Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Billing' in contract IT jobs within the North West region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Billing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBilling
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank118119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads924
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.671 %1.501 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£338£300
Average daily rate£388£300
% change on same period last year+29.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£370
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£15.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00£21.12
% change on same period last year+32.54 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching contract IT job ads13411599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.155 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted372399
Average minimum daily rate£353£364
Average daily rate£377£387
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted159141
Average minimum hourly rate£24.64£22.55
Average hourly rate£25.87£24.40
% change on same period last year+6.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.11£26.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Billing EnglandBilling
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.

Billing
Demand Trend

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

North West Billing Demand Trend

Billing
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Billing Daily Rate Trend

Billing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Billing across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Billing Daily Rate Histogram

Billing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Billing Hourly Rate Trend

Billing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Billing 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-93£200-
MerseysideDown-31--
Billing EnglandBilling
England

Billing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (41.94 %)Oracle
212 (38.71 %)SAP
310 (32.26 %)Finance
49 (29.03 %)Change Management
56 (19.35 %)CRM
65 (16.13 %)SAP SD
65 (16.13 %)SAP FI
65 (16.13 %)SAP FI/CO
65 (16.13 %)SAP CO
65 (16.13 %)FMCG
74 (12.90 %)Telecoms
83 (9.677 %)Oracle 11i
83 (9.677 %)TOGAF
83 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
83 (9.677 %)Oracle Fusion
92 (6.452 %)Oracle EBS R12
92 (6.452 %)QA
92 (6.452 %)Data Migration
92 (6.452 %)E-business
92 (6.452 %)Back Office
92 (6.452 %)EAI
92 (6.452 %)SOA
92 (6.452 %)Resource Management
92 (6.452 %)Migration
101 (3.226 %)Programme Management
101 (3.226 %)SAP CRM
101 (3.226 %)Replication
101 (3.226 %)Workflow
101 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
101 (3.226 %)Validation

Billing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (9.677 %)Oracle Fusion
21 (3.226 %)HTML
21 (3.226 %).NET
21 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (16.13 %)SAP SD
15 (16.13 %)SAP FI
15 (16.13 %)SAP FI/CO
15 (16.13 %)SAP CO
23 (9.677 %)Oracle 11i
32 (6.452 %)Oracle EBS R12
41 (3.226 %)Oracle EBS
41 (3.226 %)SAP CRM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.226 %)BSS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.226 %)SQL Server
11 (3.226 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (3.226 %)BusinessObjects
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.226 %)Oracle Forms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (32.26 %)Finance
25 (16.13 %)FMCG
34 (12.90 %)Telecoms
42 (6.452 %)Back Office
51 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
51 (3.226 %)Banking
51 (3.226 %)Retail
51 (3.226 %)General Ledger
51 (3.226 %)Marketing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (61.29 %)Consultant
210 (32.26 %)SAP Consultant
39 (29.03 %)Oracle Consultant
47 (22.58 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
47 (22.58 %)Functional Consultant
55 (16.13 %)SAP SD Consultant
64 (12.90 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
64 (12.90 %)SAP CO Consultant
64 (12.90 %)SAP FI Consultant
73 (9.677 %)Architect
82 (6.452 %)Development Manager
82 (6.452 %)Applications Development Manager
82 (6.452 %)Applications Manager
82 (6.452 %)Oracle Architect
82 (6.452 %)Business Architect
91 (3.226 %)Operations Analyst
91 (3.226 %)CRM Consultant
91 (3.226 %)AS400 Support
91 (3.226 %)Qualified Accountant
91 (3.226 %)AIX Administrator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.226 %)AS400
11 (3.226 %)Replication
11 (3.226 %)French Language
11 (3.226 %)iSeries
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.226 %)AIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (29.03 %)Change Management
26 (19.35 %)CRM
33 (9.677 %)TOGAF
33 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
42 (6.452 %)Resource Management
42 (6.452 %)Data Migration
42 (6.452 %)Migration
42 (6.452 %)EAI
42 (6.452 %)SOA
42 (6.452 %)E-business
51 (3.226 %)Workflow
51 (3.226 %)Validation
51 (3.226 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (3.226 %)Business Intelligence
51 (3.226 %)Project Management
51 (3.226 %)Programme Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.226 %)C#
11 (3.226 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.452 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (41.94 %)Oracle
212 (38.71 %)SAP
31 (3.226 %)IBM
31 (3.226 %)Microsoft
31 (3.226 %)Business Objects