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The table below looks at the demand for WebTrends skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebTrends over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWebTrends
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank121-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.935 %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£407£260
% change on same period last year+56.41 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£55.00-
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
North West
Matching contract IT job ads310331
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.436 %0.334 %
Daily rates quoted6194
Average minimum daily rate£395£389
Average daily rate£425£410
% change on same period last year+3.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£455£431
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£423
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Hourly rates quoted225
Average minimum hourly rate£28.46£29.40
Average hourly rate£29.48£32.10
% change on same period last year-8.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.50£34.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.75£28.14
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
WebTrends EnglandWebTrends
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.

WebTrends
Demand Trend

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

North West WebTrends Demand Trend

WebTrends
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West WebTrends Daily Rate Trend

WebTrends
Daily Rate Histogram

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

North West WebTrends Daily Rate Histogram

WebTrends
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West WebTrends Hourly Rate Trend

WebTrends
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WebTrends 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-
ManchesterNew entry-1--
WebTrends EnglandWebTrends
England

WebTrends
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (83.33 %)Content Management
15 (83.33 %)Marketing
24 (66.67 %)Taxonomies
24 (66.67 %)BIG-IP
24 (66.67 %)ClearTrust
24 (66.67 %)Java
24 (66.67 %)Oracle
24 (66.67 %)WebLogic
24 (66.67 %)Windows
24 (66.67 %)Solaris
24 (66.67 %)Apache
24 (66.67 %)Internet
32 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (33.33 %)Morello
32 (33.33 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (33.33 %)HTML
32 (33.33 %)JavaScript
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
41 (16.67 %)VB.NET
41 (16.67 %).NET
41 (16.67 %)C#
41 (16.67 %)SQL Server
41 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
41 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
41 (16.67 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (16.67 %)CSS
41 (16.67 %)Competitor Analysis
41 (16.67 %)Omniture
41 (16.67 %)Google

WebTrends
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (16.67 %).NET
21 (16.67 %)CSS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (66.67 %)WebLogic
14 (66.67 %)Apache
22 (33.33 %)Morello
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (16.67 %)Google Analytics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (66.67 %)Internet
14 (66.67 %)BIG-IP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
11 (16.67 %)VSS/SourceSafe
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (83.33 %)Marketing
22 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (16.67 %)Advertising
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Architect
14 (66.67 %)Solutions Architect
21 (16.67 %)SEO Specialist
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (66.67 %)Taxonomies
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Solaris
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)Content Management
21 (16.67 %)Competitor Analysis
21 (16.67 %)Pay per click
21 (16.67 %)SEO
21 (16.67 %)Migration
21 (16.67 %)Zachman Framework
21 (16.67 %)TOGAF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)Java
22 (33.33 %)JavaScript
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
31 (16.67 %)VB.NET
31 (16.67 %)C#
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)ClearTrust
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)Omniture
21 (16.67 %)Google