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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mapinfo products and/or services in IT contracts within the South West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mapinfo over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMapinfo
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank136155
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1614
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.852 %0.647 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£150-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£150-
UK excluding London average daily rate£261-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted102
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£15.90£10.00
% change on same period last year+59.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.80£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.15£17.86
% change on same period last year-15.13 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South West
Matching contract IT job ads18792163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.480 %2.154 %
Daily rates quoted513517
Average minimum daily rate£342£326
Average daily rate£365£346
% change on same period last year+5.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted252222
Average minimum hourly rate£23.72£20.90
Average hourly rate£25.64£22.67
% change on same period last year+13.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.57£24.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Mapinfo EnglandMapinfo
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Mapinfo Corporation.

Mapinfo
Demand Trend

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

South West Mapinfo Demand Trend

Mapinfo
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Mapinfo Daily Rate Trend

Mapinfo
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mapinfo across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South West Mapinfo Daily Rate Histogram

Mapinfo
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Mapinfo Hourly Rate Trend

Mapinfo
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mapinfo across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South West Mapinfo Hourly Rate Histogram

Mapinfo
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mapinfo within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 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
GloucestershireDown-15--
WiltshireNew entry-4£150-
DorsetNew entry-3--
AvonNew entry-1--
Mapinfo EnglandMapinfo
England

Mapinfo
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Mapinfo 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 Mapinfo.

110 (52.63 %)GIS
26 (31.58 %)MapBasic
33 (15.79 %)SAS
33 (15.79 %)EPoS
33 (15.79 %)SPSS
33 (15.79 %)CHAID
33 (15.79 %)Internet
33 (15.79 %)Statistical Analysis
33 (15.79 %)Marketing
33 (15.79 %)Direct Marketing
33 (15.79 %)Database Marketing
42 (10.53 %)MS Access
51 (5.263 %)Windows XP
51 (5.263 %)MS Office
51 (5.263 %)Windows
51 (5.263 %)MS Excel
51 (5.263 %)AutoCAD
51 (5.263 %)Project Management
51 (5.263 %)Microsoft
51 (5.263 %)Government
51 (5.263 %)Information Management
51 (5.263 %)Data Analysis

Mapinfo
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Mapinfo 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 Mapinfo. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.79 %)SAS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (15.79 %)SPSS
21 (5.263 %)MS Office
21 (5.263 %)MS Excel
21 (5.263 %)AutoCAD
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.79 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (52.63 %)GIS
23 (15.79 %)Database Marketing
32 (10.53 %)MS Access
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.79 %)Marketing
21 (5.263 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (21.05 %)Coordinator
23 (15.79 %)Analyst
23 (15.79 %)Consultant
23 (15.79 %)Data Analyst
32 (10.53 %)Implementation Consultant
41 (5.263 %)Support Technician
41 (5.263 %)GIS Consultant
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.79 %)EPoS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.263 %)Windows XP
11 (5.263 %)Windows
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.79 %)CHAID
13 (15.79 %)Statistical Analysis
13 (15.79 %)Direct Marketing
21 (5.263 %)Project Management
21 (5.263 %)Information Management
21 (5.263 %)Data Analysis
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (31.58 %)MapBasic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft