Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for B2C (Business-to-Consumer) 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 B2C over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2C (Business-to-Consumer)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank125137
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.111 %0.294 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£464£301
% change on same period last year+54.20 %
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£25.00£39.38
% change on same period last year-36.50 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads17982040
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.889 %2.191 %
Daily rates quoted444444
Average minimum daily rate£358£341
Average daily rate£382£361
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted204186
Average minimum hourly rate£25.21£26.06
Average hourly rate£26.63£27.86
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£29.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
B2C EnglandB2C
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.

B2C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing B2C across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West B2C Demand Trend

B2C
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing B2C across the North West region.

North West B2C Daily Rate Trend

B2C
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing B2C across the North West region.

North West B2C Hourly Rate Trend

B2C
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing B2C 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
MerseysideNew entry-2£400-
B2C EnglandB2C
England

B2C
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing B2C 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 B2C.

12 (50.00 %)B2B
12 (50.00 %)Logistics
21 (25.00 %)Project Planning
21 (25.00 %)Web Development
21 (25.00 %)Retail
21 (25.00 %)Scrum
21 (25.00 %)Internet
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)E-Commerce

B2C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing B2C 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 B2C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)J2EE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Retail
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Project Manager
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Analyst Developer
21 (25.00 %)Technical Manager
21 (25.00 %)E-Commerce Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)E-Commerce Manager
21 (25.00 %)Web Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Web Manager
21 (25.00 %)Technical Project Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)B2B
12 (50.00 %)Logistics
21 (25.00 %)Project Planning
21 (25.00 %)Web Development
21 (25.00 %)Scrum
21 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java