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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Chemicals' 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 Chemicals over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Chemical
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank533612
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads2647
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.048 %
As % of the category below0.079 %0.101 %
Daily rates quoted56
Average minimum daily rate£320£420
Average daily rate£337£464
% change on same period last year-27.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£508
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£470
% change on same period last year-37.76 %
Hourly rates quoted39
Average minimum hourly rate£26.00£19.22
Average hourly rate£30.17£20.94
% change on same period last year+44.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.33£22.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.17£19.81
% change on same period last year+52.26 %
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3288646504
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled46.50 %47.08 %
Daily rates quoted1245016639
Average minimum daily rate£409£417
Average daily rate£438£444
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£467£472
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted21772732
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£24.66
Average hourly rate£27.72£26.54
% change on same period last year+4.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.46£28.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %

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.

Chemicals
Demand Trend

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

Chemicals Demand Trend

Chemicals
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chemicals Daily Rate Trend

Chemicals
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Chemicals within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Chemicals Daily Rate Histogram

Chemicals
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chemicals Hourly Rate Trend

Chemicals
Top 25 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chemicals within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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+6524£337-27.39 %
South EastUp+419£293+8.33 %
LondonUp+817£515+12.36 %
North WestUp+154--
South WestNew entry-3--
LyndhurstNew entry-3£240-
HampshireUp+223£240-
MiddlesexDown-62--
BerkshireUp+392£450-
SomersetNew entry-1--
WiltshireNew entry-1--
DorsetNew entry-1--
North WalesNew entry-1--
East of EnglandUp+151--
EdinburghNew entry-1--
WalesNew entry-1--
OxfordshireDown-41--
City of LondonNew entry-1£515-
ReadingDown-31£450-
QueensferryNew entry-1--
FlintshireNew entry-1--
CheshireUp+121--
SurreyUp+261--
ScotlandNew entry-1--
EssexNew entry-1--

Chemicals
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Chemicals 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 Chemicals.

124 (26.97 %)Pharmaceutical
218 (20.22 %)SAP
311 (12.36 %)Security Cleared
410 (11.24 %)Project Management
59 (10.11 %)Manufacturing
68 (8.989 %)Government
68 (8.989 %)C
77 (7.865 %)SQL Server
77 (7.865 %)Finance
77 (7.865 %)SC Cleared
77 (7.865 %)Logistics
86 (6.742 %)SCADA
86 (6.742 %).NET
86 (6.742 %)ERP
95 (5.618 %)IBM
95 (5.618 %)SAP SD
95 (5.618 %)SQL
95 (5.618 %)Siemens
95 (5.618 %)Degree
104 (4.494 %)Telecoms
104 (4.494 %)Validation
104 (4.494 %)ABAP
104 (4.494 %)Oracle
104 (4.494 %)PRINCE2
104 (4.494 %)Windows
113 (3.371 %)XML
113 (3.371 %)C#
113 (3.371 %)Microsoft
113 (3.371 %)Oracle 10g
113 (3.371 %)Business Intelligence

