Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Intranet skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Intranet over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category.

LinkIntranet
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank210139162
Rank change year-on-year
Down-71Up+23
Matching contract IT job ads347410795
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.718 %1.039 %0.967 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category6.309 %6.887 %7.404 %
Daily rates quoted159134252
Average daily rate£363£320£350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+13.28 %-8.570 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£175£190
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£500£509£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£320£300
% change year-on-year
-14.06 %+6.660 %
Hourly rates quoted2553126
Average hourly rate£13.75£20.00£20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.25 %-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.75£20.00£17.50
% change year-on-year
-31.25 %+14.28 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
5500595310738
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK11.39 %15.09 %13.06 %
Daily rates quoted212715172824
Average daily rate£350£340£350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.940 %-2.850 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£215£200£213
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£475£475£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£325
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %+3.840 %
Hourly rates quoted5306221508
Average hourly rate£23.00£23.31£26.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.320 %-10.34 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£11.50£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£42.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£24.00£27.50
% change year-on-year
+4.160 %-12.72 %

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.

Intranet
Demand Trend

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

Intranet Demand Trend

Intranet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Intranet Daily Rate Trend

Intranet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Intranet within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Intranet Daily Rate Histogram

Intranet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Intranet Hourly Rate Trend

Intranet
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Intranet within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Intranet Hourly Rate Histogram

Intranet
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 Intranet within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. 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
EnglandDown-56333£375+19.04 %
LondonDown-60199£398+19.54 %
City of LondonDown-4562£395+5.33 %
South EastDown-1356£338+3.92 %
West MidlandsUp+1821£219-39.65 %
BerkshireUp+818£361-19.88 %
South WestDown-1018£325+8.33 %
East of EnglandUp+1115--
North WestDown-1613£200-38.46 %
ScotlandDown-1912£215-32.96 %
WiltshireUp+511£369+18.00 %
HertfordshireUp+2310--
OxfordshireUp+310£313+11.11 %
BuckinghamshireDown-39£380+172.40 %
ManchesterDown-89£194-40.38 %
WarwickshireUp+18--
SurreyDown-238£213-39.28 %
GlasgowDown-77£210-47.50 %
North EastUp+146£105-
BirminghamUp+66£375+25.00 %
ReadingDown-16£356-21.00 %
YorkshireDown-15--
West SussexDown-65£500+73.91 %
HampshireDown-75£325-7.14 %
DurhamNew entry-5£105-
CambridgeshireUp+74--
GuildfordUp+24£213-
WorcestershireUp+24£163-61.76 %
CheshireDown-154£220-23.47 %
EdinburghDown-204£320-

Intranet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Intranet 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 Intranet.

1279 (35.59 %)Internet
2219 (27.93 %)SharePoint
3184 (23.47 %).NET
4183 (23.34 %)HTML
5158 (20.15 %)CSS
6130 (16.58 %)JavaScript
7126 (16.07 %)ASP.NET
8118 (15.05 %)C#
9117 (14.92 %)SQL Server
9117 (14.92 %)Microsoft
10114 (14.54 %)Content Management
11113 (14.41 %)Finance
12111 (14.16 %)Windows
13110 (14.03 %)XML
13110 (14.03 %)SQL
14104 (13.27 %)Extranet
1597 (12.37 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1691 (11.61 %)Banking
1780 (10.20 %)Project Management
1879 (10.08 %)ASP
1971 (9.056 %)CMS
2067 (8.546 %)Oracle
2166 (8.418 %)MS Office
2263 (8.036 %)XHTML
2361 (7.781 %)Java
2459 (7.526 %)IIS
2557 (7.270 %)Government
2557 (7.270 %)Workflow
2654 (6.888 %)Investment Banking
2654 (6.888 %)Security Cleared

