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The table below looks at the demand for Smart Card 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 Smartcard over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSmart Card
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank119141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads86
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.158 %0.785 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£258-
Average daily rate£273-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£288-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£331
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£9.50
Average hourly rate£11.00£18.00
% change on same period last year-38.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.00£15.08
% change on same period last year-27.05 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads691764
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.772 %
Daily rates quoted171114
Average minimum daily rate£289£299
Average daily rate£309£319
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted106146
Average minimum hourly rate£21.25£15.51
Average hourly rate£23.25£16.76
% change on same period last year+38.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.26£18.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
Smartcard EnglandSmartcard
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.

Smartcard
Demand Trend

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

North West Smartcard Demand Trend

Smartcard
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Smartcard Daily Rate Trend

Smartcard
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Smartcard across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Smartcard Daily Rate Histogram

Smartcard
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Smartcard Hourly Rate Trend

Smartcard
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Smartcard within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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.

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
ManchesterNo change07£273-
LancashireNew entry-1--
Smartcard EnglandSmartcard
England

Smartcard
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

111 (50.00 %)NHS
26 (27.27 %)MS Excel
33 (13.64 %)MS Access
33 (13.64 %)C
33 (13.64 %)C++
33 (13.64 %)Java
33 (13.64 %)Embedded C
33 (13.64 %)Project Management
33 (13.64 %)J2ME
33 (13.64 %)NPfIT
33 (13.64 %)Validation
33 (13.64 %)Degree
42 (9.091 %)SCADA
42 (9.091 %)Wonderware
42 (9.091 %)CCTV
42 (9.091 %)Back Office
42 (9.091 %)Government
42 (9.091 %)Health
42 (9.091 %)Active Directory
42 (9.091 %)Windows
42 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
42 (9.091 %)Windows XP
42 (9.091 %)LAN
42 (9.091 %)WAN
51 (4.545 %)EMC
51 (4.545 %)iSOFT
51 (4.545 %)Middleware
51 (4.545 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing

Smartcard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (13.64 %)J2ME
21 (4.545 %)Middleware
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (27.27 %)MS Excel
21 (4.545 %)MS PowerPoint
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.091 %)LAN
12 (9.091 %)WAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)MS Access
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (9.091 %)Back Office
12 (9.091 %)Government
12 (9.091 %)Health
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (13.64 %)Architect
13 (13.64 %)Project Manager
13 (13.64 %)Analyst
13 (13.64 %)Analyst Programmer
13 (13.64 %)Programmer
13 (13.64 %)Systems Architect
22 (9.091 %)Field Engineer
22 (9.091 %)Systems Designer
31 (4.545 %)Administrator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (50.00 %)NHS
23 (13.64 %)NPfIT
32 (9.091 %)CCTV
32 (9.091 %)SCADA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.091 %)Windows
12 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
12 (9.091 %)Windows XP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.64 %)Project Management
13 (13.64 %)Validation
21 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (13.64 %)C
13 (13.64 %)C++
13 (13.64 %)Java
13 (13.64 %)Embedded C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (13.64 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (9.091 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (9.091 %)Wonderware
21 (4.545 %)EMC
21 (4.545 %)iSOFT