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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in contract IT jobs within the Somerset 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 Retail over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3230
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads1015
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.015 %
As % of the category below5.917 %7.282 %
Daily rates quoted85
Average minimum daily rate£419£366
Average daily rate£453£396
% change on same period last year+14.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£488£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£390
% change on same period last year+5.07 %
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£26.87£20.31
% change on same period last year+32.28 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads169206
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.238 %0.208 %
Daily rates quoted4637
Average minimum daily rate£319£316
Average daily rate£342£345
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted6553
Average minimum hourly rate£29.47£28.25
Average hourly rate£31.30£30.47
% change on same period last year+2.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.14£32.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Retail South WestRetail
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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Somerset Retail Daily Rate Histogram

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail 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+35£480+52.38 %
BathNew entry-1£363-
Retail South WestRetail
South West

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (46.15 %)PRINCE2
211 (42.31 %)Scrum
310 (38.46 %)RAD
310 (38.46 %)E-Commerce
49 (34.62 %)Project Management
58 (30.77 %)SAP
67 (26.92 %)Finance
76 (23.08 %)MS Visio
85 (19.23 %)DSDM
85 (19.23 %)SQL Server
85 (19.23 %)Business Analysis
94 (15.38 %)Agile Software Development
94 (15.38 %)Manufacturing
94 (15.38 %)SAP CRM
94 (15.38 %).NET
94 (15.38 %)C#
94 (15.38 %)HTML
94 (15.38 %)JavaScript
94 (15.38 %)ADO.NET
94 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
94 (15.38 %)XML
94 (15.38 %)XSL
94 (15.38 %)IIS
94 (15.38 %)BizTalk Server
94 (15.38 %)MS Excel
94 (15.38 %)CRM
94 (15.38 %)ERP
94 (15.38 %)PCI DSS
103 (11.54 %)Pensions
103 (11.54 %)Use Case

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (15.38 %)HTML
14 (15.38 %).NET
14 (15.38 %)ADO.NET
14 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
14 (15.38 %)XML
14 (15.38 %)XSL
21 (3.846 %)MDX
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (15.38 %)IIS
14 (15.38 %)BizTalk Server
22 (7.692 %)Commerce Server
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (23.08 %)MS Visio
24 (15.38 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (15.38 %)SAP CRM
22 (7.692 %)SAP Payroll
22 (7.692 %)SAP HR
31 (3.846 %)SAP FI
31 (3.846 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (3.846 %)SAP CO
31 (3.846 %)SAP Retail
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.692 %)Internet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (19.23 %)SQL Server
21 (3.846 %)OLAP
21 (3.846 %)SAP BW
21 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2005
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (26.92 %)Finance
24 (15.38 %)Manufacturing
33 (11.54 %)Banking
33 (11.54 %)Pensions
33 (11.54 %)Health
42 (7.692 %)Legal
42 (7.692 %)Online Banking
42 (7.692 %)Marketing
51 (3.846 %)Retail Banking
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (57.69 %)Analyst
210 (38.46 %)Business Analyst
35 (19.23 %)Project Manager
35 (19.23 %)Consultant
42 (7.692 %)Senior Manager
42 (7.692 %)Analyst Programmer
42 (7.692 %)Programmer
42 (7.692 %)Senior Project Manager
42 (7.692 %)SAP HR Consultant
42 (7.692 %)SAP Consultant
42 (7.692 %)Analyst Developer
42 (7.692 %)SAP Payroll Consultant
42 (7.692 %).NET Analyst Programmer
42 (7.692 %).NET Programmer
42 (7.692 %)C# Analyst Programmer
42 (7.692 %)C Programmer
42 (7.692 %)Payroll Consultant
42 (7.692 %)Developer
42 (7.692 %)SAP HR/Payroll Consultant
51 (3.846 %)ScrumMaster
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.846 %)EPoS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (46.15 %)PRINCE2
211 (42.31 %)Scrum
310 (38.46 %)RAD
310 (38.46 %)E-Commerce
49 (34.62 %)Project Management
55 (19.23 %)DSDM
55 (19.23 %)Business Analysis
64 (15.38 %)Agile Software Development
64 (15.38 %)CRM
64 (15.38 %)ERP
73 (11.54 %)GAP Analysis
73 (11.54 %)Use Case
82 (7.692 %)Internet Marketing
82 (7.692 %)Time Management
82 (7.692 %)RUP
91 (3.846 %)UML
91 (3.846 %)SOA
91 (3.846 %)Business Intelligence
91 (3.846 %)Data Security
91 (3.846 %)Requirements Analysis
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (15.38 %)C#
14 (15.38 %)JavaScript
22 (7.692 %)SQL
22 (7.692 %)C
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (15.38 %)PCI DSS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (30.77 %)SAP
22 (7.692 %)Microsoft
31 (3.846 %)Casewise