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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Billing' in contract IT jobs across the UK together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Billing over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBilling
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank229171
Rank change on same period last yearDown-58
Matching contract IT job ads498831
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.639 %0.934 %
As % of the category below1.355 %1.995 %
Daily rates quoted150218
Average minimum daily rate£330£324
Average daily rate£353£346
% change on same period last year+1.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£340
% change on same period last year+6.93 %
Hourly rates quoted2828
Average minimum hourly rate£16.87£24.61
Average hourly rate£18.32£25.87
% change on same period last year-29.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.76£27.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.36£19.87
% change on same period last year-7.58 %
General UKGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3674441661
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled47.14 %46.80 %
Daily rates quoted1346414227
Average minimum daily rate£419£422
Average daily rate£450£450
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£482£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£372
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted21862062
Average minimum hourly rate£23.94£24.34
Average hourly rate£25.71£25.93
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.48£27.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.69£26.00
% change on same period last year-1.22 %

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.

Billing
Demand Trend

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

Billing Demand Trend

Billing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Billing Daily Rate Trend

Billing
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Billing Daily Rate Histogram

Billing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Billing Hourly Rate Trend

Billing
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Billing Hourly Rate Histogram

Billing
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Billing 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-55439£356+3.93 %
2LondonDown-15186£336-5.64 %
3South EastDown-58131£324-8.00 %
4BerkshireDown-3365£338-4.29 %
5North WestDown-528£588+99.82 %
5ScotlandUp+1828£395+22.18 %
6City of LondonDown-1825£386+14.37 %
7East of EnglandDown-3723£393+20.97 %
8HertfordshireDown-1421£393+24.75 %
9HampshireUp+217£273-26.54 %
10BuckinghamshireUp+214£478+11.91 %
10East MidlandsDown-214£287-
10EdinburghUp+214--
10South WestDown-414£357+21.06 %
11ReadingDown-1813£268-36.49 %
12ManchesterDown-1012£363+45.00 %
13West MidlandsDown-1610£425+23.41 %
14Milton KeynesDown-59£380-
14MidlandsNo change09£275-44.30 %
14SurreyUp+19£239-32.52 %
14MiddlesexUp+49--
15YorkshireDown-58£650+279.56 %
16GlasgowNo change07£416+40.88 %
16BirminghamUp+57--
17BracknellNew entry-6£382-
17Docklands, LondonDown-66£252-44.07 %
17West YorkshireDown-26£725+323.35 %
17DevonUp+106£373+24.30 %
18ExeterNew entry-5£378-
18MaidenheadUp+95--

Billing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Billing 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 Billing.

1328 (30.31 %)Telecoms
2285 (26.34 %)Finance
3213 (19.69 %)SAP
4193 (17.84 %)Oracle
5133 (12.29 %)SQL
6129 (11.92 %)CRM
7122 (11.28 %)Unix
881 (7.486 %)Project Management
977 (7.116 %)SAP SD
1063 (5.823 %)PRINCE2
1162 (5.730 %)Business Analysis
1162 (5.730 %)SAP IS-U
1261 (5.638 %)User Acceptance Testing
1359 (5.453 %)Migration
1457 (5.268 %)Solaris
1552 (4.806 %)Datawarehouse
1650 (4.621 %)C
1650 (4.621 %)Marketing
1748 (4.436 %)GSM
1846 (4.251 %)UML
1944 (4.067 %)MS Excel
2043 (3.974 %)Linux
2141 (3.789 %)SQL Server
2239 (3.604 %)Java
2239 (3.604 %)Banking
2338 (3.512 %).NET
2338 (3.512 %)Sybase
2437 (3.420 %)Microsoft
2535 (3.235 %)Retail
2634 (3.142 %)Internet

Billing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Billing 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 Billing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
138 (3.512 %).NET
232 (2.957 %)J2EE
327 (2.495 %)XML
419 (1.756 %)WebServices
513 (1.201 %)ASP.NET
612 (1.109 %)ISPF
711 (1.017 %)HTML
88 (0.739 %)EDI
88 (0.739 %)Middleware
88 (0.739 %)Spring
97 (0.647 %)XSLT
97 (0.647 %)JSP
97 (0.647 %)SOAP
106 (0.555 %)CSS
106 (0.555 %)WebSphere
106 (0.555 %)BAPI
115 (0.462 %)Struts
115 (0.462 %)JMS
115 (0.462 %)Jolt
124 (0.370 %)CORBA
Application Platforms
114 (1.294 %)WebLogic
29 (0.832 %)BizTalk Server
37 (0.647 %)CMS
37 (0.647 %)MS Exchange
37 (0.647 %)Oracle Application Server
46 (0.555 %)Exchange Server 2000
46 (0.555 %)TIBCO EMS
46 (0.555 %)Tuxedo
55 (0.462 %)Portal Infranet
55 (0.462 %)CICS
64 (0.370 %)WebSphere MQ
64 (0.370 %)WebLogic Portal
64 (0.370 %)SharePoint
73 (0.277 %)IIS
73 (0.277 %)JBoss
82 (0.185 %)Lotus Notes
82 (0.185 %)CoreMedia CMS
91 (0.092 %)Alfresco
91 (0.092 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (0.092 %)Apache
Applications
144 (4.067 %)MS Excel
227 (2.495 %)MS Office
318 (1.664 %)MS Project
413 (1.201 %)MS Visio
57 (0.647 %)MS PowerPoint
63 (0.277 %)CA Clarity
71 (0.092 %)DeltaView
Business Applications
177 (7.116 %)SAP SD
262 (5.730 %)SAP IS-U
319 (1.756 %)Singl.eView
416 (1.479 %)SAP R/3
515 (1.386 %)SAP CRM
611 (1.017 %)SAP FI
77 (0.647 %)Oracle Applications
86 (0.555 %)Oracle Financials
95 (0.462 %)Oracle 11i
95 (0.462 %)SAP FI/CO
95 (0.462 %)SAP CO
95 (0.462 %)SAP WM
95 (0.462 %)Oracle CRM
95 (0.462 %)SAP Oil and Gas
95 (0.462 %)SAP FI-CA
104 (0.370 %)Infinys
113 (0.277 %)Oracle EBS
113 (0.277 %)Navision
113 (0.277 %)SAP MM
122 (0.185 %)SAP PP
Communications & Networking
148 (4.436 %)GSM
234 (3.142 %)Internet
332 (2.957 %)GPRS
425 (2.311 %)Broadband
519 (1.756 %)3G
618 (1.664 %)BSS
712 (1.109 %)UMTS
810 (0.924 %)IP Telephony
99 (0.832 %)Symposium
99 (0.832 %)Nortel Meridian
108 (0.739 %)Wi-Fi
108 (0.739 %)VoIP
117 (0.647 %)2G
126 (0.555 %)Wireless
126 (0.555 %)LLU
126 (0.555 %)DSL
126 (0.555 %)Parlay
126 (0.555 %)LDAP
126 (0.555 %)CTI
135 (0.462 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
152 (4.806 %)Datawarehouse
241 (3.789 %)SQL Server
333 (3.050 %)RDBMS
428 (2.588 %)DB2
522 (2.033 %)ETL
620 (1.848 %)Oracle 8/8i
718 (1.664 %)OLAP
718 (1.664 %)Oracle OWB
718 (1.664 %)Oracle OLAP
718 (1.664 %)Oracle Discoverer
815 (1.386 %)SQL Server 2005
912 (1.109 %)BusinessObjects
912 (1.109 %)SQL Server 2000
1011 (1.017 %)Oracle 10g
119 (0.832 %)Oracle 9i
119 (0.832 %)MySQL
128 (0.739 %)Data Cleansing
136 (0.555 %)Reference Data
136 (0.555 %)MS Access
136 (0.555 %)Oracle Reports
Development Applications
122 (2.033 %)TestDirector
25 (0.462 %)Rational Rose
34 (0.370 %)WinRunner
34 (0.370 %)Oracle Forms
34 (0.370 %)LoadRunner
43 (0.277 %)JUnit
43 (0.277 %)Visual Studio
52 (0.185 %)PVCS
52 (0.185 %)Eclipse
52 (0.185 %)JMeter
52 (0.185 %)ChangeMan
52 (0.185 %)ERwin
61 (0.092 %)ProC
61 (0.092 %)Borland Together
61 (0.092 %)NUnit
61 (0.092 %)LSMW
61 (0.092 %)RequisitePro
61 (0.092 %)PowerBuilder
61 (0.092 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.092 %)Ant
General
1328 (30.31 %)Telecoms
2285 (26.34 %)Finance
350 (4.621 %)Marketing
439 (3.604 %)Banking
535 (3.235 %)Retail
629 (2.680 %)Legal
722 (2.033 %)Investment Banking
820 (1.848 %)Government
917 (1.571 %)Advertising
1013 (1.201 %)Electric
1111 (1.017 %)Insurance
1210 (0.924 %)Manufacturing
139 (0.832 %)Back Office
139 (0.832 %)Law
148 (0.739 %)Pharmaceutical
157 (0.647 %)Education
165 (0.462 %)General Ledger
174 (0.370 %)Auditing
174 (0.370 %)Local Government
174 (0.370 %)Games
Job Titles
1312 (28.84 %)Analyst
2190 (17.56 %)Consultant
3146 (13.49 %)Business Analyst
4113 (10.44 %)SAP Consultant
5104 (9.612 %)Project Manager
6101 (9.335 %)Developer
758 (5.360 %)SAP SD Consultant
847 (4.344 %)Architect
943 (3.974 %)Administrator
1034 (3.142 %)Test Analyst
1132 (2.957 %)SAP IS-U Consultant
1132 (2.957 %)SAP ISU Consultant
1231 (2.865 %)C Developer
1326 (2.403 %)Solutions Designer
1424 (2.218 %)Systems Analyst
1523 (2.126 %)Test Manager
1621 (1.941 %)Senior Analyst
1621 (1.941 %)Billing Analyst
1717 (1.571 %)Support Analyst
1717 (1.571 %)Tester
Miscellaneous
125 (2.311 %)Mainframe
217 (1.571 %)Management Information System
313 (1.201 %)IBM Mainframe
412 (1.109 %)AS400
510 (0.924 %)Replication
69 (0.832 %)Client/Server
78 (0.739 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
87 (0.647 %)French Language
96 (0.555 %)APACS
105 (0.462 %)IPTV
114 (0.370 %)Blackberry
114 (0.370 %)Clustering
114 (0.370 %)Equities
123 (0.277 %)IVR
123 (0.277 %)Asset Management
123 (0.277 %)VSAM
123 (0.277 %)Handset
123 (0.277 %)German Language
123 (0.277 %)Mathematics
123 (0.277 %)Dutch Language
Operating Systems
1122 (11.28 %)Unix
257 (5.268 %)Solaris
343 (3.974 %)Linux
428 (2.588 %)Windows
513 (1.201 %)HPUX
69 (0.832 %)Windows 2000
76 (0.555 %)Windows NT
83 (0.277 %)AIX
92 (0.185 %)Tru64
92 (0.185 %)VMS
101 (0.092 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1129 (11.92 %)CRM
281 (7.486 %)Project Management
363 (5.823 %)PRINCE2
462 (5.730 %)Business Analysis
561 (5.638 %)User Acceptance Testing
659 (5.453 %)Migration
746 (4.251 %)UML
833 (3.050 %)Change Management
932 (2.957 %)Business Intelligence
1027 (2.495 %)Logistics
1124 (2.218 %)Data Modelling
1222 (2.033 %)Use Case
1222 (2.033 %)Data Migration
1321 (1.941 %)SAP Implementation
1321 (1.941 %)SOA
1419 (1.756 %)Service Delivery
1516 (1.479 %)ITIL
1614 (1.294 %)Workflow
1614 (1.294 %)Project Planning
1614 (1.294 %)Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1133 (12.29 %)SQL
250 (4.621 %)C
339 (3.604 %)Java
427 (2.495 %)Shell Script
521 (1.941 %)Perl
618 (1.664 %)PL/SQL
618 (1.664 %)C#
618 (1.664 %)ABAP
715 (1.386 %)JCL
814 (1.294 %)REXX
910 (0.924 %)COBOL
109 (0.832 %)JavaScript
109 (0.832 %)Transact-SQL
116 (0.555 %)Korn
125 (0.462 %)VB
125 (0.462 %)VB.NET
125 (0.462 %)DHTML
134 (0.370 %)AWK
143 (0.277 %)VB6
143 (0.277 %)C++
Qualifications
130 (2.773 %)ISEB
228 (2.588 %)Degree
310 (0.924 %)PRINCE2 Certification
44 (0.370 %)ACCA
44 (0.370 %)CIMA
44 (0.370 %)ISEB Practitioner
44 (0.370 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
44 (0.370 %)Cisco Certification
52 (0.185 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.092 %)OCP
61 (0.092 %)Oracle Certification
61 (0.092 %)MCAD
61 (0.092 %)MCSD
61 (0.092 %)MCSE
61 (0.092 %)CCIE
61 (0.092 %)CCNP
61 (0.092 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.092 %)IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
118 (1.664 %)QA
216 (1.479 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
36 (0.555 %)ISO8583
36 (0.555 %)SLA
41 (0.092 %)COBIT
41 (0.092 %)PCI DSS
System Software
18 (0.739 %)Oracle RAC
27 (0.647 %)Active Directory
27 (0.647 %)Oracle RMAN
36 (0.555 %)NetBackup
42 (0.185 %)AquaLogic
42 (0.185 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
14 (0.370 %)MOM
22 (0.185 %)CiscoWorks
22 (0.185 %)Tivoli
31 (0.092 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1213 (19.69 %)SAP
2193 (17.84 %)Oracle
338 (3.512 %)Sybase
437 (3.420 %)Microsoft
532 (2.957 %)IBM
631 (2.865 %)Amdocs
720 (1.848 %)PeopleSoft
818 (1.664 %)Siebel
818 (1.664 %)CA
915 (1.386 %)Remedy
1014 (1.294 %)HP
1112 (1.109 %)Business Objects
1211 (1.017 %)Cisco
1211 (1.017 %)Ericsson
1211 (1.017 %)VERITAS
1310 (0.924 %)Sun
149 (0.832 %)Nortel
149 (0.832 %)Intec
157 (0.647 %)Ab Initio
157 (0.647 %)JD Edwards
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