The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term German Language 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 German Language over the 3 months to 22 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
German Language
Rank 110 130 103
Rank change year-on-year
+20 -27
Contract jobs citing German Language 1 9 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.049% 0.272% 0.615%
As % of the General category 0.139% 0.646% 1.377%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 6 2
Average daily rate - £200 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -52.94%
UK excluding London average daily rate £250 £138 £215
% change year-on-year
+81.81% -36.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Average hourly rate £30.00 - £12.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.50 £15.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year
-6.45% -26.19%
All of the General Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
721 1393 1235
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 34.98% 42.17% 44.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 479 950 679
Average daily rate £370 £378 £394
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.98% -4.12%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £255 £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 62 92
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 £16.40 £13.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £39.30 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -3.84%
German Language
England

German Language
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing German Language across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South West German Language Jobs Demand Trend

German Language
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West German Language Daily Rate Trend

German Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West German Language Hourly Rate Trend

German Language
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing German Language within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 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
Bristol +12 1 - -
German Language
England

German Language
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing German Language 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 German Language.

1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) French Language
1 1 (100.00%) Italian Language
1 1 (100.00%) Spanish Language

German Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing German Language 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 German Language. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) French Language
1 1 (100.00%) Italian Language
1 1 (100.00%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Principle Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Mechanical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree