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

LinkChemistry
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank124-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.427 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£260-
Average daily rate£260-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£260-
UK excluding London average daily rate£260£300
% change on same period last year-13.33 %
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-£36.00
% 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 %
Chemistry EnglandChemistry
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.

Chemistry
Demand Trend

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

North West Chemistry Demand Trend

Chemistry
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Chemistry Daily Rate Trend

Chemistry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Chemistry Hourly Rate Trend

Chemistry
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry 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-1£260-
Chemistry EnglandChemistry
England

Chemistry
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

14 (57.14 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (42.86 %)Oracle
23 (42.86 %)Informatics
23 (42.86 %)Biology
32 (28.57 %)Windows
32 (28.57 %)WinForms
32 (28.57 %)C#
32 (28.57 %)SQL
32 (28.57 %)VB.NET
32 (28.57 %).NET
32 (28.57 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
41 (14.29 %)N-Tier
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server
41 (14.29 %)IIS
41 (14.29 %)MS Office
41 (14.29 %)XML
41 (14.29 %)XSLT
41 (14.29 %)ITIL
41 (14.29 %).NET Framework
41 (14.29 %)Degree
41 (14.29 %)OO
41 (14.29 %)Life Science

Chemistry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %).NET
12 (28.57 %)WinForms
21 (14.29 %).NET Framework
21 (14.29 %)XML
21 (14.29 %)XSLT
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)IIS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (28.57 %)Oracle 9i
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Applications Support
12 (28.57 %).NET Developer
12 (28.57 %)VB.NET Developer
12 (28.57 %)Developer
12 (28.57 %)Analyst
21 (14.29 %)Web Developer
21 (14.29 %)Applications Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
21 (14.29 %)Support Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Web Designer
21 (14.29 %)Applications Support Specialist
21 (14.29 %)Support Manager
21 (14.29 %).NET Web Developer
21 (14.29 %).NET Designer
21 (14.29 %).NET Applications Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)Informatics
13 (42.86 %)Biology
21 (14.29 %)Life Science
21 (14.29 %)N-Tier
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)ITIL
11 (14.29 %)OO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)C#
12 (28.57 %)SQL
12 (28.57 %)VB.NET
21 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft