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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Informix skills within the Northern Ireland region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Informix over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Informix
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.279 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£441£314
% change on same period last year+40.52 %
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£32.00£32.67
% change on same period last year-2.05 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads6166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted1912
Average minimum daily rate£318£258
Average daily rate£339£273
% change on same period last year+23.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£289
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£351
% change on same period last year-4.70 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£24.29£24.80
Average hourly rate£28.91£27.40
% change on same period last year+5.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.93£31.34
% change on same period last year-17.26 %
Informix UKInformix
UK

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.

Informix
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Informix across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Northern Ireland Informix Demand Trend

Informix
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Informix within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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 AntrimNew entry-2--
Informix UKInformix
UK

Informix
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Informix 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 Informix.

14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)Sybase
22 (50.00 %)DB2
22 (50.00 %)OLAP
22 (50.00 %)Business Objects
22 (50.00 %)ODBC
22 (50.00 %)Cognos
22 (50.00 %)Cognos Powerplay
22 (50.00 %)ETL
22 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
22 (50.00 %)Retail
22 (50.00 %)Oracle OLAP

Informix
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Informix 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 Informix. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)ODBC
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)DB2
12 (50.00 %)OLAP
12 (50.00 %)Cognos Powerplay
12 (50.00 %)ETL
12 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
12 (50.00 %)Oracle OLAP
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Retail
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Cognos Developer
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)Sybase
22 (50.00 %)Business Objects
22 (50.00 %)Cognos