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The table below looks at the demand for Unified Process skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Unified Process over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnified Process
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank137167
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads87
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.277 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£430
Average daily rate-£445
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£401£448
% change on same period last year-10.50 %
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£38.13-
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads28843431
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.060 %3.467 %
Daily rates quoted8781067
Average minimum daily rate£368£352
Average daily rate£390£370
% change on same period last year+5.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted360374
Average minimum hourly rate£27.87£29.21
Average hourly rate£30.02£31.22
% change on same period last year-3.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.16£33.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Unified Process EnglandUnified Process
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.

Unified Process
Demand Trend

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

South West Unified Process Demand Trend

Unified Process
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Unified Process Daily Rate Trend

Unified Process
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Process within the South West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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-18--
Unified Process EnglandUnified Process
England

Unified Process
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Unified Process 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 Unified Process.

129 (100.00 %)RUP
225 (86.21 %)Security Cleared
323 (79.31 %)Configuration Management
421 (72.41 %)DV Cleared
520 (68.97 %)J2EE
617 (58.62 %)ClearCase
617 (58.62 %)OO
716 (55.17 %)Java
815 (51.72 %)Sun Certification
914 (48.28 %)Sun
1013 (44.83 %)C
117 (24.14 %)V-Model
117 (24.14 %)UNIX
126 (20.69 %)Windows
126 (20.69 %)Linux
126 (20.69 %)Windows 2000
126 (20.69 %)Oracle
126 (20.69 %)Project Management
135 (17.24 %)C++
135 (17.24 %)Risk Management
144 (13.79 %)Government
144 (13.79 %)VB
153 (10.34 %)MS Visio
153 (10.34 %)Telelogic
153 (10.34 %)Telelogic DOORS
153 (10.34 %)Use Case
153 (10.34 %)Business Analysis
153 (10.34 %)Requirements Management
162 (6.897 %)GIS
162 (6.897 %).NET Framework

Unified Process
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Unified Process 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 Unified Process. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (68.97 %)J2EE
22 (6.897 %)ADO.NET
22 (6.897 %)WebServices
22 (6.897 %).NET Framework
22 (6.897 %).NET
31 (3.448 %)ADO
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (10.34 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.897 %)SQL Server
12 (6.897 %)GIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (58.62 %)ClearCase
23 (10.34 %)Telelogic DOORS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.79 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (62.07 %)Developer
215 (51.72 %)Java Developer
313 (44.83 %)Java/J2EE Developer
44 (13.79 %)Analyst
44 (13.79 %)Test Manager
44 (13.79 %)Test Analyst
53 (10.34 %)Integration Analyst
53 (10.34 %)Requirements Manager
62 (6.897 %)Integration Manager
62 (6.897 %)C# Developer
71 (3.448 %)Software Developer
71 (3.448 %).NET Developer
71 (3.448 %)Integration Test Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (24.14 %)UNIX
26 (20.69 %)Windows
26 (20.69 %)Linux
26 (20.69 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (100.00 %)RUP
225 (86.21 %)Security Cleared
323 (79.31 %)Configuration Management
421 (72.41 %)DV Cleared
517 (58.62 %)OO
67 (24.14 %)V-Model
76 (20.69 %)Project Management
85 (17.24 %)Risk Management
93 (10.34 %)Business Analysis
93 (10.34 %)Requirements Management
93 (10.34 %)Use Case
101 (3.448 %)QMS
101 (3.448 %)SC Cleared
101 (3.448 %)Quality Management
101 (3.448 %)OOD
101 (3.448 %)Automated Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (55.17 %)Java
213 (44.83 %)C
35 (17.24 %)C++
44 (13.79 %)VB
52 (6.897 %)Delphi
52 (6.897 %)C#
61 (3.448 %)VB.NET
61 (3.448 %)Perl
61 (3.448 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (51.72 %)Sun Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (48.28 %)Sun
26 (20.69 %)Oracle
33 (10.34 %)Telelogic
42 (6.897 %)IBM