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The table below looks at the demand for Intranet skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Intranet over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIntranet
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank10295
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads4280
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.079 %
As % of the category below5.907 %8.325 %
Daily rates quoted2024
Average minimum daily rate£292£314
Average daily rate£300£344
% change on same period last year-12.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£316
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Hourly rates quoted312
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£13.75
Average hourly rate£18.83£15.33
% change on same period last year+22.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.67£16.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.27£22.51
% change on same period last year+16.73 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching contract IT job ads711961
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.961 %0.948 %
Daily rates quoted201217
Average minimum daily rate£311£329
Average daily rate£334£346
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted112156
Average minimum hourly rate£25.01£25.95
Average hourly rate£26.81£27.89
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.61£29.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Intranet EnglandIntranet
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.

Intranet
Demand Trend

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

South West Intranet Demand Trend

Intranet
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Intranet Daily Rate Trend

Intranet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Intranet across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Intranet Daily Rate Histogram

Intranet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Intranet Hourly Rate Trend

Intranet
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Intranet across the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South West Intranet Hourly Rate Histogram

Intranet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Intranet within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WiltshireDown-215£253-39.43 %
DevonUp+2614£337+43.27 %
DorsetDown-103--
GloucestershireDown-13£155-
SomersetUp+33£350+7.69 %
BristolDown-62--
Intranet EnglandIntranet
England

Intranet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Intranet 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 Intranet.

130 (34.48 %).NET
229 (33.33 %)SQL Server
229 (33.33 %)HTML
327 (31.03 %)Extranet
424 (27.59 %)ASP
424 (27.59 %)Content Management
523 (26.44 %)SharePoint
621 (24.14 %)Microsoft
621 (24.14 %)SQL
719 (21.84 %)CSS
818 (20.69 %)Windows
916 (18.39 %)ASP.NET
916 (18.39 %)UNIX
916 (18.39 %)Internet
1015 (17.24 %)JavaScript
1114 (16.09 %)MS Exchange
1114 (16.09 %)BizTalk Server
1213 (14.94 %)Cisco
1213 (14.94 %)CCNA
1213 (14.94 %)ITSM
1213 (14.94 %)VMware
1213 (14.94 %)Citrix
1213 (14.94 %)Cisco Certification
1213 (14.94 %)J2EE
1213 (14.94 %)OVPI
1213 (14.94 %)Exchange Server 2007
1312 (13.79 %)VMware Server
1312 (13.79 %)Finance
1312 (13.79 %)Clustering
1411 (12.64 %)CMS

