Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for CA COOL:2E skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COOL2E over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCA COOL:2E
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank235266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads215
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.191 %1.100 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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£31.00£45.00
% change on same period last year-31.11 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads10471364
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.649 %1.462 %
Daily rates quoted282314
Average minimum daily rate£305£312
Average daily rate£326£329
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted135213
Average minimum hourly rate£30.10£29.87
Average hourly rate£32.29£31.39
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.48£32.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
COOL2E EnglandCOOL2E
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.

COOL2E
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COOL2E across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

South East COOL2E Demand Trend

COOL2E
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing COOL2E across the South East region.

South East COOL2E Daily Rate Trend

COOL2E
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing COOL2E across the South East region.

South East COOL2E Hourly Rate Trend

COOL2E
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COOL2E within the South East 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
SussexUp+71--
West SussexNew entry-1--
COOL2E EnglandCOOL2E
England

COOL2E
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing COOL2E 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 COOL2E.

16 (100.00 %)Synon
24 (66.67 %)AS400
31 (16.67 %)iSeries

COOL2E
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing COOL2E 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 COOL2E. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (100.00 %)Synon
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Analyst
14 (66.67 %)Analyst Programmer
14 (66.67 %)Programmer
14 (66.67 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
21 (16.67 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Synon Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (66.67 %)AS400
21 (16.67 %)iSeries