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The table below looks at the demand for ESRI ArcGIS skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ArcGIS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkESRI ArcGIS
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank48-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.747 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£305-
Average daily rate£331-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£356-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£198
% change on same period last year+70.72 %
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£23.46£18.25
% change on same period last year+28.55 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads8776
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.077 %
Daily rates quoted276
Average minimum daily rate£303£272
Average daily rate£325£330
% change on same period last year-1.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£338
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Hourly rates quoted213
Average minimum hourly rate£21.67£23.84
Average hourly rate£24.17£25.05
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.67£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.69£24.06
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
ArcGIS WalesArcGIS
Wales

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.

ArcGIS
Demand Trend

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

South Wales ArcGIS Demand Trend

ArcGIS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales ArcGIS Daily Rate Trend

ArcGIS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ArcGIS across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales ArcGIS Daily Rate Histogram

ArcGIS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales ArcGIS Hourly Rate Trend

ArcGIS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ArcGIS within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CardiffNew entry-4£340-
ArcGIS WalesArcGIS
Wales

ArcGIS
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS.

15 (100.00 %)VB.NET
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
15 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
15 (100.00 %)ESRI
24 (80.00 %)ArcSDE
24 (80.00 %)Security Cleared
33 (60.00 %)ArcObjects
33 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
33 (60.00 %)Project Management
42 (40.00 %)SOAP
42 (40.00 %)Microsoft
42 (40.00 %)MS Office
42 (40.00 %)Meridio
42 (40.00 %)Government
51 (20.00 %)GIS

ArcGIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
23 (60.00 %)ArcObjects
32 (40.00 %)SOAP
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)ArcSDE
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (20.00 %)GIS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Government
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Analyst
24 (80.00 %)Solutions Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)GIS Developer
31 (20.00 %)Developer Analyst
31 (20.00 %)GIS Analyst
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (60.00 %)Project Management
23 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)VB.NET
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)ESRI
22 (40.00 %)Meridio
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft