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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' 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 Insurance over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2725
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads65
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.800 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£250£200
Average daily rate£288£238
% change on same period last year+21.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£393
% change on same period last year-1.16 %
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£25.70£20.57
% change on same period last year+24.89 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads12560
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted5222
Average minimum daily rate£378£224
Average daily rate£406£268
% change on same period last year+51.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£27.20
Average hourly rate£28.25£29.90
% change on same period last year-5.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.50£32.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Insurance West MidlandsInsurance
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.

Insurance
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
TelfordNew entry-1£225-
Insurance West MidlandsInsurance
West Midlands

Insurance
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Insurance 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 Insurance.

117 (68.00 %)Finance
214 (56.00 %)Pensions
37 (28.00 %)Project Management
46 (24.00 %)ISEB
46 (24.00 %)Test Scripting
46 (24.00 %)System Testing
54 (16.00 %)Oracle
54 (16.00 %)MS Project
63 (12.00 %)Project Planning
72 (8.000 %)Business Analysis
72 (8.000 %)PMI
72 (8.000 %)SQL
72 (8.000 %)Health
72 (8.000 %)Stakeholder Management
72 (8.000 %)Programme Management
81 (4.000 %)Migration
81 (4.000 %)PL/SQL
81 (4.000 %)MS Excel
81 (4.000 %)Oracle 10g
81 (4.000 %)Unit Testing

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Insurance 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 Insurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (16.00 %)MS Project
21 (4.000 %)MS Excel
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.000 %)Oracle 10g
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (68.00 %)Finance
214 (56.00 %)Pensions
32 (8.000 %)Health
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (52.00 %)Analyst
26 (24.00 %)Test Analyst
35 (20.00 %)Project Manager
44 (16.00 %)Business Analyst
53 (12.00 %)Developer
62 (8.000 %)Coordinator
62 (8.000 %)Data Analyst
62 (8.000 %)Project Coordinator
62 (8.000 %)Programme Manager
62 (8.000 %)Junior
62 (8.000 %)Project Analyst
71 (4.000 %)PL/SQL Developer
71 (4.000 %)Junior Business Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Project Support Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Product Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Junior Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Support Analyst
71 (4.000 %)Administrator
71 (4.000 %)Programme Office Manager
71 (4.000 %)Project Administrator
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.000 %)PMI
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (28.00 %)Project Management
26 (24.00 %)Test Scripting
26 (24.00 %)System Testing
33 (12.00 %)Project Planning
42 (8.000 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (8.000 %)Programme Management
42 (8.000 %)Business Analysis
51 (4.000 %)Migration
51 (4.000 %)Unit Testing
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (8.000 %)SQL
21 (4.000 %)PL/SQL
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (24.00 %)ISEB
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (16.00 %)Oracle