The first table below looks at the demand for Grails skills in IT contracts advertised for the Slough region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Grails over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Slough region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Grails
Rank - - 30
Contract jobs citing Grails 0 0 12
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Slough - - 3.909%
As % of the Application Development category - - 12.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Average daily rate - - £325
UK excluding London average daily rate £295 £375 £413
% change year-on-year
-21.33% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 8
Average hourly rate - - £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £45.00
All Application Development
Slough
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
87 43 95
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Slough 34.80% 20.98% 30.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 23 43
Average daily rate £325 £350 £315
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% +11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £288 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £413 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 1 34
Average hourly rate £35.00 £14.40 £42.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+143.05% -66.11%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
Grails
Berkshire

Grails
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Grails across the Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Slough Grails Jobs Demand Trend

Grails
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Grails across the Slough region.

Slough Grails Daily Rate Trend

Grails
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Grails across the Slough region.

Slough Grails Hourly Rate Trend