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This section looks at the demand for Data Cleansing (Data Scrubbing) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Data Cleansing over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkData Cleansing (Data Scrubbing)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank416521
Rank change on same period last yearUp+105
Matching contract IT job ads181129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.239 %0.137 %
As % of the category below1.244 %0.667 %
Daily rates quoted5436
Average minimum daily rate£365£315
Average daily rate£391£326
% change on same period last year+19.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£350
% change on same period last year+7.54 %
Hourly rates quoted914
Average minimum hourly rate£12.28£14.57
Average hourly rate£13.89£15.24
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.50£15.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£12.67£15.99
% change on same period last year-20.76 %
Database & Business Intelligence UKDatabase & Business Intelligence
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1455119334
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled19.19 %20.51 %
Daily rates quoted44535462
Average minimum daily rate£367£376
Average daily rate£392£401
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£354
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Hourly rates quoted10161234
Average minimum hourly rate£29.44£28.67
Average hourly rate£31.74£30.80
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.04£32.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.43£30.86
% change on same period last year+5.09 %

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.

Data Cleansing
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Data Cleansing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Data Cleansing Demand Trend

Data Cleansing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Data Cleansing Daily Rate Trend

Data Cleansing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Cleansing within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Data Cleansing Daily Rate Histogram

Data Cleansing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Data Cleansing Hourly Rate Trend

Data Cleansing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Cleansing within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Data Cleansing Hourly Rate Histogram

Data Cleansing
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Data Cleansing within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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+115170£397+21.34 %
LondonUp+9483£409+33.16 %
South EastUp+3930£401+8.98 %
City of LondonNo change025£412-
East of EnglandUp+1018£383+9.28 %
CambridgeshireNew entry-11£375-
CambridgeNew entry-11£375-
West MidlandsUp+910£292-
South WestUp+289--
ScotlandUp+239£315-16.00 %
ClaphamNew entry-9--
SurreyUp+109£350+37.25 %
North WestDown-58£396+45.25 %
HertfordshireNo change06--
West SussexUp+156£500-
EdinburghUp+115£292-
BirminghamUp+175£425-
MidlandsUp+24--
BerkshireUp+374£448-
YorkshireUp+104--
CoventryNew entry-3£290-
BristolNew entry-3--
WiltshireNew entry-3--
South YorkshireNew entry-3--
GlasgowUp+53£385+2.66 %
WalesDown-52--
East GrinsteadNew entry-2--
GatwickNew entry-2£500-
BootleNew entry-2£188-
ManchesterDown-202£300-36.84 %

Data Cleansing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Data Cleansing 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 Data Cleansing.

1186 (46.15 %)Migration
2157 (38.96 %)Data Migration
3113 (28.04 %)SQL
482 (20.35 %)Finance
571 (17.62 %)SAP
666 (16.38 %)Oracle
754 (13.40 %)Data Management
852 (12.90 %)SQL Server
948 (11.91 %)Data Analysis
1044 (10.92 %)Banking
1134 (8.437 %)Data Mapping
1233 (8.189 %)CRM
1330 (7.444 %)PL/SQL
1427 (6.700 %)ETL
1427 (6.700 %)Investment Banking
1525 (6.203 %)MS Excel
1624 (5.955 %)Microsoft
1624 (5.955 %)Validation
1723 (5.707 %)Government
1723 (5.707 %)Datawarehouse
1723 (5.707 %)User Acceptance Testing
1822 (5.459 %)Data Modelling
1920 (4.963 %)Project Management
1920 (4.963 %)Data Extraction
2019 (4.715 %)Business Analysis
2118 (4.467 %)QA
2118 (4.467 %)MS Access
2216 (3.970 %)Workflow
2315 (3.722 %)Oracle Reports
2315 (3.722 %)VBA

