North West MS Access Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Access skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MS Access over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Access
Location Aberdeen Amersham Aylesbury Barking Barrow-in-Furness Basingstoke Bath Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Bradford Brentwood Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Chelmsford Cheshire Chester Chippenham City of London Cornwall County Antrim Coventry Croydon Cumbria Darlington Devon Docklands, London Doncaster Dorchester Dorset Durham East Midlands East of England East Sussex Eastbourne Edinburgh Enfield England Essex Exeter Fareham Feltham Glamorgan Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Hampshire Hereford Herefordshire Hertfordshire Horsham Huntingdon Ipswich Kent Lancashire Lancaster Leeds Leicestershire Liverpool London Loughborough M4 Corridor Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newcastle North East North West North Yorkshire Northern Ireland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Nuneaton Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Poole Preston Reading Redhill Rickmansworth Ross-on-Wye Rugby Scarborough Scotland Shropshire Skipton Solihull Somerset South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton St Albans St Ives Stafford Staffordshire Staines Stevenage Stockport Stoke-on-Trent Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surrey Sussex Swindon Tadworth Telford Thames Valley Twickenham Tyne and Wear UK Wales Walsall Warrington Warwickshire West Bromwich West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wilmslow Wiltshire Windsor Yeovil Yorkshire	3 months to 13 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	94	93
Rank change on same period last year	-1
Matching contract IT job ads	37	53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.052 %	0.054 %
As % of the category below	4.474 %	5.248 %
Daily rates quoted	12	4
Average minimum daily rate	£239	£388
Average daily rate	£251	£413
% change on same period last year	-39.09 %
Average maximum daily rate	£264	£438
UK excluding London average daily rate	£291	£303
% change on same period last year	-4.08 %
Hourly rates quoted	11	14
Average minimum hourly rate	£21.36	£18.64
Average hourly rate	£21.77	£19.34
% change on same period last year	+12.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£22.18	£20.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£21.60	£19.57
% change on same period last year	+10.36 %
Database & Business Intelligence North West
Matching contract IT job ads	827	1010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.169 %	1.022 %
Daily rates quoted	155	162
Average minimum daily rate	£294	£324
Average daily rate	£304	£339
% change on same period last year	-10.36 %
Average maximum daily rate	£314	£355
UK excluding London average daily rate	£341	£350
% change on same period last year	-2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted	100	99
Average minimum hourly rate	£26.86	£26.79
Average hourly rate	£28.93	£29.06
% change on same period last year	-0.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£31.01	£31.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.90	£31.89
% change on same period last year	-6.24 %
MS Access 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.

MS Access
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Access across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

MS Access
Daily Rate Trend

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

MS Access
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Access across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

MS Access
Hourly Rate Trend

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

MS Access
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MS Access across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

MS Access
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MS Access within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
Lancashire	+6	8	£175	-
Cumbria	-	7	£275	-
Cheshire	+12	6	£155	-63.52 %
Manchester	-23	4	-	-
Merseyside	+1	4	£350	-

MS Access England

MS Access
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MS Access 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 MS Access.

1 27 (40.91 %) MS Excel 2 25 (37.88 %) SQL 3 21 (31.82 %) SQL Server 4 15 (22.73 %) Oracle 5 14 (21.21 %) NHS 6 13 (19.70 %) Security Cleared 7 12 (18.18 %) Microsoft 7 12 (18.18 %) .NET 7 12 (18.18 %) Government 8 9 (13.64 %) ASP.NET 8 9 (13.64 %) Datawarehouse 9 8 (12.12 %) XML 9 8 (12.12 %) Finance 10 7 (10.61 %) SQL Server 2005 10 7 (10.61 %) Aerospace

11 6 (9.091 %) VB.NET 11 6 (9.091 %) SC Cleared 12 5 (7.576 %) VB 12 5 (7.576 %) Crystal Reports 12 5 (7.576 %) Business Objects 12 5 (7.576 %) BusinessObjects 13 4 (6.061 %) Data Modelling 13 4 (6.061 %) Business Intelligence 13 4 (6.061 %) VBA 13 4 (6.061 %) Transact-SQL 13 4 (6.061 %) C# 13 4 (6.061 %) WebServices 13 4 (6.061 %) UML 13 4 (6.061 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 14 3 (4.545 %) Agile Software Development

