The first table below looks at the demand for E-business skills in IT contracts advertised for the Northern Ireland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited E-business over the 3 months to 24 May 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the Northern Ireland 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Electronic Business (eBusiness)
Rank 28 27 -
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -
Contract jobs citing E-business 5 3 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 2.146% 1.523% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.546% 2.564% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £293 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £383 £413 £460
% change year-on-year
-7.27% -10.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £26.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year
- -37.05%
All Processes & Methodologies
Northern Ireland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
141 117 195
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northern Ireland 60.52% 59.39% 53.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 36 63
Average daily rate £350 £400 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.50% +23.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £260 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £10.50 - £12.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
E-business
UK

E-business
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing E-business across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Northern Ireland E-business Jobs Demand Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing E-business across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland E-business Daily Rate Trend

E-business
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-business within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
County Londonderry - 5 - -
E-business
UK

E-business
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing E-business 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 E-business.

1 5 (100.00%) SEO
1 5 (100.00%) CMS
1 5 (100.00%) Multimedia
1 5 (100.00%) Content Management
1 5 (100.00%) Degree

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing E-business 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 E-business. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 5 (100.00%) CMS
General
1 5 (100.00%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Coordinator
2 2 (40.00%) Project Coordinator
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) SEO
1 5 (100.00%) Content Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree