Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table 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 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 Communications & Networking category.

LinkIntranet
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank158163
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads327770
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.952 %1.000 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category6.838 %7.427 %
Daily rates quoted142239
Average daily rate£360£325
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year+10.76 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£175£180
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£475£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300
Hourly rates quoted3894
Average hourly rate£20.00£20.25
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-1.230 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£9.70£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£31.30£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£21.03
% change on same period last year-28.68 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingAll Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
478210368
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK13.92 %13.47 %
Daily rates quoted12982833
Average daily rate£325£350
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-7.140 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£218
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£473£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£335
% change on same period last year-10.44 %
Hourly rates quoted5221234
Average hourly rate£24.50£23.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year+6.520 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£23.00
% change on same period last year+8.690 %

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 3 July 2009.

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 3 July 2009.

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 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+7314£375+15.38 %
LondonUp+26193£400+14.28 %
City of LondonUp+1260£400-
South EastUp+1053£355+27.92 %
SurreyUp+3117£270+54.28 %
North WestUp+2717£300-7.69 %
South WestUp+1716£325-3.70 %
West MidlandsUp+3512£163-50.00 %
BerkshireUp+3012£401-1.41 %
ScotlandUp+4610£186+24.16 %
East of EnglandUp+407£381+17.35 %
CheshireUp+307£300-
YorkshireUp+277£243-19.16 %
East MidlandsUp+226£250-37.50 %
ManchesterUp+305--
GlasgowUp+275£198-12.22 %
HampshireUp+225£315-33.68 %
ReadingUp+215£440-7.36 %
West SussexUp+185£350+191.66 %
GuildfordUp+85--
GatwickUp+45£300+150.00 %
WiltshireUp+294£114-70.64 %
Docklands, LondonUp+254£425+61.90 %
DorsetUp+194£385+14.07 %
EdinburghUp+174£175+16.66 %
WorcestershireNew entry-4£130-
CambridgeUp+223£300-7.69 %
CambridgeshireUp+223£300-7.69 %
BasingstokeUp+203£488-
SomersetUp+123--

Intranet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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.

1239 (31.16 %)Internet
2199 (25.95 %)SharePoint
3195 (25.42 %).NET
4147 (19.17 %)SQL Server
5145 (18.90 %)Microsoft
6142 (18.51 %)HTML
7134 (17.47 %)SQL
8131 (17.08 %)Content Management
9130 (16.95 %)CSS
10125 (16.30 %)C#
11120 (15.65 %)JavaScript
12115 (14.99 %)ASP.NET
13110 (14.34 %)SharePoint Server 2007
14102 (13.30 %)Government
1595 (12.39 %)Security Cleared
1682 (10.69 %)Windows
1778 (10.17 %)XML
1877 (10.04 %)Oracle
1976 (9.909 %)Banking
2071 (9.257 %)CMS
2165 (8.475 %)MS Office
2264 (8.344 %)Java
2264 (8.344 %)MS Excel
2264 (8.344 %)Extranet
2362 (8.083 %)Finance
2454 (7.040 %)Migration
2551 (6.649 %)XHTML
2551 (6.649 %)Investment Banking
2647 (6.128 %)ASP
2647 (6.128 %)SQL Server 2005