Intranet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Intranet 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 Intranet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1184 (23.47 %).NET
2183 (23.34 %)HTML
3158 (20.15 %)CSS
4126 (16.07 %)ASP.NET
5110 (14.03 %)XML
679 (10.08 %)ASP
763 (8.036 %)XHTML
837 (4.719 %)AJAX
932 (4.082 %)Web Services
1031 (3.954 %)Flash
1128 (3.571 %)XSLT
1225 (3.189 %)Spring
1324 (3.061 %)jQuery
1422 (2.806 %)DHTML
1521 (2.679 %)Hibernate
1620 (2.551 %)JSP
1719 (2.423 %)WebSphere
1818 (2.296 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1917 (2.168 %)SOAP
2014 (1.786 %).NET Framework
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1219 (27.93 %)SharePoint
297 (12.37 %)SharePoint Server 2007
371 (9.056 %)CMS
459 (7.526 %)IIS
523 (2.934 %)WebLogic
621 (2.679 %)Lotus Notes
719 (2.423 %)Apache
812 (1.531 %)SharePoint Portal Server
911 (1.403 %)Tomcat
109 (1.148 %)EPiServer
118 (1.020 %)WebSphere Application Server
127 (0.893 %)GroupWise
136 (0.765 %)MS Exchange
136 (0.765 %)Confluence
145 (0.638 %)MTS
154 (0.510 %)Lotus Domino
154 (0.510 %)Drupal
154 (0.510 %)WordPress
154 (0.510 %)Joomla!
154 (0.510 %)Sitecore CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
166 (8.418 %)MS Office
249 (6.250 %)MS Excel
340 (5.102 %)Photoshop
429 (3.699 %)InfoPath
524 (3.061 %)MS Project
623 (2.934 %)MS PowerPoint
714 (1.786 %)Adobe Illustrator
714 (1.786 %)MS Visio
811 (1.403 %)Fireworks
98 (1.020 %)Acrobat
104 (0.510 %)Spreadsheet
112 (0.255 %)InDesign
112 (0.255 %)ImageReady
112 (0.255 %)SmartSuite
112 (0.255 %)Adobe Captivate
112 (0.255 %)CA Clarity
121 (0.128 %)QuarkXPress
121 (0.128 %)RoboHelp
121 (0.128 %)FreeHand
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
17 (0.893 %)SAP SRM
24 (0.510 %)Dynamics CRM
33 (0.383 %)WebTrends
42 (0.255 %)Staffware
42 (0.255 %)Oracle 11i
51 (0.128 %)TIBCO iProcess
51 (0.128 %)SAP PS
51 (0.128 %)BusinessWorks
51 (0.128 %)Singl.eView
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
1279 (35.59 %)Internet
2104 (13.27 %)Extranet
339 (4.974 %)Firewall
433 (4.209 %)LAN
433 (4.209 %)WAN
527 (3.444 %)DNS
616 (2.041 %)TCP/IP
616 (2.041 %)VPN
714 (1.786 %)Ethernet
714 (1.786 %)MPLS
813 (1.658 %)SDH
912 (1.531 %)HTTP
912 (1.531 %)VPLS
1011 (1.403 %)VoIP
119 (1.148 %)DHCP
128 (1.020 %)DMZ
134 (0.510 %)CTI
143 (0.383 %)FTP
152 (0.255 %)Wireless
152 (0.255 %)Broadband
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1117 (14.92 %)SQL Server
239 (4.974 %)SQL Server 2005
331 (3.954 %)MySQL
419 (2.423 %)SQL Server 2000
512 (1.531 %)Datawarehouse
512 (1.531 %)Oracle 10g
69 (1.148 %)BusinessObjects
69 (1.148 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
77 (0.893 %)SQL Server 2008
77 (0.893 %)ETL
86 (0.765 %)SQL Server Integration Services
95 (0.638 %)PerformancePoint
95 (0.638 %)DTS
95 (0.638 %)IDOL
104 (0.510 %)Oracle 8/8i
104 (0.510 %)Oracle 9i
104 (0.510 %)Crystal Reports
113 (0.383 %)Oracle Reports
122 (0.255 %)TOAD
122 (0.255 %)MS Access
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
139 (4.974 %)Visual Studio
232 (4.082 %)Dreamweaver
313 (1.658 %)Subversion
412 (1.531 %)FrontPage
511 (1.403 %)Eclipse
66 (0.765 %)Maven
66 (0.765 %)ClearCase
66 (0.765 %)Selenium
74 (0.510 %)Ant
74 (0.510 %)ClearQuest
83 (0.383 %)PowerBuilder
83 (0.383 %)VSS/SourceSafe
92 (0.255 %)JMeter
101 (0.128 %)Oracle Forms
101 (0.128 %)NUnit
101 (0.128 %)InterDev
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1113 (14.41 %)Finance
291 (11.61 %)Banking
357 (7.270 %)Government
454 (6.888 %)Investment Banking
535 (4.464 %)Publishing
535 (4.464 %)Marketing
627 (3.444 %)Telecoms
721 (2.679 %)Law
817 (2.168 %)Legal
817 (2.168 %)Retail
915 (1.913 %)Health
108 (1.020 %)Multimedia
108 (1.020 %)Social Media
117 (0.893 %)Graphic Design
117 (0.893 %)Retail Banking
117 (0.893 %)Manufacturing
126 (0.765 %)Back Office
126 (0.765 %)Insurance
126 (0.765 %)Online Banking
135 (0.638 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1261 (33.29 %)Developer
2114 (14.54 %)Analyst
367 (8.546 %)SharePoint Developer
457 (7.270 %)Designer
555 (7.015 %)Web Developer