Intranet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Intranet 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 Intranet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (34.48 %).NET
229 (33.33 %)HTML
324 (27.59 %)ASP
419 (21.84 %)CSS
516 (18.39 %)ASP.NET
613 (14.94 %)J2EE
76 (6.897 %)XML
76 (6.897 %)ASP.NET 2.0
85 (5.747 %)AJAX
94 (4.598 %)WinForms
103 (3.448 %)XHTML
103 (3.448 %)Windows SharePoint Services
103 (3.448 %)WebServices
112 (2.299 %)WebSphere
112 (2.299 %)Middleware
121 (1.149 %).NET Framework
121 (1.149 %)XSLT
121 (1.149 %)ODBC
121 (1.149 %)ADO.NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (26.44 %)SharePoint
214 (16.09 %)MS Exchange
214 (16.09 %)BizTalk Server
313 (14.94 %)Exchange Server 2007
411 (12.64 %)CMS
57 (8.046 %)IIS
65 (5.747 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (2.299 %)WebSphere MQ
72 (2.299 %)MQSeries
81 (1.149 %)Lotus Notes
81 (1.149 %)Lotus Domino
81 (1.149 %)ColdFusion
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.046 %)MS Office
26 (6.897 %)MS Project
33 (3.448 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.149 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.299 %)SAP R/3
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (31.03 %)Extranet
216 (18.39 %)Internet
35 (5.747 %)DNS
35 (5.747 %)Firewall
41 (1.149 %)LDAP
41 (1.149 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (33.33 %)SQL Server
26 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (5.747 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (2.299 %)Reference Data
42 (2.299 %)MS Access
42 (2.299 %)OLTP
42 (2.299 %)RDBMS
42 (2.299 %)SAP BW
51 (1.149 %)SQLPlus
51 (1.149 %)EDRMS
51 (1.149 %)Crystal Reports
51 (1.149 %)Oracle 9i
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.897 %)Dreamweaver
25 (5.747 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.149 %)Flash
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (13.79 %)Finance
25 (5.747 %)Telecoms
25 (5.747 %)Law
34 (4.598 %)Banking
34 (4.598 %)Marketing
43 (3.448 %)Pensions
52 (2.299 %)Publishing
52 (2.299 %)Military
61 (1.149 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.149 %)Construction
61 (1.149 %)Government
61 (1.149 %)Health
61 (1.149 %)Online Banking
61 (1.149 %)Insurance
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (25.29 %)Developer
216 (18.39 %)Analyst
314 (16.09 %)Consultant
412 (13.79 %)Web Developer
510 (11.49 %)Technical Consultant
69 (10.34 %)Web Manager
78 (9.195 %)Project Manager
78 (9.195 %).NET Developer
86 (6.897 %)Business Analyst
95 (5.747 %)Implementation Consultant
95 (5.747 %)Web Analyst
104 (4.598 %)ASP.NET Developer
104 (4.598 %)Analyst Programmer
104 (4.598 %)Programmer
113 (3.448 %)Support Analyst
113 (3.448 %)Administrator
113 (3.448 %)Team Leader
113 (3.448 %)VB.NET Developer
113 (3.448 %)Web Team Leader
113 (3.448 %)Support Team Leader
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (13.79 %)Clustering
22 (2.299 %)Management Information System
22 (2.299 %)Client/Server
31 (1.149 %)N-Tier
31 (1.149 %)NHS
31 (1.149 %)W3C
31 (1.149 %)Replication
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (20.69 %)Windows
216 (18.39 %)UNIX
32 (2.299 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (2.299 %)Windows XP
32 (2.299 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.149 %)Windows NT
41 (1.149 %)Linux
41 (1.149 %)Mac OS X
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (27.59 %)Content Management
213 (14.94 %)ITSM
39 (10.34 %)Project Management
47 (8.046 %)Security Cleared
55 (5.747 %)Migration
64 (4.598 %)Web Design
64 (4.598 %)SC Cleared
73 (3.448 %)Business Intelligence
73 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
73 (3.448 %)Information Management
82 (2.299 %)Document Management
82 (2.299 %)DV Cleared
91 (1.149 %)BC Cleared
91 (1.149 %)Web Development
91 (1.149 %)Business Development
91 (1.149 %)Internet Marketing
91 (1.149 %)E-Commerce
91 (1.149 %)SOA
91 (1.149 %)Service Delivery
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (24.14 %)SQL
215 (17.24 %)JavaScript
311 (12.64 %)VB.NET
47 (8.046 %)VB
55 (5.747 %)VB6
63 (3.448 %)Java
63 (3.448 %)VBScript
72 (2.299 %)C#
72 (2.299 %)C++
72 (2.299 %)VC++
81 (1.149 %)LotusScript
81 (1.149 %)DHTML
81 (1.149 %)PHP
81 (1.149 %)Transact-SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (14.94 %)CCNA
113 (14.94 %)Cisco Certification
22 (2.299 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.299 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (2.299 %)MCP
22 (2.299 %)Degree
31 (1.149 %)MCAD
31 (1.149 %)MCSD
31 (1.149 %)MCSE
31 (1.149 %)MCTS
31 (1.149 %)MCPD
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.299 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (1.149 %)QA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (13.79 %)VMware Server
23 (3.448 %)Active Directory
31 (1.149 %)NDS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (14.94 %)OVPI
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (24.14 %)Microsoft
213 (14.94 %)Citrix
213 (14.94 %)Cisco
213 (14.94 %)VMware
34 (4.598 %)SAP
43 (3.448 %)Oracle
51 (1.149 %)Lotus