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This section looks at the demand for B2B (Business-to-Business) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited B2B over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkB2B (Business-to-Business)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank441410
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching contract IT job ads132222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.249 %
As % of the category below0.343 %0.537 %
Daily rates quoted3365
Average minimum daily rate£357£383
Average daily rate£383£410
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£434
% change on same period last year-5.94 %
Hourly rates quoted111
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00£54.33
Average hourly rate£10.00£56.17
% change on same period last year-82.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£58.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£10.00£67.63
% change on same period last year-85.21 %
Processes & Methodologies UKProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3846141364
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled49.35 %46.47 %
Daily rates quoted1364813213
Average minimum daily rate£389£395
Average daily rate£416£420
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£444
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£376
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted22452332
Average minimum hourly rate£26.83£27.75
Average hourly rate£28.91£29.53
% change on same period last year-2.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.99£31.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.61£29.48
% change on same period last year-2.93 %

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.

B2B
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing B2B across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

B2B Demand Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing B2B across the UK.

B2B Daily Rate Trend

B2B
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing B2B across the UK over the past 3 months.

B2B Daily Rate Histogram

B2B
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing B2B across the UK.

B2B Hourly Rate Trend

B2B
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing B2B within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandDown-36129£385-6.01 %
2LondonUp+1862£357-10.23 %
3South EastUp+3334£342-14.41 %
4BerkshireUp+2316£317-22.02 %
5East of EnglandDown-49£531+44.88 %
6HertfordshireUp+18£531+51.78 %
7NewburyUp+227--
8North WestDown-416£350-31.50 %
8West MidlandsDown-56--
8South WestUp+46--
9City of LondonDown-375£600+26.31 %
10East MidlandsDown-64--
10BuckinghamshireNew entry-4£325-
11MaidenheadUp+113£283-
11BasingstokeUp+193--
11LeicesterNew entry-3--
11LeicestershireNew entry-3--
11HampshireUp+123--
12AylesburyNew entry-2£325-
12ReadingNo change02£300+5.88 %
12MiddlesexNew entry-2£450-
12KentUp+82--
12OxfordshireNew entry-2--
12WarwickshireNew entry-2--
12BracknellUp+152£375-24.43 %
12CheshireDown-322--
12East SussexNew entry-2£400-
13ManchesterDown-211£350-
13OxfordNew entry-1--
13BrightonNew entry-1--

B2B
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing B2B also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing B2B.

170 (28.93 %).NET
262 (25.62 %)Finance
360 (24.79 %)B2C
447 (19.42 %)C#
543 (17.77 %)ASP.NET
633 (13.64 %)Publishing
633 (13.64 %)J2EE
732 (13.22 %)Marketing
829 (11.98 %)VB.NET
829 (11.98 %)E-Commerce
928 (11.57 %)Internet
928 (11.57 %)XML
1027 (11.16 %)WebServices
1125 (10.33 %)UML
1224 (9.917 %)SQL
1224 (9.917 %)Oracle
1224 (9.917 %)Telecoms
1224 (9.917 %).NET Framework
1323 (9.504 %)Banking
1323 (9.504 %)Java
1420 (8.264 %)SQL Server
1519 (7.851 %)Microsoft
1519 (7.851 %)Pensions
1617 (7.025 %)Retail
1716 (6.612 %)Project Management
1815 (6.198 %)JavaScript
1815 (6.198 %)WebSphere
1914 (5.785 %)Logistics
2013 (5.372 %)HTML
2013 (5.372 %)SAP

B2B
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing B2B also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing B2B. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
170 (28.93 %).NET
243 (17.77 %)ASP.NET
333 (13.64 %)J2EE
428 (11.57 %)XML
527 (11.16 %)WebServices
624 (9.917 %).NET Framework
715 (6.198 %)WebSphere
813 (5.372 %)HTML
911 (4.545 %)CSS
911 (4.545 %)SOAP
109 (3.719 %)Spring
118 (3.306 %)Hibernate
118 (3.306 %)Servlets
118 (3.306 %)XHTML
127 (2.893 %)AJAX
136 (2.479 %)LAMP
136 (2.479 %)JDBC
145 (2.066 %)JSP
145 (2.066 %)EDI
145 (2.066 %)WinForms
Application Platforms
110 (4.132 %)BizTalk Server
28 (3.306 %)CMS
28 (3.306 %)Apache
37 (2.893 %)WebLogic
37 (2.893 %)IIS
44 (1.653 %)Tomcat
53 (1.240 %)JBoss
53 (1.240 %)WebSphere MQ
53 (1.240 %)Oracle HTTP Server
53 (1.240 %)WebSphere Application Server
53 (1.240 %)WebSphere Message Broker
62 (0.826 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (0.826 %)MQSeries
62 (0.826 %)SharePoint
71 (0.413 %)MS Exchange
71 (0.413 %)SAS
71 (0.413 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.413 %)ColdFusion
71 (0.413 %)CICS
71 (0.413 %)Rendezvous
Applications
112 (4.959 %)MS Visio
29 (3.719 %)MS Project
36 (2.479 %)MS Excel
36 (2.479 %)MS PowerPoint
45 (2.066 %)Photoshop
54 (1.653 %)MS Office
54 (1.653 %)Adobe Illustrator
62 (0.826 %)SPSS
62 (0.826 %)FreeHand
71 (0.413 %)Fireworks
71 (0.413 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
13 (1.240 %)Oracle 11i
13 (1.240 %)Oracle EBS
13 (1.240 %)Movex
21 (0.413 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.413 %)WebTrends
Communications & Networking
128 (11.57 %)Internet
212 (4.959 %)Extranet
311 (4.545 %)Intranet
410 (4.132 %)HTTP
59 (3.719 %)Firewall
66 (2.479 %)Wireless
66 (2.479 %)RIP
66 (2.479 %)OSPF
66 (2.479 %)BGP
75 (2.066 %)WAN
83 (1.240 %)FTP
83 (1.240 %)Broadband
83 (1.240 %)DSL
83 (1.240 %)VoIP
83 (1.240 %)BSS
83 (1.240 %)Nortel Meridian
92 (0.826 %)LAN
92 (0.826 %)VPN
101 (0.413 %)DNS
101 (0.413 %)SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
120 (8.264 %)SQL Server
28 (3.306 %)MySQL
28 (3.306 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (2.066 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (1.653 %)SAP BW
44 (1.653 %)RDBMS
53 (1.240 %)Oracle 9i
53 (1.240 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.826 %)Data Mining
62 (0.826 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (0.413 %)GIS
71 (0.413 %)Siebel EIM
71 (0.413 %)ETL
71 (0.413 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.413 %)MS Access
71 (0.413 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.413 %)SQL Server 7
71 (0.413 %)Database Marketing
71 (0.413 %)Base SAS
Development Applications
16 (2.479 %)Ant
16 (2.479 %)JUnit
16 (2.479 %)Eclipse
24 (1.653 %)Visual Studio
33 (1.240 %)Dreamweaver
42 (0.826 %)WinRunner
42 (0.826 %)LoadRunner
42 (0.826 %)Flash
51 (0.413 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
51 (0.413 %)NUnit
51 (0.413 %)Subversion
51 (0.413 %)JIRA
51 (0.413 %)PVCS
51 (0.413 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
162 (25.62 %)Finance
233 (13.64 %)Publishing
332 (13.22 %)Marketing
424 (9.917 %)Telecoms
523 (9.504 %)Banking
619 (7.851 %)Pensions
717 (7.025 %)Retail
89 (3.719 %)Investment Banking
97 (2.893 %)Back Office
106 (2.479 %)Financial Institution
