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This section looks at the demand for Rapid Application Development (RAD) skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited RAD over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRapid Application Development (RAD)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5246
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.506 %0.890 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£380
% change on same period last year+6.61 %
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£37.60£33.97
% change on same period last year+10.67 %
Processes & Methodologies South WalesProcesses & Methodologies
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads395337
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.521 %0.357 %
Daily rates quoted10374
Average minimum daily rate£361£376
Average daily rate£404£403
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£447£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£374
% change on same period last year+2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted6942
Average minimum hourly rate£30.38£24.57
Average hourly rate£32.31£26.58
% change on same period last year+21.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.24£28.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.40£30.19
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
RAD WalesRAD
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.

RAD
Demand Trend

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

South Wales RAD Demand Trend

RAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales RAD Daily Rate Trend

RAD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing RAD within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 4 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
CardiffNew entry-2£350-
RAD WalesRAD
Wales

RAD
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing RAD 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 RAD.

17 (77.78 %)C#
17 (77.78 %)HTML
17 (77.78 %)VB
17 (77.78 %).NET
17 (77.78 %)SQL Server
17 (77.78 %)Visual Studio
17 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
17 (77.78 %)CSS
17 (77.78 %)SOAP
17 (77.78 %)WebServices
17 (77.78 %)XML
17 (77.78 %)Windows
17 (77.78 %)Windows XP
17 (77.78 %)SOA
17 (77.78 %)Microsoft
25 (55.56 %)IIS
34 (44.44 %)Java
34 (44.44 %)Health
42 (22.22 %)AJAX
42 (22.22 %)NHS
42 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (22.22 %)JavaScript
42 (22.22 %)Eclipse
42 (22.22 %)B2C

RAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing RAD 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 RAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
17 (77.78 %)HTML
17 (77.78 %).NET
17 (77.78 %)ASP.NET
17 (77.78 %)CSS
17 (77.78 %)SOAP
17 (77.78 %)WebServices
17 (77.78 %)XML
22 (22.22 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
15 (55.56 %)IIS
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (77.78 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
17 (77.78 %)Visual Studio
22 (22.22 %)Eclipse
General
14 (44.44 %)Health
Job Titles
16 (66.67 %)Developer
24 (44.44 %).NET Developer
24 (44.44 %)ASP.NET Developer
32 (22.22 %)Java Developer
41 (11.11 %)C# Developer
41 (11.11 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Miscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)NHS
Operating Systems
17 (77.78 %)Windows
17 (77.78 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
17 (77.78 %)SOA
22 (22.22 %)B2C
22 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
17 (77.78 %)C#
17 (77.78 %)VB
24 (44.44 %)Java
32 (22.22 %)JavaScript
Vendors
17 (77.78 %)Microsoft
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