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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) 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 Computer Science over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank120141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads93
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.108 %0.449 %
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£363£272
% change on same period last year+33.50 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£10.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.45£33.67
% change on same period last year+5.28 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads812668
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.098 %0.659 %
Daily rates quoted187112
Average minimum daily rate£302£288
Average daily rate£320£308
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted111139
Average minimum hourly rate£18.43£17.30
Average hourly rate£21.39£18.75
% change on same period last year+14.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.36£20.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Computer Science EnglandComputer Science
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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

North West Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ManchesterUp+17--
LancashireNew entry-1--
CheshireUp+81--
Computer Science EnglandComputer Science
England

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

113 (76.47 %)Degree
29 (52.94 %)Linux
29 (52.94 %)UNIX
38 (47.06 %)OO
38 (47.06 %)Perl
38 (47.06 %)Ruby
44 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (23.53 %)SQL
44 (23.53 %)SQL Server
53 (17.65 %)MS Office
53 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (17.65 %)Microsoft
53 (17.65 %)Statistics
53 (17.65 %)Finance
62 (11.76 %).NET
62 (11.76 %)VB
71 (5.882 %)VB.NET
71 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
71 (5.882 %)Oracle
71 (5.882 %)OLAP
71 (5.882 %)VSS/SourceSafe
71 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
71 (5.882 %)MCSE
71 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
71 (5.882 %)Electronics
71 (5.882 %)HP
71 (5.882 %)Citrix
71 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (5.882 %)SAN

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %).NET
21 (5.882 %).NET Framework
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (17.65 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)SAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (23.53 %)SQL Server
14 (23.53 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (5.882 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (5.882 %)OLAP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.882 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (5.882 %)LabVIEW
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (17.65 %)Finance
21 (5.882 %)Aerospace
21 (5.882 %)Automotive
21 (5.882 %)Military
21 (5.882 %)Insurance
21 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (5.882 %)Electronics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (17.65 %)Analyst
13 (17.65 %)Technical Analyst
22 (11.76 %)Senior Technical Analyst
22 (11.76 %)Developer
22 (11.76 %)Senior Analyst
31 (5.882 %)Test Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Graduate
31 (5.882 %)Business Developer
31 (5.882 %)Systems Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Applications Developer
31 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
31 (5.882 %)Programmer
31 (5.882 %)Senior Systems Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Delivery Manager
31 (5.882 %)Senior Applications Developer
31 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence Developer
31 (5.882 %).NET Programmer
31 (5.882 %)VB.NET Programmer
31 (5.882 %)Graduate Programmer
31 (5.882 %)SQL Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)Statistics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (52.94 %)UNIX
19 (52.94 %)Linux
21 (5.882 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (47.06 %)OO
21 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
21 (5.882 %)Project Management
21 (5.882 %)Validation
21 (5.882 %)Document Management
21 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
21 (5.882 %)Systems Analysis
21 (5.882 %)Software Testing
21 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (47.06 %)Perl
18 (47.06 %)Ruby
24 (23.53 %)SQL
32 (11.76 %)VB
41 (5.882 %)VB.NET
41 (5.882 %)VB6
41 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
41 (5.882 %)C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (76.47 %)Degree
21 (5.882 %)MCSE
21 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.882 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)Microsoft
21 (5.882 %)HP
21 (5.882 %)Citrix
21 (5.882 %)VERITAS
21 (5.882 %)Oracle