MS Access
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MS Access 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 MS Access. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 12 (18.18 %) .NET 2 9 (13.64 %) ASP.NET 3 8 (12.12 %) XML 4 4 (6.061 %) WebServices 5 2 (3.030 %) MDX 5 2 (3.030 %) CSS 5 2 (3.030 %) SOAP 5 2 (3.030 %) HTML 5 2 (3.030 %) ASP 6 1 (1.515 %) ADO 6 1 (1.515 %) ODBC 6 1 (1.515 %) XHTML	Application Platforms 1 2 (3.030 %) SharePoint 2 1 (1.515 %) Oracle BPEL 2 1 (1.515 %) SharePoint Server 2007
Applications 1 27 (40.91 %) MS Excel 2 3 (4.545 %) MS Office 2 3 (4.545 %) MS PowerPoint 3 2 (3.030 %) MS Project 4 1 (1.515 %) SPSS 4 1 (1.515 %) Spreadsheet	Communications & Networking 1 3 (4.545 %) GSM 1 3 (4.545 %) UMTS 1 3 (4.545 %) 3G 1 3 (4.545 %) 2G 2 1 (1.515 %) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence 1 21 (31.82 %) SQL Server 2 9 (13.64 %) Datawarehouse 3 7 (10.61 %) SQL Server 2005 4 5 (7.576 %) Crystal Reports 4 5 (7.576 %) BusinessObjects 5 4 (6.061 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 6 2 (3.030 %) SQL Server 2000 6 2 (3.030 %) GIS 6 2 (3.030 %) Microsoft Analysis Services 6 2 (3.030 %) Oracle Reports 6 2 (3.030 %) SQL Server Integration Services 6 2 (3.030 %) SQL Server Analysis Services	Development Applications 1 2 (3.030 %) Visual Studio
General 1 12 (18.18 %) Government 2 8 (12.12 %) Finance 3 7 (10.61 %) Aerospace 4 3 (4.545 %) Telecoms 5 2 (3.030 %) Health 5 2 (3.030 %) Pensions 6 1 (1.515 %) Retail 6 1 (1.515 %) Insurance 6 1 (1.515 %) Back Office 6 1 (1.515 %) Education	Job Titles 1 24 (36.36 %) Analyst 2 16 (24.24 %) Developer 3 9 (13.64 %) Data Analyst 4 8 (12.12 %) Information Analyst 5 7 (10.61 %) Project Engineer 5 7 (10.61 %) .NET Developer 5 7 (10.61 %) Support Engineer 6 4 (6.061 %) Business Analyst 6 4 (6.061 %) Systems Engineer 6 4 (6.061 %) C# Developer 6 4 (6.061 %) Systems Developer 6 4 (6.061 %) Performance Analyst 6 4 (6.061 %) Access Developer 7 3 (4.545 %) Principal Systems Engineer 7 3 (4.545 %) Principal Engineer 7 3 (4.545 %) Senior Information Analyst 7 3 (4.545 %) ASP.NET Developer 7 3 (4.545 %) Senior Analyst 7 3 (4.545 %) VB.NET Developer 7 3 (4.545 %) DBA
Miscellaneous 1 14 (21.21 %) NHS 2 3 (4.545 %) Smartcard 2 3 (4.545 %) NPfIT 2 3 (4.545 %) Statistics 3 2 (3.030 %) Data Extraction 3 2 (3.030 %) Management Information System 4 1 (1.515 %) Data Protection Act	Operating Systems 1 3 (4.545 %) UNIX 2 2 (3.030 %) Windows
Processes & Methodologies 1 13 (19.70 %) Security Cleared 2 6 (9.091 %) SC Cleared 3 4 (6.061 %) UML 3 4 (6.061 %) Data Modelling 3 4 (6.061 %) Business Intelligence 4 3 (4.545 %) Project Management 4 3 (4.545 %) Migration 4 3 (4.545 %) Agile Software Development 4 3 (4.545 %) Software Engineering 4 3 (4.545 %) Data Mapping 4 3 (4.545 %) Data Migration 5 2 (3.030 %) Data Analysis 5 2 (3.030 %) Performance Management 6 1 (1.515 %) Data Architecture 6 1 (1.515 %) PRINCE2 6 1 (1.515 %) Data Protection 6 1 (1.515 %) Statistical Analysis 6 1 (1.515 %) Requirements Analysis 6 1 (1.515 %) Web Development 6 1 (1.515 %) Asset Management	Programming Languages 1 25 (37.88 %) SQL 2 6 (9.091 %) VB.NET 3 5 (7.576 %) VB 4 4 (6.061 %) VBA 4 4 (6.061 %) Transact-SQL 4 4 (6.061 %) C# 5 3 (4.545 %) Java 5 3 (4.545 %) PHP 6 2 (3.030 %) JavaScript 6 2 (3.030 %) VB6 7 1 (1.515 %) FoxPro (VFP) 7 1 (1.515 %) DHTML 7 1 (1.515 %) PL/SQL 7 1 (1.515 %) VBScript
Qualifications 1 1 (1.515 %) Degree	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (1.515 %) QA
Vendors 1 15 (22.73 %) Oracle 2 12 (18.18 %) Microsoft 3 5 (7.576 %) Business Objects 4 2 (3.030 %) Mapinfo 4 2 (3.030 %) ProClarity 4 2 (3.030 %) Cognos 5 1 (1.515 %) SAP 5 1 (1.515 %) Nortel 5 1 (1.515 %) Ericsson 5 1 (1.515 %) Nokia