South East Ariba Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Ariba products and/or services in IT contracts within the South East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ariba over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location England Kent London Middlesex Sandwich South East UK	3 months to 5 Sep 2008	Same period last year
Rank	248	299
Rank change on same period last year	+51
Matching contract IT job ads	5	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.007 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	0.088 %	0.013 %
Daily rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum daily rate	-	£200
Average daily rate	-	£200
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£200
UK excluding London average daily rate	-	£200
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£18.00	-
Average hourly rate	£18.00	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£18.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£18.00	-
% change on same period last year	-
Vendors South East
Matching contract IT job ads	5705	7538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	7.712 %	7.433 %
Daily rates quoted	1253	1895
Average minimum daily rate	£346	£350
Average daily rate	£367	£367
% change on same period last year	-0.11 %
Average maximum daily rate	£387	£385
UK excluding London average daily rate	£361	£358
% change on same period last year	+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted	691	1030
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.78	£24.37
Average hourly rate	£24.30	£25.90
% change on same period last year	-6.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.82	£27.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.29	£24.78
% change on same period last year	-1.97 %
Ariba 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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Ariba, Inc.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ariba within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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.

Location	Rank 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
Kent	-	4	-	-
Middlesex	-	1	-	-

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Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Ariba 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 Ariba.

1 5 (83.33 %) Pharmaceutical 2 4 (66.67 %) BusinessObjects 2 4 (66.67 %) Business Objects 2 4 (66.67 %) Documentum 3 2 (33.33 %) Microsoft 3 2 (33.33 %) MS Office 3 2 (33.33 %) Validation 4 1 (16.67 %) MS PowerPoint 4 1 (16.67 %) Performance Management 4 1 (16.67 %) Spreadsheet 4 1 (16.67 %) MS Excel 4 1 (16.67 %) Project Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Ariba 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 Ariba. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms 1 4 (66.67 %) Documentum	Applications 1 2 (33.33 %) MS Office 2 1 (16.67 %) MS Excel 2 1 (16.67 %) MS PowerPoint 2 1 (16.67 %) Spreadsheet
Database & Business Intelligence 1 4 (66.67 %) BusinessObjects	General 1 5 (83.33 %) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles 1 3 (50.00 %) Applications Support 2 1 (16.67 %) Applications Consultant 2 1 (16.67 %) Support Consultant 2 1 (16.67 %) Administrator 2 1 (16.67 %) Procurement Specialist 2 1 (16.67 %) Helpdesk Support 2 1 (16.67 %) Project Administrator 2 1 (16.67 %) Applications Support Consultant 2 1 (16.67 %) Consultant	Processes & Methodologies 1 2 (33.33 %) Validation 2 1 (16.67 %) Performance Management 2 1 (16.67 %) Project Management
Vendors 1 4 (66.67 %) Business Objects 2 2 (33.33 %) Microsoft