North West Data Migration Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Data Migration 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 Data Migration over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Aberdeen Argyll and Bute Atherstone Avon Basingstoke Bath Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Borehamwood Bournemouth Bracknell Bridgwater Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Chelmsford Cheltenham Chertsey Cheshire Chester City of London Coventry Crawley Croydon Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Durham East Grinstead East Midlands East of England East Sussex Edinburgh England Essex Exeter Fareham Gateshead Gatwick Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Harlow Harrogate Havant Haywards Heath Helensburgh Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire Hinckley Kent Knutsford Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool Livingston London M4 Corridor Macclesfield Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Orpington Oxford Oxfordshire Reading Redhill Scotland Sevenoaks Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Staffordshire Staines Stirling Stoke-on-Trent Sunderland Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Telford Thames Valley Trowbridge Tyne and Wear UK Uttoxeter Wales Warwick Warwickshire Watford West Lothian West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Wiltshire Windsor Wirral Woking Wolverhampton Worthing York Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	107	97
Rank change on same period last year	-10
Matching contract IT job ads	36	42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.048 %	0.042 %
As % of the category below	1.800 %	2.185 %
Daily rates quoted	14	19
Average minimum daily rate	£414	£397
Average daily rate	£434	£414
% change on same period last year	+4.82 %
Average maximum daily rate	£454	£431
UK excluding London average daily rate	£426	£400
% change on same period last year	+6.67 %
Hourly rates quoted	2	1
Average minimum hourly rate	£25.00	£11.00
Average hourly rate	£30.00	£11.00
% change on same period last year	+172.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£35.00	£11.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£27.84	£24.64
% change on same period last year	+12.99 %
Processes & Methodologies North West
Matching contract IT job ads	2000	1922
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.666 %	1.945 %
Daily rates quoted	506	498
Average minimum daily rate	£345	£347
Average daily rate	£362	£364
% change on same period last year	-0.61 %
Average maximum daily rate	£379	£382
UK excluding London average daily rate	£380	£376
% change on same period last year	+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted	182	116
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.67	£23.72
Average hourly rate	£25.41	£25.91
% change on same period last year	-1.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£27.15	£28.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.33	£30.16
% change on same period last year	-2.72 %
Data Migration 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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Migration across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Migration across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Migration within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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.

Location	Rank 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
Cheshire	-3	10	£461	+10.81 %
Manchester	-19	9	£410	+13.10 %
Merseyside	-	3	£425	-
Lancashire	+12	2	-	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Data Migration 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 Data Migration.

1 76 (100.00 %) Migration 2 27 (35.53 %) Finance 3 20 (26.32 %) SQL 4 16 (21.05 %) Oracle 5 15 (19.74 %) SQL Server 6 10 (13.16 %) Data Management 7 9 (11.84 %) SQL Server 2005 8 8 (10.53 %) Project Management 9 7 (9.211 %) SQL Server 2000 9 7 (9.211 %) SAP 9 7 (9.211 %) Datawarehouse 9 7 (9.211 %) Government 9 7 (9.211 %) Data Cleansing 10 6 (7.895 %) XML 10 6 (7.895 %) ETL

11 5 (6.579 %) Hyperion 11 5 (6.579 %) Insurance 11 5 (6.579 %) Banking 11 5 (6.579 %) Resource Management 11 5 (6.579 %) Hyperion Planning 12 4 (5.263 %) Data Integration 12 4 (5.263 %) Data Mapping 12 4 (5.263 %) User Acceptance Testing 12 4 (5.263 %) Data Analysis 12 4 (5.263 %) Billing 12 4 (5.263 %) Informatica 12 4 (5.263 %) NHS 12 4 (5.263 %) BusinessObjects 12 4 (5.263 %) Oracle Reports 12 4 (5.263 %) CRM

