Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus products and/or services in IT contracts within the Staffordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lotus over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2620
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads95
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.005 %
As % of the category below10.00 %5.556 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£75£110
Average daily rate£78£115
% change on same period last year-32.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£80£120
UK excluding London average daily rate£211£212
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
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£17.80£18.43
% change on same period last year-3.42 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9090
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.141 %0.098 %
Daily rates quoted2133
Average minimum daily rate£286£318
Average daily rate£306£347
% change on same period last year-11.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+3.05 %
Hourly rates quoted1112
Average minimum hourly rate£12.90£27.21
Average hourly rate£14.29£28.54
% change on same period last year-49.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.69£29.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Lotus West MidlandsLotus
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lotus across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Staffordshire Lotus Daily Rate Histogram

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lotus 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
Burton-upon-TrentNew entry-3£78-
Stoke-on-TrentDown-101--
Lotus West MidlandsLotus
West Midlands

Lotus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing Lotus 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 Lotus.

117 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
210 (58.82 %)SQL Server
38 (47.06 %).NET
45 (29.41 %)Windows
45 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (23.53 %)Insurance
54 (23.53 %)Visual Studio
54 (23.53 %)C#
63 (17.65 %)Lotus Domino
63 (17.65 %)Cisco
63 (17.65 %)Finance
63 (17.65 %)WCF
72 (11.76 %)AS400
72 (11.76 %)Altiris
72 (11.76 %)Migration
72 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
72 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (11.76 %)IBM
72 (11.76 %)Microsoft
72 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (11.76 %)SQL
72 (11.76 %)MS Office
72 (11.76 %)MCP
81 (5.882 %)ITIL
81 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (5.882 %)Windows XP
81 (5.882 %)LAN
81 (5.882 %)VoIP
81 (5.882 %)WAN
81 (5.882 %)Windows Vista

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (47.06 %).NET
23 (17.65 %)WCF
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
23 (17.65 %)Lotus Domino
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Office
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)LAN
11 (5.882 %)VoIP
11 (5.882 %)WAN
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (58.82 %)SQL Server
25 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2000
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (23.53 %)Visual Studio
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Insurance
23 (17.65 %)Finance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (41.18 %).NET Developer
25 (29.41 %)Developer
32 (11.76 %)Administrator
32 (11.76 %)Lotus Notes Developer
32 (11.76 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
32 (11.76 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Domino Developer
41 (5.882 %)IT Support Specialist
41 (5.882 %)Junior
41 (5.882 %)Implementation Manager
41 (5.882 %)Field Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Support Specialist
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)AS400
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (29.41 %)Windows
22 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
31 (5.882 %)Windows XP
31 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.76 %)Migration
21 (5.882 %)ITIL
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (23.53 %)C#
22 (11.76 %)SQL
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.76 %)MCP
12 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)Cisco
22 (11.76 %)IBM
22 (11.76 %)Microsoft
22 (11.76 %)Altiris