Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT contracts within the South West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Author in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank118121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads1742
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.045 %
As % of the category below0.430 %0.782 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£223£287
Average daily rate£245£296
% change on same period last year-17.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£267£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£290
% change on same period last year+4.88 %
Hourly rates quoted19
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00£19.00
Average hourly rate£15.50£20.28
% change on same period last year-23.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£21.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£25.32
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads39505371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.222 %5.755 %
Daily rates quoted11381373
Average minimum daily rate£346£342
Average daily rate£367£362
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted557675
Average minimum hourly rate£23.34£25.38
Average hourly rate£24.90£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Author EnglandAuthor
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.

Author
Demand Trend

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

South West Author Demand Trend

Author
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Author Daily Rate Trend

Author
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Author across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Author Daily Rate Histogram

Author
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Author Hourly Rate Trend

Author
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WiltshireUp+111£275-26.66 %
BristolDown-33--
GloucestershireDown-21£185-
SomersetDown-141--
Author EnglandAuthor
England

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title.

113 (29.55 %)Security Cleared
211 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
37 (15.91 %)Government
46 (13.64 %)FrameMaker
46 (13.64 %)Internet
55 (11.36 %)Wireless
64 (9.091 %)Electronics
64 (9.091 %)Telecoms
64 (9.091 %)Home Office
64 (9.091 %)GIS
73 (6.818 %)V-Model
73 (6.818 %)E-Learning
73 (6.818 %)Finance
73 (6.818 %)ISEB
73 (6.818 %)WCDMA
73 (6.818 %)Linux
73 (6.818 %)GSM
82 (4.545 %)HTML
82 (4.545 %)3G
82 (4.545 %)CMS
82 (4.545 %)Content Management
82 (4.545 %)Insurance
82 (4.545 %)Meridio
82 (4.545 %)ISTQB
91 (2.273 %)Music
91 (2.273 %)Marketing
91 (2.273 %)iSeries
91 (2.273 %)Pensions
91 (2.273 %)Document Management
91 (2.273 %)Plone

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (4.545 %)HTML
21 (2.273 %).NET
21 (2.273 %)ASP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.545 %)CMS
21 (2.273 %)Plone
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.64 %)FrameMaker
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.64 %)Internet
25 (11.36 %)Wireless
33 (6.818 %)WCDMA
33 (6.818 %)GSM
42 (4.545 %)3G
51 (2.273 %)UMTS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (9.091 %)GIS
21 (2.273 %)EDMS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.273 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (15.91 %)Government
24 (9.091 %)Home Office
24 (9.091 %)Electronics
24 (9.091 %)Telecoms
33 (6.818 %)Finance
42 (4.545 %)Insurance
51 (2.273 %)Pensions
51 (2.273 %)Music
51 (2.273 %)Marketing
51 (2.273 %)Retail
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.818 %)E-Learning
21 (2.273 %)iSeries
21 (2.273 %)AS400
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.818 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (29.55 %)Security Cleared
211 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
33 (6.818 %)V-Model
42 (4.545 %)Content Management
51 (2.273 %)Document Management
51 (2.273 %)CRM
51 (2.273 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.273 %)CMMI
51 (2.273 %)Migration
51 (2.273 %)Stakeholder Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.818 %)ISEB
22 (4.545 %)ISTQB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (4.545 %)Meridio
21 (2.273 %)Microsoft