Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Construction' in contract IT jobs within the Shropshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Construction over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConstruction
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2227
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.279 %5.263 %
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£385£377
% change on same period last year+2.20 %
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£30.85£26.09
% change on same period last year+18.25 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads6195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.119 %
Daily rates quoted1736
Average minimum daily rate£425£320
Average daily rate£454£346
% change on same period last year+31.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£382
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£23.55
Average hourly rate£16.25£23.55
% change on same period last year-30.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.50£23.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.82£26.53
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Construction West MidlandsConstruction
West Midlands

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.

Construction
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Construction across the Shropshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Shropshire Construction Demand Trend

Construction
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Construction Daily Rate Trend

Construction
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Construction Hourly Rate Trend

Construction
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Construction within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
TelfordNew entry-2--
Construction West MidlandsConstruction
West Midlands

Construction
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Construction 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 Construction.

11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)JMS
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)GAP Analysis
11 (50.00 %)Government
11 (50.00 %)AquaLogic
11 (50.00 %)ESB
11 (50.00 %)Unit Testing

Construction
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Construction 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 Construction. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)JMS
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)ESB
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Government
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Management Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Java Developer
11 (50.00 %)Service Management Consultant
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)GAP Analysis
11 (50.00 %)Unit Testing
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)AquaLogic
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle