The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Chemistry in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Chemistry over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Chemistry
Rank - - 118
Contract jobs citing Chemistry 0 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West - - 0.036%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.200%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £420 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £10.99 - £12.63
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
412 648 501
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 20.05% 19.71% 18.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 350 207
Average daily rate £350 £390 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.25% +11.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £256 £204
10% offered a daily rate of more than £510 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £343 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.18% +0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 43 55
Average hourly rate £31.25 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.20 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £24.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year
-8.16% -9.25%
Chemistry
England

Chemistry
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Chemistry across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West Chemistry Jobs Demand Trend

Chemistry
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Chemistry 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 Chemistry.

1 2 (100.00%) BMC PATROL
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Spreadsheet

Chemistry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Chemistry 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 Chemistry. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Support
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) BMC PATROL