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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Publishing' 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 Publishing over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublishing
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank137154
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads821
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.342 %0.767 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£190£600
Average daily rate£225£600
% change on same period last year-62.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£260£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£317
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.45£24.15
% change on same period last year+13.67 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching contract IT job ads23362739
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.166 %2.712 %
Daily rates quoted893918
Average minimum daily rate£386£371
Average daily rate£408£391
% change on same period last year+4.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted289250
Average minimum hourly rate£30.12£28.48
Average hourly rate£32.00£30.30
% change on same period last year+5.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.87£32.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£27.28
% change on same period last year+3.05 %
Publishing EnglandPublishing
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.

Publishing
Demand Trend

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

South West Publishing Demand Trend

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Publishing Daily Rate Trend

Publishing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Publishing across the South West region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

South West Publishing Daily Rate Histogram

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Publishing Hourly Rate Trend

Publishing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the South West region over the 3 months to 8 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
SomersetNew entry-6£225-
BristolDown-62--
Publishing EnglandPublishing
England

Publishing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Publishing 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 Publishing.

111 (52.38 %)Active Directory
111 (52.38 %)Apple
111 (52.38 %)Migration
111 (52.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
210 (47.62 %)Mac OS X
210 (47.62 %)Client/Server
210 (47.62 %)Windows
39 (42.86 %)ACSA
39 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
48 (38.10 %)SC Cleared
55 (23.81 %)Government
55 (23.81 %)Project Management
64 (19.05 %)Kerberos
73 (14.29 %)ITIL
73 (14.29 %)Service Management
73 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (14.29 %)Firewall
73 (14.29 %)CMS
73 (14.29 %)Network Security
73 (14.29 %)assyst
82 (9.524 %)Content Management
82 (9.524 %)Finance
82 (9.524 %)Intranet
82 (9.524 %)UNIX
91 (4.762 %)Data Modelling
91 (4.762 %)ETL
91 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
91 (4.762 %)Citrix Certification
91 (4.762 %)Cognos
91 (4.762 %)Datawarehouse

Publishing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Publishing 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 Publishing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.762 %).NET
11 (4.762 %)ASP
11 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (14.29 %)CMS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (14.29 %)assyst
21 (4.762 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (4.762 %)WebTrends
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (19.05 %)Kerberos
23 (14.29 %)Firewall
23 (14.29 %)Network Security
32 (9.524 %)Intranet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.762 %)SQL Server
11 (4.762 %)Datawarehouse
11 (4.762 %)DTS
11 (4.762 %)ETL
11 (4.762 %)ReportNet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (23.81 %)Government
22 (9.524 %)Finance
31 (4.762 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (4.762 %)Military
31 (4.762 %)Banking
31 (4.762 %)Investment Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (19.05 %)Design Engineer
23 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
23 (14.29 %)Network Security Engineer
23 (14.29 %)Security Engineer
23 (14.29 %)Network Design Engineer
32 (9.524 %)Web Manager
32 (9.524 %)Developer
41 (4.762 %)Analyst
41 (4.762 %)Test Analyst
41 (4.762 %).NET Developer
41 (4.762 %)IT Trainer
41 (4.762 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (4.762 %)ASP Developer
41 (4.762 %)Trainer
41 (4.762 %)Cognos Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (47.62 %)Client/Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (47.62 %)Windows
110 (47.62 %)Mac OS X
23 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (9.524 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (52.38 %)Migration
111 (52.38 %)User Acceptance Testing
29 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
38 (38.10 %)SC Cleared
45 (23.81 %)Project Management
53 (14.29 %)Service Management
53 (14.29 %)ITIL
62 (9.524 %)Content Management
71 (4.762 %)Dimensional Modelling
71 (4.762 %)Data Modelling
71 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
71 (4.762 %)Risk Assessment
71 (4.762 %)Change Management
71 (4.762 %)SEO
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.762 %)JavaScript
11 (4.762 %)VB.NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (42.86 %)ACSA
21 (4.762 %)Citrix Certification
21 (4.762 %)ACCA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (52.38 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (52.38 %)Apple
21 (4.762 %)Cognos