Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for ESRI ArcGIS skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ArcGIS over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkESRI ArcGIS
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank105120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads2223
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.025 %
As % of the category below5.744 %4.049 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£181
% change on same period last year+86.20 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£34.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£39.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.91£16.82
% change on same period last year+18.35 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
North West
Matching contract IT job ads383568
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.615 %0.610 %
Daily rates quoted5591
Average minimum daily rate£299£319
Average daily rate£319£330
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Hourly rates quoted6367
Average minimum hourly rate£23.12£18.37
Average hourly rate£25.20£20.16
% change on same period last year+25.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.27£21.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.11£23.48
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
ArcGIS EnglandArcGIS
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.

ArcGIS
Demand Trend

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

North West ArcGIS Demand Trend

ArcGIS
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ArcGIS Daily Rate Trend

ArcGIS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West ArcGIS Hourly Rate Trend

ArcGIS
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

North West ArcGIS Hourly Rate Histogram

ArcGIS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ArcGIS 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-18--
ManchesterNew entry-1--
ArcGIS EnglandArcGIS
England

ArcGIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

124 (96.00 %)GIS
218 (72.00 %)ArcIMS
218 (72.00 %).NET
316 (64.00 %)C#
316 (64.00 %)ASP.NET
414 (56.00 %)SQL
513 (52.00 %)JavaScript
612 (48.00 %)ArcSDE
711 (44.00 %)ESRI
810 (40.00 %)ArcObjects
98 (32.00 %)Intranet
98 (32.00 %)Internet
107 (28.00 %)SQL Server
116 (24.00 %)Data Analysis
116 (24.00 %)Project Management
116 (24.00 %)PRINCE2
125 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
125 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
125 (20.00 %)Data Conversion
134 (16.00 %)QMS
134 (16.00 %)ActiveX
143 (12.00 %)Windows
143 (12.00 %)Microsoft
143 (12.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
143 (12.00 %)Network Load Balancing
152 (8.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
152 (8.000 %)Government
152 (8.000 %)AJAX
152 (8.000 %)NLPG
152 (8.000 %)Data Management

ArcGIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (72.00 %).NET
216 (64.00 %)ASP.NET
310 (40.00 %)ArcObjects
44 (16.00 %)ActiveX
52 (8.000 %)AJAX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (72.00 %)ArcIMS
212 (48.00 %)ArcSDE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (32.00 %)Intranet
18 (32.00 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (96.00 %)GIS
27 (28.00 %)SQL Server
35 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.000 %)Government
21 (4.000 %)Local Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (56.00 %)Developer
27 (28.00 %)GIS Developer
27 (28.00 %)Data Manager
27 (28.00 %)GIS Manager
34 (16.00 %)Applications Developer
43 (12.00 %)Systems Support
43 (12.00 %)Applications Support
52 (8.000 %).NET Developer
52 (8.000 %)C# Developer
52 (8.000 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.000 %)ASP.NET Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (20.00 %)Data Conversion
22 (8.000 %)NLPG
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (12.00 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (24.00 %)PRINCE2
16 (24.00 %)Project Management
16 (24.00 %)Data Analysis
24 (16.00 %)QMS
33 (12.00 %)Network Load Balancing
42 (8.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (8.000 %)Data Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (64.00 %)C#
214 (56.00 %)SQL
313 (52.00 %)JavaScript
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (12.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (44.00 %)ESRI
23 (12.00 %)Microsoft