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The table below looks at the demand for Portuguese Language skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Portuguese Language over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPortuguese Language
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank123132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads612
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.739 %1.796 %
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£320£600
% change on same period last year-46.66 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£17.93£12.50
Average hourly rate£17.93£13.15
% change on same period last year+36.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.93£13.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.62£15.13
% change on same period last year-3.33 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads812668
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.098 %0.659 %
Daily rates quoted187112
Average minimum daily rate£302£288
Average daily rate£320£308
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted111139
Average minimum hourly rate£18.43£17.30
Average hourly rate£21.39£18.75
% change on same period last year+14.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.36£20.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Portuguese Language EnglandPortuguese Language
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.

Portuguese Language
Demand Trend

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

North West Portuguese Language Demand Trend

Portuguese Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Portuguese Language Hourly Rate Trend

Portuguese Language
Contract Locations

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

LocationRank 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
ManchesterDown-46--
Portuguese Language EnglandPortuguese Language
England

Portuguese Language
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

113 (92.86 %)Spanish Language
210 (71.43 %)Dutch Language
210 (71.43 %)French Language
210 (71.43 %)German Language
39 (64.29 %)Windows
48 (57.14 %)Microsoft
48 (57.14 %)MS Excel
48 (57.14 %)Italian Language
48 (57.14 %)MS Office
57 (50.00 %)Danish Language
57 (50.00 %)Finnish Language
57 (50.00 %)Norwegian Language
57 (50.00 %)Swedish Language
65 (35.71 %)Windows 2000
73 (21.43 %)Windows XP
73 (21.43 %)MS Exchange
73 (21.43 %)Finance
73 (21.43 %)Legal
82 (14.29 %)Time Management
91 (7.143 %)Degree
91 (7.143 %)SLA
91 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003

Portuguese Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (21.43 %)MS Exchange
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (57.14 %)MS Office
18 (57.14 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Finance
13 (21.43 %)Legal
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (85.71 %)Analyst
211 (78.57 %)Helpdesk Analyst
31 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Support
31 (7.143 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
31 (7.143 %)Desktop Support
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (92.86 %)Spanish Language
210 (71.43 %)Dutch Language
210 (71.43 %)French Language
210 (71.43 %)German Language
38 (57.14 %)Italian Language
47 (50.00 %)Norwegian Language
47 (50.00 %)Finnish Language
47 (50.00 %)Swedish Language
47 (50.00 %)Danish Language
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (64.29 %)Windows
25 (35.71 %)Windows 2000
33 (21.43 %)Windows XP
41 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Time Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (57.14 %)Microsoft