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The table below looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited B2B over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank125137
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.265 %0.412 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£200£250
Average daily rate£225£295
% change on same period last year-23.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£375
% change on same period last year-15.48 %
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£8.50£26.38
% change on same period last year-67.77 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18881940
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.637 %1.949 %
Daily rates quoted482483
Average minimum daily rate£354£332
Average daily rate£376£350
% change on same period last year+7.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted185151
Average minimum hourly rate£24.85£26.93
Average hourly rate£26.35£29.10
% change on same period last year-9.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.84£31.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
B2B EnglandB2B
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.

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing B2B across the North West region.

North West B2B Daily Rate Trend

B2B
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the North West region.

North West B2B Hourly Rate Trend

B2B
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing B2B within the North West region over the 3 months to 6 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
ManchesterDown-22£225+36.36 %
CheshireUp+72--
B2B EnglandB2B
England

B2B
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing B2B 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 B2B.

19 (75.00 %)C#
19 (75.00 %).NET
19 (75.00 %)SQL Server
19 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
28 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (58.33 %)Retail
37 (58.33 %)E-Commerce
45 (41.67 %)VB.NET
52 (16.67 %)XML
52 (16.67 %)CSS
52 (16.67 %)SAP BW
52 (16.67 %)SAP
61 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (8.333 %)AJAX
61 (8.333 %)SAP BC
61 (8.333 %)Data Security
61 (8.333 %)Finance
61 (8.333 %)SAP XI
61 (8.333 %)SAP Basis
61 (8.333 %)Legato
61 (8.333 %)Middleware
61 (8.333 %)WebServices
61 (8.333 %)Windows XP
61 (8.333 %)Microsoft
61 (8.333 %)Active Directory
61 (8.333 %)SAP Certification
61 (8.333 %)UNIX
61 (8.333 %)Windows
61 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
61 (8.333 %)OO

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing B2B 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 B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (75.00 %).NET
19 (75.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (16.67 %)CSS
22 (16.67 %)XML
31 (8.333 %)XHTML
31 (8.333 %)Middleware
31 (8.333 %)SAP XI
31 (8.333 %)SAP Basis
31 (8.333 %)AJAX
31 (8.333 %)SAP BC
31 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (8.333 %)WebServices
31 (8.333 %)J2EE
31 (8.333 %)HTML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)IIS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (75.00 %)SQL Server
28 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (16.67 %)SAP BW
41 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (58.33 %)Retail
21 (8.333 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (75.00 %)Developer
28 (66.67 %).NET Developer
28 (66.67 %)C# Developer
28 (66.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
28 (66.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
37 (58.33 %)Web Developer
46 (50.00 %).NET Web Developer
46 (50.00 %)C# Web Developer
55 (41.67 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
55 (41.67 %)VB.NET Developer
62 (16.67 %)SQL Developer
62 (16.67 %)Consultant
71 (8.333 %)SAP Basis Consultant
71 (8.333 %)SQL Server Developer
71 (8.333 %)SAP Consultant
71 (8.333 %)ABAP Consultant
71 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Technician
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
11 (8.333 %)Windows
11 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
11 (8.333 %)Windows XP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (58.33 %)E-Commerce
21 (8.333 %)Data Security
21 (8.333 %)OO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (75.00 %)C#
25 (41.67 %)VB.NET
31 (8.333 %)ABAP
31 (8.333 %)JavaScript
31 (8.333 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)SAP Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)Legato
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)SAP
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)Oracle