The first table below looks at the demand for ResourceLink skills 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 ResourceLink over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Business Applications category 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
NorthgateArinso ResourceLink Aurora
Rank 219 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing ResourceLink 5 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.064% - -
As % of the Business Applications category 0.826% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Average daily rate £463 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £463 £441 £450
% change year-on-year
+4.81% -1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £23.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.00 - -
All Business Applications
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category
605 898 886
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 7.762% 8.851% 8.541%
Number of daily rates quoted 304 468 364
Average daily rate £433 £445 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.80% +11.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £280 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £560 £588 £544
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 11 14
Average hourly rate £23.00 £16.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+39.39% -17.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.20 £13.50 £8.60
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £53.00 £35.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
ResourceLink
England

ResourceLink
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East ResourceLink Jobs Demand Trend

ResourceLink
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East ResourceLink Daily Rate Trend

ResourceLink
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East ResourceLink Hourly Rate Trend

ResourceLink
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ResourceLink within the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire - 2 £463 -
Hampshire - 2 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
ResourceLink
England

ResourceLink
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing ResourceLink 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 ResourceLink.

1 4 (40.00%) Northgate
2 3 (30.00%) Time Management
2 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (30.00%) MS Excel
2 3 (30.00%) Cognos
2 3 (30.00%) Cognos Impromptu
2 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Oracle
3 2 (20.00%) NorthgateArinso
4 1 (10.00%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (10.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (10.00%) Data Migration
4 1 (10.00%) SAP
4 1 (10.00%) SLA
4 1 (10.00%) IBM
4 1 (10.00%) HP
4 1 (10.00%) Project Management
4 1 (10.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Security Management
4 1 (10.00%) Migration

ResourceLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing ResourceLink 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 ResourceLink. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 3 (30.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) Cognos Impromptu
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) Support Analyst
1 3 (30.00%) Analyst
2 2 (20.00%) Project Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Payroll Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Report Writer
3 1 (10.00%) Tester
3 1 (10.00%) Training Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Test Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Time Management
1 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (10.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (10.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (10.00%) Project Management
2 1 (10.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (10.00%) Security Management
2 1 (10.00%) Migration
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Northgate
2 3 (30.00%) Cognos
3 2 (20.00%) Oracle
3 2 (20.00%) NorthgateArinso
4 1 (10.00%) SAP
4 1 (10.00%) IBM
4 1 (10.00%) HP