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The table below looks at the demand for Product Data Management (PDM) 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 PDM over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProduct Data Management (PDM)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-136
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads011
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.560 %
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£381£270
% change on same period last year+41.02 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.54
Average hourly rate-£26.54
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£27.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.32£26.60
% change on same period last year+21.50 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18751965
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.640 %1.986 %
Daily rates quoted483480
Average minimum daily rate£355£332
Average daily rate£377£350
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted183163
Average minimum hourly rate£25.20£26.23
Average hourly rate£26.70£28.30
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
PDM EnglandPDM
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.

PDM
Demand Trend

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

North West PDM Demand Trend

PDM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West PDM Hourly Rate Trend

PDM
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing PDM 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 PDM.

16 (85.71 %)Teamcenter
25 (71.43 %)C++
25 (71.43 %)Military
34 (57.14 %)PLM
34 (57.14 %)Java
34 (57.14 %)UGS
43 (42.86 %)Data Migration
43 (42.86 %)Migration
43 (42.86 %)CATIA
43 (42.86 %)C
52 (28.57 %)Data Management
52 (28.57 %)Government
52 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
52 (28.57 %)OO
52 (28.57 %)Adabas
52 (28.57 %)Baan
61 (14.29 %)CAD
61 (14.29 %)AutoCAD
61 (14.29 %)EMC
61 (14.29 %)VB
61 (14.29 %)HNC
61 (14.29 %)Process Management
61 (14.29 %)Electronics
61 (14.29 %)Telecoms
61 (14.29 %)Automotive
61 (14.29 %)Electric

PDM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing PDM 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 PDM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (42.86 %)CATIA
21 (14.29 %)AutoCAD
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (85.71 %)Teamcenter
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)Adabas
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Military
22 (28.57 %)Government
22 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
31 (14.29 %)Electronics
31 (14.29 %)Telecoms
31 (14.29 %)Automotive
31 (14.29 %)Electric
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)C++ Developer
13 (42.86 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Analyst Programmer
22 (28.57 %)Programmer
22 (28.57 %)Data Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Software Programmer
22 (28.57 %)Software Developer
22 (28.57 %)C++ Analyst Programmer
22 (28.57 %)C++ Programmer
22 (28.57 %)C++ Software Developer
22 (28.57 %)Developer Analyst
22 (28.57 %)C Developer
22 (28.57 %)C Programmer
22 (28.57 %)Data Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Draughtsman
31 (14.29 %)C++/Java Developer
31 (14.29 %)Java Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)PLM
23 (42.86 %)Migration
23 (42.86 %)Data Migration
32 (28.57 %)Data Management
32 (28.57 %)OO
41 (14.29 %)CAD
41 (14.29 %)Process Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)C++
24 (57.14 %)Java
33 (42.86 %)C
41 (14.29 %)VB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)HNC
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)UGS
22 (28.57 %)Baan
31 (14.29 %)EMC