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The table below looks at the demand for Scrum 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 Scrum over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkScrum
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3828
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads1111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.012 %
As % of the category below3.873 %4.762 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£288-
Average daily rate£344-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£340
% change on same period last year+4.75 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£31.14-
Average hourly rate£33.21-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.29-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.21£41.38
% change on same period last year-22.14 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads284231
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.447 %0.248 %
Daily rates quoted4860
Average minimum daily rate£320£342
Average daily rate£356£361
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted10349
Average minimum hourly rate£30.69£27.90
Average hourly rate£32.57£29.90
% change on same period last year+8.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.45£31.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Scrum South WestScrum
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.

Scrum
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Scrum Demand Trend

Scrum
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Scrum Daily Rate Trend

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Scrum across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Somerset Scrum Daily Rate Histogram

Scrum
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Scrum Hourly Rate Trend

Scrum
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Scrum across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Somerset Scrum Hourly Rate Histogram

Scrum
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
YeovilNew entry-6--
BathNew entry-2£344-
Scrum South WestScrum
South West

Scrum
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Scrum 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 Scrum.

117 (70.83 %)Agile Software Development
213 (54.17 %)C++
213 (54.17 %)Java
312 (50.00 %)Eclipse
312 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
411 (45.83 %)JNI
59 (37.50 %)Retail
59 (37.50 %)Aerospace
68 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
77 (29.17 %)RAD
77 (29.17 %)Project Management
84 (16.67 %)CRM
84 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
84 (16.67 %)ERP
84 (16.67 %)MS Visio
84 (16.67 %)SAP
84 (16.67 %)SAP CRM
93 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
93 (12.50 %)Government
93 (12.50 %)Health
93 (12.50 %)DSDM
93 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
93 (12.50 %)Pensions
93 (12.50 %)Use Case
102 (8.333 %)Selenium
102 (8.333 %)FitNesse
102 (8.333 %)Continuous Integration
102 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
102 (8.333 %).NET
102 (8.333 %)SQL Server

Scrum
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Scrum 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 Scrum. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (45.83 %)JNI
22 (8.333 %)NHibernate
22 (8.333 %).NET
22 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (16.67 %)MS Visio
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (16.67 %)SAP CRM
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.333 %)SQL Server
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (50.00 %)Eclipse
22 (8.333 %)Selenium
22 (8.333 %)FitNesse
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (37.50 %)Aerospace
19 (37.50 %)Retail
23 (12.50 %)Pensions
23 (12.50 %)Government
23 (12.50 %)Health
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (37.50 %)Software Engineer
28 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
28 (33.33 %)Analyst
34 (16.67 %)Java Developer
34 (16.67 %)Developer
43 (12.50 %)Java Software Engineer
51 (4.167 %)ScrumMaster
51 (4.167 %)Project Manager
51 (4.167 %).NET Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior Business Analyst
51 (4.167 %)Senior Analyst
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (70.83 %)Agile Software Development
212 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
38 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
47 (29.17 %)RAD
47 (29.17 %)Project Management
54 (16.67 %)CRM
54 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
54 (16.67 %)ERP
63 (12.50 %)DSDM
63 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
63 (12.50 %)Business Analysis
63 (12.50 %)Use Case
72 (8.333 %)Continuous Integration
72 (8.333 %)TDD
72 (8.333 %)Pair Programming
72 (8.333 %)Extreme Programming
81 (4.167 %)SOA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (54.17 %)C++
113 (54.17 %)Java
22 (8.333 %)C#
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.167 %)PCI DSS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (16.67 %)SAP