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This section looks at the demand for Open Workbench skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Open Workbench over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Workbench
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank240-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.226 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£230-
Average daily rate£230-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£230-
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£412
% change on same period last year-11.94 %
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-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads17732135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.363 %2.130 %
Daily rates quoted354448
Average minimum daily rate£277£277
Average daily rate£294£291
% change on same period last year+0.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£289
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted379469
Average minimum hourly rate£17.82£18.33
Average hourly rate£18.94£19.71
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.05£21.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.61£19.51
% change on same period last year-4.60 %
Open Workbench EnglandOpen Workbench
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.

Open Workbench
Demand Trend

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

South East Open Workbench Demand Trend

Open Workbench
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Open Workbench Daily Rate Trend

Open Workbench
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Open Workbench across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South East Open Workbench Daily Rate Histogram

Open Workbench
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Open Workbench within the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
HampshireNew entry-4£230-
Open Workbench EnglandOpen Workbench
England

Open Workbench
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Open Workbench 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 Open Workbench.

18 (88.89 %)MS Project
26 (66.67 %)MS Excel
26 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (33.33 %)Finance
42 (22.22 %)CA Clarity
51 (11.11 %)C
51 (11.11 %)Project Planning
51 (11.11 %)Migration
51 (11.11 %)Programme Management
51 (11.11 %)Microsoft
51 (11.11 %)Project Management

Open Workbench
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Open Workbench 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 Open Workbench. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (88.89 %)MS Project
26 (66.67 %)MS Excel
26 (66.67 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (22.22 %)CA Clarity
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Finance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)Coordinator
16 (66.67 %)Project Coordinator
23 (33.33 %)Project Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Project Support Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Programme Planner
41 (11.11 %)Programme Coordinator
41 (11.11 %)Project Manager
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Project Management
11 (11.11 %)Migration
11 (11.11 %)Programme Management
11 (11.11 %)Project Planning
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft