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The table looks at the demand for E-business skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited E-business over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category.

LinkElectronic Business (eBusiness)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank317426
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+109
Matching contract IT job ads92160
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.268 %0.208 %
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category0.498 %0.405 %
Daily rates quoted2549
Average daily rate£400£393
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year+1.910 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£252£286
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£425
% change on same period last year-23.52 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average hourly rate£15.00£34.25
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-56.20 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£9.00£18.25
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£23.00£48.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£30.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesAll Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1847539533
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK53.78 %51.35 %
Daily rates quoted761014354
Average daily rate£395£413
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-4.240 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£225£260
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£588
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£388
% change on same period last year-9.670 %
Hourly rates quoted10802298
Average hourly rate£22.50£28.50
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-21.05 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50£30.00
% change on same period last year-21.66 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

E-business
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing E-business within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

E-business Demand Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Trend

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

E-business Daily Rate Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing E-business within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

E-business Daily Rate Histogram

E-business
Hourly Rate Trend

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

E-business Hourly Rate Trend

E-business
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing E-business within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

E-business Hourly Rate Histogram

E-business
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 E-business within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+11773£403+5.22 %
LondonUp+9944£400+6.66 %
City of LondonUp+549£405+24.61 %
South EastUp+738£413-8.33 %
ScotlandUp+528£260-
GlasgowUp+317£260-
East of EnglandUp+574£500+17.64 %
North WestUp+514--
South WestUp+454--
SurreyUp+444£500+11.11 %
WalesUp+263--
South WalesUp+213--
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-3£400-
West MidlandsUp+432--
North EastUp+272£308-12.14 %
West SussexUp+252£325-14.47 %
CrawleyNew entry-2£325-
CambridgeshireNew entry-2£500-
Tyne and WearNew entry-2£308-
YorkshireUp+531--
HampshireUp+371--
WiltshireUp+321--
EssexUp+211--
LancashireUp+121--
East AngliaNew entry-1£500-
North YorkshireNew entry-1--
YorkNew entry-1--
SouthamptonNew entry-1--
SolihullNew entry-1--
PeterboroughNew entry-1£500-

E-business
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing E-business 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 E-business.

1102 (54.26 %)Oracle
265 (34.57 %)Finance
343 (22.87 %)SQL
428 (14.89 %)E-Commerce
525 (13.30 %)PL/SQL
525 (13.30 %)PRINCE2
623 (12.23 %)Security Cleared
721 (11.17 %)Oracle Financials
820 (10.64 %)UNIX
820 (10.64 %)Oracle EBS R12
919 (10.11 %)Middleware
1018 (9.574 %)WebServices
1018 (9.574 %).NET
1018 (9.574 %)Internet
1117 (9.043 %)Shell Script
1117 (9.043 %)Business Intelligence
1117 (9.043 %)Oracle Applications
1216 (8.511 %)Government
1216 (8.511 %)CRM
1216 (8.511 %)Marketing
1315 (7.979 %)SC Cleared
1315 (7.979 %)Content Management
1315 (7.979 %)Oracle 8/8i
1315 (7.979 %)Sun
1315 (7.979 %)Apache
1315 (7.979 %)Informatica
1414 (7.447 %)Microsoft
1414 (7.447 %)Oracle 11i
1414 (7.447 %)Workflow
1513 (6.915 %)Oracle Workflow

