The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term General Ledger 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 General Ledger over the 3 months to 23 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 General 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
General Ledger
Rank 103 132 120
Rank change year-on-year
+29 -12
Contract jobs citing General Ledger 8 9 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.398% 0.277% 0.244%
As % of the General category 1.120% 0.658% 0.549%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 6
Average daily rate £325 £200 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+62.50% -54.28%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £384 £395
% change year-on-year
+10.74% -2.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 - £17.50
All of the General Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
714 1368 1274
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 35.52% 42.16% 44.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 933 705
Average daily rate £370 £378 £393
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.98% -3.82%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £252 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £490 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 60 94
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -28.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.35 £16.20 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £38.80 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
General Ledger
England

General Ledger
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

General Ledger
Daily Rate Trend

This 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
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing General Ledger across the South West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South West General Ledger Daily Rate Histogram

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 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Wiltshire +6 5 £325 -25.71%
Bristol +8 1 £525 +85.84%
Gloucestershire - 1 - -
Somerset - 1 - -
General Ledger
England

General Ledger
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

1 16 (100.00%) Finance
2 7 (43.75%) Banking
2 7 (43.75%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (37.50%) SQL
3 6 (37.50%) SAP
4 5 (31.25%) VBA
4 5 (31.25%) ERP
4 5 (31.25%) SAP FI-GL
5 4 (25.00%) Retail
5 4 (25.00%) Retail Banking
5 4 (25.00%) Epicor
6 3 (18.75%) SLA
6 3 (18.75%) Project Management
6 3 (18.75%) Migration
7 2 (12.50%) FRx
7 2 (12.50%) Investment Management
7 2 (12.50%) Data Migration
7 2 (12.50%) Back Office
7 2 (12.50%) Asset Management
7 2 (12.50%) Oracle
7 2 (12.50%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (12.50%) Business Objects
8 1 (6.250%) MS Visio
8 1 (6.250%) Data Modelling
8 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (6.250%) XML
8 1 (6.250%) ITIL
8 1 (6.250%) UML
8 1 (6.250%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (6.250%) Oracle Reports

General Ledger
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 1 (6.250%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 1 (6.250%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (31.25%) SAP FI-GL
2 2 (12.50%) FRx
3 1 (6.250%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (6.250%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (6.250%) Hyperion Planning
3 1 (6.250%) Oracle EBS R12
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (6.250%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (6.250%) MS Access
2 1 (6.250%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (6.250%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (6.250%) Oracle Forms
General
1 16 (100.00%) Finance
2 7 (43.75%) Banking
3 4 (25.00%) Retail
3 4 (25.00%) Retail Banking
4 2 (12.50%) Back Office
5 1 (6.250%) Investment Banking
5 1 (6.250%) Corporate Banking
5 1 (6.250%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 12 (75.00%) Analyst
2 7 (43.75%) Business Analyst
3 5 (31.25%) Support Analyst
4 4 (25.00%) Project Manager
5 3 (18.75%) Financial Analyst
5 3 (18.75%) IT Support Analyst
5 3 (18.75%) IT Support
6 2 (12.50%) Banking Business Analyst
7 1 (6.250%) Test Manager
7 1 (6.250%) Consultant
7 1 (6.250%) Senior Manager
7 1 (6.250%) Finance Project Manager
7 1 (6.250%) SAP Manager
7 1 (6.250%) Technical Consultant
7 1 (6.250%) Senior Business Analyst
7 1 (6.250%) Project Analyst
7 1 (6.250%) Oracle Financials Consultant
7 1 (6.250%) Oracle Consultant
7 1 (6.250%) Oracle Technical Consultant
7 1 (6.250%) Senior Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.250%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (6.250%) Derivative
1 1 (6.250%) Management Information System
1 1 (6.250%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (31.25%) ERP
3 3 (18.75%) Project Management
3 3 (18.75%) Migration
4 2 (12.50%) Investment Management
4 2 (12.50%) Data Migration
4 2 (12.50%) Asset Management
5 1 (6.250%) Data Modelling
5 1 (6.250%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (6.250%) ITIL
5 1 (6.250%) UML
5 1 (6.250%) SSADM
5 1 (6.250%) DSDM
5 1 (6.250%) BPR
5 1 (6.250%) Data Management
5 1 (6.250%) Business Analysis
5 1 (6.250%) Requirements Analysis
5 1 (6.250%) Workflow
5 1 (6.250%) Change Management
5 1 (6.250%) GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (37.50%) SQL
2 5 (31.25%) VBA
3 1 (6.250%) PL/SQL
3 1 (6.250%) VB
Qualifications
1 1 (6.250%) ISEB
1 1 (6.250%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (6.250%) ACCA
1 1 (6.250%) SC Cleared
1 1 (6.250%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (6.250%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) SAP
2 4 (25.00%) Epicor
3 2 (12.50%) Oracle
3 2 (12.50%) Business Objects
4 1 (6.250%) Microsoft
4 1 (6.250%) HP
4 1 (6.250%) Hyperion
4 1 (6.250%) Wall Street Systems