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The table below looks at the demand for the Auditor role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Auditor in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Auditor
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank510521
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads61152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.153 %
As % of the category below0.096 %0.167 %
Daily rates quoted1953
Average minimum daily rate£284£283
Average daily rate£311£315
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£296
% change on same period last year+4.16 %
Hourly rates quoted912
Average minimum hourly rate£26.11£18.70
Average hourly rate£29.28£24.86
% change on same period last year+17.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.44£31.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.88£13.80
% change on same period last year+109.25 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6350091029
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.71 %91.46 %
Daily rates quoted2058627389
Average minimum daily rate£373£388
Average daily rate£398£413
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£424£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted56647945
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£23.82
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.74£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %

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.

Auditor
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Auditor within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Auditor Demand Trend

Auditor
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Auditor within the UK.

Auditor Daily Rate Trend

Auditor
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Auditor within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Auditor Daily Rate Histogram

Auditor
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Auditor within the UK.

Auditor Hourly Rate Trend

Auditor
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Auditor within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Auditor Hourly Rate Histogram

Auditor
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Auditor within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandUp+158£314-0.27 %
LondonUp+1920£313-4.13 %
South EastUp+3310£350+19.14 %
West MidlandsUp+128£406-
City of LondonDown-136£330-8.96 %
South WestUp+125--
WiltshireDown-23--
East of EnglandUp+273--
ShropshireNew entry-3£406-
YorkshireDown-13£263-21.24 %
East MidlandsUp+92£375-2.17 %
MidlandsUp+152--
South YorkshireUp+82£263-21.24 %
West SussexNew entry-2£350-
HampshireNew entry-2--
East SussexNew entry-2--
SwindonNew entry-2--
BrightonNew entry-2--
ScotlandUp+142£250-
WalesNew entry-1--
HertfordshireUp+281--
EssexNew entry-1--
BedfordshireNew entry-1--
EppingNew entry-1--
PortsmouthNew entry-1--
StevenageNew entry-1--
HarrogateNew entry-1--
SheffieldUp+51£240-27.99 %
WarwickNo change01--
North YorkshireNew entry-1--

Auditor
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Auditor in their job title 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 with Auditor in their job title.

129 (28.43 %)Auditing
219 (18.63 %)CISA
318 (17.65 %)Finance
416 (15.69 %)Security Cleared
511 (10.78 %)Information Security
511 (10.78 %)Government
511 (10.78 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
610 (9.804 %)Banking
610 (9.804 %)SC Cleared
79 (8.824 %)QiCA
86 (5.882 %)Windows
86 (5.882 %)Microsoft
86 (5.882 %)ISO27001
95 (4.902 %)Risk Management
95 (4.902 %)Migration
95 (4.902 %)Investment Banking
95 (4.902 %)Insurance
95 (4.902 %)SAP
95 (4.902 %)Management Information System
104 (3.922 %)Disaster Recovery
104 (3.922 %)Firewall
104 (3.922 %)CISSP
104 (3.922 %)SQL
104 (3.922 %)UNIX
104 (3.922 %)MS Excel
104 (3.922 %)MS PowerPoint
104 (3.922 %)QA
113 (2.941 %)Spreadsheet
113 (2.941 %)Data Analysis
113 (2.941 %)Telecoms

Auditor
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Auditor in their job title 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 with Auditor in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.980 %)HTML
11 (0.980 %)JSP
11 (0.980 %)SAP Basis
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.980 %)MS Exchange
11 (0.980 %)CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (3.922 %)MS Excel
14 (3.922 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (2.941 %)Spreadsheet
23 (2.941 %)MS Office
31 (0.980 %)MS Project
31 (0.980 %)Acrobat
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (3.922 %)Firewall
22 (1.961 %)Network Security
22 (1.961 %)TCP/IP
31 (0.980 %)Intranet
31 (0.980 %)DWDM
31 (0.980 %)DSL
31 (0.980 %)SDH
31 (0.980 %)VoIP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.941 %)SQL Server
22 (1.961 %)MS Access
31 (0.980 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.980 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.980 %)FrontPage
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (28.43 %)Auditing
218 (17.65 %)Finance
311 (10.78 %)Government
410 (9.804 %)Banking
55 (4.902 %)Investment Banking
55 (4.902 %)Insurance
63 (2.941 %)Telecoms
72 (1.961 %)Pensions
81 (0.980 %)Private Banking
81 (0.980 %)General Ledger
81 (0.980 %)Health
81 (0.980 %)Law
81 (0.980 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.902 %)Management Information System
22 (1.961 %)Fixed Income
22 (1.961 %)Mainframe
22 (1.961 %)Derivative
31 (0.980 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (0.980 %)NHS
31 (0.980 %)Tandem
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (5.882 %)Windows
24 (3.922 %)UNIX
32 (1.961 %)Windows 2000
32 (1.961 %)Windows XP
41 (0.980 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.980 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (15.69 %)Security Cleared
211 (10.78 %)Information Security
310 (9.804 %)SC Cleared
45 (4.902 %)Risk Management
45 (4.902 %)Migration
54 (3.922 %)Disaster Recovery
63 (2.941 %)Business Continuity
63 (2.941 %)Service Delivery
63 (2.941 %)Change Management
63 (2.941 %)Data Analysis
72 (1.961 %)Business Analysis
72 (1.961 %)Risk Analysis
72 (1.961 %)ITIL
72 (1.961 %)DV Cleared
72 (1.961 %)ISMS
81 (0.980 %)QMS
81 (0.980 %)CAPA
81 (0.980 %)Data Protection
81 (0.980 %)CTC Cleared
81 (0.980 %)Quality Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (3.922 %)SQL
21 (0.980 %)Transact-SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (18.63 %)CISA
29 (8.824 %)QiCA
34 (3.922 %)CISSP
43 (2.941 %)ISEB
51 (0.980 %)CCAB
51 (0.980 %)Degree
51 (0.980 %)ACCA
51 (0.980 %)CISM
51 (0.980 %)MIIA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (10.78 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
26 (5.882 %)ISO27001
34 (3.922 %)QA
42 (1.961 %)COBIT
42 (1.961 %)ISO9001
51 (0.980 %)BS7799
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.980 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.980 %)MOM
11 (0.980 %)SCOM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (5.882 %)Microsoft
25 (4.902 %)SAP
32 (1.961 %)CheckPoint
41 (0.980 %)BT
41 (0.980 %)Accenture
41 (0.980 %)IBM
41 (0.980 %)Adobe
41 (0.980 %)Sun
41 (0.980 %)Agresso
41 (0.980 %)Oracle