Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in IT contracts within the South West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ACCA over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank137167
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.037 %0.629 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£440£267
Average daily rate£440£292
% change on same period last year+50.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£417
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.67£21.59
% change on same period last year+74.43 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads491636
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.700 %0.658 %
Daily rates quoted142180
Average minimum daily rate£337£312
Average daily rate£354£328
% change on same period last year+8.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Hourly rates quoted70109
Average minimum hourly rate£22.77£24.17
Average hourly rate£24.83£25.81
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.89£27.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.24£26.09
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
ACCA EnglandACCA
England

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.

ACCA
Demand Trend

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

South West ACCA Demand Trend

ACCA
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West ACCA Daily Rate Trend

ACCA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ACCA across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West ACCA Daily Rate Histogram

ACCA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West ACCA Hourly Rate Trend

ACCA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 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
GloucestershireDown-44--
BristolUp+81£400+60.00 %
WiltshireNew entry-1--
ACCA EnglandACCA
England

ACCA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing ACCA 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 ACCA.

114 (93.33 %)Finance
210 (66.67 %)CIMA
37 (46.67 %)Pensions
45 (33.33 %)SAP
53 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
53 (20.00 %)Banking
62 (13.33 %)General Ledger
62 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
71 (6.667 %)Degree
71 (6.667 %)SAP FI-GL
71 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (6.667 %)Retail
71 (6.667 %)Data Analysis
71 (6.667 %)ACSA
71 (6.667 %)Publishing
71 (6.667 %)Migration
71 (6.667 %)Military
71 (6.667 %)Windows
71 (6.667 %)Oracle Financials
71 (6.667 %)MS Excel
71 (6.667 %)Cognos
71 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse
71 (6.667 %)Client/Server
71 (6.667 %)ERP
71 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
71 (6.667 %)Active Directory
71 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
71 (6.667 %)Mac OS X
71 (6.667 %)Apple
71 (6.667 %)Project Management

ACCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing ACCA 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 ACCA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Project
11 (6.667 %)MS Office
11 (6.667 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.667 %)Oracle Financials
11 (6.667 %)SAP FI-GL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)Datawarehouse
11 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (93.33 %)Finance
27 (46.67 %)Pensions
33 (20.00 %)Banking
42 (13.33 %)General Ledger
51 (6.667 %)Retail
51 (6.667 %)Publishing
51 (6.667 %)Military
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (80.00 %)Analyst
29 (60.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (6.667 %)Project Analyst
31 (6.667 %)Financial Business Analyst
31 (6.667 %)Project Accountant
31 (6.667 %)Financial Analyst
31 (6.667 %)SAP Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)Client/Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)Windows
11 (6.667 %)Mac OS X
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
22 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
31 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (6.667 %)ERP
31 (6.667 %)Business Intelligence
31 (6.667 %)Project Management
31 (6.667 %)Process Management
31 (6.667 %)Migration
31 (6.667 %)Data Analysis
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)SQL
11 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (66.67 %)CIMA
21 (6.667 %)ACSA
21 (6.667 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (33.33 %)SAP
21 (6.667 %)Cognos
21 (6.667 %)Apple
21 (6.667 %)Oracle
21 (6.667 %)Business Objects