Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Northgate 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 Northgate over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNorthgate
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1624
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads201
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.001 %
As % of the category below22.22 %1.111 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£414
% change on same period last year-19.78 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.00
Average hourly rate-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.78£18.00
% change on same period last year+54.33 %
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 %
Northgate West MidlandsNorthgate
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 Northgate Information Solutions plc.

Northgate
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Northgate Demand Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Northgate Daily Rate Trend

Northgate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Northgate Hourly Rate Trend

Northgate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Northgate 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-10£363-
StaffordNew entry-5--
Northgate West MidlandsNorthgate
West Midlands

Northgate
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

126 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
126 (100.00 %)Oracle
220 (76.92 %)SQL
317 (65.38 %)Business Analysis
412 (46.15 %)UNIX
59 (34.62 %)Oracle 10g
59 (34.62 %)Test Scripting
59 (34.62 %)Systems Analysis
68 (30.77 %)Project Management
68 (30.77 %)Oracle Forms
68 (30.77 %)SQL Server
77 (26.92 %)Workflow
77 (26.92 %)Oracle Workflow
77 (26.92 %)Korn
86 (23.08 %)Data Migration
86 (23.08 %)Migration
93 (11.54 %)Government
93 (11.54 %)Local Government
101 (3.846 %)Change Management
101 (3.846 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (3.846 %)Microsoft
101 (3.846 %)Finance

Northgate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (26.92 %)Oracle Workflow
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (34.62 %)Oracle 10g
28 (30.77 %)SQL Server
31 (3.846 %)Oracle 8/8i
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (30.77 %)Oracle Forms
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.54 %)Government
13 (11.54 %)Local Government
21 (3.846 %)Finance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (88.46 %)Developer
213 (50.00 %)Analyst
312 (46.15 %)Systems Analyst
312 (46.15 %)Systems Developer
411 (42.31 %)Developer Analyst
55 (19.23 %)Oracle Developer
62 (7.692 %)Analyst Developer
62 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
62 (7.692 %)PL/SQL Developer
71 (3.846 %)Senior Systems Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Senior Oracle Developer
71 (3.846 %)Senior Systems Developer
71 (3.846 %)Senior Analyst Developer
71 (3.846 %)Systems Integrator
71 (3.846 %)SQL Developer
71 (3.846 %)Programmer
71 (3.846 %)Senior Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Business Developer
71 (3.846 %)Business Analyst
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (46.15 %)UNIX
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (65.38 %)Business Analysis
29 (34.62 %)Test Scripting
29 (34.62 %)Systems Analysis
38 (30.77 %)Project Management
47 (26.92 %)Workflow
56 (23.08 %)Migration
56 (23.08 %)Data Migration
61 (3.846 %)Change Management
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
220 (76.92 %)SQL
37 (26.92 %)Korn
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (100.00 %)Oracle
21 (3.846 %)Microsoft