The first table below looks at the demand for Migration skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Migration over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Migration
Rank 11 24 9
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -15
Contract jobs citing Migration 238 180 290
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 9.831% 6.028% 9.709%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.04% 9.514% 15.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 119 188
Average daily rate £350 £335 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.47% -4.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £218 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £459 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £360 £350
% change year-on-year
-2.77% +2.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 4
Average hourly rate £37.50 £18.00 £34.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+108.33% -47.44%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £14.30 £16.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.00 £22.20 £44.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.75 £25.00 £29.49
% change year-on-year
-29.00% -15.21%
All Processes & Methodologies
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1695 1892 1901
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 70.01% 63.36% 63.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 826 974 1013
Average daily rate £350 £350 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £239 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £485 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £363 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.06% -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 85 89
Average hourly rate £19.00 £20.00 £22.51
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.00% -11.15%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.50 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £37.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.50 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+22.00% -13.79%
Migration
England

Migration
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West Migration Jobs Demand Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Migration Daily Rate Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Migration across the North West region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

North West Migration Daily Rate Histogram

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Migration Hourly Rate Trend

Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Migration across the North West region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

North West Migration Hourly Rate Histogram

Migration
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the North West region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Cheshire +6 122 £340 -5.55% 15
Manchester +5 56 £340 +23.63% 11
Lancashire +8 19 £325 +1.56% 3
Merseyside +24 18 £425 -15.00% 1
Cumbria +6 1 - - 2
Migration
England

Migration
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing 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 Migration.

1 120 (28.71%) Data Migration
2 114 (27.27%) Finance
3 111 (26.56%) Windows
4 67 (16.03%) Oracle
5 61 (14.59%) Banking
6 55 (13.16%) ITIL
6 55 (13.16%) Citrix
7 51 (12.20%) SAP
8 50 (11.96%) SQL
9 49 (11.72%) Windows Server 2008
10 48 (11.48%) Project Management
11 46 (11.00%) Windows Server 2003
12 40 (9.569%) UNIX
12 40 (9.569%) Microsoft
13 39 (9.330%) Stakeholder Management
14 38 (9.091%) SQL Server
15 34 (8.134%) MS Exchange
16 33 (7.895%) AIX
17 31 (7.416%) PRINCE2
17 31 (7.416%) Security Cleared
18 30 (7.177%) IBM
18 30 (7.177%) Windows 7
19 29 (6.938%) PowerShell
20 26 (6.220%) SC Cleared
20 26 (6.220%) XenApp
20 26 (6.220%) Exchange Server 2010
21 25 (5.981%) SCCM
21 25 (5.981%) Mainframe
22 24 (5.742%) VMware
22 24 (5.742%) Active Directory

