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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Commerce (eCommerce) skills within the Somerset 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-Commerce over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Commerce (eCommerce)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2925
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads1320
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.020 %
As % of the category below5.727 %6.920 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£440£315
Average daily rate£480£315
% change on same period last year+52.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£520£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.76 %
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£31.29£31.18
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads227289
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.320 %0.292 %
Daily rates quoted5251
Average minimum daily rate£325£321
Average daily rate£351£343
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted8098
Average minimum hourly rate£29.28£27.70
Average hourly rate£31.58£29.79
% change on same period last year+6.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.88£31.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
E-Commerce South WestE-Commerce
South West

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-Commerce
Demand Trend

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

Somerset E-Commerce Demand Trend

E-Commerce
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset E-Commerce Daily Rate Trend

E-Commerce
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing E-Commerce across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Somerset E-Commerce Daily Rate Histogram

E-Commerce
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset E-Commerce Hourly Rate Trend

E-Commerce
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-Commerce within the Somerset 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
StreetUp+25£480+52.38 %
BathDown-61--
E-Commerce South WestE-Commerce
South West

E-Commerce
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing E-Commerce 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-Commerce.

112 (57.14 %)C#
112 (57.14 %).NET
211 (52.38 %)ASP.NET
310 (47.62 %)Retail
49 (42.86 %)Commerce Server
58 (38.10 %)SQL
67 (33.33 %)MS Excel
76 (28.57 %)PRINCE2
76 (28.57 %)HTML
76 (28.57 %)SQL Server
76 (28.57 %)Project Management
85 (23.81 %)JavaScript
85 (23.81 %)Microsoft
94 (19.05 %)XML
94 (19.05 %)XSL
94 (19.05 %)RAD
94 (19.05 %)ADO.NET
94 (19.05 %)IIS
94 (19.05 %)BizTalk Server
94 (19.05 %)Scrum
103 (14.29 %)Use Case
103 (14.29 %)DSDM
112 (9.524 %)Linux
112 (9.524 %)Internet
112 (9.524 %)CSS
112 (9.524 %)MySQL
112 (9.524 %)PHP
112 (9.524 %)C
112 (9.524 %)Finance
112 (9.524 %)Manufacturing

E-Commerce
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing E-Commerce 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-Commerce. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (57.14 %).NET
211 (52.38 %)ASP.NET
36 (28.57 %)HTML
44 (19.05 %)ADO.NET
44 (19.05 %)XML
44 (19.05 %)XSL
52 (9.524 %)CSS
52 (9.524 %)AJAX
61 (4.762 %).NET Framework
61 (4.762 %)LAMP
61 (4.762 %)J2EE
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (42.86 %)Commerce Server
24 (19.05 %)IIS
24 (19.05 %)BizTalk Server
31 (4.762 %)WebLogic
31 (4.762 %)Apache
31 (4.762 %)CMS
31 (4.762 %)Commerce Server 2007
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (33.33 %)MS Excel
21 (4.762 %)MS Visio
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.762 %)SAP CRM
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.524 %)Internet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (28.57 %)SQL Server
22 (9.524 %)MySQL
31 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2005
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (47.62 %)Retail
22 (9.524 %)Online Banking
22 (9.524 %)Marketing
22 (9.524 %)Finance
22 (9.524 %)Manufacturing
22 (9.524 %)Banking
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (57.14 %)Developer
28 (38.10 %)Analyst
34 (19.05 %)Business Analyst
42 (9.524 %)Project Manager
42 (9.524 %)Senior Manager
42 (9.524 %)Analyst Programmer
42 (9.524 %)Programmer
42 (9.524 %)Senior Project Manager
42 (9.524 %)Analyst Developer
42 (9.524 %).NET Analyst Programmer
42 (9.524 %).NET Programmer
42 (9.524 %)C# Analyst Programmer
42 (9.524 %)C Programmer
51 (4.762 %)PHP Developer
51 (4.762 %)J2EE Architect
51 (4.762 %).NET Developer
51 (4.762 %)Web Designer
51 (4.762 %)Senior Business Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Senior Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Architect
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)Web 2.0
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.524 %)Linux
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (28.57 %)PRINCE2
16 (28.57 %)Project Management
24 (19.05 %)Scrum
24 (19.05 %)RAD
33 (14.29 %)DSDM
33 (14.29 %)Use Case
42 (9.524 %)Internet Marketing
51 (4.762 %)Web Development
51 (4.762 %)CRM
51 (4.762 %)ERP
51 (4.762 %)SOA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (57.14 %)C#
28 (38.10 %)SQL
35 (23.81 %)JavaScript
42 (9.524 %)PHP
42 (9.524 %)C
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.762 %)PCI DSS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.762 %)AquaLogic
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (23.81 %)Microsoft
21 (4.762 %)BEA
21 (4.762 %)ATG
21 (4.762 %)Oracle
21 (4.762 %)SAP