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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Business (eBusiness) skills within the Shropshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited E-business over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Business (eBusiness)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-29
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.226 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£243
Average daily rate-£246
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£349
% change on same period last year+11.75 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads132124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.209 %0.132 %
Daily rates quoted6246
Average minimum daily rate£420£320
Average daily rate£439£345
% change on same period last year+27.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£459£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted48
Average minimum hourly rate£36.10£24.34
Average hourly rate£38.46£25.78
% change on same period last year+49.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.81£27.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£29.69
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
E-business West MidlandsE-business
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.

E-business
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire E-business Demand Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire E-business Daily Rate Trend

E-business
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire E-business Hourly Rate Trend

E-business
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

11 (50.00 %)PHP
11 (50.00 %)MySQL
11 (50.00 %)CSS
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Data Mining
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)VMware
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
11 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)CSS
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)MySQL
11 (50.00 %)Data Mining
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Architect
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Web Developer
11 (50.00 %)Solutions Architect
11 (50.00 %)Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Web Programmer
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)PHP
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
11 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)VMware