Chemicals
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Chemicals 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 Chemicals. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (6.742 %).NET
23 (3.371 %)XML
23 (3.371 %)SAP Business Workflow
31 (1.124 %)WebSphere
31 (1.124 %)ASP.NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (2.247 %)SharePoint
12 (2.247 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (1.124 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (1.124 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (1.124 %)Lotus Notes
21 (1.124 %)Lotus Domino
21 (1.124 %)CICS
21 (1.124 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (1.124 %)QuickPlace
21 (1.124 %)WPS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.247 %)MS Visio
21 (1.124 %)AutoCAD
21 (1.124 %)CA Clarity
21 (1.124 %)MS Office
21 (1.124 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (5.618 %)SAP SD
23 (3.371 %)SAP QM
23 (3.371 %)SAP MM
23 (3.371 %)SAP WM
32 (2.247 %)SAP Bank Analyzer
41 (1.124 %)Oracle Applications
41 (1.124 %)SAP PM
41 (1.124 %)SAP Oil and Gas
41 (1.124 %)SAP SCM
41 (1.124 %)SAP FI
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.124 %)UMTS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.865 %)SQL Server
23 (3.371 %)Oracle 10g
23 (3.371 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (2.247 %)Oracle 9i
41 (1.124 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.124 %)DB2
41 (1.124 %)SAP BW
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.124 %)TestDirector
11 (1.124 %)Rational Robot
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (26.97 %)Pharmaceutical
29 (10.11 %)Manufacturing
38 (8.989 %)Government
47 (7.865 %)Finance
54 (4.494 %)Telecoms
63 (3.371 %)Electric
72 (2.247 %)Aerospace
72 (2.247 %)Banking
72 (2.247 %)Investment Banking
81 (1.124 %)Pensions
81 (1.124 %)Marketing
81 (1.124 %)FMCG
81 (1.124 %)Automotive
81 (1.124 %)Construction
81 (1.124 %)Education
81 (1.124 %)Electronics
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (16.85 %)Analyst
214 (15.73 %)Consultant
311 (12.36 %)Project Manager
48 (8.989 %)SAP Consultant
57 (7.865 %)SAP MM Consultant
66 (6.742 %)Business Analyst
75 (5.618 %)Developer
84 (4.494 %)SAP SD Consultant
84 (4.494 %)Systems Engineer
84 (4.494 %)DBA
84 (4.494 %)Programmer
84 (4.494 %)Instrumentation Engineer
84 (4.494 %)SAP SD/MM Consultant
93 (3.371 %)SQL Server Developer
93 (3.371 %)Data Analyst
93 (3.371 %)Oracle DBA
93 (3.371 %)C# Developer
93 (3.371 %)SQL Developer
93 (3.371 %)SAP WM Consultant
102 (2.247 %)IT Project Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.742 %)SCADA
23 (3.371 %)Clustering
31 (1.124 %)Mainframe
31 (1.124 %)Life Science
31 (1.124 %)French Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (4.494 %)Windows
22 (2.247 %)AIX
22 (2.247 %)Windows XP
22 (2.247 %)zOS
22 (2.247 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.124 %)MVS
31 (1.124 %)Linux
31 (1.124 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (12.36 %)Security Cleared
210 (11.24 %)Project Management
37 (7.865 %)Logistics
37 (7.865 %)SC Cleared
46 (6.742 %)ERP
54 (4.494 %)PRINCE2
54 (4.494 %)Validation
63 (3.371 %)Workflow
63 (3.371 %)Business Intelligence
72 (2.247 %)PRINCE
72 (2.247 %)SSADM
72 (2.247 %)Resource Management
81 (1.124 %)User Acceptance Testing
81 (1.124 %)Compatibility Testing
81 (1.124 %)Integration Testing
81 (1.124 %)Test Scripting
81 (1.124 %)Manual Testing
81 (1.124 %)BC Cleared
81 (1.124 %)Supply Chain Management
81 (1.124 %)UML
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (8.989 %)C
25 (5.618 %)SQL
34 (4.494 %)ABAP
43 (3.371 %)C#
52 (2.247 %)PL/SQL
61 (1.124 %)VB
61 (1.124 %)VB.NET
61 (1.124 %)C++
61 (1.124 %)Java
61 (1.124 %)VBA
61 (1.124 %)JCL
61 (1.124 %)LotusScript
61 (1.124 %)Formula Language
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (5.618 %)Degree
22 (2.247 %)ISEB
31 (1.124 %)PMP
31 (1.124 %)PMI Certification
31 (1.124 %)CCAB
31 (1.124 %)HNC
31 (1.124 %)HND
31 (1.124 %)PhD
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.371 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (2.247 %)21 CFR Part 11
22 (2.247 %)GMP
22 (2.247 %)SLA
22 (2.247 %)QA
31 (1.124 %)GLP
31 (1.124 %)ISO9000
31 (1.124 %)ISO9001
31 (1.124 %)GAMP
31 (1.124 %)GCP
31 (1.124 %)TickIT
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.124 %)Active Directory
11 (1.124 %)VMware Workstation
11 (1.124 %)Oracle RAC
11 (1.124 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.124 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (1.124 %)CONTROL-M
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (20.22 %)SAP
25 (5.618 %)IBM
25 (5.618 %)Siemens
34 (4.494 %)Oracle
43 (3.371 %)Microsoft
52 (2.247 %)VMware
52 (2.247 %)Altiris
52 (2.247 %)Casewise
61 (1.124 %)IronPort
61 (1.124 %)VERITAS
61 (1.124 %)Lotus
61 (1.124 %)Agresso