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

LinkCompetitor Analysis
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank126-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.056 %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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads17982040
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.889 %2.191 %
Daily rates quoted444444
Average minimum daily rate£358£341
Average daily rate£382£361
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted204186
Average minimum hourly rate£25.21£26.06
Average hourly rate£26.63£27.86
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.06£29.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
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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.

Competitor Analysis
Demand Trend

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

North West Competitor Analysis Demand Trend

Competitor Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Competitor Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Competitor Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Competitor Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Competitor Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Competitor Analysis 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-1--
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England

Competitor Analysis
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

12 (66.67 %)Data Modelling
12 (66.67 %)Stakeholder Management
12 (66.67 %)Data Analysis
12 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
12 (66.67 %)Electric
12 (66.67 %)Data Mapping
21 (33.33 %)Advertising
21 (33.33 %)Omniture
21 (33.33 %)Google
21 (33.33 %)Pay per click
21 (33.33 %)Marketing
21 (33.33 %)Google Analytics
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms
21 (33.33 %)SEO
21 (33.33 %)WebTrends
21 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (33.33 %)JavaScript
21 (33.33 %)CSS

Competitor Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)HTML
11 (33.33 %)CSS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (33.33 %)WebTrends
11 (33.33 %)Google Analytics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Electric
21 (33.33 %)Advertising
21 (33.33 %)Marketing
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Business Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)SEO Specialist
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms Business Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Data Modelling
12 (66.67 %)Stakeholder Management
12 (66.67 %)Data Analysis
12 (66.67 %)Data Mapping
21 (33.33 %)Pay per click
21 (33.33 %)SEO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)JavaScript
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Omniture
11 (33.33 %)Google