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This section looks at the demand for Business Development 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 Business Development over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Development
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank142153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.177 %0.386 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£350£275
Average daily rate£375£288
% change on same period last year+30.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£423
% change on same period last year-35.05 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.38£39.45
% change on same period last year-48.35 %
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 %
Business Development EnglandBusiness Development
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.

Business Development
Demand Trend

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

South West Business Development Demand Trend

Business Development
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Business Development Daily Rate Trend

Business Development
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Business Development Hourly Rate Trend

Business Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Development across the South West region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South West Business Development Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Development
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Development 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
BristolUp+143£375-
WiltshireUp+42--
Business Development EnglandBusiness Development
England

Business Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (35.71 %)Marketing
24 (28.57 %)Government
33 (21.43 %)Finance
42 (14.29 %)Programme Management
42 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
42 (14.29 %)COBOL
42 (14.29 %)PVCS
42 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
42 (14.29 %)UNIX
42 (14.29 %)AIX
42 (14.29 %)Microsoft
42 (14.29 %)Micro Focus
42 (14.29 %)Project Management
51 (7.143 %)Active Directory
51 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (7.143 %)BizTalk Server
51 (7.143 %)Intranet
51 (7.143 %)Extranet
51 (7.143 %)Niku
51 (7.143 %)BPR
51 (7.143 %)LDAP
51 (7.143 %)Siebel
51 (7.143 %)SharePoint
51 (7.143 %)SOA
51 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
51 (7.143 %)CSS
51 (7.143 %)XML
51 (7.143 %)MCP
51 (7.143 %)MCAD
51 (7.143 %)MCSD

Business Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)HTML
11 (7.143 %).NET
11 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
11 (7.143 %)CSS
11 (7.143 %)XML
11 (7.143 %)AJAX
11 (7.143 %).NET Framework
11 (7.143 %)ASP.NET 2.0
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)SharePoint
11 (7.143 %)BizTalk Server
11 (7.143 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Office
11 (7.143 %)CA Clarity
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)LDAP
11 (7.143 %)Intranet
11 (7.143 %)Extranet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (14.29 %)PVCS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Marketing
24 (28.57 %)Government
33 (21.43 %)Finance
41 (7.143 %)Criminal Justice
41 (7.143 %)Home Office
41 (7.143 %)Local Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (28.57 %)Business Development Manager
14 (28.57 %)Development Manager
14 (28.57 %)Business Manager
21 (7.143 %)Senior Developer
21 (7.143 %)Process Analyst
21 (7.143 %)Technical Specialist
21 (7.143 %)Enterprise Architect
21 (7.143 %)Senior Applications Developer
21 (7.143 %)SharePoint Consultant
21 (7.143 %)Architect
21 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
21 (7.143 %)Developer
21 (7.143 %)Analyst
21 (7.143 %)IT Manager
21 (7.143 %)Consultant
21 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
21 (7.143 %)Business Process Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (14.29 %)UNIX
12 (14.29 %)AIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Project Management
12 (14.29 %)Programme Management
12 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
12 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
21 (7.143 %)SOA
21 (7.143 %)BPR
21 (7.143 %)Strategic Planning
21 (7.143 %)Enterprise Architecture
21 (7.143 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (7.143 %)Resource Management
21 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
21 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.143 %)TOGAF
21 (7.143 %)Data Analysis
21 (7.143 %)Systems Analysis
21 (7.143 %)Change Management
21 (7.143 %)E-business
21 (7.143 %)Web Design
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (14.29 %)COBOL
21 (7.143 %)DHTML
21 (7.143 %)JavaScript
21 (7.143 %)SQL
21 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
21 (7.143 %)C#
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)MCP
11 (7.143 %)MCAD
11 (7.143 %)MCSD
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (7.143 %)MCTS
11 (7.143 %)MCPD
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.143 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (14.29 %)Microsoft
12 (14.29 %)Micro Focus
21 (7.143 %)Siebel
21 (7.143 %)Niku