651 (6.505 %)Consultant
749 (6.250 %).NET Developer
848 (6.122 %)Project Manager
944 (5.612 %)Administrator
1040 (5.102 %)Business Analyst
1040 (5.102 %)Web Designer
1132 (4.082 %)Architect
1231 (3.954 %)ASP.NET Developer
1328 (3.571 %)C# Developer
1423 (2.934 %)Java Developer
1522 (2.806 %)SharePoint Consultant
1621 (2.679 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1717 (2.168 %)Support Analyst
1816 (2.041 %)Senior Developer
1915 (1.913 %)PHP Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
122 (2.806 %)W3C
220 (2.551 %)NHS
315 (1.913 %)Management Information System
412 (1.531 %)French Language
412 (1.531 %)Wiki
510 (1.276 %)N-Tier
510 (1.276 %)Blog
69 (1.148 %)Statistics
78 (1.020 %)Clustering
78 (1.020 %)Data Protection Act
78 (1.020 %)Open Source
87 (0.893 %)Social Network
87 (0.893 %)Client/Server
96 (0.765 %)Blackberry
105 (0.638 %)Credit Risk
105 (0.638 %)Streaming Media
114 (0.510 %)Replication
114 (0.510 %)Web 2.0
114 (0.510 %)RIA
114 (0.510 %)FMCG
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1111 (14.16 %)Windows
235 (4.464 %)Windows Server 2003
327 (3.444 %)UNIX
421 (2.679 %)Linux
511 (1.403 %)Windows Server 2008
511 (1.403 %)Windows 2000 Server
511 (1.403 %)Windows XP
67 (0.893 %)Red Hat Linux
74 (0.510 %)Windows 2000
83 (0.383 %)Windows Vista
92 (0.255 %)SUSE
92 (0.255 %)Windows NT
101 (0.128 %)Ubuntu
101 (0.128 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.128 %)Debian
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1114 (14.54 %)Content Management
280 (10.20 %)Project Management
357 (7.270 %)Workflow
442 (5.357 %)ITIL
537 (4.719 %)Web Development
633 (4.209 %)Migration
732 (4.082 %)E-Commerce
829 (3.699 %)Resource Management
927 (3.444 %)Agile Software Development
1026 (3.316 %)Stakeholder Management
1125 (3.189 %)Document Management
1125 (3.189 %)PRINCE2
1224 (3.061 %)Web Design
1322 (2.806 %)Programme Management
1420 (2.551 %)User Acceptance Testing
1517 (2.168 %)Load Balancing
1615 (1.913 %)CRM
1615 (1.913 %)UML
1714 (1.786 %)OO
1813 (1.658 %)Configuration Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1130 (16.58 %)JavaScript
2118 (15.05 %)C#
3110 (14.03 %)SQL
461 (7.781 %)Java
536 (4.592 %)PHP
633 (4.209 %)C
725 (3.189 %)VB.NET
818 (2.296 %)PL/SQL
917 (2.168 %)VB
1016 (2.041 %)VBScript
1113 (1.658 %)PHP5
1113 (1.658 %)T-SQL
1210 (1.276 %)Perl
138 (1.020 %)VBA
138 (1.020 %)Groovy
147 (0.893 %)VB6
156 (0.765 %)Python
165 (0.638 %)ActionScript
174 (0.510 %)C++
174 (0.510 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
154 (6.888 %)Security Cleared
228 (3.571 %)Degree
322 (2.806 %)SC Cleared
418 (2.296 %)Microsoft Certification
516 (2.041 %)MCSE
611 (1.403 %)CTC Cleared
76 (0.765 %)MCTS
84 (0.510 %)CNE
84 (0.510 %)Novell Certification
84 (0.510 %)DV Cleared
93 (0.383 %)ITIL Certification
102 (0.255 %)MOS
102 (0.255 %)Cisco Certification
102 (0.255 %)CCNA
102 (0.255 %)Sun Certification
111 (0.128 %)BC Cleared
111 (0.128 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (0.128 %)CCDP
111 (0.128 %)CCNP
111 (0.128 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (2.296 %)QA
28 (1.020 %)SLA
34 (0.510 %)WAI
42 (0.255 %)WCAG
51 (0.128 %)Basel II
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
127 (3.444 %)Active Directory
27 (0.893 %)Novell eDirectory
35 (0.638 %)ISA Server
44 (0.510 %)Squid
51 (0.128 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
17 (0.893 %)OpenView
26 (0.765 %)OVOW
34 (0.510 %)OVPA
42 (0.255 %)OVIS
42 (0.255 %)CA SiteMinder
51 (0.128 %)HP Data Protector
51 (0.128 %)SCOM
51 (0.128 %)MIMEsweeper
51 (0.128 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (0.128 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1117 (14.92 %)Microsoft
267 (8.546 %)Oracle
329 (3.699 %)Cisco
424 (3.061 %)SAP
523 (2.934 %)Adobe
523 (2.934 %)Lotus
621 (2.679 %)Vignette
716 (2.041 %)Sybase
813 (1.658 %)Nokia
813 (1.658 %)CheckPoint
912 (1.531 %)VMware
1011 (1.403 %)Citrix
119 (1.148 %)Business Objects
128 (1.020 %)RedDot
137 (0.893 %)Red Hat
137 (0.893 %)Novell
137 (0.893 %)Tridion
146 (0.765 %)JBoss
146 (0.765 %)BEA
146 (0.765 %)Sun