Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Construction' in contract IT jobs within the South West region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Construction over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConstruction
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank117139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads2530
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.030 %
As % of the category below1.064 %1.116 %
Daily rates quoted93
Average minimum daily rate£399£257
Average daily rate£420£263
% change on same period last year+59.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£270
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£352
% change on same period last year+5.51 %
Hourly rates quoted76
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£28.17
Average hourly rate£33.25£28.83
% change on same period last year+15.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.50£29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.04£26.31
% change on same period last year+37.01 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching contract IT job ads23492689
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.100 %2.678 %
Daily rates quoted939934
Average minimum daily rate£385£370
Average daily rate£409£390
% change on same period last year+4.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted262229
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£28.19
Average hourly rate£31.94£29.87
% change on same period last year+6.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.88£31.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£27.05
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Construction EnglandConstruction
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.

Construction
Demand Trend

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

South West Construction Demand Trend

Construction
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Construction Daily Rate Trend

Construction
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Construction across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West Construction Daily Rate Histogram

Construction
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Construction Hourly Rate Trend

Construction
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Construction across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West Construction Hourly Rate Histogram

Construction
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Construction 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
BristolUp+127--
WiltshireUp+35£401-
AvonNew entry-4--
SomersetNew entry-1--
DevonNo change01£425+21.42 %
Construction EnglandConstruction
England

Construction
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (30.19 %)Finance
213 (24.53 %)Pensions
213 (24.53 %)Service Delivery
213 (24.53 %)Management Information System
312 (22.64 %)Business Analysis
410 (18.87 %)Degree
58 (15.09 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
58 (15.09 %)Oracle 10g
58 (15.09 %)Shell Script
58 (15.09 %)SQL
58 (15.09 %)Oracle
58 (15.09 %)UNIX
58 (15.09 %)TOAD
58 (15.09 %)Software Testing
58 (15.09 %)Oracle RMAN
66 (11.32 %)Oracle 9i
66 (11.32 %)Quality Management
75 (9.434 %)Migration
75 (9.434 %)MS Visio
75 (9.434 %)Rational Rose
75 (9.434 %)UML
75 (9.434 %)PRINCE2
75 (9.434 %)NHS
84 (7.547 %)Stakeholder Management
84 (7.547 %)Health
84 (7.547 %)Data Management
84 (7.547 %)Time Management
84 (7.547 %)Security Cleared
93 (5.660 %)SC Cleared
93 (5.660 %)Government

Construction
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.887 %)WebSphere
11 (1.887 %)HTML
11 (1.887 %)WebServices
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.887 %)WebSphere Application Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (9.434 %)MS Visio
21 (1.887 %)MS Project
21 (1.887 %)MS Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.887 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.887 %)Intranet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (15.09 %)Oracle 10g
18 (15.09 %)TOAD
26 (11.32 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.887 %)Oracle 8/8i
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (9.434 %)Rational Rose
22 (3.774 %)RequisitePro
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (30.19 %)Finance
213 (24.53 %)Pensions
34 (7.547 %)Health
43 (5.660 %)Government
51 (1.887 %)Insurance
51 (1.887 %)Front Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (37.74 %)Analyst
219 (35.85 %)Business Analyst
39 (16.98 %)Developer
48 (15.09 %)Oracle Developer
57 (13.21 %)Oracle DBA
57 (13.21 %)DBA
61 (1.887 %)Web Manager
61 (1.887 %)Service Manager
61 (1.887 %)Senior Project Manager
61 (1.887 %)UML Business Analyst
61 (1.887 %)Project Manager
61 (1.887 %)Senior Manager
61 (1.887 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (1.887 %)Programmer
61 (1.887 %)Project Planner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (24.53 %)Management Information System
25 (9.434 %)NHS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (15.09 %)UNIX
22 (3.774 %)HPUX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (24.53 %)Service Delivery
212 (22.64 %)Business Analysis
38 (15.09 %)Software Testing
46 (11.32 %)Quality Management
55 (9.434 %)Migration
55 (9.434 %)UML
55 (9.434 %)PRINCE2
64 (7.547 %)Stakeholder Management
64 (7.547 %)Data Management
64 (7.547 %)Time Management
64 (7.547 %)Security Cleared
73 (5.660 %)SC Cleared
73 (5.660 %)Project Management
82 (3.774 %)Requirements Management
91 (1.887 %)QMS
91 (1.887 %)Validation
91 (1.887 %)Content Management
91 (1.887 %)Information Management
91 (1.887 %)Systems Analysis
91 (1.887 %)FMECA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (15.09 %)Shell Script
18 (15.09 %)SQL
22 (3.774 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.887 %)Java
31 (1.887 %)PHP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (18.87 %)Degree
21 (1.887 %)PRINCE2 Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (15.09 %)Oracle RMAN
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (15.09 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (15.09 %)Oracle
21 (1.887 %)SAP
21 (1.887 %)JD Edwards