Data Cleansing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Data Cleansing 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 Data Cleansing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
114 (3.474 %)XML
213 (3.226 %).NET
35 (1.241 %)J2EE
44 (0.993 %)ASP.NET
44 (0.993 %)WebServices
44 (0.993 %)WebSphere
52 (0.496 %)XML Schema
61 (0.248 %)Middleware
61 (0.248 %)DAO
61 (0.248 %)ODBC
61 (0.248 %)ADO
Application Platforms
16 (1.489 %)Lotus Notes
16 (1.489 %)Oracle Workflow
25 (1.241 %)SAS
34 (0.993 %)Apache
34 (0.993 %)Tomcat
34 (0.993 %)WebLogic
43 (0.744 %)CICS
51 (0.248 %)Rendezvous
51 (0.248 %)LiveLink
51 (0.248 %)MTS
51 (0.248 %)Lotus Domino
51 (0.248 %)MQSeries
51 (0.248 %)Oracle Spatial
51 (0.248 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.248 %)Exchange Server 2007
Applications
125 (6.203 %)MS Excel
211 (2.730 %)MS Project
39 (2.233 %)MS Office
46 (1.489 %)MS Visio
54 (0.993 %)CA Clarity
62 (0.496 %)Open Workbench
62 (0.496 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.248 %)ArcView
Business Applications
113 (3.226 %)Oracle EBS
27 (1.737 %)Unica Affinium
36 (1.489 %)SAP Payroll
36 (1.489 %)Oracle Financials
45 (1.241 %)Salerio
54 (0.993 %)SAP HR
63 (0.744 %)SAP MM
63 (0.744 %)Staffware
63 (0.744 %)Loan IQ
63 (0.744 %)Adaptiv
72 (0.496 %)SAP FI
72 (0.496 %)SAP CO
72 (0.496 %)SAP Retail
72 (0.496 %)SAP FI/CO
72 (0.496 %)SAP MDM
72 (0.496 %)ProfileStage
81 (0.248 %)SAP R/3
81 (0.248 %)SAP PS
81 (0.248 %)SAP SD
81 (0.248 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Communications & Networking
12 (0.496 %)WAN
12 (0.496 %)Internet
21 (0.248 %)SNMP
21 (0.248 %)LDAP
21 (0.248 %)ADSL
Database & Business Intelligence
152 (12.90 %)SQL Server
227 (6.700 %)ETL
323 (5.707 %)Datawarehouse
418 (4.467 %)MS Access
515 (3.722 %)Oracle Reports
613 (3.226 %)Oracle 8/8i
712 (2.978 %)DB2
712 (2.978 %)Crystal Reports
811 (2.730 %)Oracle 9i
811 (2.730 %)SQL Server 2000
910 (2.481 %)Oracle Discoverer
109 (2.233 %)Data Mining
109 (2.233 %)BusinessObjects
109 (2.233 %)SQL Server 2005
109 (2.233 %)SQL Server Integration Services
118 (1.985 %)DTS
127 (1.737 %)TOAD
127 (1.737 %)GIS
136 (1.489 %)Oracle 10g
145 (1.241 %)Reference Data
Development Applications
115 (3.722 %)LSMW
22 (0.496 %)Oracle Forms
22 (0.496 %)TestDirector
31 (0.248 %)RequisitePro
31 (0.248 %)WebLogic Workshop
31 (0.248 %)ERwin
31 (0.248 %)ClearQuest
31 (0.248 %)ClearCase
31 (0.248 %)Visual Studio
General
182 (20.35 %)Finance
244 (10.92 %)Banking
327 (6.700 %)Investment Banking
423 (5.707 %)Government
512 (2.978 %)Local Government
611 (2.730 %)Financial Institution
710 (2.481 %)Front Office
710 (2.481 %)Insurance
710 (2.481 %)Marketing
89 (2.233 %)Pensions
98 (1.985 %)Retail
98 (1.985 %)Billing
107 (1.737 %)Back Office
115 (1.241 %)Legal
115 (1.241 %)Corporate Banking
124 (0.993 %)Health
133 (0.744 %)Telecoms
142 (0.496 %)Construction
142 (0.496 %)Police
142 (0.496 %)FMCG
Job Titles
1160 (39.70 %)Analyst
294 (23.33 %)Data Analyst
344 (10.92 %)Consultant
441 (10.17 %)Data Manager
