North West IXOS Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IXOS products and/or services in IT contracts within the North West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IXOS over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Cheshire England London Manchester Middlesex Midlands North West Runcorn South East UK West Midlands Wolverhampton	3 months to 5 Sep 2008	Same period last year
Rank	120	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	9	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.012 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.596 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	3	0
Average minimum daily rate	£500	-
Average daily rate	£500	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£500	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£475	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
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	-
Vendors North West
Matching contract IT job ads	1511	1981
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.042 %	1.953 %
Daily rates quoted	311	448
Average minimum daily rate	£332	£332
Average daily rate	£351	£349
% change on same period last year	+0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate	£369	£365
UK excluding London average daily rate	£361	£358
% change on same period last year	+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted	200	194
Average minimum hourly rate	£20.24	£20.76
Average hourly rate	£22.37	£22.30
% change on same period last year	+0.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£24.50	£23.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.29	£24.78
% change on same period last year	-1.97 %
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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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IXOS Software AG.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing IXOS across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors 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 IXOS 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 IXOS across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IXOS 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.

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	-	7	£500	-
Manchester	-	2	£500	-

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Top 5 Related IT Skills

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

1 20 (100.00 %) SAP 2 9 (45.00 %) Project Management 3 4 (20.00 %) Document Management 4 1 (5.000 %) Open Text 4 1 (5.000 %) Citrix

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Job Titles 1 18 (90.00 %) Consultant 1 18 (90.00 %) SAP Consultant 2 1 (5.000 %) Citrix Specialist 2 1 (5.000 %) Applications Specialist	Processes & Methodologies 1 9 (45.00 %) Project Management 2 4 (20.00 %) Document Management
Vendors 1 20 (100.00 %) SAP 2 1 (5.000 %) Citrix 2 1 (5.000 %) Open Text