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The table below looks at the demand for Migration skills within the Northern Ireland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Migration over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Migration
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1125
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads281
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.001 %
As % of the category below20.90 %1.250 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£383-
Average daily rate£416-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£448-
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£371
% change on same period last year+1.30 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£13.65-
Average hourly rate£13.65-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.65-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.43£25.67
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads13480
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.189 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted3221
Average minimum daily rate£300£354
Average daily rate£323£395
% change on same period last year-18.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£23.22£25.39
Average hourly rate£24.22£25.39
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.22£25.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Migration UKMigration
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.

Migration
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland Migration Demand Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northern Ireland Migration Daily Rate Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Migration across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Northern Ireland Migration Daily Rate Histogram

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Migration across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Migration Hourly Rate Trend

Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Migration across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Northern Ireland Migration Hourly Rate Histogram

Migration
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 13 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
County AntrimUp+1325£406-
Migration UKMigration
UK

Migration
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Migration 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 Migration.

127 (75.00 %)Windows
223 (63.89 %)SQL Server
322 (61.11 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (61.11 %)SQL Server Integration Services
322 (61.11 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
421 (58.33 %)SQL Server 2000
519 (52.78 %)SQL
618 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
716 (44.44 %)MS Excel
815 (41.67 %)RDBMS
98 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
98 (22.22 %)Banking
107 (19.44 %)Clustering
116 (16.67 %)Finance
124 (11.11 %)VB6
124 (11.11 %)ColdFusion
124 (11.11 %)Linux
124 (11.11 %)VB
124 (11.11 %)MySQL
124 (11.11 %)PHP
124 (11.11 %)Zend
124 (11.11 %)PHP5
133 (8.333 %)AIX
133 (8.333 %)SAP
133 (8.333 %)Active Directory
133 (8.333 %)CRM
133 (8.333 %)SAP BW
142 (5.556 %)Investment Banking
142 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
142 (5.556 %)A+ Certification

Migration
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing Migration 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 Migration. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.778 %).NET
11 (2.778 %)J2EE
11 (2.778 %)Hibernate
11 (2.778 %)Spring
11 (2.778 %)WebSphere
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (11.11 %)ColdFusion
22 (5.556 %)IIS
31 (2.778 %)WebLogic
31 (2.778 %)Oracle Application Server
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (44.44 %)MS Excel
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (63.89 %)SQL Server
222 (61.11 %)SQL Server 2005
222 (61.11 %)SQL Server Integration Services
222 (61.11 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
321 (58.33 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (41.67 %)RDBMS
54 (11.11 %)MySQL
63 (8.333 %)SAP BW
71 (2.778 %)DB2
71 (2.778 %)Oracle 8/8i
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (22.22 %)Banking
26 (16.67 %)Finance
32 (5.556 %)Financial Institution
32 (5.556 %)Investment Banking
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (61.11 %)DBA
218 (50.00 %)SQL DBA
316 (44.44 %)SQL Server DBA
45 (13.89 %)Developer
54 (11.11 %)Server Support
54 (11.11 %)PHP Developer
63 (8.333 %)Migration Engineer
72 (5.556 %)Project Engineer
72 (5.556 %)Server Engineer
72 (5.556 %)Wintel Engineer
72 (5.556 %)Senior Server Engineer
81 (2.778 %)Senior SQL DBA
81 (2.778 %)WebSphere Developer
81 (2.778 %)Data Consultant
81 (2.778 %)SAP Data Migration Consultant
81 (2.778 %)SAP Data Consultant
81 (2.778 %)Senior DBA
81 (2.778 %)Migration Consultant
81 (2.778 %)Java Developer
81 (2.778 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (19.44 %)Clustering
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (75.00 %)Windows
28 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (11.11 %)Linux
43 (8.333 %)AIX
52 (5.556 %)Windows 2000
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
23 (8.333 %)CRM
32 (5.556 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (5.556 %)Test Scripting
32 (5.556 %)Data Migration
41 (2.778 %)PRINCE2
41 (2.778 %)Agile Software Development
41 (2.778 %)Business Analysis
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (52.78 %)SQL
24 (11.11 %)VB
24 (11.11 %)VB6
24 (11.11 %)PHP5
24 (11.11 %)PHP
31 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
31 (2.778 %)C
31 (2.778 %)Java
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.556 %)MCSE
12 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (5.556 %)A+ Certification
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (8.333 %)Active Directory
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (11.11 %)Zend
23 (8.333 %)SAP
31 (2.778 %)IBM
31 (2.778 %)Microsoft
31 (2.778 %)EMC
31 (2.778 %)BEA
31 (2.778 %)TIBCO
31 (2.778 %)Oracle