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The table below looks at the demand for Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) 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 AWT over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAbstract Window Toolkit (AWT)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank126-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.126 %0.000 %
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-£195
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads794950
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.276 %1.020 %
Daily rates quoted124129
Average minimum daily rate£284£306
Average daily rate£303£322
% change on same period last year-5.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10083
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£24.58
Average hourly rate£24.89£27.20
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.49£29.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
AWT EnglandAWT
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.

AWT
Demand Trend

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

North West AWT Demand Trend

AWT
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West AWT Daily Rate Trend

AWT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West AWT Hourly Rate Trend

AWT
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AWT 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-1--
AWT EnglandAWT
England

AWT
Top 8 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)EJB
15 (100.00 %)SOAP
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)Swing
15 (100.00 %)J2ME
15 (100.00 %)JMS
15 (100.00 %)SOA

AWT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)EJB
15 (100.00 %)SOAP
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)Swing
15 (100.00 %)J2ME
15 (100.00 %)JMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)SOA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java