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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Auditing' 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 Auditing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Auditing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank124136
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.224 %0.438 %
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£326£291
% change on same period last year+12.11 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£7.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£8.00£10.00
% change on same period last year-20.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£9.00£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.58£27.95
% change on same period last year-26.36 %
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 %
Auditing EnglandAuditing
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.

Auditing
Demand Trend

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

North West Auditing Demand Trend

Auditing
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Auditing Daily Rate Trend

Auditing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Auditing Hourly Rate Trend

Auditing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Auditing 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
CheshireDown-22--
ManchesterNew entry-1--
Auditing EnglandAuditing
England

Auditing
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

13 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
22 (16.67 %)Hibernate
22 (16.67 %)Spring
22 (16.67 %)QA
22 (16.67 %)Java
22 (16.67 %)J2EE
22 (16.67 %)Oracle
22 (16.67 %)Struts
31 (8.333 %)XML
31 (8.333 %)XSD
31 (8.333 %)Dreamweaver
31 (8.333 %)ISEB
31 (8.333 %)Internet
31 (8.333 %)HTML
31 (8.333 %)SQL
31 (8.333 %)Government
31 (8.333 %)Validation
31 (8.333 %)SC Cleared

Auditing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (16.67 %)J2EE
12 (16.67 %)Struts
12 (16.67 %)Hibernate
12 (16.67 %)Spring
21 (8.333 %)HTML
21 (8.333 %)XML
21 (8.333 %)XSD
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)Dreamweaver
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Analyst
22 (16.67 %)Test Analyst
22 (16.67 %)Developer
22 (16.67 %)Java Developer
22 (16.67 %)J2EE Developer
22 (16.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (8.333 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
31 (8.333 %)QA Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Tester
31 (8.333 %)Quality Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
31 (8.333 %)Validation
31 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)Java
21 (8.333 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)ISEB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Oracle