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This section looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited B2B over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank130159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.601 %0.208 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£356-
Average daily rate£356-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£356-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£372
% change on same period last year-9.31 %
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£9.00£26.38
% change on same period last year-65.87 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads28293367
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.771 %3.359 %
Daily rates quoted9781095
Average minimum daily rate£369£364
Average daily rate£393£384
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted308388
Average minimum hourly rate£30.52£28.98
Average hourly rate£33.14£30.76
% change on same period last year+7.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.76£32.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
B2B EnglandB2B
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.

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing B2B across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing B2B across the South West region.

South West B2B Daily Rate Trend

B2B
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing B2B within the South West region over the 3 months to 29 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
WiltshireUp+98--
BristolNew entry-4£356-
DorsetNew entry-1--
B2B EnglandB2B
England

B2B
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing B2B 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 B2B.

19 (39.13 %)Finance
28 (34.78 %)Oracle
35 (21.74 %)Retail
35 (21.74 %)Marketing
44 (17.39 %)Pensions
53 (13.04 %)Direct Marketing
53 (13.04 %)Strategic Planning
53 (13.04 %)ATG
53 (13.04 %)Web Design
53 (13.04 %)WebLogic
53 (13.04 %)E-Commerce
53 (13.04 %)Linux
62 (8.696 %)C
62 (8.696 %)SOA
62 (8.696 %)B2C
71 (4.348 %)Risk Management
71 (4.348 %)Electric
71 (4.348 %)Advertising
71 (4.348 %)Oracle 10g
71 (4.348 %)ISEB
71 (4.348 %)Project Management
71 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
71 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
71 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
71 (4.348 %)SQL
71 (4.348 %).NET
71 (4.348 %)Oracle Forms
71 (4.348 %)Oracle 9i
71 (4.348 %)Datawarehouse
71 (4.348 %)Google

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing B2B 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 B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.348 %).NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (13.04 %)WebLogic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.348 %)Oracle 9i
11 (4.348 %)Datawarehouse
11 (4.348 %)Oracle 10g
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.348 %)Oracle Forms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (39.13 %)Finance
25 (21.74 %)Retail
25 (21.74 %)Marketing
34 (17.39 %)Pensions
41 (4.348 %)Telemarketing
41 (4.348 %)Electric
41 (4.348 %)Advertising
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (26.09 %)Analyst
25 (21.74 %)Business Analyst
25 (21.74 %)Business Systems Analyst
25 (21.74 %)Systems Analyst
33 (13.04 %)Support Engineer
33 (13.04 %)Technical Specialist
33 (13.04 %)Technical Designer
42 (8.696 %)Consultant
51 (4.348 %)Sales Executive
51 (4.348 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (4.348 %)Programmer
51 (4.348 %)Developer
51 (4.348 %)Test Manager
51 (4.348 %)Marketing Manager
51 (4.348 %)Senior Programmer
51 (4.348 %)Web Manager
51 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Release Manager
51 (4.348 %).NET Developer
51 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.04 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.04 %)E-Commerce
13 (13.04 %)Web Design
13 (13.04 %)Strategic Planning
13 (13.04 %)Direct Marketing
22 (8.696 %)SOA
22 (8.696 %)B2C
31 (4.348 %)Project Management
31 (4.348 %)Risk Management
31 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
31 (4.348 %)Pay per click
31 (4.348 %)Web Development
31 (4.348 %)Asset Management
31 (4.348 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (4.348 %)Test Scripting
31 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (8.696 %)C
21 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
21 (4.348 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.348 %)ISEB
11 (4.348 %)ISEB Practitioner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (34.78 %)Oracle
23 (13.04 %)ATG
31 (4.348 %)Google