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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Rational ClearQuest skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ClearQuest over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Rational ClearQuest
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank123141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads1222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.024 %
As % of the category below2.703 %3.374 %
Daily rates quoted56
Average minimum daily rate£326£242
Average daily rate£327£242
% change on same period last year+35.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£242
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£319
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.00
Average hourly rate-£36.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£38.36£33.08
% change on same period last year+15.98 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South West
Matching contract IT job ads444652
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.699 %0.699 %
Daily rates quoted90161
Average minimum daily rate£312£317
Average daily rate£330£333
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted9197
Average minimum hourly rate£28.30£34.09
Average hourly rate£30.44£36.23
% change on same period last year-15.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.58£38.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
ClearQuest EnglandClearQuest
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.

ClearQuest
Demand Trend

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

South West ClearQuest Demand Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West ClearQuest Daily Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West ClearQuest Daily Rate Histogram

ClearQuest
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West ClearQuest Hourly Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ClearQuest 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
WiltshireNew entry-7£350-
GloucestershireUp+53--
BristolDown-31£235-2.75 %
ClearQuest EnglandClearQuest
England

ClearQuest
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (80.95 %)ClearCase
210 (47.62 %)C++
38 (38.10 %)Configuration Management
38 (38.10 %)Security Cleared
46 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
46 (28.57 %)Telecoms
46 (28.57 %)Linux
55 (23.81 %)UML
55 (23.81 %)Eclipse
55 (23.81 %)DHCP
55 (23.81 %)TCP/IP
55 (23.81 %)Data Modelling
55 (23.81 %)DNS
55 (23.81 %)Embedded C
55 (23.81 %)Embedded C++
55 (23.81 %)Java
55 (23.81 %)XML
55 (23.81 %)C
55 (23.81 %)3G
55 (23.81 %)Device Driver
55 (23.81 %)Firewall
55 (23.81 %)Wireless
55 (23.81 %)Software Engineering
55 (23.81 %)Embedded Linux
55 (23.81 %)SC Cleared
64 (19.05 %)DV Cleared
64 (19.05 %)Military
64 (19.05 %)XSLT
64 (19.05 %)Oracle
64 (19.05 %)Oracle 10g

ClearQuest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (23.81 %)XML
24 (19.05 %)XSLT
31 (4.762 %)WSDL
31 (4.762 %)WebSphere
31 (4.762 %)Java EE
31 (4.762 %)HTML
31 (4.762 %)J2EE
31 (4.762 %)SOAP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.762 %)WebLogic
11 (4.762 %)CMS
11 (4.762 %)ESB
11 (4.762 %)WebSphere Message Broker
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.524 %)MS Project
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (23.81 %)DHCP
15 (23.81 %)TCP/IP
15 (23.81 %)DNS
15 (23.81 %)3G
15 (23.81 %)Firewall
15 (23.81 %)Wireless
21 (4.762 %)RTSP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (19.05 %)Oracle 9i
14 (19.05 %)Oracle 10g
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (80.95 %)ClearCase
25 (23.81 %)Eclipse
32 (9.524 %)TestDirector
32 (9.524 %)LoadRunner
41 (4.762 %)Bugzilla
41 (4.762 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (28.57 %)Telecoms
24 (19.05 %)Military
33 (14.29 %)Government
41 (4.762 %)Retail
41 (4.762 %)Finance
41 (4.762 %)Education
41 (4.762 %)Electric
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (38.10 %)Software Engineer
25 (23.81 %)C++ Software Engineer
34 (19.05 %)Project Engineer
43 (14.29 %)Analyst
43 (14.29 %)Test Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Systems Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Solutions Architect
51 (4.762 %)Integration Manager
51 (4.762 %)Test Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Test Manager
51 (4.762 %)Architect
51 (4.762 %)Tester
51 (4.762 %)Integration Engineer
51 (4.762 %)C Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Linux Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Test and Integration Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Java Software Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (23.81 %)Device Driver
21 (4.762 %)STB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (28.57 %)Linux
25 (23.81 %)Embedded Linux
33 (14.29 %)UNIX
41 (4.762 %)Windows
41 (4.762 %)AIX
41 (4.762 %)Solaris
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (38.10 %)Configuration Management
18 (38.10 %)Security Cleared
26 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
35 (23.81 %)UML
35 (23.81 %)Data Modelling
35 (23.81 %)Software Engineering
35 (23.81 %)SC Cleared
44 (19.05 %)DV Cleared
52 (9.524 %)Integration Testing
52 (9.524 %)Data Management
61 (4.762 %)ITIL
61 (4.762 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (4.762 %)SOA
61 (4.762 %)Migration
61 (4.762 %)V-Model
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (47.62 %)C++
25 (23.81 %)Java
25 (23.81 %)Embedded C
25 (23.81 %)Embedded C++
25 (23.81 %)C
33 (14.29 %)Perl
42 (9.524 %)SQL
51 (4.762 %)VBScript
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.762 %)HND
11 (4.762 %)ISEB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (19.05 %)Oracle