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The table below looks at the demand for Active Template Library (ATL) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ATL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkActive Template Library (ATL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank118-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.006 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£433-
Average daily rate£442-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£442£293
% change on same period last year+50.72 %
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£39.17£31.67
% change on same period last year+23.68 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads8951008
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.260 %1.019 %
Daily rates quoted156145
Average minimum daily rate£288£310
Average daily rate£305£332
% change on same period last year-8.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted8888
Average minimum hourly rate£25.11£25.61
Average hourly rate£27.83£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.55£30.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
ATL EnglandATL
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.

ATL
Demand Trend

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

North West ATL Demand Trend

ATL
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ATL Daily Rate Trend

ATL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ATL across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West ATL Daily Rate Histogram

ATL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West ATL Hourly Rate Trend

ATL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ATL within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
ManchesterNew entry-8£442-
ATL EnglandATL
England

ATL
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ATL 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 ATL.

17 (63.64 %)IBM
17 (63.64 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
24 (36.36 %)UNIX
24 (36.36 %)Windows
33 (27.27 %)AIX
33 (27.27 %)Linux
33 (27.27 %)Dell
33 (27.27 %)SAN
33 (27.27 %)NetBackup
33 (27.27 %)Brocade
42 (18.18 %)Migration
42 (18.18 %)Banking
42 (18.18 %)Symantec
42 (18.18 %)SLA
51 (9.091 %)C++
51 (9.091 %)Java
51 (9.091 %).NET
51 (9.091 %)XML
51 (9.091 %)Tivoli
51 (9.091 %)Retail
51 (9.091 %)Finance

ATL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ATL 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 ATL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %).NET
11 (9.091 %)XML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (27.27 %)SAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Banking
21 (9.091 %)Retail
21 (9.091 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Consultant
24 (36.36 %)Support Analyst
24 (36.36 %)Analyst
33 (27.27 %)Infrastructure Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
41 (9.091 %)IT Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Support Consultant
41 (9.091 %)C++ Software Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (36.36 %)UNIX
14 (36.36 %)Windows
23 (27.27 %)AIX
23 (27.27 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)Migration
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)C++
11 (9.091 %)Java
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (18.18 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (27.27 %)NetBackup
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (63.64 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (9.091 %)Tivoli
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)IBM
23 (27.27 %)Dell
23 (27.27 %)Brocade
32 (18.18 %)Symantec