Migration
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing 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 Migration. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 17 (4.067%) Middleware
2 16 (3.828%) .NET
3 13 (3.110%) Application Packaging
4 7 (1.675%) WebCenter
5 6 (1.435%) HTML
5 6 (1.435%) CSS
6 5 (1.196%) SAP Basis
7 4 (0.957%) Web Services
7 4 (0.957%) XML
7 4 (0.957%) jQuery
8 3 (0.718%) JNI
8 3 (0.718%) Software Packaging
8 3 (0.718%) MDX
8 3 (0.718%) SWT
8 3 (0.718%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.718%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.718%) BAPI
9 2 (0.478%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.478%) Ajax
10 1 (0.239%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 34 (8.134%) MS Exchange
2 26 (6.220%) Exchange Server 2010
3 21 (5.024%) Exchange Server 2007
4 20 (4.785%) SharePoint
5 17 (4.067%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 10 (2.392%) Exchange Server 2003
7 8 (1.914%) IIS
8 6 (1.435%) SharePoint 2010
9 4 (0.957%) IBM Notes
10 3 (0.718%) Exchange Server 5.5
10 3 (0.718%) CMS
10 3 (0.718%) FileNet
11 2 (0.478%) SAS
11 2 (0.478%) SharePoint Server
11 2 (0.478%) Oracle 10gAS
12 1 (0.239%) WebSphere Process Server
12 1 (0.239%) Drupal
12 1 (0.239%) WebSphere Message Broker
12 1 (0.239%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.239%) ESB
Applications
1 21 (5.024%) MS Excel
2 17 (4.067%) MS Office
3 9 (2.153%) MS Project
4 6 (1.435%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.718%) MS PowerPoint
5 3 (0.718%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.239%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.239%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 9 (2.153%) Oracle EBS
2 3 (0.718%) SAP CO
2 3 (0.718%) SAP FI
2 3 (0.718%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (0.718%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.478%) CSG Singleview
3 2 (0.478%) SAP SD
3 2 (0.478%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.239%) SAP Retail
4 1 (0.239%) TrackWise
4 1 (0.239%) Maximo
4 1 (0.239%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.239%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.239%) SAP FI-AP
4 1 (0.239%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.239%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.239%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.239%) SAP R/3
4 1 (0.239%) Lawson
4 1 (0.239%) SAP APO
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.502%) SAN
2 19 (4.545%) SMTP
3 15 (3.589%) DNS
4 12 (2.871%) Internet
4 12 (2.871%) WAN
5 9 (2.153%) DHCP
5 9 (2.153%) DSL
6 8 (1.914%) Intranet
6 8 (1.914%) Extranet
6 8 (1.914%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.435%) Firewall
8 5 (1.196%) PBX
8 5 (1.196%) VoIP
8 5 (1.196%) LDAP
8 5 (1.196%) BGP
8 5 (1.196%) OSPF
8 5 (1.196%) EIGRP
8 5 (1.196%) IGRP
9 4 (0.957%) NAS
9 4 (0.957%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.091%) SQL Server
2 22 (5.263%) Oracle 11g
3 18 (4.306%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 18 (4.306%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 18 (4.306%) SQL Server 2008
4 17 (4.067%) Data Warehouse
5 14 (3.349%) DB2
6 13 (3.110%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 11 (2.632%) SQL Server 2005
8 9 (2.153%) Oracle BI EE
9 8 (1.914%) Oracle 8/8i
10 6 (1.435%) SAP Data Services
10 6 (1.435%) OLAP
10 6 (1.435%) DTS
11 5 (1.196%) Oracle 10g
11 5 (1.196%) BusinessObjects
11 5 (1.196%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (0.957%) SAP BW
12 4 (0.957%) MySQL
12 4 (0.957%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 6 (1.435%) MSI
2 5 (1.196%) LSMW
3 4 (0.957%) Wise Package Studio
3 4 (0.957%) InstallShield
3 4 (0.957%) TestPartner
4 3 (0.718%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.478%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.478%) Ant
5 2 (0.478%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.239%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.239%) PVCS
6 1 (0.239%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 1 (0.239%) AdminStudio
6 1 (0.239%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 114 (27.27%) Finance
2 61 (14.59%) Banking
3 23 (5.502%) Retail
4 12 (2.871%) Local Government
5 8 (1.914%) Manufacturing
5 8 (1.914%) Pharmaceutical
6 7 (1.675%) Retail Banking
6 7 (1.675%) Telecoms
7 3 (0.718%) Billing
7 3 (0.718%) Marketing
8 2 (0.478%) Back Office
8 2 (0.478%) Legal
8 2 (0.478%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.239%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.239%) Games
9 1 (0.239%) Law
Job Titles
1 60 (14.35%) Consultant
2 49 (11.72%) Project Manager
3 45 (10.77%) Developer
4 44 (10.53%) Analyst
5 34 (8.134%) Architect
6 25 (5.981%) SAP Consultant
7 19 (4.545%) Migration Consultant
8 18 (4.306%) Designer
9 17 (4.067%) Business Analyst
10 15 (3.589%) Data Consultant
11 14 (3.349%) Migration Engineer
12 13 (3.110%) Solutions Designer
12 13 (3.110%) Data Migration Consultant
