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This section looks at the demand for Use Cases skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Use Case over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUse Cases
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank129129
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads149
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.700 %0.468 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£364
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
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£35.53£30.70
% change on same period last year+15.74 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads20001922
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.666 %1.945 %
Daily rates quoted506498
Average minimum daily rate£345£347
Average daily rate£362£364
% change on same period last year-0.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted182116
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£23.72
Average hourly rate£25.41£25.91
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.15£28.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Use Case EnglandUse Case
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.

Use Case
Demand Trend

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

North West Use Case Demand Trend

Use Case
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Use Case Daily Rate Trend

Use Case
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Use Case Hourly Rate Trend

Use Case
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Use Case within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 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
CheshireNew entry-7--
MerseysideNew entry-2--
LancashireUp+81--
ManchesterDown-151--
Use Case EnglandUse Case
England

Use Case
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Use Case 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 Use Case.

126 (74.29 %)UML
28 (22.86 %)CRM
37 (20.00 %)Government
46 (17.14 %)Microsoft
55 (14.29 %)Java
55 (14.29 %)Oracle
55 (14.29 %)Information Management
64 (11.43 %)GAP Analysis
64 (11.43 %)Identity Management
64 (11.43 %)Local Government
64 (11.43 %)Test Scripting
64 (11.43 %)XML
64 (11.43 %)OO
64 (11.43 %)MS Visio
64 (11.43 %)Retail
73 (8.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (8.571 %)Data Modelling
73 (8.571 %)BizTalk Server
73 (8.571 %)C#
73 (8.571 %).NET
73 (8.571 %)Business Analysis
73 (8.571 %)InfoPath
73 (8.571 %)Regression Testing
73 (8.571 %)Risk Assessment
82 (5.714 %)Finance
82 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (5.714 %)Requirements Analysis
82 (5.714 %)J2EE
82 (5.714 %)JavaScript
82 (5.714 %)SQL Server

Use Case
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Use Case 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 Use Case. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (11.43 %)XML
23 (8.571 %).NET
32 (5.714 %)J2EE
32 (5.714 %)JSP
32 (5.714 %)WebServices
41 (2.857 %)SOAP
41 (2.857 %)ASP.NET
41 (2.857 %)XSLT
41 (2.857 %)Swing
41 (2.857 %)Java RMI
41 (2.857 %)JSF
41 (2.857 %)AJAX
41 (2.857 %).NET Framework
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.571 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.857 %)WebLogic
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (11.43 %)MS Visio
23 (8.571 %)InfoPath
31 (2.857 %)CA Clarity
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.857 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.714 %)SQL Server
12 (5.714 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.857 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.857 %)SQL Server 7
21 (2.857 %)SQL Server 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.714 %)Eclipse
21 (2.857 %)WinRunner
21 (2.857 %)Rational Robot
21 (2.857 %)Ant
21 (2.857 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (20.00 %)Government
24 (11.43 %)Retail
24 (11.43 %)Local Government
32 (5.714 %)Finance
41 (2.857 %)Pensions
41 (2.857 %)Insurance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (80.00 %)Analyst
222 (62.86 %)Business Analyst
36 (17.14 %)UML Business Analyst
45 (14.29 %)Developer
54 (11.43 %)Test Analyst
63 (8.571 %)Systems Analyst
63 (8.571 %).NET Developer
72 (5.714 %)Java Developer
81 (2.857 %)UAT Analyst
81 (2.857 %)C# Developer
81 (2.857 %)Senior .NET Developer
81 (2.857 %)Insurance Business Analyst
81 (2.857 %)Systems Designer
81 (2.857 %)Senior Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.857 %)UNIX
11 (2.857 %)Windows
11 (2.857 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (74.29 %)UML
28 (22.86 %)CRM
35 (14.29 %)Information Management
44 (11.43 %)Test Scripting
44 (11.43 %)OO
44 (11.43 %)GAP Analysis
44 (11.43 %)Identity Management
53 (8.571 %)Business Analysis
53 (8.571 %)Data Modelling
53 (8.571 %)Regression Testing
53 (8.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (8.571 %)Risk Assessment
62 (5.714 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (2.857 %)System Testing
71 (2.857 %)DV Cleared
71 (2.857 %)Security Cleared
71 (2.857 %)E-Procurement
71 (2.857 %)Migration
71 (2.857 %)Stakeholder Management
71 (2.857 %)SSADM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (14.29 %)Java
23 (8.571 %)C#
32 (5.714 %)JavaScript
41 (2.857 %)VB.NET
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (17.14 %)Microsoft
25 (14.29 %)Oracle
32 (5.714 %)Chordiant
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