Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in contract IT jobs within the South Yorkshire 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 Retail over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank39-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.505 %0.000 %
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£409£391
% change on same period last year+4.68 %
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£25.82£21.28
% change on same period last year+21.36 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads111169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted2226
Average minimum daily rate£275£306
Average daily rate£302£328
% change on same period last year-8.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£381
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Hourly rates quoted3836
Average minimum hourly rate£26.23£23.86
Average hourly rate£27.10£25.39
% change on same period last year+6.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.97£26.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.97£26.66
% change on same period last year+4.91 %
Retail YorkshireRetail
Yorkshire

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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 15 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
SheffieldNew entry-3--
Retail YorkshireRetail
Yorkshire

Retail
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing Retail 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 Retail.

17 (43.75 %)Remedy
24 (25.00 %)ITIL
33 (18.75 %)Service Delivery
33 (18.75 %)Problem Management
42 (12.50 %)EPoS
42 (12.50 %)Smartcard
42 (12.50 %)UNIX
42 (12.50 %)Project Management
51 (6.250 %)PMP
51 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
51 (6.250 %)Finance
51 (6.250 %)Publishing
51 (6.250 %)Migration
51 (6.250 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (6.250 %)DB2
51 (6.250 %)Teradata
51 (6.250 %)Programme Management
51 (6.250 %)Incident Management
51 (6.250 %)Marketing

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)DB2
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.250 %)Finance
11 (6.250 %)Publishing
11 (6.250 %)Marketing
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (62.50 %)Service Manager
29 (56.25 %)Operations Manager
33 (18.75 %)Analyst
42 (12.50 %)Project Manager
42 (12.50 %)Services Delivery Manager
42 (12.50 %)Technical Analyst
42 (12.50 %)Delivery Manager
42 (12.50 %)ITIL Manager
42 (12.50 %)ITIL Service Manager
51 (6.250 %)IT Services Manager
51 (6.250 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
51 (6.250 %)IT Operations Manager
51 (6.250 %)Technical Services Manager
51 (6.250 %)Technical Operations Manager
51 (6.250 %)DB2 DBA
51 (6.250 %)Incident Manager
51 (6.250 %)Technical Manager
51 (6.250 %)Business Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Programme Manager
51 (6.250 %)DBA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (12.50 %)EPoS
12 (12.50 %)Smartcard
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)UNIX
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (25.00 %)ITIL
23 (18.75 %)Problem Management
23 (18.75 %)Service Delivery
32 (12.50 %)Project Management
41 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
41 (6.250 %)Migration
41 (6.250 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (6.250 %)Programme Management
41 (6.250 %)Incident Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)PMP
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (43.75 %)Remedy
21 (6.250 %)Teradata