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This section looks at the demand for Rich Internet Application (RIA) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RIA over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRich Internet Application (RIA)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank147167
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.849 %0.256 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£351
% change on same period last year+10.51 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.50-
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching contract IT job ads589781
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.777 %0.778 %
Daily rates quoted174162
Average minimum daily rate£335£327
Average daily rate£355£343
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted72114
Average minimum hourly rate£27.49£31.59
Average hourly rate£30.75£33.34
% change on same period last year-7.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.01£35.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
RIA EnglandRIA
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.

RIA
Demand Trend

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

South West RIA Demand Trend

RIA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RIA 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
BristolNew entry-2--
RIA EnglandRIA
England

RIA
Top 6 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Flash
15 (100.00 %)Internet
23 (60.00 %)Adobe Flex
32 (40.00 %)ActionScript
32 (40.00 %)CSS
32 (40.00 %)OOP

RIA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)Adobe Flex
22 (40.00 %)CSS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)Flash
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)Flex Developer
32 (40.00 %)Flash Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)OOP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)ActionScript