The first table below looks at the demand for Rational Rhapsody 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 Rational Rhapsody over the 3 months to 19 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 Development Applications 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
IBM Rational Rhapsody
Rank 115 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Rational Rhapsody 2 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.084% - -
As % of the Development Applications category 0.766% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £313 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £335 £388 £300
% change year-on-year
-13.54% +29.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £34.25 £37.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
-8.66% -
All Development Applications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
261 265 242
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 10.93% 8.723% 8.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 147 137
Average daily rate £325 £318 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.20% +6.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £258 £250 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £396 £400 £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.53% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 16 9
Average hourly rate £37.50 £21.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+74.41% -28.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £23.75 £17.23 £21.82
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £112.50 £35.00 £32.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £36.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+2.04% +5.00%
Rational Rhapsody
England

Rational Rhapsody
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Rational Rhapsody across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North West Rational Rhapsody Jobs Demand Trend

Rational Rhapsody
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Rational Rhapsody Daily Rate Trend

Rational Rhapsody
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Rational Rhapsody Hourly Rate Trend

Rational Rhapsody
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Rational Rhapsody 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 Rational Rhapsody.

1 2 (100.00%) NHS
1 2 (100.00%) HL7
2 1 (50.00%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server

Rational Rhapsody
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Rational Rhapsody 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 Rational Rhapsody. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) BizTalk Server
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) NHS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) HL7
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