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This section looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited B2B over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank215266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching contract IT job ads5132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.703 %0.370 %
Daily rates quoted1012
Average minimum daily rate£334£364
Average daily rate£355£382
% change on same period last year-7.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£479
% change on same period last year-18.55 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£101.67
Average hourly rate-£102.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£103.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£10.00£71.21
% change on same period last year-85.95 %
Processes & Methodologies South EastProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads72558637
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.567 %9.162 %
Daily rates quoted20312360
Average minimum daily rate£358£354
Average daily rate£379£374
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£374
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted737794
Average minimum hourly rate£28.44£30.99
Average hourly rate£30.23£32.68
% change on same period last year-7.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.01£34.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.40£30.19
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
B2B EnglandB2B
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.

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing B2B across the South East region.

South East B2B Daily Rate Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing B2B across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South East B2B Daily Rate Histogram

B2B
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the South East region.

South East B2B Hourly Rate Trend

B2B
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing B2B 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
BerkshireUp+4722£398+15.60 %
HampshireUp+238£278-7.50 %
SurreyDown-27£275-34.52 %
BuckinghamshireUp+116£325-48.00 %
KentNew entry-2--
East SussexNew entry-1£400-
SussexUp+131--
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
MiddlesexNew entry-1--
B2B EnglandB2B
England

B2B
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing B2B 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 B2B.

117 (22.37 %)B2C
216 (21.05 %).NET
216 (21.05 %)Telecoms
312 (15.79 %)E-Commerce
411 (14.47 %)C#
411 (14.47 %)XML
411 (14.47 %)Finance
59 (11.84 %)ASP.NET
59 (11.84 %)JavaScript
59 (11.84 %)SQL
59 (11.84 %)SQL Server
59 (11.84 %)EDI
68 (10.53 %)CSS
68 (10.53 %)Oracle
68 (10.53 %)Project Management
68 (10.53 %)Marketing
77 (9.211 %)Internet
77 (9.211 %)Stakeholder Management
77 (9.211 %)MySQL
77 (9.211 %)PHP
77 (9.211 %)WebServices
86 (7.895 %)ERP
86 (7.895 %)Baan
86 (7.895 %)VB.NET
86 (7.895 %)EDIFACT
86 (7.895 %)Movex
86 (7.895 %)AS400
86 (7.895 %)Logistics
86 (7.895 %)Degree
95 (6.579 %)SQL Server 2005

