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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' in contract IT jobs within the Staffordshire 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 Insurance over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
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 below5.952 %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£396£388
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£20.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.02£18.65
% change on same period last year+34.20 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads8482
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.117 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted3131
Average minimum daily rate£310£361
Average daily rate£339£377
% change on same period last year-10.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted85
Average minimum hourly rate£13.62£19.27
Average hourly rate£15.31£20.85
% change on same period last year-26.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.99£22.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Insurance West MidlandsInsurance
West Midlands

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.

Insurance
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

Insurance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 6 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-5--
Insurance West MidlandsInsurance
West Midlands

Insurance
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing Insurance 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 Insurance.

15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)C#
24 (80.00 %)Lotus
24 (80.00 %)Lotus Notes
24 (80.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)Pensions
31 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (20.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)Crystal Reports
31 (20.00 %)Business Objects

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing Insurance 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 Insurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %).NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)Lotus Notes
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)Crystal Reports
21 (20.00 %)BusinessObjects
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Pensions
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)Junior
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Report Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Data Analyst
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C#
21 (20.00 %)SQL
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Lotus
21 (20.00 %)Business Objects