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing E-business 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 E-business. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (10.11 %)Middleware
218 (9.574 %).NET
218 (9.574 %)WebServices
37 (3.723 %)HTML
37 (3.723 %)Oracle Fusion
46 (3.191 %)XML
55 (2.660 %)J2EE
55 (2.660 %)EJB
55 (2.660 %).NET Framework
64 (2.128 %)WebSphere
73 (1.596 %)CSS
82 (1.064 %)ASP
82 (1.064 %)ASP.NET
82 (1.064 %)Flash
82 (1.064 %)Hibernate
82 (1.064 %)Spring
82 (1.064 %)JSF
91 (0.532 %)AJAX
91 (0.532 %)Ruby on Rails
91 (0.532 %)Windows SharePoint Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (7.979 %)Apache
213 (6.915 %)Oracle Workflow
38 (4.255 %)WebLogic
46 (3.191 %)SharePoint
46 (3.191 %)ESB
54 (2.128 %)CMS
54 (2.128 %)Tuxedo
54 (2.128 %)SharePoint Server 2007
63 (1.596 %)SAS
63 (1.596 %)BizTalk Server
63 (1.596 %)Content Management Server
63 (1.596 %)Oracle BPEL
72 (1.064 %)IIS
81 (0.532 %)Documentum
81 (0.532 %)ATG Dynamo
81 (0.532 %)Zope
81 (0.532 %)eRoom
81 (0.532 %)Oracle Application Server
81 (0.532 %)Oracle Spatial
81 (0.532 %)Drupal
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.660 %)MS Office
15 (2.660 %)MS Excel
24 (2.128 %)MS Visio
33 (1.596 %)SPSS
33 (1.596 %)Photoshop
42 (1.064 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.532 %)ImageReady
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
121 (11.17 %)Oracle Financials
220 (10.64 %)Oracle EBS R12
317 (9.043 %)Oracle Applications
414 (7.447 %)Oracle 11i
59 (4.787 %)Oracle iProcurement
65 (2.660 %)Oracle HRMS
74 (2.128 %)Oracle ERP
82 (1.064 %)Oracle CRM
82 (1.064 %)Oracle General Ledger
82 (1.064 %)WebTrends
91 (0.532 %)SAP R/3
91 (0.532 %)Oracle EBS
91 (0.532 %)PeopleSoft Financials
91 (0.532 %)SAP CRM
91 (0.532 %)Pivotal CRM
91 (0.532 %)Hyperion Enterprise
91 (0.532 %)assyst
91 (0.532 %)AWD
91 (0.532 %)Hyperion Planning
91 (0.532 %)Oracle Manufacturing
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (9.574 %)Internet
22 (1.064 %)Intranet
22 (1.064 %)Network Security
22 (1.064 %)LDAP
22 (1.064 %)LAN
31 (0.532 %)WAN
31 (0.532 %)VPN
31 (0.532 %)Firewall
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (7.979 %)Oracle 8/8i
212 (6.383 %)SQL Server
212 (6.383 %)Oracle Reports
310 (5.319 %)Oracle 10g
48 (4.255 %)Oracle BI EE
57 (3.723 %)SQL Server 2005
57 (3.723 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (3.723 %)ETL
57 (3.723 %)TOAD
57 (3.723 %)Oracle Discoverer
64 (2.128 %)Datawarehouse
73 (1.596 %)Data Mining
73 (1.596 %)MySQL
73 (1.596 %)OLAP
82 (1.064 %)Oracle 9i
82 (1.064 %)SQLPlus
91 (0.532 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.532 %)DataStage
91 (0.532 %)MS Access
91 (0.532 %)Cognos Powerplay
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.660 %)Oracle Forms
15 (2.660 %)JDeveloper
15 (2.660 %)Talend Open Studio
24 (2.128 %)PeopleTools
32 (1.064 %)ProC
32 (1.064 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.532 %)JUnit
41 (0.532 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.532 %)Subversion
41 (0.532 %)SilkPerformer
41 (0.532 %)LoadRunner
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
165 (34.57 %)Finance
216 (8.511 %)Government
216 (8.511 %)Marketing
311 (5.851 %)Retail
49 (4.787 %)Banking
58 (4.255 %)Insurance
66 (3.191 %)General Ledger
75 (2.660 %)Investment Banking
83 (1.596 %)Publishing
83 (1.596 %)Education
83 (1.596 %)Pensions
92 (1.064 %)Auditing
92 (1.064 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.532 %)Criminal Justice
