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

LinkRSA ClearTrust
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank125-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.143 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£358-
% 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--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
North West
Matching contract IT job ads175253
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.281 %0.272 %
Daily rates quoted2829
Average minimum daily rate£326£287
Average daily rate£344£300
% change on same period last year+14.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£318
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted4680
Average minimum hourly rate£19.55£15.00
Average hourly rate£20.85£16.74
% change on same period last year+24.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.14£18.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.99£21.09
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
ClearTrust EnglandClearTrust
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.

ClearTrust
Demand Trend

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

North West ClearTrust Demand Trend

ClearTrust
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ClearTrust Daily Rate Trend

ClearTrust
Daily Rate Histogram

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

North West ClearTrust Daily Rate Histogram

ClearTrust
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ClearTrust 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
ManchesterNew entry-2£350-
ClearTrust EnglandClearTrust
England

ClearTrust
Top 21 Related IT Skills

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

15 (71.43 %)Oracle
15 (71.43 %)WebLogic
15 (71.43 %)Solaris
15 (71.43 %)Apache
15 (71.43 %)Content Management
15 (71.43 %)BIG-IP
15 (71.43 %)Taxonomies
24 (57.14 %)Marketing
24 (57.14 %)Internet
24 (57.14 %)WebTrends
24 (57.14 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)Java
33 (42.86 %)Morello
33 (42.86 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (28.57 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (28.57 %)Identity Management
51 (14.29 %)Migration
51 (14.29 %)Risk Assessment
51 (14.29 %)Zachman Framework
51 (14.29 %)TOGAF
51 (14.29 %)Risk Analysis

ClearTrust
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (71.43 %)WebLogic
15 (71.43 %)Apache
23 (42.86 %)Morello
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (57.14 %)WebTrends
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)BIG-IP
24 (57.14 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Marketing
23 (42.86 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Architect
15 (71.43 %)Solutions Architect
22 (28.57 %)Deployment Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (71.43 %)Taxonomies
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Solaris
24 (57.14 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Content Management
22 (28.57 %)Identity Management
31 (14.29 %)Migration
31 (14.29 %)Risk Assessment
31 (14.29 %)Zachman Framework
31 (14.29 %)TOGAF
31 (14.29 %)Risk Analysis
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)Java
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (71.43 %)Oracle