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing B2B 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 B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
116 (21.05 %).NET
211 (14.47 %)XML
39 (11.84 %)ASP.NET
39 (11.84 %)EDI
48 (10.53 %)CSS
57 (9.211 %)WebServices
66 (7.895 %)EDIFACT
75 (6.579 %)J2EE
84 (5.263 %)SOAP
84 (5.263 %)HTML
84 (5.263 %)Middleware
93 (3.947 %)Spring
93 (3.947 %)AJAX
93 (3.947 %)Hibernate
93 (3.947 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (2.632 %)XHTML
102 (2.632 %)ASP
111 (1.316 %)XSD
111 (1.316 %)UDDI
111 (1.316 %)Ruby on Rails
Application Platforms
13 (3.947 %)IIS
13 (3.947 %)CICS
13 (3.947 %)Gentran
22 (2.632 %)CMS
22 (2.632 %)BizTalk Server
22 (2.632 %)Apache
31 (1.316 %)SAS
31 (1.316 %)ColdFusion
31 (1.316 %)WebLogic Portal
31 (1.316 %)ArcGIS
31 (1.316 %)WebLogic
31 (1.316 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (1.316 %)ESB
Applications
15 (6.579 %)MS Project
23 (3.947 %)MS Office
32 (2.632 %)SPSS
32 (2.632 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
16 (7.895 %)Movex
21 (1.316 %)SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
17 (9.211 %)Internet
24 (5.263 %)DSL
24 (5.263 %)BSS
24 (5.263 %)Nortel Meridian
24 (5.263 %)VoIP
33 (3.947 %)Broadband
33 (3.947 %)FTP
33 (3.947 %)Intranet
33 (3.947 %)Wireless
42 (2.632 %)Extranet
42 (2.632 %)HTTP
51 (1.316 %)SSL
51 (1.316 %)CTI
51 (1.316 %)LAN
51 (1.316 %)PBX
51 (1.316 %)WAN
51 (1.316 %)IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
19 (11.84 %)SQL Server
27 (9.211 %)MySQL
35 (6.579 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (2.632 %)GIS
51 (1.316 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.316 %)Base SAS
Development Applications
13 (3.947 %)JUnit
21 (1.316 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.316 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (1.316 %)Flash
21 (1.316 %)WinRunner
21 (1.316 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (1.316 %)LoadRunner
General
116 (21.05 %)Telecoms
211 (14.47 %)Finance
38 (10.53 %)Marketing
45 (6.579 %)Banking
54 (5.263 %)Multimedia
63 (3.947 %)Government
72 (2.632 %)Publishing
72 (2.632 %)Retail
72 (2.632 %)Pensions
72 (2.632 %)Telemarketing
81 (1.316 %)International Banking
81 (1.316 %)Financial Institution
81 (1.316 %)Investment Banking
81 (1.316 %)Education
Job Titles
124 (31.58 %)Developer
214 (18.42 %)Analyst
310 (13.16 %)Project Manager
49 (11.84 %).NET Developer
57 (9.211 %)Product Manager
66 (7.895 %)EDI Analyst
66 (7.895 %)PHP Developer
75 (6.579 %)Business Analyst
84 (5.263 %)Web Developer
84 (5.263 %)Marketing Manager
93 (3.947 %)Marketing Campaign Manager
93 (3.947 %)Team Leader
93 (3.947 %)C# Developer
102 (2.632 %)Solutions Designer
102 (2.632 %)Network Manager
102 (2.632 %)VB.NET Developer
102 (2.632 %)ASP.NET Developer
102 (2.632 %)Senior Developer
102 (2.632 %)Architect
102 (2.632 %)Senior .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (7.895 %)AS400
23 (3.947 %)Replication
23 (3.947 %)French Language
23 (3.947 %)German Language
23 (3.947 %)Mainframe
32 (2.632 %)Clustering
32 (2.632 %)Derivative
32 (2.632 %)Computer Science
32 (2.632 %)Handset
32 (2.632 %)Client/Server
32 (2.632 %)N-Tier
41 (1.316 %)Blackberry
41 (1.316 %)Blog
41 (1.316 %)Social Network
Operating Systems
13 (3.947 %)MVS
22 (2.632 %)Unix
22 (2.632 %)Windows
22 (2.632 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
117 (22.37 %)B2C
212 (15.79 %)E-Commerce
38 (10.53 %)Project Management
47 (9.211 %)Stakeholder Management
56 (7.895 %)ERP
56 (7.895 %)Logistics
65 (6.579 %)CRM
74 (5.263 %)Project Planning
83 (3.947 %)Technical Architecture
83 (3.947 %)Direct Marketing
83 (3.947 %)Migration
83 (3.947 %)PRINCE2
92 (2.632 %)UML
92 (2.632 %)OOP
92 (2.632 %)OO
92 (2.632 %)SOA
92 (2.632 %)GAP Analysis
92 (2.632 %)Search Engine Marketing
92 (2.632 %)Email Marketing
92 (2.632 %)Internet Marketing
Programming Languages
111 (14.47 %)C#
29 (11.84 %)JavaScript
29 (11.84 %)SQL
37 (9.211 %)PHP
46 (7.895 %)VB.NET
53 (3.947 %)JCL
62 (2.632 %)PHP5
71 (1.316 %)Ruby
71 (1.316 %)VBScript
71 (1.316 %)VB
71 (1.316 %)Java
Qualifications
16 (7.895 %)Degree
21 (1.316 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (1.316 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.947 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (1.316 %)QA
System Software
11 (1.316 %)MSMQ
Vendors
18 (10.53 %)Oracle
26 (7.895 %)Baan
35 (6.579 %)Cisco
35 (6.579 %)Microsoft
44 (5.263 %)Nortel
44 (5.263 %)Lucent
52 (2.632 %)SAP
52 (2.632 %)Google
61 (1.316 %)SEEBURGER
61 (1.316 %)Mapinfo
61 (1.316 %)RedDot
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