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The table below looks at the demand for DST Systems Automated Work Distributor (AWD) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AWD over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDST Systems Automated Work Distributor (AWD)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank134-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.459 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate-£459
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads218240
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.343 %0.257 %
Daily rates quoted6557
Average minimum daily rate£390£423
Average daily rate£417£451
% change on same period last year-7.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£444£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£449£433
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Hourly rates quoted1132
Average minimum hourly rate£13.36£25.68
Average hourly rate£14.36£26.46
% change on same period last year-45.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.36£27.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£27.85
% change on same period last year+6.31 %
AWD EnglandAWD
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.

AWD
Demand Trend

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

South West AWD Demand Trend

AWD
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West AWD Daily Rate Trend

AWD
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing AWD 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 AWD.

12 (66.67 %)Oracle
12 (66.67 %)Oracle 11i
12 (66.67 %)E-business
12 (66.67 %)Manufacturing
21 (33.33 %)Retail
21 (33.33 %)Insurance
21 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Manufacturing
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications
21 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
21 (33.33 %)SQL

AWD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing AWD 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 AWD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (66.67 %)Oracle 11i
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Manufacturing
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Manufacturing
21 (33.33 %)Retail
21 (33.33 %)Insurance
21 (33.33 %)Finance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Consultant
12 (66.67 %)Technical Consultant
12 (66.67 %)Oracle Consultant
12 (66.67 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications Functional Consulta…
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications Technical Consultant
21 (33.33 %)UAT Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Applications Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Functional Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)E-business
21 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
11 (33.33 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle