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The table below looks at the demand for Rational Unified Process (RUP) skills within the Tyne and Wear region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RUP over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRational Unified Process (RUP)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3436
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.870 %2.756 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£257
Average daily rate-£272
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£374
% change on same period last year+6.56 %
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£39.65£29.25
% change on same period last year+35.55 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads115254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.181 %0.272 %
Daily rates quoted3285
Average minimum daily rate£303£318
Average daily rate£316£329
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted1028
Average minimum hourly rate£16.30£43.39
Average hourly rate£18.65£46.87
% change on same period last year-60.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00£50.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
RUP North EastRUP
North East

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.

RUP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing RUP across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Tyne and Wear RUP Demand Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing RUP across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear RUP Daily Rate Trend

RUP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing RUP across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear RUP Hourly Rate Trend

RUP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RUP within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 21 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
NewcastleNew entry-1--
RUP North EastRUP
North East

RUP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing RUP 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 RUP.

11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Ant
11 (50.00 %)JUnit
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic
11 (50.00 %)EJB
11 (50.00 %)JDBC
11 (50.00 %)JSP
11 (50.00 %)Struts
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)XSLT
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (50.00 %)ClearCase
11 (50.00 %)JMS
11 (50.00 %)Rational Rose
11 (50.00 %)Sun
11 (50.00 %)Sun Certification
11 (50.00 %)BEA
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE
11 (50.00 %)webMethods
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Hibernate
11 (50.00 %)Unified Process

RUP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing RUP 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 RUP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)EJB
11 (50.00 %)JDBC
11 (50.00 %)JSP
11 (50.00 %)Struts
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)XSLT
11 (50.00 %)JMS
11 (50.00 %)Hibernate
11 (50.00 %)Spring
11 (50.00 %)Java EE
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Ant
11 (50.00 %)JUnit
11 (50.00 %)ClearCase
11 (50.00 %)Rational Rose
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Java Developer
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Unified Process
11 (50.00 %)Load Testing
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Sun Certification
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Sun
11 (50.00 %)BEA
11 (50.00 %)webMethods