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The table below looks at the demand for Practical Extraction and Report Language (Perl) skills within the Staffordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Perl over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPractical Extraction and Report Language (Perl)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.714 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£324
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
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£32.54£36.97
% change on same period last year-11.98 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads10554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.165 %0.059 %
Daily rates quoted3414
Average minimum daily rate£284£261
Average daily rate£293£278
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£294
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted1018
Average minimum hourly rate£22.88£29.74
Average hourly rate£25.09£32.46
% change on same period last year-22.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.30£35.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.20£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Perl West MidlandsPerl
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.

Perl
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Perl Demand Trend

Perl
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Perl Daily Rate Trend

Perl
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Perl Hourly Rate Trend

Perl
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)Java
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)Migration
16 (100.00 %)FileNet
23 (50.00 %)Finance
23 (50.00 %)Validation
23 (50.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
23 (50.00 %)Test Management
23 (50.00 %)Business Continuity
23 (50.00 %)ISEB
32 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
41 (16.67 %)Financial Institution

Perl
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Test Team Leader
11 (16.67 %)Team Leader
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)Migration
23 (50.00 %)Business Continuity
23 (50.00 %)Validation
23 (50.00 %)Test Management
32 (33.33 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)Java
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)ISEB
13 (50.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)FileNet