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This section looks at the demand for Migration 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 Migration over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Migration
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank712
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads4220
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.020 %
As % of the category below17.21 %19.80 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£284£283
Average daily rate£312£292
% change on same period last year+6.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£383
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
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£25.83£23.29
% change on same period last year+10.90 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads244101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.325 %0.101 %
Daily rates quoted9027
Average minimum daily rate£390£240
Average daily rate£420£268
% change on same period last year+56.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted612
Average minimum hourly rate£23.40£19.21
Average hourly rate£24.60£20.87
% change on same period last year+17.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.80£22.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Migration West MidlandsMigration
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.

Migration
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Migration Hourly Rate Trend

Migration
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
TelfordUp+128£321+6.90 %
Migration West MidlandsMigration
West Midlands

Migration
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

168 (69.39 %)Pensions
259 (60.20 %)Data Migration
334 (34.69 %)SQL
430 (30.61 %)Oracle
527 (27.55 %)PL/SQL
620 (20.41 %)Microsoft
715 (15.31 %)Security Cleared
813 (13.27 %)Finance
910 (10.20 %)VB
109 (9.184 %)SC Cleared
109 (9.184 %)UNIX
118 (8.163 %)Active Directory
118 (8.163 %)ISEB
118 (8.163 %)Government
127 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
127 (7.143 %)Windows
127 (7.143 %)MS Excel
127 (7.143 %)User Acceptance Testing
136 (6.122 %)Exchange Server 2000
136 (6.122 %)TestDirector
145 (5.102 %)Oracle 10g
145 (5.102 %)Exchange Server 2003
145 (5.102 %)V-Model
154 (4.082 %)Exchange Server 5.5
154 (4.082 %)Manual Testing
154 (4.082 %)Data Mining
154 (4.082 %)NetWare
154 (4.082 %)Lotus Notes
154 (4.082 %)Lotus
154 (4.082 %)GroupWise

Migration
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.020 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
26 (6.122 %)Exchange Server 2000
35 (5.102 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (4.082 %)GroupWise
44 (4.082 %)Exchange Server 5.5
44 (4.082 %)Lotus Notes
51 (1.020 %)SharePoint
51 (1.020 %)Exchange Server 2007
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.143 %)MS Excel
22 (2.041 %)MS Office
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.061 %)LDAP
13 (3.061 %)LAN
13 (3.061 %)WAN
21 (1.020 %)DHCP
21 (1.020 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.020 %)DNS
21 (1.020 %)SAN
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (5.102 %)Oracle 10g
24 (4.082 %)Data Mining
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.122 %)TestDirector
21 (1.020 %)QuickTest Pro
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
168 (69.39 %)Pensions
213 (13.27 %)Finance
38 (8.163 %)Government
42 (2.041 %)Insurance
51 (1.020 %)Banking
51 (1.020 %)Retail
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (33.67 %)Analyst
218 (18.37 %)Data Analyst
317 (17.35 %)Data Migration Analyst
317 (17.35 %)Consultant
410 (10.20 %)Actuary
59 (9.184 %)Developer
68 (8.163 %)Architect
68 (8.163 %)Test Analyst
77 (7.143 %)Migration Engineer
86 (6.122 %)Solutions Architect
86 (6.122 %)Tester
95 (5.102 %)Business Analyst
104 (4.082 %)Migration Consultant
104 (4.082 %)Analyst Developer
104 (4.082 %)Team Leader
104 (4.082 %)Oracle Developer
104 (4.082 %)Data Consultant
113 (3.061 %)SQL Developer
113 (3.061 %)PL/SQL Developer
113 (3.061 %)Test Team Leader
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.061 %)Data Integration
21 (1.020 %)Clustering
21 (1.020 %)Statistics
21 (1.020 %)Mathematics
21 (1.020 %)Computer Science
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (9.184 %)UNIX
27 (7.143 %)Windows
34 (4.082 %)NetWare
42 (2.041 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.020 %)HPUX
51 (1.020 %)Solaris
51 (1.020 %)Windows 2000
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
159 (60.20 %)Data Migration
215 (15.31 %)Security Cleared
39 (9.184 %)SC Cleared
47 (7.143 %)User Acceptance Testing
55 (5.102 %)V-Model
64 (4.082 %)Manual Testing
64 (4.082 %)Regression Testing
73 (3.061 %)Project Management
82 (2.041 %)System Testing
82 (2.041 %)Business Analysis
91 (1.020 %)Numerical Analysis
91 (1.020 %)Release Management
91 (1.020 %)Test Management
91 (1.020 %)CAPA
91 (1.020 %)Change Management
91 (1.020 %)ITIL
91 (1.020 %)PRINCE2
91 (1.020 %)PRINCE
91 (1.020 %)E-business
91 (1.020 %)Data Security
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (34.69 %)SQL
227 (27.55 %)PL/SQL
310 (10.20 %)VB
41 (1.020 %)COBOL
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (8.163 %)ISEB
21 (1.020 %)Cisco Certification
21 (1.020 %)Degree
21 (1.020 %)CCNP
21 (1.020 %)CCNA
21 (1.020 %)CCDA
21 (1.020 %)CCDP
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.020 %)ISO9001
11 (1.020 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (1.020 %)QA
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (8.163 %)Active Directory
21 (1.020 %)ISA Server
21 (1.020 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
21 (1.020 %)VMware Infrastructure
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.041 %)Legato
12 (2.041 %)EMC NetWorker
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (30.61 %)Oracle
220 (20.41 %)Microsoft
34 (4.082 %)Lotus
43 (3.061 %)Cisco
52 (2.041 %)HP
52 (2.041 %)EMC
52 (2.041 %)Novell
61 (1.020 %)Siemens
61 (1.020 %)VMware
61 (1.020 %)Mitel