The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in IT contracts advertised for the Solihull region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Smart Meter 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Solihull 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
Smart Metering
Rank - 13 12
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter 0 3 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Solihull - 3.797% 1.449%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 23.08% 7.143%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £363 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £363 £525
% change year-on-year
+3.44% -30.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Solihull
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
7 13 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Solihull 12.07% 16.46% 20.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 4
Average daily rate £394 £165 £200
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+138.63% -17.50%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £342 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.41% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Average hourly rate - £8.50 £8.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £24.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-10.20% -7.54%
Smart Meter
West Midlands

Smart Meter
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Smart Meter across the Solihull region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Solihull Smart Meter Jobs Demand Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Trend

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

Solihull Smart Meter Daily Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Solihull Smart Meter Hourly Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull region citing Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter.

1 2 (33.33%) SAP
1 2 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) IBM
2 1 (16.67%) ISEB
2 1 (16.67%) SAP BW
2 1 (16.67%) SAP BI
2 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
2 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management

Smart Meter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull region citing Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SAP BW
1 1 (16.67%) SAP BI
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Business Analyst
1 5 (83.33%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Test Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Test Coordinator
2 1 (16.67%) SAP Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) SAP BW Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Business Project Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Test Leader
2 1 (16.67%) Coordinator
2 1 (16.67%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Logistics
2 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Requirements Management
2 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
2 1 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) ISEB
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (16.67%) IBM