Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CIMA over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkChartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank122138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.623 %1.068 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£325
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£470£364
% change on same period last year+29.04 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£12.50£25.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.06£20.70
% change on same period last year+21.10 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads308468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.495 %0.503 %
Daily rates quoted70112
Average minimum daily rate£315£326
Average daily rate£334£336
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5263
Average minimum hourly rate£23.84£25.85
Average hourly rate£25.24£27.81
% change on same period last year-9.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.63£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
CIMA EnglandCIMA
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.

CIMA
Demand Trend

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

North West CIMA Demand Trend

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West CIMA Daily Rate Trend

CIMA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West CIMA Hourly Rate Trend

CIMA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA 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
CheshireDown-12--
LancashireUp+91--
CIMA EnglandCIMA
England

CIMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (70.00 %)ACCA
17 (70.00 %)Finance
23 (30.00 %)Agresso
23 (30.00 %)Logistics
32 (20.00 %)SQL
32 (20.00 %)VBA
32 (20.00 %)Oracle
32 (20.00 %)MS Office
32 (20.00 %)SAP
32 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (20.00 %)Banking
41 (10.00 %)C
41 (10.00 %)Oracle Financials
41 (10.00 %)MS Excel
41 (10.00 %)Cognos
41 (10.00 %)Microsoft
41 (10.00 %)Citrix Certification
41 (10.00 %)ITIL
41 (10.00 %)HND
41 (10.00 %)CMMI
41 (10.00 %)Change Management
41 (10.00 %)Project Management
41 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (10.00 %)SAP FI
41 (10.00 %)General Ledger
41 (10.00 %)CIPD
41 (10.00 %)Degree
41 (10.00 %)Italian Language
41 (10.00 %)Spreadsheet
41 (10.00 %)Stakeholder Management

CIMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (10.00 %)Spreadsheet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (10.00 %)Oracle Financials
11 (10.00 %)SAP FI
11 (10.00 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (10.00 %)SAP CO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (70.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (10.00 %)General Ledger
31 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Consultant
12 (20.00 %)Systems Accountant
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Project Accountant
21 (10.00 %)Management Accountant
21 (10.00 %)Finance Project Manager
21 (10.00 %)Support Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Functional Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Project Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Italian Language
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Logistics
22 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (10.00 %)Project Management
31 (10.00 %)CMMI
31 (10.00 %)Change Management
31 (10.00 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)SQL
12 (20.00 %)VBA
21 (10.00 %)C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (70.00 %)ACCA
21 (10.00 %)CIPD
21 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)HND
21 (10.00 %)Citrix Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Agresso
22 (20.00 %)Oracle
22 (20.00 %)SAP
31 (10.00 %)Cognos
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft