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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of FatWire products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FatWire over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFatWire
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank531650
Rank change on same period last yearUp+119
Matching contract IT job ads4022
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.022 %
As % of the category below0.129 %0.050 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£416-
Average daily rate£486-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£556-
UK excluding London average daily rate£486-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3109443799
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.44 %44.00 %
Daily rates quoted907212518
Average minimum daily rate£373£387
Average daily rate£398£411
% change on same period last year-3.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted28183994
Average minimum hourly rate£23.05£23.20
Average hourly rate£24.52£24.65
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£26.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the FatWire Corporation.

FatWire
Demand Trend

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

FatWire Demand Trend

FatWire
Daily Rate Trend

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

FatWire Daily Rate Trend

FatWire
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FatWire within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

FatWire Daily Rate Histogram

FatWire
Hourly Rate Trend

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

FatWire Hourly Rate Trend

FatWire
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FatWire within the UK over the 3 months to 6 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+10132£486-
West MidlandsUp+1213£330-
BirminghamUp+169£330-
LondonUp+799--
South EastUp+468£610-
West SussexUp+177£610-
GatwickNew entry-4£683-
City of LondonNew entry-3--
CrawleyNew entry-2£550-
MidlandsNew entry-2--

FatWire
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

139 (60.00 %)CMS
234 (52.31 %)Content Management
330 (46.15 %)Java
427 (41.54 %)HTML
524 (36.92 %)XML
621 (32.31 %)JSP
720 (30.77 %)SQL
818 (27.69 %)J2EE
818 (27.69 %)CSS
916 (24.62 %)WebSphere
1013 (20.00 %)Migration
1112 (18.46 %)JavaScript
1211 (16.92 %)PHP
139 (13.85 %)OO
139 (13.85 %)XHTML
148 (12.31 %)ERP
157 (10.77 %)UNIX
157 (10.77 %)Struts
157 (10.77 %)Linux
157 (10.77 %)Ant
157 (10.77 %)Perl
157 (10.77 %)AJAX
157 (10.77 %)Marketing
166 (9.231 %)Test Scripting
166 (9.231 %)Finance
166 (9.231 %)Windows
175 (7.692 %)MS Visio
175 (7.692 %)Intranet
175 (7.692 %)Internet
175 (7.692 %)Telecoms

FatWire
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (41.54 %)HTML
224 (36.92 %)XML
321 (32.31 %)JSP
418 (27.69 %)J2EE
418 (27.69 %)CSS
516 (24.62 %)WebSphere
69 (13.85 %)XHTML
77 (10.77 %)Struts
77 (10.77 %)AJAX
84 (6.154 %)JDBC
93 (4.615 %)DOM
102 (3.077 %)SAP XI
102 (3.077 %)SAP PI
111 (1.538 %)Servlets
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
139 (60.00 %)CMS
24 (6.154 %)Movable Type
24 (6.154 %)Mambo
33 (4.615 %)WebLogic
33 (4.615 %)WebLogic Portal
42 (3.077 %)LiveLink
42 (3.077 %)NetWeaver
51 (1.538 %)EPiServer
51 (1.538 %)IBM Workplace
51 (1.538 %)Documentum
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.692 %)MS Visio
24 (6.154 %)ImageReady
24 (6.154 %)Photoshop
24 (6.154 %)MS Office
33 (4.615 %)MS Excel
33 (4.615 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.077 %)WebTrends
12 (3.077 %)SAP CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (7.692 %)Intranet
15 (7.692 %)Internet
22 (3.077 %)LDAP
31 (1.538 %)FTP
31 (1.538 %)HTTP
31 (1.538 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (6.154 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.77 %)Ant
23 (4.615 %)TestDirector
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (10.77 %)Marketing
26 (9.231 %)Finance
35 (7.692 %)Telecoms
43 (4.615 %)Financial Institution
43 (4.615 %)Banking
52 (3.077 %)Retail
52 (3.077 %)Law
61 (1.538 %)Games
61 (1.538 %)Local Government
61 (1.538 %)Government
61 (1.538 %)Online Games
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (26.15 %)Developer
117 (26.15 %)Analyst
215 (23.08 %)Consultant
310 (15.38 %)Test Analyst
48 (12.31 %)Project Manager
48 (12.31 %)Tester
55 (7.692 %)Java Developer
64 (6.154 %)Trainer
64 (6.154 %)Java Web Developer
64 (6.154 %)Web Developer
73 (4.615 %)Developer Analyst
73 (4.615 %)Web Manager
73 (4.615 %)Analyst Developer
82 (3.077 %)SAP CRM Consultant
82 (3.077 %)SAP Consultant
82 (3.077 %)Technical Support
82 (3.077 %)Architect
82 (3.077 %)Web Architect
82 (3.077 %)Migration Project Manager
82 (3.077 %)CRM Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.154 %)W3C
23 (4.615 %)Web 2.0
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (10.77 %)UNIX
17 (10.77 %)Linux
26 (9.231 %)Windows
32 (3.077 %)Solaris
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (52.31 %)Content Management
213 (20.00 %)Migration
39 (13.85 %)OO
48 (12.31 %)ERP
56 (9.231 %)Test Scripting
64 (6.154 %)DSDM
64 (6.154 %)Scrum
64 (6.154 %)Workflow
64 (6.154 %)Agile Software Development
64 (6.154 %)Business Analysis
73 (4.615 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (4.615 %)Automated Testing
73 (4.615 %)Web Design
82 (3.077 %)Project Management
82 (3.077 %)GAP Analysis
82 (3.077 %)Identity Management
82 (3.077 %)CRM
82 (3.077 %)Performance Testing
82 (3.077 %)Supplier Management
82 (3.077 %)V-Model
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (46.15 %)Java
220 (30.77 %)SQL
312 (18.46 %)JavaScript
411 (16.92 %)PHP
57 (10.77 %)Perl
64 (6.154 %)Ruby
72 (3.077 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.077 %)ISEB
21 (1.538 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.538 %)WCAG
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (6.154 %)Oracle
14 (6.154 %)Microsoft
23 (4.615 %)Adobe
23 (4.615 %)BEA
32 (3.077 %)Sun
32 (3.077 %)SAP
41 (1.538 %)IBM
41 (1.538 %)Vignette
41 (1.538 %)Stellent
41 (1.538 %)Open Text
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