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This section looks at the demand for Tandem skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tandem over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTandem
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank54-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.794 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£457£324
% change on same period last year+41.20 %
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£33.25£23.42
% change on same period last year+41.95 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads12695
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.166 %0.095 %
Daily rates quoted3920
Average minimum daily rate£349£416
Average daily rate£380£439
% change on same period last year-13.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£462
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1215
Average minimum hourly rate£13.50£17.28
Average hourly rate£13.92£23.25
% change on same period last year-40.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.33£29.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
Tandem WalesTandem
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.

Tandem
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Tandem Demand Trend

Tandem
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Tandem Daily Rate Trend

Tandem
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tandem within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 21 August 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-1£300-
Tandem WalesTandem
Wales

Tandem
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Tandem 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 Tandem.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Education
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development

Tandem
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Tandem 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 Tandem. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Education
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Architect
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java