13 12 (2.871%) Programme Manager
13 12 (2.871%) Messaging Engineer
13 12 (2.871%) Data Analyst
14 10 (2.392%) Infrastructure Project Manager
14 10 (2.392%) Test Manager
14 10 (2.392%) SAP Data Consultant
14 10 (2.392%) Infrastructure Manager
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.981%) Mainframe
2 24 (5.742%) Clustering
3 19 (4.545%) Blackberry
4 13 (3.110%) NHS
4 13 (3.110%) Management Information System
5 8 (1.914%) IBM Mainframe
6 7 (1.675%) Replication
7 6 (1.435%) HACMP
7 6 (1.435%) Tandem
8 3 (0.718%) IVR
8 3 (0.718%) Data Integration
8 3 (0.718%) FMCG
8 3 (0.718%) PMI
8 3 (0.718%) LPAR
9 2 (0.478%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.478%) Thin Client
9 2 (0.478%) IPTV
9 2 (0.478%) Fat Client
10 1 (0.239%) CMDB
10 1 (0.239%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 111 (26.56%) Windows
2 49 (11.72%) Windows Server 2008
3 46 (11.00%) Windows Server 2003
4 40 (9.569%) UNIX
5 33 (7.895%) AIX
6 30 (7.177%) Windows 7
7 19 (4.545%) Linux
8 18 (4.306%) Windows XP
9 11 (2.632%) Windows 2000
10 8 (1.914%) Solaris
11 6 (1.435%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 6 (1.435%) HPUX
12 5 (1.196%) Windows NT
13 4 (0.957%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.957%) Windows Vista
14 2 (0.478%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.478%) Debian
14 2 (0.478%) VMS
14 2 (0.478%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.239%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (28.71%) Data Migration
2 55 (13.16%) ITIL
3 48 (11.48%) Project Management
4 39 (9.330%) Stakeholder Management
5 31 (7.416%) PRINCE2
6 23 (5.502%) Business Intelligence
7 21 (5.024%) ETL
8 18 (4.306%) Change Management
9 13 (3.110%) Data Analysis
9 13 (3.110%) User Acceptance Testing
9 13 (3.110%) Data Modelling
10 12 (2.871%) Change Control
10 12 (2.871%) Capacity Planning
10 12 (2.871%) Service Management
11 11 (2.632%) Risk Management
12 10 (2.392%) Validation
13 9 (2.153%) Test Scripting
13 9 (2.153%) Data Transformation
14 8 (1.914%) Programme Management
14 8 (1.914%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 50 (11.96%) SQL
2 29 (6.938%) PowerShell
3 18 (4.306%) T-SQL
4 15 (3.589%) Shell Script
5 11 (2.632%) Perl
6 7 (1.675%) VB
7 6 (1.435%) VB.NET
8 5 (1.196%) C#
8 5 (1.196%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.957%) VBA
9 4 (0.957%) VBScript
9 4 (0.957%) PHP
9 4 (0.957%) C
9 4 (0.957%) JavaScript
10 3 (0.718%) C++
10 3 (0.718%) Java
10 3 (0.718%) ABAP
11 1 (0.239%) Jython
11 1 (0.239%) PHP5
11 1 (0.239%) JCL
Qualifications
1 31 (7.416%) Security Cleared
2 26 (6.220%) SC Cleared
3 9 (2.153%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (1.675%) MCITP
4 7 (1.675%) MCTS
4 7 (1.675%) MCSE
5 6 (1.435%) MCSA
5 6 (1.435%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (1.196%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.196%) SAP Certification
7 4 (0.957%) PMI Certification
7 4 (0.957%) ISEB
7 4 (0.957%) CCNA
7 4 (0.957%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (0.957%) CCA
7 4 (0.957%) Degree
7 4 (0.957%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (0.718%) JNCIA
8 3 (0.718%) CCNP
8 3 (0.718%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.828%) QA
2 2 (0.478%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.239%) GxP
System Software
1 26 (6.220%) XenApp
2 24 (5.742%) Active Directory
3 16 (3.828%) Microsoft App-V
4 10 (2.392%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.914%) Hyper-V
6 7 (1.675%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
7 6 (1.435%) PowerHA
7 6 (1.435%) Citrix Presentation Server
8 4 (0.957%) Postfix
8 4 (0.957%) Oracle RAC
9 2 (0.478%) XenServer
10 1 (0.239%) Oracle RMAN
10 1 (0.239%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.239%) XenDesktop
10 1 (0.239%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (5.981%) SCCM
2 19 (4.545%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 18 (4.306%) Tivoli
4 8 (1.914%) SCOM
5 6 (1.435%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (1.435%) Norton AntiVirus
6 5 (1.196%) Unicenter
7 4 (0.957%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 4 (0.957%) ZENworks
7 4 (0.957%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.478%) Cisco UCCE
9 1 (0.239%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.239%) SCVMM
9 1 (0.239%) OpenView Configuration Management
9 1 (0.239%) Cisco IPCC
9 1 (0.239%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.239%) Cisco UCCX
9 1 (0.239%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 67 (16.03%) Oracle
2 55 (13.16%) Citrix
3 51 (12.20%) SAP
4 40 (9.569%) Microsoft
5 30 (7.177%) IBM
6 24 (5.742%) VMware
7 19 (4.545%) AppSense
8 17 (4.067%) HP
9 12 (2.871%) Symantec
9 12 (2.871%) Cisco
10 11 (2.632%) Brocade
11 10 (2.392%) Cognos
11 10 (2.392%) Hitachi
12 9 (2.153%) Red Hat
13 7 (1.675%) Dell
13 7 (1.675%) Business Objects
13 7 (1.675%) Sage
14 5 (1.196%) NetApp
14 5 (1.196%) Siebel
14 5 (1.196%) CA
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