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Data Migration 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 Data Migration. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 6 (7.895 %) XML 2 3 (3.947 %) .NET 2 3 (3.947 %) ASP.NET 3 2 (2.632 %) WinForms 4 1 (1.316 %) XSL	Application Platforms 1 2 (2.632 %) SAS 2 1 (1.316 %) Exchange Server 2003 2 1 (1.316 %) Oracle BPEL 2 1 (1.316 %) MS Exchange
Applications 1 1 (1.316 %) MS Project 1 1 (1.316 %) MS Visio 1 1 (1.316 %) CA Clarity	Business Applications 1 5 (6.579 %) Hyperion Planning 2 3 (3.947 %) Oracle EBS 2 3 (3.947 %) Teamcenter 3 2 (2.632 %) SAP CO 3 2 (2.632 %) SalesLogix 3 2 (2.632 %) SAP FI/CO 3 2 (2.632 %) SAP HR 3 2 (2.632 %) SAP FI 4 1 (1.316 %) Cerner Millennium 4 1 (1.316 %) GraphTalk
Communications & Networking 1 3 (3.947 %) SAN 2 1 (1.316 %) BSS	Database & Business Intelligence 1 15 (19.74 %) SQL Server 2 9 (11.84 %) SQL Server 2005 3 7 (9.211 %) SQL Server 2000 3 7 (9.211 %) Datawarehouse 3 7 (9.211 %) Data Cleansing 4 6 (7.895 %) ETL 5 4 (5.263 %) BusinessObjects 5 4 (5.263 %) Crystal Reports 5 4 (5.263 %) Oracle Reports 6 2 (2.632 %) DTS 6 2 (2.632 %) Adabas 6 2 (2.632 %) DecisionStream 6 2 (2.632 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 6 2 (2.632 %) BODI 6 2 (2.632 %) BusinessObjects XI 7 1 (1.316 %) Oracle OLAP 7 1 (1.316 %) TOAD 7 1 (1.316 %) OLAP 7 1 (1.316 %) Oracle 8/8i 7 1 (1.316 %) MS Access
Development Applications 1 3 (3.947 %) LSMW 2 2 (2.632 %) Visual Studio 3 1 (1.316 %) ClearCase 3 1 (1.316 %) TestDirector 3 1 (1.316 %) QuickTest Pro	General 1 27 (35.53 %) Finance 2 7 (9.211 %) Government 3 5 (6.579 %) Banking 3 5 (6.579 %) Insurance 4 4 (5.263 %) Billing 5 3 (3.947 %) Pensions 5 3 (3.947 %) Pharmaceutical 5 3 (3.947 %) Military 6 2 (2.632 %) Marketing 6 2 (2.632 %) FMCG 6 2 (2.632 %) Local Government 7 1 (1.316 %) General Ledger 7 1 (1.316 %) Retail Banking 7 1 (1.316 %) Telecoms 7 1 (1.316 %) Retail 7 1 (1.316 %) Health 7 1 (1.316 %) Manufacturing
Job Titles 1 21 (27.63 %) Analyst 2 11 (14.47 %) Project Manager 3 9 (11.84 %) Business Analyst 3 9 (11.84 %) Developer 4 6 (7.895 %) Consultant 5 5 (6.579 %) Senior Analyst 5 5 (6.579 %) Data Manager 6 4 (5.263 %) Technical Analyst 6 4 (5.263 %) Data Analyst 6 4 (5.263 %) Senior Technical Analyst 7 3 (3.947 %) Test Analyst 7 3 (3.947 %) SAP Consultant 7 3 (3.947 %) SQL Developer 7 3 (3.947 %) Data Migration Analyst 8 2 (2.632 %) Business Consultant 8 2 (2.632 %) Datawarehouse Developer 8 2 (2.632 %) SAP FI/CO Consultant 8 2 (2.632 %) Development Manager 8 2 (2.632 %) C# Developer 8 2 (2.632 %) Business Objects Consultant	Miscellaneous 1 4 (5.263 %) NHS 1 4 (5.263 %) Data Integration 2 3 (3.947 %) Management Information System 3 2 (2.632 %) Replication 3 2 (2.632 %) Data Extraction 4 1 (1.316 %) AS400
Operating Systems 1 3 (3.947 %) Windows 2 2 (2.632 %) UNIX 3 1 (1.316 %) AIX 3 1 (1.316 %) Windows NT	Processes & Methodologies 1 76 (100.00 %) Migration 2 10 (13.16 %) Data Management 3 8 (10.53 %) Project Management 4 5 (6.579 %) Resource Management 5 4 (5.263 %) User Acceptance Testing 5 4 (5.263 %) Data Analysis 5 4 (5.263 %) Data Mapping 5 4 (5.263 %) CRM 6 3 (3.947 %) Business Intelligence 6 3 (3.947 %) PLM 6 3 (3.947 %) PDM 6 3 (3.947 %) Change Management 6 3 (3.947 %) Business Analysis 7 2 (2.632 %) Systems Analysis 7 2 (2.632 %) Data Architecture 7 2 (2.632 %) Stakeholder Management 7 2 (2.632 %) Data Modelling 7 2 (2.632 %) Service Management 7 2 (2.632 %) PRINCE2 8 1 (1.316 %) ITIL
Programming Languages 1 20 (26.32 %) SQL 2 4 (5.263 %) Transact-SQL 2 4 (5.263 %) Java 3 3 (3.947 %) C# 3 3 (3.947 %) VB 3 3 (3.947 %) PL/SQL 4 2 (2.632 %) ABAP 4 2 (2.632 %) Progress 4GL 4 2 (2.632 %) Shell Script 4 2 (2.632 %) VB6 4 2 (2.632 %) C++ 4 2 (2.632 %) Perl	Qualifications 1 2 (2.632 %) ISEB 1 2 (2.632 %) PRINCE2 Certification 2 1 (1.316 %) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 2 (2.632 %) QA	Systems Management 1 3 (3.947 %) AutoSys 2 2 (2.632 %) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors 1 16 (21.05 %) Oracle 2 7 (9.211 %) SAP 3 5 (6.579 %) Hyperion 4 4 (5.263 %) Informatica 4 4 (5.263 %) Business Objects 5 3 (3.947 %) UGS 6 2 (2.632 %) Hitachi 6 2 (2.632 %) Cognos 6 2 (2.632 %) Progress 6 2 (2.632 %) IBM 7 1 (1.316 %) Cerner 7 1 (1.316 %) Sage 7 1 (1.316 %) Brocade