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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in contract IT jobs within the South East region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5252
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads332473
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.443 %0.479 %
As % of the category below5.987 %6.649 %
Daily rates quoted120134
Average minimum daily rate£361£357
Average daily rate£388£379
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£383
% change on same period last year+7.47 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£17.13
Average hourly rate£27.00£18.63
% change on same period last year+44.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£20.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.57£19.41
% change on same period last year+42.03 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South East
Matching contract IT job ads55457114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.391 %7.197 %
Daily rates quoted14741915
Average minimum daily rate£354£359
Average daily rate£374£379
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted525567
Average minimum hourly rate£24.66£27.32
Average hourly rate£26.36£28.92
% change on same period last year-8.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.07£30.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Retail EnglandRetail
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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

South East Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East Retail Daily Rate Histogram

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East Retail Hourly Rate Histogram

Retail
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BerkshireUp+1183£350-2.49 %
HampshireUp+1873£400+1.34 %
BuckinghamshireUp+272£338-16.70 %
SurreyUp+636£396-0.93 %
MiddlesexDown-1713£363+22.53 %
M4 CorridorUp+109£508+69.44 %
Thames ValleyUp+68--
OxfordshireDown-87--
East SussexUp+45£481+13.56 %
West SussexDown-205--
Home CountiesUp+23--
SussexNew entry-2--
KentUp+51£388+28.63 %
Retail EnglandRetail
England

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Retail 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 Retail.

1218 (28.65 %)Banking
2178 (23.39 %)Finance
3154 (20.24 %)Retail Banking
4109 (14.32 %)E-Commerce
574 (9.724 %)Oracle
668 (8.936 %)Project Management
767 (8.804 %)Java
857 (7.490 %)SQL Server
956 (7.359 %)SAP
1054 (7.096 %)Telecoms
1146 (6.045 %)SQL
1241 (5.388 %)Business Analysis
1340 (5.256 %)Marketing
1340 (5.256 %).NET
1439 (5.125 %)PRINCE2
1536 (4.731 %)J2EE
1536 (4.731 %)IBM
1635 (4.599 %)UNIX
1732 (4.205 %)C#
1831 (4.074 %)Windows
1930 (3.942 %)Microsoft
1930 (3.942 %)MS Excel
2029 (3.811 %)XML
2127 (3.548 %)ASP.NET
2226 (3.417 %)MS Visio
2226 (3.417 %)User Acceptance Testing
2325 (3.285 %)BusinessObjects
2325 (3.285 %)Business Objects
2424 (3.154 %)SQL Server 2005
2523 (3.022 %)DB2

