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Job Type
Source

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

LinkTaxonomy
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank123-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.579 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£410
% change on same period last year+8.22 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£9.00-
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Taxonomies EnglandTaxonomies
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.

Taxonomies
Demand Trend

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

North West Taxonomies Demand Trend

Taxonomies
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Taxonomies Daily Rate Trend

Taxonomies
Daily Rate Histogram

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

North West Taxonomies Daily Rate Histogram

Taxonomies
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Taxonomies 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
CheshireNew entry-4£400-
Taxonomies EnglandTaxonomies
England

Taxonomies
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Oracle
15 (100.00 %)WebLogic
15 (100.00 %)Solaris
15 (100.00 %)Apache
15 (100.00 %)Content Management
15 (100.00 %)BIG-IP
15 (100.00 %)ClearTrust
24 (80.00 %)Marketing
24 (80.00 %)Internet
24 (80.00 %)WebTrends
24 (80.00 %)Java
24 (80.00 %)Windows
33 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (60.00 %)Morello
42 (40.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (20.00 %)Migration
51 (20.00 %)Zachman Framework
51 (20.00 %)TOGAF

Taxonomies
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)WebLogic
15 (100.00 %)Apache
23 (60.00 %)Morello
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (80.00 %)WebTrends
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)BIG-IP
24 (80.00 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Marketing
23 (60.00 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Architect
15 (100.00 %)Solutions Architect
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Solaris
24 (80.00 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Content Management
21 (20.00 %)Migration
21 (20.00 %)Zachman Framework
21 (20.00 %)TOGAF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)Java
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (100.00 %)ClearTrust
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Oracle