539 (9.677 %)Developer
539 (9.677 %)Project Manager
638 (9.429 %)Business Analyst
720 (4.963 %)Data Migration Analyst
817 (4.218 %)Data Consultant
916 (3.970 %)Oracle Consultant
1015 (3.722 %)Tester
1114 (3.474 %)SQL Developer
1212 (2.978 %)QA Tester
1212 (2.978 %)Software Tester
1311 (2.730 %)SAP Consultant
1311 (2.730 %)Technical Consultant
1311 (2.730 %)Migration Consultant
1311 (2.730 %)Data Migration Specialist
1311 (2.730 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
1410 (2.481 %)SAP Data Consultant
Miscellaneous
120 (4.963 %)Data Extraction
212 (2.978 %)Data Conversion
310 (2.481 %)NHS
46 (1.489 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
46 (1.489 %)Mainframe
55 (1.241 %)Derivative
64 (0.993 %)Asset Management
73 (0.744 %)PMI
73 (0.744 %)IBM Mainframe
73 (0.744 %)Management Information System
82 (0.496 %)AS400
82 (0.496 %)Data Integration
91 (0.248 %)Replication
91 (0.248 %)Fixed Income
91 (0.248 %)Equities
91 (0.248 %)EPoS
91 (0.248 %)LIMS
91 (0.248 %)VAX
91 (0.248 %)LLPG
91 (0.248 %)Statistics
Operating Systems
14 (0.993 %)Unix
23 (0.744 %)OpenVMS
32 (0.496 %)VMS
41 (0.248 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.248 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1186 (46.15 %)Migration
2157 (38.96 %)Data Migration
354 (13.40 %)Data Management
448 (11.91 %)Data Analysis
534 (8.437 %)Data Mapping
633 (8.189 %)CRM
724 (5.955 %)Validation
823 (5.707 %)User Acceptance Testing
922 (5.459 %)Data Modelling
1020 (4.963 %)Project Management
1119 (4.715 %)Business Analysis
1216 (3.970 %)Workflow
1314 (3.474 %)SAP Implementation
1314 (3.474 %)Security Cleared
1413 (3.226 %)ERP
1512 (2.978 %)E-Commerce
1512 (2.978 %)Automated Testing
1512 (2.978 %)Stakeholder Management
1512 (2.978 %)Web Development
1611 (2.730 %)Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1113 (28.04 %)SQL
230 (7.444 %)PL/SQL
315 (3.722 %)VBA
315 (3.722 %)Transact-SQL
412 (2.978 %)ABAP
57 (1.737 %)C
57 (1.737 %)Java
66 (1.489 %)VB6
66 (1.489 %)VB
75 (1.241 %)VB.NET
83 (0.744 %)C#
83 (0.744 %)C++
83 (0.744 %)COBOL
83 (0.744 %)DCL
92 (0.496 %)Python
92 (0.496 %)Progress 4GL
92 (0.496 %)Shell Script
101 (0.248 %)Delphi
Qualifications
17 (1.737 %)Degree
23 (0.744 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.248 %)CCNP
31 (0.248 %)CCNA
31 (0.248 %)ISEB
31 (0.248 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.248 %)Siebel Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
118 (4.467 %)QA
21 (0.248 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
11 (0.248 %)Active Directory
Vendors
171 (17.62 %)SAP
266 (16.38 %)Oracle
324 (5.955 %)Microsoft
414 (3.474 %)Siebel
511 (2.730 %)IBM
69 (2.233 %)Business Objects
78 (1.985 %)Chordiant
87 (1.737 %)Sybase
87 (1.737 %)Epiphany
87 (1.737 %)Unica
96 (1.489 %)Lotus
105 (1.241 %)Sage
105 (1.241 %)GoldenSource
114 (0.993 %)Niku
114 (0.993 %)Mapinfo
114 (0.993 %)Actuate
114 (0.993 %)CA
123 (0.744 %)Trillium
123 (0.744 %)Cognos
123 (0.744 %)Bloomberg
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