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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Lotus QuickPlace skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QuickPlace over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Lotus QuickPlace
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank228275
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads413
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.288 %0.538 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£300£475
Average daily rate£300£488
% change on same period last year-38.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£406
% change on same period last year-26.15 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£60.00
Average hourly rate-£60.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£60.00
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
South East
Matching contract IT job ads13902415
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.268 %2.646 %
Daily rates quoted386551
Average minimum daily rate£320£335
Average daily rate£341£354
% change on same period last year-3.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Hourly rates quoted155318
Average minimum hourly rate£22.82£25.09
Average hourly rate£24.46£26.54
% change on same period last year-7.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.10£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.88£23.53
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
QuickPlace EnglandQuickPlace
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.

QuickPlace
Demand Trend

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

South East QuickPlace Demand Trend

QuickPlace
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East QuickPlace Daily Rate Trend

QuickPlace
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QuickPlace across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

South East QuickPlace Daily Rate Histogram

QuickPlace
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East QuickPlace Hourly Rate Trend

QuickPlace
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing QuickPlace within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
SurreyUp+362--
West SussexNew entry-2£300-
QuickPlace EnglandQuickPlace
England

QuickPlace
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Lotus Domino
23 (75.00 %)Lotus Notes
23 (75.00 %)Lotus
32 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (50.00 %)Internet
32 (50.00 %)Blackberry
32 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
32 (50.00 %)Finance
32 (50.00 %)VMware
32 (50.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)Linux
32 (50.00 %)Active Directory
32 (50.00 %)Insurance
32 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (25.00 %)Performance Testing

QuickPlace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)Lotus Domino
23 (75.00 %)Lotus Notes
32 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)Internet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
12 (50.00 %)Insurance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Administrator
12 (50.00 %)Technical Specialist
12 (50.00 %)Domino Administrator
21 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Blackberry
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Linux
22 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)UNIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
12 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Lotus
22 (50.00 %)VMware