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (5.256 %).NET
236 (4.731 %)J2EE
329 (3.811 %)XML
427 (3.548 %)ASP.NET
520 (2.628 %)WebServices
520 (2.628 %)WebSphere
617 (2.234 %)HTML
710 (1.314 %)CSS
710 (1.314 %)XHTML
88 (1.051 %)BAPI
88 (1.051 %)JDBC
88 (1.051 %)ASP
88 (1.051 %)XSLT
97 (0.920 %)JSP
97 (0.920 %)Middleware
97 (0.920 %).NET Framework
97 (0.920 %)Spring
97 (0.920 %)AJAX
106 (0.788 %)SAP ALE
106 (0.788 %)Swing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (3.022 %)SAS
27 (0.920 %)WebLogic
27 (0.920 %)Lotus Notes
36 (0.788 %)CICS
44 (0.526 %)BizTalk Server
44 (0.526 %)WebSphere MQ
44 (0.526 %)JBoss
44 (0.526 %)ATG Dynamo
53 (0.394 %)WebSphere Application Server
53 (0.394 %)Tuxedo
53 (0.394 %)MQSeries
53 (0.394 %)SharePoint
53 (0.394 %)CMS
62 (0.263 %)ColdFusion
62 (0.263 %)Commerce Server
62 (0.263 %)iPlanet
62 (0.263 %)MS Exchange
62 (0.263 %)Apache
62 (0.263 %)Commerce Server 2007
62 (0.263 %)Oracle Application Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (3.942 %)MS Excel
226 (3.417 %)MS Visio
314 (1.840 %)MS Office
413 (1.708 %)MS Project
55 (0.657 %)SPSS
55 (0.657 %)MS PowerPoint
63 (0.394 %)CA Clarity
72 (0.263 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.263 %)Photoshop
72 (0.263 %)Adobe Illustrator
81 (0.131 %)Casewise Corporate Modeler Suite
81 (0.131 %)AutoCAD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (2.497 %)SAP Retail
27 (0.920 %)ResourceLink
27 (0.920 %)AWD
35 (0.657 %)VisionPLUS
35 (0.657 %)SAP SD
44 (0.526 %)SAP APO
53 (0.394 %)SAP CRM
62 (0.263 %)Oracle Financials
62 (0.263 %)SAP R/3
62 (0.263 %)Navision
62 (0.263 %)Oracle EBS
62 (0.263 %)Remedy AR System
71 (0.131 %)Retail-J
71 (0.131 %)SAP ERP
71 (0.131 %)SAP FI
71 (0.131 %)SAP MM
71 (0.131 %)Oracle 11i
71 (0.131 %)Singl.eView
71 (0.131 %)BASE24
71 (0.131 %)SAP FI/CO
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (2.628 %)Internet
25 (0.657 %)ATM
25 (0.657 %)SAN
34 (0.526 %)TCP/IP
43 (0.394 %)Intranet
43 (0.394 %)3G
52 (0.263 %)Broadband
52 (0.263 %)LAN
61 (0.131 %)SMTP
61 (0.131 %)FTP
61 (0.131 %)HTTP
61 (0.131 %)DNS
61 (0.131 %)SSL
61 (0.131 %)MPLS
61 (0.131 %)OSPF
61 (0.131 %)EIGRP
61 (0.131 %)Firewall
61 (0.131 %)Wireless
61 (0.131 %)BSS
61 (0.131 %)Intrusion Detection
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
157 (7.490 %)SQL Server
225 (3.285 %)BusinessObjects
324 (3.154 %)SQL Server 2005
423 (3.022 %)DB2
518 (2.365 %)MS Access
613 (1.708 %)Base SAS
712 (1.577 %)MySQL
89 (1.183 %)PowerCenter
97 (0.920 %)Datawarehouse
106 (0.788 %)OLAP
106 (0.788 %)Oracle 8/8i
115 (0.657 %)SQL Server 7
124 (0.526 %)ETL
133 (0.394 %)Oracle 10g
133 (0.394 %)Oracle 9i
142 (0.263 %)Crystal Reports
142 (0.263 %)Oracle Reports
142 (0.263 %)SAP BW
142 (0.263 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
142 (0.263 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (1.314 %)TestDirector
29 (1.183 %)Eclipse
36 (0.788 %)MSI
36 (0.788 %)Visual Studio
36 (0.788 %)Ant
45 (0.657 %)QuickTest Pro
54 (0.526 %)Flash
63 (0.394 %)JUnit
72 (0.263 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
72 (0.263 %)Dreamweaver
72 (0.263 %)NUnit
81 (0.131 %)LSMW
81 (0.131 %)WinRunner
81 (0.131 %)Bugzilla
81 (0.131 %)LoadRunner
81 (0.131 %)PowerBuilder
81 (0.131 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.131 %)PVCS
81 (0.131 %)VSS/SourceSafe
81 (0.131 %)Oracle Forms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1218 (28.65 %)Banking
2178 (23.39 %)Finance
3154 (20.24 %)Retail Banking
454 (7.096 %)Telecoms
540 (5.256 %)Marketing
622 (2.891 %)Insurance
718 (2.365 %)Billing
817 (2.234 %)FMCG
916 (2.102 %)Manufacturing
1013 (1.708 %)Financial Institution
1111 (1.445 %)Corporate Banking
128 (1.051 %)Online Banking
128 (1.051 %)Electronics
137 (0.920 %)Automotive
137 (0.920 %)Legal
137 (0.920 %)Government
137 (0.920 %)Investment Banking
146 (0.788 %)Pensions
155 (0.657 %)Education
155 (0.657 %)Pharmaceutical
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1252 (33.11 %)Analyst
2119 (15.64 %)Business Analyst
3108 (14.19 %)Developer
4101 (13.27 %)Project Manager
