The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter 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 terms in our Miscellaneous 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
Smart Metering
Rank 191 227 249
Rank change year-on-year
+36 +22
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter 33 12 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.423% 0.118% 0.039%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.111% 0.627% 0.205%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 5 0
Average daily rate £360 £300 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £363 £450
% change year-on-year
+3.44% -19.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £29.50
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1563 1915 1952
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 20.05% 18.87% 18.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 717 810 808
Average daily rate £375 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £220 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 120 177 180
Average hourly rate £22.50 £27.50 £30.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.18% -10.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £12.60 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
Smart Meter
England

Smart Meter
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Smart Meter Jobs Demand Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Smart Meter Daily Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Smart Meter across the South East region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South East Smart Meter Daily Rate Histogram

Smart Meter
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Meter 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
West Sussex +26 13 £355 +18.33%
Surrey - 8 - -
Hampshire -5 7 £363 +31.81%
Berkshire +14 2 £403 -
Middlesex - 1 - -
Smart Meter
England

Smart Meter
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 18 (22.22%) Project Management
2 15 (18.52%) SAP
2 15 (18.52%) Telecoms
3 14 (17.28%) SQL Server
4 11 (13.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (12.35%) Business Analysis
5 10 (12.35%) SQL
5 10 (12.35%) Windows
6 9 (11.11%) PRINCE2
6 9 (11.11%) Finance
6 9 (11.11%) Billing
7 8 (9.877%) MS PowerPoint
7 8 (9.877%) SAP IS-U
7 8 (9.877%) CRM
8 7 (8.642%) MS Excel
9 6 (7.407%) SAP CRM
9 6 (7.407%) Degree
9 6 (7.407%) Data Analysis
10 5 (6.173%) ERP
10 5 (6.173%) MS Visio
10 5 (6.173%) Oracle
10 5 (6.173%) Microsoft
10 5 (6.173%) Enterprise Architecture
10 5 (6.173%) Time Management
10 5 (6.173%) Data Architecture
10 5 (6.173%) Test Strategy
11 4 (4.938%) Financial Modelling
11 4 (4.938%) SaaS
11 4 (4.938%) Logistics
11 4 (4.938%) Manufacturing

Smart Meter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 4 (4.938%) Web Services
1 4 (4.938%) XML
2 2 (2.469%) SAP PI
3 1 (1.235%) .NET
3 1 (1.235%) ASP.NET
3 1 (1.235%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.704%) Tomcat
1 3 (3.704%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.235%) IIS
2 1 (1.235%) LiveLink
Applications
1 8 (9.877%) MS PowerPoint
2 7 (8.642%) MS Excel
3 5 (6.173%) MS Visio
4 3 (3.704%) MS Project
4 3 (3.704%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 8 (9.877%) SAP IS-U
2 6 (7.407%) SAP CRM
3 1 (1.235%) SAP FI
3 1 (1.235%) SAP FI-CA
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.704%) 3G
1 3 (3.704%) IPv6
1 3 (3.704%) WAN
1 3 (3.704%) 2G
2 2 (2.469%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (17.28%) SQL Server
2 3 (3.704%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (2.469%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.235%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.235%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 15 (18.52%) Telecoms
2 9 (11.11%) Finance
2 9 (11.11%) Billing
3 4 (4.938%) Manufacturing
4 3 (3.704%) Legal
5 2 (2.469%) Spanish Language
5 2 (2.469%) Electronics
5 2 (2.469%) Retail
6 1 (1.235%) Games
Job Titles
1 41 (50.62%) Analyst
2 21 (25.93%) Business Analyst
3 9 (11.11%) Architect
4 7 (8.642%) Project Manager
4 7 (8.642%) Support Analyst
4 7 (8.642%) Applications Support
4 7 (8.642%) Applications Support Analyst
5 6 (7.407%) Solutions Architect
6 4 (4.938%) Senior Developer
6 4 (4.938%) Systems Developer
6 4 (4.938%) Senior Systems Developer
6 4 (4.938%) Test Analyst
6 4 (4.938%) Developer
7 3 (3.704%) Test Manager
7 3 (3.704%) Systems Architect
7 3 (3.704%) Technical Manager
7 3 (3.704%) Performance Analyst
7 3 (3.704%) Performance Test Analyst
7 3 (3.704%) SAP Test Analyst
7 3 (3.704%) SAP Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.938%) SaaS
2 3 (3.704%) PMI
3 2 (2.469%) IIBA
3 2 (2.469%) Mathematics
3 2 (2.469%) Economics
4 1 (1.235%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 10 (12.35%) Windows
2 4 (4.938%) Linux
3 3 (3.704%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (22.22%) Project Management
2 11 (13.58%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (12.35%) Business Analysis
4 9 (11.11%) PRINCE2
5 8 (9.877%) CRM
6 6 (7.407%) Data Analysis
7 5 (6.173%) ERP
7 5 (6.173%) Enterprise Architecture
7 5 (6.173%) Time Management
7 5 (6.173%) Data Architecture
7 5 (6.173%) Test Strategy
8 4 (4.938%) Financial Modelling
8 4 (4.938%) Logistics
8 4 (4.938%) Data Management
8 4 (4.938%) Agile Software Development
8 4 (4.938%) ITIL
9 3 (3.704%) SOA
9 3 (3.704%) Asset Management
9 3 (3.704%) Migration
9 3 (3.704%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 10 (12.35%) SQL
2 3 (3.704%) Java
3 2 (2.469%) VBA
4 1 (1.235%) C
4 1 (1.235%) VB
4 1 (1.235%) VB6
Qualifications
1 6 (7.407%) Degree
2 4 (4.938%) ISEB
3 3 (3.704%) PMI Certification
4 2 (2.469%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.235%) CISSP
5 1 (1.235%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.235%) CISM
5 1 (1.235%) MBA
5 1 (1.235%) CEH
5 1 (1.235%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.704%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (18.52%) SAP
2 5 (6.173%) Oracle
2 5 (6.173%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.704%) CA
3 3 (3.704%) Primavera
3 3 (3.704%) Business Objects