Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Blogs skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blog over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBlogs
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£278-
% 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£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads702850
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.128 %0.913 %
Daily rates quoted162127
Average minimum daily rate£283£285
Average daily rate£304£300
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted107140
Average minimum hourly rate£17.45£15.06
Average hourly rate£18.91£16.66
% change on same period last year+13.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.37£18.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Blog EnglandBlog
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.

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Demand Trend

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

North West Blog Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Blog Daily Rate Trend

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Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

13 (60.00 %)Microsoft
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
13 (60.00 %)BizTalk Server
22 (40.00 %)Marketing
31 (20.00 %)Retail
31 (20.00 %)Spreadsheet
31 (20.00 %)MS Project
31 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (20.00 %)Project Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)BizTalk Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Project
11 (20.00 %)Spreadsheet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Marketing
21 (20.00 %)Retail
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Architect
13 (60.00 %)Consultant
13 (60.00 %)BizTalk Consultant
22 (40.00 %)Coordinator
22 (40.00 %)Project Coordinator
31 (20.00 %)Junior Project Manager
31 (20.00 %)Project Manager
31 (20.00 %)Junior
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (20.00 %)Project Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft