Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Author in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank123129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads414
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.132 %0.345 %
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£317£291
% change on same period last year+8.93 %
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£26.00£25.21
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Author EnglandAuthor
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.

Author
Demand Trend

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

North West Author Demand Trend

Author
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Author Daily Rate Trend

Author
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Author Hourly Rate Trend

Author
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author 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
ManchesterDown-81--
LancashireNew entry-1--
Author EnglandAuthor
England

Author
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title.

13 (21.43 %)Microsoft
22 (14.29 %)Government
22 (14.29 %)Publishing
22 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.143 %)Systems Analysis
31 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
31 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.143 %)CorelDRAW
31 (7.143 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
31 (7.143 %)Adobe
31 (7.143 %)Acrobat
31 (7.143 %)FrameMaker
31 (7.143 %)Electric
31 (7.143 %)Java
31 (7.143 %)Photoshop
31 (7.143 %)MS Project
31 (7.143 %)SAP
31 (7.143 %)XML
31 (7.143 %)UNIX
31 (7.143 %)Windows
31 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
31 (7.143 %)OO
31 (7.143 %)MS Excel
31 (7.143 %)SharePoint
31 (7.143 %)MS Visio

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)XML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)SharePoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)Photoshop
11 (7.143 %)MS Project
11 (7.143 %)MS Excel
11 (7.143 %)MS Visio
11 (7.143 %)Acrobat
11 (7.143 %)FrameMaker
11 (7.143 %)CorelDRAW
11 (7.143 %)Adobe Illustrator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Government
12 (14.29 %)Publishing
21 (7.143 %)Electric
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.143 %)UNIX
11 (7.143 %)Windows
11 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
11 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.143 %)OO
21 (7.143 %)Risk Assessment
21 (7.143 %)Systems Analysis
21 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)Java
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft
21 (7.143 %)Adobe
21 (7.143 %)SAP