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This section looks at the demand for Rational Unified Process (RUP) 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 RUP over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRational Unified Process (RUP)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3639
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads1810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.011 %
As % of the category below4.557 %2.967 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£350£575
Average daily rate£375£659
% change on same period last year-43.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£744
UK excluding London average daily rate£429£392
% change on same period last year+9.42 %
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£38.47£33.09
% change on same period last year+16.28 %
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 %
RUP WalesRUP
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.

RUP
Demand Trend

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

South Wales RUP Demand Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales RUP Daily Rate Trend

RUP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales RUP Hourly Rate Trend

RUP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing RUP 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
BridgendNew entry-8£375-
NewportDown-116--
RUP WalesRUP
Wales

RUP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

125 (69.44 %)UML
215 (41.67 %)Visual Studio
314 (38.89 %)Java
314 (38.89 %)OO
413 (36.11 %)Agile Software Development
511 (30.56 %)C
511 (30.56 %)C++
511 (30.56 %)Use Case
610 (27.78 %)Oracle
79 (25.00 %)NHS
79 (25.00 %)Government
88 (22.22 %)J2EE
88 (22.22 %)Test Management
88 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
97 (19.44 %)Rational Rose
97 (19.44 %)QNX
97 (19.44 %)Health
97 (19.44 %)Unified Process
106 (16.67 %)Construction
106 (16.67 %)SNMP
106 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
106 (16.67 %)Oracle 9i
106 (16.67 %)WebLogic
106 (16.67 %)WebSphere
115 (13.89 %)Degree
115 (13.89 %)Business Analysis
115 (13.89 %)XML
115 (13.89 %)Education
115 (13.89 %)SOA
124 (11.11 %)BPEL

RUP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
18 (22.22 %)J2EE
26 (16.67 %)WebSphere
35 (13.89 %)XML
44 (11.11 %)XSD
44 (11.11 %)JMS
44 (11.11 %)WSDL
44 (11.11 %)SAML
44 (11.11 %)HTML
44 (11.11 %)SOAP
44 (11.11 %)WebServices
53 (8.333 %)NetBeans
Application Platforms
16 (16.67 %)WebLogic
24 (11.11 %)IIS
Applications
12 (5.556 %)MS Project
Communications & Networking
16 (16.67 %)SNMP
16 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
24 (11.11 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (16.67 %)Oracle 9i
22 (5.556 %)Oracle 10g
Development Applications
115 (41.67 %)Visual Studio
27 (19.44 %)Rational Rose
34 (11.11 %)RequisitePro
41 (2.778 %)JUnit
General
19 (25.00 %)Government
27 (19.44 %)Health
36 (16.67 %)Construction
45 (13.89 %)Education
52 (5.556 %)Military
Job Titles
19 (25.00 %)Developer
19 (25.00 %)Analyst
25 (13.89 %)Business Analyst
25 (13.89 %)Java Developer
34 (11.11 %)C++ Developer
34 (11.11 %)J2EE Developer
34 (11.11 %)Java/J2EE Developer
34 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
34 (11.11 %)Test Manager
34 (11.11 %)Test Analyst
34 (11.11 %)Business Systems Analyst
34 (11.11 %)Systems Analyst
43 (8.333 %)Lead Designer
52 (5.556 %)Senior Developer
52 (5.556 %)Technical Architect
52 (5.556 %)Senior Technical Architect
52 (5.556 %)J2EE Architect
52 (5.556 %)Senior J2EE Developer
52 (5.556 %)Senior J2EE Architect
52 (5.556 %)Senior Java Developer
Miscellaneous
19 (25.00 %)NHS
Operating Systems
14 (11.11 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
125 (69.44 %)UML
214 (38.89 %)OO
313 (36.11 %)Agile Software Development
411 (30.56 %)Use Case
58 (22.22 %)Test Management
58 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
67 (19.44 %)Unified Process
75 (13.89 %)Business Analysis
75 (13.89 %)SOA
84 (11.11 %)Systems Analysis
84 (11.11 %)BPEL
84 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
93 (8.333 %)Integration Testing
102 (5.556 %)User Acceptance Testing
102 (5.556 %)PRINCE2
102 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
102 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
111 (2.778 %)Configuration Management
111 (2.778 %)Project Management
111 (2.778 %)DSDM
Programming Languages
114 (38.89 %)Java
211 (30.56 %)C
211 (30.56 %)C++
34 (11.11 %)C#
34 (11.11 %)SQL
Qualifications
15 (13.89 %)Degree
24 (11.11 %)ISEB
33 (8.333 %)ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (11.11 %)QA
Systems Management
11 (2.778 %)OpenView
11 (2.778 %)Netcool
Vendors
110 (27.78 %)Oracle
27 (19.44 %)QNX
31 (2.778 %)Microsoft
31 (2.778 %)HP
31 (2.778 %)Micromuse
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