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The table below looks at the demand for Balanced Scorecard 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 Balanced Scorecard over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBalanced Scorecard
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank121142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.334 %0.049 %
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--
% 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£19.50£51.00
% change on same period last year-61.76 %
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 %
Balanced Scorecard EnglandBalanced Scorecard
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.

Balanced Scorecard
Demand Trend

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

North West Balanced Scorecard Demand Trend

Balanced Scorecard
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Balanced Scorecard Daily Rate Trend

Balanced Scorecard
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Balanced Scorecard Hourly Rate Trend

Balanced Scorecard
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Balanced Scorecard 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
ManchesterUp+46--
Balanced Scorecard EnglandBalanced Scorecard
England

Balanced Scorecard
Top 5 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)Cognos
16 (100.00 %)SAS
25 (83.33 %)Project Management
32 (33.33 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Business Intelligence

Balanced Scorecard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)SAS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Database Developer
21 (16.67 %)Excel Developer
21 (16.67 %)Excel Specialist
21 (16.67 %)Business Intelligence Specialist
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)Project Management
21 (16.67 %)Business Intelligence
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Cognos