101 (0.532 %)Home Office
101 (0.532 %)Billing
101 (0.532 %)Back Office
101 (0.532 %)Automotive
101 (0.532 %)Health
101 (0.532 %)Law
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (21.28 %)Analyst
233 (17.55 %)Developer
330 (15.96 %)Project Manager
422 (11.70 %)Oracle Developer
521 (11.17 %)Consultant
620 (10.64 %)Business Analyst
718 (9.574 %)Oracle Consultant
812 (6.383 %)Business Developer
812 (6.383 %)Applications Specialist
812 (6.383 %)DBA
99 (4.787 %)Business Manager
108 (4.255 %)Oracle Financials Developer
117 (3.723 %)Oracle Functional Consultant
117 (3.723 %)Oracle Analyst
117 (3.723 %)Oracle Project Manager
117 (3.723 %)Test Analyst
117 (3.723 %)Oracle Financials Consultant
117 (3.723 %)Functional Consultant
126 (3.191 %)Administrator
126 (3.191 %)E-Business Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.596 %)Statistics
22 (1.064 %)Taxonomies
22 (1.064 %)Management Information System
31 (0.532 %)Credit Derivative
31 (0.532 %)Derivative
31 (0.532 %)Fat Client
31 (0.532 %)Data Conversion
31 (0.532 %)EPoS
31 (0.532 %)W3C
31 (0.532 %)Thin Client
31 (0.532 %)Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (10.64 %)UNIX
213 (6.915 %)Windows
310 (5.319 %)Solaris
45 (2.660 %)AIX
54 (2.128 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (1.596 %)Linux
71 (0.532 %)SUSE
71 (0.532 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.532 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (14.89 %)E-Commerce
225 (13.30 %)PRINCE2
317 (9.043 %)Business Intelligence
416 (8.511 %)CRM
515 (7.979 %)Content Management
614 (7.447 %)Workflow
712 (6.383 %)Project Management
811 (5.851 %)SOA
811 (5.851 %)Migration
811 (5.851 %)ERP
811 (5.851 %)ITIL
98 (4.255 %)RAD
98 (4.255 %)User Acceptance Testing
107 (3.723 %)DNA
107 (3.723 %)Scrum
107 (3.723 %)BPEL
116 (3.191 %)Data Migration
125 (2.660 %)Business Analysis
125 (2.660 %)Stakeholder Management
125 (2.660 %)Service Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (22.87 %)SQL
225 (13.30 %)PL/SQL
317 (9.043 %)Shell Script
413 (6.915 %)Java
56 (3.191 %)JavaScript
62 (1.064 %)C#
62 (1.064 %)PHP
62 (1.064 %)VB
62 (1.064 %)VB.NET
62 (1.064 %)Python
71 (0.532 %)Ruby
71 (0.532 %)C
71 (0.532 %)T-SQL
71 (0.532 %)VBScript
71 (0.532 %)C++
71 (0.532 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (12.23 %)Security Cleared
215 (7.979 %)SC Cleared
38 (4.255 %)ISEB
44 (2.128 %)ITIL Certification
44 (2.128 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
53 (1.596 %)ISEB Practitioner
53 (1.596 %)Degree
62 (1.064 %)ISTQB
62 (1.064 %)PMP
62 (1.064 %)PMI Certification
62 (1.064 %)Oracle Certification
62 (1.064 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (1.064 %)DV Cleared
71 (0.532 %)BC Cleared
71 (0.532 %)HND
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.532 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (2.128 %)Active Directory
23 (1.596 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.532 %)RACF
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (1.596 %)CA SiteMinder
22 (1.064 %)Tivoli
31 (0.532 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1102 (54.26 %)Oracle
215 (7.979 %)Sun
215 (7.979 %)Informatica
314 (7.447 %)Microsoft
413 (6.915 %)BEA
59 (4.787 %)Stellent
67 (3.723 %)Siebel
76 (3.191 %)Intel
76 (3.191 %)Retek
76 (3.191 %)salesforce.com
85 (2.660 %)PeopleSoft
85 (2.660 %)SAP
94 (2.128 %)Cognos
94 (2.128 %)HP
103 (1.596 %)CA
103 (1.596 %)webMethods
103 (1.596 %)ATG
112 (1.064 %)Orchard
112 (1.064 %)Google
112 (1.064 %)JD Edwards