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This section looks at the demand for Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited APACS over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssociation for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank265280
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.053 %0.698 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£350£217
Average daily rate£400£258
% change on same period last year+54.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£358
% change on same period last year-6.27 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Miscellaneous South EastMiscellaneous
South East
Matching contract IT job ads18772577
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.475 %2.734 %
Daily rates quoted408527
Average minimum daily rate£337£330
Average daily rate£358£352
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£350
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Hourly rates quoted395406
Average minimum hourly rate£23.58£29.02
Average hourly rate£25.56£30.79
% change on same period last year-17.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.54£32.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.27£28.32
% change on same period last year-14.29 %
APACS EnglandAPACS
England

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.

APACS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing APACS across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South East APACS Demand Trend

APACS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East APACS Daily Rate Trend

APACS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East APACS Hourly Rate Trend

APACS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing APACS within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
BerkshireNew entry-1£400-
APACS EnglandAPACS
England

APACS
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing APACS 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 APACS.

16 (85.71 %)Finance
25 (71.43 %)Migration
25 (71.43 %)GAP Analysis
25 (71.43 %)Back Office
25 (71.43 %)UML
25 (71.43 %)SSADM
25 (71.43 %)DSDM
25 (71.43 %)Data Modelling
25 (71.43 %)Citrix Certification
25 (71.43 %)Data Analysis
25 (71.43 %)Business Analysis
25 (71.43 %)Requirements Analysis
25 (71.43 %)CA Clarity
25 (71.43 %)Data Migration
25 (71.43 %)Banking
31 (14.29 %)Billing
31 (14.29 %)Chip and PIN
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET
31 (14.29 %).NET
31 (14.29 %)SMS
31 (14.29 %)ISO8583

APACS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing APACS 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 APACS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (14.29 %).NET
Applications
15 (71.43 %)CA Clarity
Communications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)SMS
General
16 (85.71 %)Finance
25 (71.43 %)Banking
25 (71.43 %)Back Office
31 (14.29 %)Billing
Job Titles
16 (85.71 %)Analyst
25 (71.43 %)Business Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Developer
31 (14.29 %).NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)Programme Office Analyst
Miscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Chip and PIN
Processes & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)UML
15 (71.43 %)SSADM
15 (71.43 %)DSDM
15 (71.43 %)Data Modelling
15 (71.43 %)GAP Analysis
15 (71.43 %)Migration
15 (71.43 %)Data Analysis
15 (71.43 %)Business Analysis
15 (71.43 %)Requirements Analysis
15 (71.43 %)Data Migration
Programming Languages
11 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
15 (71.43 %)Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)ISO8583
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