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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Commerce Server skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Commerce Server over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Commerce Server
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank133161
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads98
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.585 %1.421 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£390
Average daily rate-£433
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£388
% change on same period last year+11.75 %
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£37.50£34.45
% change on same period last year+8.83 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
South West
Matching contract IT job ads568563
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.750 %0.561 %
Daily rates quoted159118
Average minimum daily rate£321£285
Average daily rate£342£305
% change on same period last year+12.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Hourly rates quoted5877
Average minimum hourly rate£25.99£23.51
Average hourly rate£27.83£25.57
% change on same period last year+8.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.67£27.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£24.95
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Commerce Server EnglandCommerce Server
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.

Commerce Server
Demand Trend

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

South West Commerce Server Demand Trend

Commerce Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Commerce Server Daily Rate Trend

Commerce Server
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Commerce Server within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 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
SomersetNew entry-6--
Commerce Server EnglandCommerce Server
England

Commerce Server
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Commerce Server 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 Commerce Server.

19 (100.00 %)C#
19 (100.00 %).NET
19 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
26 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
35 (55.56 %)Microsoft
35 (55.56 %)SQL
44 (44.44 %)SQL Server
44 (44.44 %)Commerce Server 2007
53 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (22.22 %)MS Excel

Commerce Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (100.00 %).NET
26 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)Commerce Server 2007
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (44.44 %)SQL Server
23 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (100.00 %)C#
25 (55.56 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft