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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'General Ledger' 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 General Ledger over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Ledger
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank143164
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.091 %0.381 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£406
Average daily rate-£428
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£428
% change on same period last year-19.49 %
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£27.93-
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching contract IT job ads21932626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.088 %2.654 %
Daily rates quoted796871
Average minimum daily rate£381£367
Average daily rate£401£385
% change on same period last year+4.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted326259
Average minimum hourly rate£29.65£27.88
Average hourly rate£31.41£29.66
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.17£31.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
General Ledger EnglandGeneral Ledger
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.

General Ledger
Demand Trend

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

South West General Ledger Demand Trend

General Ledger
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West General Ledger Daily Rate Trend

General Ledger
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West General Ledger Hourly Rate Trend

General Ledger
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing General Ledger within the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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-1--
General Ledger EnglandGeneral Ledger
England

General Ledger
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing General Ledger 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 General Ledger.

17 (100.00 %)Finance
25 (71.43 %)SAP
32 (28.57 %)ACCA
32 (28.57 %)CIMA
32 (28.57 %)Banking
32 (28.57 %)SAP FI-GL
41 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
41 (14.29 %)Data Conversion
41 (14.29 %)Retail
41 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
41 (14.29 %)PeopleSoft
41 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
41 (14.29 %)PeopleSoft Financials
41 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
41 (14.29 %)ISEB
41 (14.29 %)TestDirector
41 (14.29 %)SAP BW

General Ledger
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing General Ledger 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 General Ledger. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (28.57 %)SAP FI-GL
21 (14.29 %)PeopleSoft Financials
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SAP BW
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)TestDirector
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (100.00 %)Finance
22 (28.57 %)Banking
31 (14.29 %)Retail
31 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Test Analyst
22 (28.57 %)SAP Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Data Analyst
31 (14.29 %)SAP BW Consultant
31 (14.29 %)SAP Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Project Accountant
31 (14.29 %)Financial Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Banking Business Analyst
31 (14.29 %)SAP BI Consultant
31 (14.29 %)SAP Data Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Data Conversion
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
11 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)ACCA
12 (28.57 %)CIMA
21 (14.29 %)ISEB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (71.43 %)SAP
21 (14.29 %)PeopleSoft