The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Minitab products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Minitab over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Minitab, Inc.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Minitab
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Minitab 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East - - -
As % of the Vendors category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £11.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
- -58.18%
All Vendors
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
3883 5089 5129
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 49.69% 50.10% 49.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1898 2223 2014
Average daily rate £350 £360 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.77% +2.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £201 £220 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 314 380 413
Average hourly rate £19.63 £18.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+9.02% -20.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.34 £11.50 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £45.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Minitab
England

Minitab
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Minitab across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South East Minitab Jobs Demand Trend

Minitab
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Minitab Daily Rate Trend

Minitab
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Minitab Hourly Rate Trend

Minitab
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Minitab 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 Minitab.

1 3 (100.00%) MS Office
1 3 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) MS PowerPoint
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (66.67%) Cognos
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
3 1 (33.33%) MS Access
3 1 (33.33%) VB
3 1 (33.33%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) VB6

Minitab
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Minitab 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 Minitab. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (100.00%) MS Office
1 3 (100.00%) MS Excel
2 2 (66.67%) MS PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) MS Access
General
1 2 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) VB
1 1 (33.33%) VB6
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Cognos