Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in contract IT jobs within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 Finance over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank164
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below21.43 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£385£535
Average daily rate£408£535
% change on same period last year-23.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£535
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£377
% change on same period last year+1.01 %
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£24.45£27.09
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.004 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£334£535
Average daily rate£343£535
% change on same period last year-35.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£535
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
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£27.36£26.71
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Finance StaffordshireFinance
Staffordshire

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.

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Stoke-on-Trent Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Finance across the Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent Finance Daily Rate Trend

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent Finance Hourly Rate Trend

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent region citing Finance 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 Finance.

14 (44.44 %)Oracle
14 (44.44 %)SQL Server
23 (33.33 %)Lotus
23 (33.33 %)Windows
23 (33.33 %)Lotus Notes
23 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
23 (33.33 %).NET
23 (33.33 %)WCF
32 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (22.22 %)Oracle Forms
32 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
32 (22.22 %)SQL
41 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
41 (11.11 %)Logistics
41 (11.11 %)Northgate
41 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
41 (11.11 %)Management Information System
41 (11.11 %)Validation
41 (11.11 %)Information Security
41 (11.11 %)MS Project
41 (11.11 %)Project Management
41 (11.11 %)Oracle Reports
41 (11.11 %)Oracle Financials
41 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (11.11 %)Siebel
41 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
41 (11.11 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (11.11 %)Oracle 10g
41 (11.11 %)ISEB
41 (11.11 %)CISSP

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (33.33 %).NET
13 (33.33 %)WCF
21 (11.11 %)XML
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (33.33 %)Lotus Notes
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Project
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (11.11 %)Oracle Financials
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (44.44 %)SQL Server
22 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Reports
31 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (11.11 %)Oracle 10g
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
22 (22.22 %)Oracle Forms
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Developer
22 (22.22 %)Consultant
22 (22.22 %).NET Developer
31 (11.11 %)Project Coordinator
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
31 (11.11 %)PL/SQL Developer
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Senior Oracle Developer
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
31 (11.11 %)Programmer
31 (11.11 %)Security Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Technical Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Oracle Developer
31 (11.11 %)Test Manager
31 (11.11 %)Coordinator
31 (11.11 %)Project Manager
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Management Information System
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (11.11 %)UNIX
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)Project Management
11 (11.11 %)Validation
11 (11.11 %)Information Security
11 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
11 (11.11 %)Logistics
11 (11.11 %)Stress Testing
11 (11.11 %)Test Management
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
12 (22.22 %)SQL
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)ISEB
11 (11.11 %)CISSP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Oracle
23 (33.33 %)Lotus
31 (11.11 %)Northgate
31 (11.11 %)Siebel