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This section looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank142121
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching contract IT job ads212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.571 %3.252 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£331
% change on same period last year+6.74 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£33.67£45.00
Average hourly rate£35.11£47.50
% change on same period last year-26.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.55£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.36£30.06
% change on same period last year+17.63 %
Development Applications North WestDevelopment Applications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads350369
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.462 %0.391 %
Daily rates quoted6660
Average minimum daily rate£314£275
Average daily rate£334£287
% change on same period last year+16.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£299
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£329
% change on same period last year+1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted4652
Average minimum hourly rate£23.72£27.45
Average hourly rate£25.70£29.21
% change on same period last year-12.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.68£30.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.57£34.00
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
PVCS EnglandPVCS
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.

PVCS
Demand Trend

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

North West PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West PVCS Daily Rate Trend

PVCS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West PVCS Hourly Rate Trend

PVCS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PVCS across the North West region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

North West PVCS Hourly Rate Histogram

PVCS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing PVCS within the North West region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
LancashireNew entry-2--
PVCS EnglandPVCS
England

PVCS
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing PVCS 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 PVCS.

14 (80.00 %)PL/SQL
14 (80.00 %)SQL
14 (80.00 %)Oracle
23 (60.00 %)MS Excel
23 (60.00 %)TOAD
32 (40.00 %)Windows XP
32 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
32 (40.00 %)MS Office
32 (40.00 %)Unix
32 (40.00 %)Windows
32 (40.00 %)Oracle Forms
32 (40.00 %)Oracle Reports
32 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
32 (40.00 %)Retail
32 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
32 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (40.00 %)Unit Testing
32 (40.00 %)Test Management
32 (40.00 %)COBOL
41 (20.00 %)System Testing
41 (20.00 %)QMS
41 (20.00 %)QA
41 (20.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (20.00 %)SQLPlus
41 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (20.00 %)Quality Management
41 (20.00 %)ISO9001
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing PVCS 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 PVCS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Application Server
Applications
13 (60.00 %)MS Excel
22 (40.00 %)MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)TOAD
22 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Reports
22 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
31 (20.00 %)SQLPlus
Development Applications
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Forms
21 (20.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
12 (40.00 %)Retail
Job Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
14 (80.00 %)Oracle Developer
22 (40.00 %)SQL Developer
22 (40.00 %)PL/SQL Developer
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Reports Developer
22 (40.00 %)Report Developer
Operating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Unix
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
12 (40.00 %)Unit Testing
12 (40.00 %)Test Management
21 (20.00 %)System Testing
21 (20.00 %)QMS
21 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (20.00 %)Quality Management
Programming Languages
14 (80.00 %)PL/SQL
14 (80.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)COBOL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)ISO9001
11 (20.00 %)QA
Vendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft
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