575 (9.855 %)Consultant
639 (5.125 %)Systems Analyst
731 (4.074 %)Java Developer
830 (3.942 %)Banking Business Analyst
923 (3.022 %).NET Developer
923 (3.022 %)Senior Developer
1020 (2.628 %)Test Analyst
1119 (2.497 %)J2EE Developer
1119 (2.497 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1218 (2.365 %)Test Manager
1316 (2.102 %)Senior Consultant
1415 (1.971 %)Programme Manager
1514 (1.840 %)SAS Analyst
1612 (1.577 %)SAP Analyst
1612 (1.577 %)Support Analyst
1711 (1.445 %)Tester
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (2.760 %)EPoS
212 (1.577 %)Mainframe
212 (1.577 %)Credit Risk
39 (1.183 %)IBM Mainframe
48 (1.051 %)Replication
56 (0.788 %)AS400
64 (0.526 %)Chip and PIN
73 (0.394 %)Blackberry
73 (0.394 %)VSAM
82 (0.263 %)Economics
82 (0.263 %)PDA
82 (0.263 %)French Language
82 (0.263 %)Management Information System
82 (0.263 %)EFT
91 (0.131 %)Client/Server
91 (0.131 %)PMI
91 (0.131 %)Spanish Language
91 (0.131 %)Copywriting
91 (0.131 %)PKI
91 (0.131 %)Clustering
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (4.599 %)UNIX
231 (4.074 %)Windows
323 (3.022 %)Linux
49 (1.183 %)HPUX
57 (0.920 %)Windows NT
65 (0.657 %)Windows XP
74 (0.526 %)MVS
83 (0.394 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (0.394 %)AIX
92 (0.263 %)Solaris
101 (0.131 %)OS/400
101 (0.131 %)Windows 2000
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1109 (14.32 %)E-Commerce
268 (8.936 %)Project Management
341 (5.388 %)Business Analysis
439 (5.125 %)PRINCE2
526 (3.417 %)User Acceptance Testing
621 (2.760 %)CRM
720 (2.628 %)Migration
720 (2.628 %)Stakeholder Management
819 (2.497 %)Test Scripting
918 (2.365 %)Change Management
1016 (2.102 %)Systems Analysis
1115 (1.971 %)Data Modelling
1214 (1.840 %)ERP
1214 (1.840 %)ITIL
1313 (1.708 %)UML
1313 (1.708 %)GAP Analysis
1411 (1.445 %)Programme Management
1411 (1.445 %)Agile Software Development
1411 (1.445 %)Workflow
1510 (1.314 %)Data Analysis
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
167 (8.804 %)Java
246 (6.045 %)SQL
332 (4.205 %)C#
419 (2.497 %)VBA
515 (1.971 %)JavaScript
611 (1.445 %)C
710 (1.314 %)VB.NET
710 (1.314 %)ABAP
89 (1.183 %)VB
89 (1.183 %)PL/SQL
98 (1.051 %)COBOL
107 (0.920 %)RPG
107 (0.920 %)SAPscript
116 (0.788 %)VBScript
116 (0.788 %)C++
125 (0.657 %)JCL
134 (0.526 %)Delphi
134 (0.526 %)PHP
143 (0.394 %)Perl
143 (0.394 %)DHTML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (2.760 %)Degree
213 (1.708 %)ISEB
213 (1.708 %)PRINCE2 Certification
35 (0.657 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (0.394 %)MCTS
43 (0.394 %)MCSE
43 (0.394 %)PMP
43 (0.394 %)PMI Certification
52 (0.263 %)ITIL Certification
52 (0.263 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
61 (0.131 %)ISTQB
61 (0.131 %)CCNP
61 (0.131 %)ACCA
61 (0.131 %)RHCT
61 (0.131 %)Citrix Certification
61 (0.131 %)CISSP
61 (0.131 %)Cisco Certification
61 (0.131 %)MCP
61 (0.131 %)MCAD
61 (0.131 %)MCSD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (1.840 %)QA
212 (1.577 %)Basel II
39 (1.183 %)SLA
44 (0.526 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.131 %)ISO9000
51 (0.131 %)ISO9001
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (1.445 %)Oracle RAC
27 (0.920 %)Active Directory
34 (0.526 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
42 (0.263 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.131 %)NetBackup
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (0.788 %)Tivoli
24 (0.526 %)Tivoli Monitoring
24 (0.526 %)Tivoli NetView
24 (0.526 %)MOM
33 (0.394 %)Tivoli Remote Control
41 (0.131 %)CONTROL-M
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
174 (9.724 %)Oracle
256 (7.359 %)SAP
336 (4.731 %)IBM
430 (3.942 %)Microsoft
525 (3.285 %)Business Objects
616 (2.102 %)JDA
710 (1.314 %)ATG
89 (1.183 %)Sun
89 (1.183 %)HP
97 (0.920 %)PeopleSoft
97 (0.920 %)CA
97 (0.920 %)Lotus
97 (0.920 %)Northgate
106 (0.788 %)BEA
115 (0.657 %)Cognos
115 (0.657 %)Remedy
124 (0.526 %)Red Hat
124 (0.526 %)Cisco
133 (0.394 %)Kerridge
133 (0.394 %)Teradata
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