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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank34-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.459 %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£202£231
% change on same period last year-12.46 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.15£17.11
% change on same period last year-23.14 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads218176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted8152
Average minimum daily rate£308£299
Average daily rate£333£320
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted3442
Average minimum hourly rate£16.57£24.54
Average hourly rate£18.12£26.37
% change on same period last year-31.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.68£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Junior West MidlandsJunior
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.

Junior
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Junior Daily Rate Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 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
UttoxeterNew entry-1--
Junior West MidlandsJunior
West Midlands

Junior
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)Insurance
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (50.00 %)XHTML
21 (50.00 %)Lotus
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)XHTML
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Insurance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Lotus