106 (2.479 %)Government
115 (2.066 %)Multimedia
124 (1.653 %)Construction
133 (1.240 %)Insurance
142 (0.826 %)Retail Banking
142 (0.826 %)Advertising
151 (0.413 %)Legal
151 (0.413 %)Billing
151 (0.413 %)Education
151 (0.413 %)Automotive
Job Titles
174 (30.58 %)Developer
239 (16.12 %).NET Developer
337 (15.29 %)Analyst
431 (12.81 %)C# Developer
528 (11.57 %)ASP.NET Developer
626 (10.74 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
722 (9.091 %)Business Analyst
820 (8.264 %)VB.NET Developer
919 (7.851 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1017 (7.025 %)Architect
1116 (6.612 %)Project Manager
1214 (5.785 %)Consultant
1313 (5.372 %)Web Developer
1410 (4.132 %)Business Systems Analyst
1410 (4.132 %)Systems Analyst
1410 (4.132 %)Product Manager
159 (3.719 %)Development Manager
168 (3.306 %)Applications Developer
168 (3.306 %)Java Developer
177 (2.893 %)Financial Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
16 (2.479 %)Client/Server
24 (1.653 %)W3C
24 (1.653 %)Web 2.0
33 (1.240 %)AS400
33 (1.240 %)Statistics
42 (0.826 %)BBC
42 (0.826 %)Handset
42 (0.826 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
42 (0.826 %)EPoS
42 (0.826 %)Derivative
42 (0.826 %)Computer Science
42 (0.826 %)French Language
42 (0.826 %)German Language
51 (0.413 %)Podcast
51 (0.413 %)Social Network
51 (0.413 %)Mainframe
51 (0.413 %)NHS
51 (0.413 %)N-Tier
51 (0.413 %)Replication
51 (0.413 %)IVR
Operating Systems
113 (5.372 %)Unix
210 (4.132 %)Windows
210 (4.132 %)Linux
31 (0.413 %)Windows 2000
31 (0.413 %)Windows XP
31 (0.413 %)MVS
31 (0.413 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
160 (24.79 %)B2C
229 (11.98 %)E-Commerce
325 (10.33 %)UML
416 (6.612 %)Project Management
514 (5.785 %)Logistics
611 (4.545 %)Content Management
710 (4.132 %)Workflow
710 (4.132 %)SOA
710 (4.132 %)Web Development
89 (3.719 %)CRM
98 (3.306 %)RUP
98 (3.306 %)Business Analysis
98 (3.306 %)Use Case
98 (3.306 %)User Acceptance Testing
98 (3.306 %)Test Scripting
107 (2.893 %)Investment Management
107 (2.893 %)OO
107 (2.893 %)Agile Software Development
116 (2.479 %)Stakeholder Management
116 (2.479 %)ERP
Programming Languages
147 (19.42 %)C#
229 (11.98 %)VB.NET
324 (9.917 %)SQL
423 (9.504 %)Java
515 (6.198 %)JavaScript
67 (2.893 %)VB
67 (2.893 %)PHP
74 (1.653 %)JCL
83 (1.240 %)C
83 (1.240 %)PL/SQL
92 (0.826 %)Perl
92 (0.826 %)Ruby
92 (0.826 %)PHP5
101 (0.413 %)ABAP
101 (0.413 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
16 (2.479 %)Degree
23 (1.240 %)SAP Certification
32 (0.826 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (0.413 %)IBM Certification
41 (0.413 %)MCSE
41 (0.413 %)Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.066 %)SLA
23 (1.240 %)QA
32 (0.826 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
13 (1.240 %)Active Directory
21 (0.413 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
14 (1.653 %)Legato
Vendors
124 (9.917 %)Oracle
219 (7.851 %)Microsoft
313 (5.372 %)SAP
49 (3.719 %)Cisco
53 (1.240 %)Nortel
53 (1.240 %)BEA
53 (1.240 %)Lucent
53 (1.240 %)Nokia
53 (1.240 %)Business Objects
53 (1.240 %)Baan
53 (1.240 %)CheckPoint
62 (0.826 %)Google
62 (0.826 %)Red Hat
62 (0.826 %)IBM
62 (0.826 %)Siebel
71 (0.413 %)Sybase
71 (0.413 %)HP
71 (0.413 %)Sage
71 (0.413 %)Lotus
71 (0.413 %)Pegasystems
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