banking
32 (4.651 %)Government
41 (2.326 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (2.326 %)Finance
41 (2.326 %)Education
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (62.79 %)Developer
220 (46.51 %)Java Developer
39 (20.93 %)Support Engineer
46 (13.95 %)Configuration Manager
53 (6.977 %)Web Developer
53 (6.977 %)Web Designer
62 (4.651 %)Applications Developer
62 (4.651 %)Senior Developer
62 (4.651 %)Java Applications Developer
62 (4.651 %)Java/J2EE Developer
71 (2.326 %)Web Support Engineer
71 (2.326 %)Software Designer
71 (2.326 %)Senior Java Applications Developer
71 (2.326 %)Software Developer
71 (2.326 %)Technical Support
71 (2.326 %)Consultant
71 (2.326 %)Solutions Designer
71 (2.326 %)Support Consultant
71 (2.326 %)Webmaster
71 (2.326 %)Infrastructure Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (30.23 %)UNIX
27 (16.28 %)Linux
32 (4.651 %)Solaris
41 (2.326 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (27.91 %)UML
210 (23.26 %)Content Management
210 (23.26 %)Release Management
37 (16.28 %)Performance Testing
46 (13.95 %)OO
54 (9.302 %)Web Design
63 (6.977 %)Continuous Integration
63 (6.977 %)Configuration Management
72 (4.651 %)Service Management
72 (4.651 %)E-Commerce
72 (4.651 %)System Testing
72 (4.651 %)BC Cleared
72 (4.651 %)Security Cleared
72 (4.651 %)Problem Management
81 (2.326 %)Use Case
81 (2.326 %)TDD
81 (2.326 %)ITIL
81 (2.326 %)RUP
81 (2.326 %)Scrum
81 (2.326 %)Unified Process
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (74.42 %)Java
218 (41.86 %)SQL
315 (34.88 %)JavaScript
48 (18.60 %)PL/SQL
52 (4.651 %)DHTML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.977 %)Sun Certification
13 (6.977 %)Degree
21 (2.326 %)HND
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.977 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (90.70 %)Oracle
213 (30.23 %)Sun
310 (23.26 %)BEA
310 (23.26 %)Vignette
42 (4.651 %)IBM
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