Intranet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
1195 (25.42 %).NET
2142 (18.51 %)HTML
3130 (16.95 %)CSS
4115 (14.99 %)ASP.NET
578 (10.17 %)XML
651 (6.649 %)XHTML
747 (6.128 %)ASP
833 (4.302 %)WebServices
926 (3.390 %)J2EE
1025 (3.259 %)JSP
1124 (3.129 %)AJAX
1220 (2.608 %)XSLT
1319 (2.477 %)Flash
1418 (2.347 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1418 (2.347 %)WebSphere
1516 (2.086 %)DHTML
1615 (1.956 %)Servlets
1713 (1.695 %)Spring
1812 (1.565 %).NET Framework
1812 (1.565 %)Struts
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1199 (25.95 %)SharePoint
2110 (14.34 %)SharePoint Server 2007
371 (9.257 %)CMS
446 (5.997 %)IIS
519 (2.477 %)Lotus Notes
614 (1.825 %)Lotus Domino
713 (1.695 %)Apache
713 (1.695 %)WebLogic
810 (1.304 %)Documentum
810 (1.304 %)TeamSite
99 (1.173 %)WebLogic Portal
99 (1.173 %)WebSphere Application Server
99 (1.173 %)Zope
107 (0.913 %)Content Management Server
116 (0.782 %)Oracle Spatial
116 (0.782 %)MS Exchange
116 (0.782 %)Tomcat
125 (0.652 %)TIBCO EMS
125 (0.652 %)Joomla!
134 (0.522 %)LiveLink
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
165 (8.475 %)MS Office
264 (8.344 %)MS Excel
329 (3.781 %)Photoshop
416 (2.086 %)MS Visio
513 (1.695 %)InfoPath
610 (1.304 %)MS PowerPoint
610 (1.304 %)MS Project
77 (0.913 %)Fireworks
77 (0.913 %)Adobe Illustrator
84 (0.522 %)Authorware
93 (0.391 %)Paint Shop Pro
102 (0.261 %)InDesign
102 (0.261 %)Spreadsheet
111 (0.130 %)CA Clarity
111 (0.130 %)ImageReady
111 (0.130 %)Acrobat
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (0.652 %)BusinessWorks
15 (0.652 %)TIBCO iProcess
24 (0.522 %)WebTrends
33 (0.391 %)Microsoft CRM
33 (0.391 %)SAP MM
41 (0.130 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.130 %)SAP CRM
41 (0.130 %)MAXIMO
41 (0.130 %)SAP Oil and Gas
41 (0.130 %)assyst
41 (0.130 %)Dynamics CRM
41 (0.130 %)SAP ERP
41 (0.130 %)SAP HR
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1239 (31.16 %)Internet
264 (8.344 %)Extranet
325 (3.259 %)Firewall
418 (2.347 %)WAN
418 (2.347 %)TCP/IP
517 (2.216 %)LAN
615 (1.956 %)Kerberos
710 (1.304 %)LDAP
710 (1.304 %)VoIP
710 (1.304 %)FTP
89 (1.173 %)ISDN
89 (1.173 %)Ethernet
98 (1.043 %)ADSL
98 (1.043 %)PSTN
107 (0.913 %)HTTP
107 (0.913 %)VPN
107 (0.913 %)DNS
107 (0.913 %)SSH
116 (0.782 %)SMTP
116 (0.782 %)SMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1147 (19.17 %)SQL Server
247 (6.128 %)SQL Server 2005
326 (3.390 %)MySQL
422 (2.868 %)SQL Server 2000
516 (2.086 %)Oracle 10g
615 (1.956 %)Datawarehouse
712 (1.565 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
810 (1.304 %)Oracle 9i
99 (1.173 %)SQL Server 2008
108 (1.043 %)ETL
117 (0.913 %)BusinessObjects
117 (0.913 %)GIS
117 (0.913 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
125 (0.652 %)IDOL
134 (0.522 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
134 (0.522 %)EDRMS
134 (0.522 %)TOAD
134 (0.522 %)RDBMS
134 (0.522 %)Crystal Reports
143 (0.391 %)DTS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
136 (4.694 %)Visual Studio
225 (3.259 %)Dreamweaver
319 (2.477 %)ClearCase
410 (1.304 %)FrontPage
58 (1.043 %)Eclipse
64 (0.522 %)NUnit
73 (0.391 %)Subversion
73 (0.391 %)Oracle Forms
73 (0.391 %)Team Foundation Server
82 (0.261 %)Oracle APEX
82 (0.261 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
82 (0.261 %)VSS/SourceSafe
91 (0.130 %)MSI
91 (0.130 %)InstallShield
91 (0.130 %)InterDev
91 (0.130 %)Visual Studio Team System
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1102 (13.30 %)Government
276 (9.909 %)Banking
362 (8.083 %)Finance
451 (6.649 %)Investment Banking
542 (5.476 %)Publishing
627 (3.520 %)Health
725 (3.259 %)Marketing
814 (1.825 %)Local Government
911 (1.434 %)Retail
911 (1.434 %)Multimedia
911 (1.434 %)Back Office
1010 (1.304 %)Insurance
1010 (1.304 %)Graphic Design
118 (1.043 %)Telecoms
118 (1.043 %)Education
127 (0.913 %)Front Office
127 (0.913 %)Home Office
136 (0.782 %)Corporate Banking
136 (0.782 %)Law
136 (0.782 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1269 (35.07 %)Developer
296 (12.52 %)Analyst
364 (8.344 %).NET Developer
462 (8.083 %)SharePoint Developer
557 (7.432 %)Web Developer
648 (6.258 %)Project Manager
742 (5.476 %)Administrator
841 (5.346 %)Consultant
939 (5.085 %)Web Editor
1035 (4.563 %)ASP.NET Developer
1130 (3.911 %)Architect
1229 (3.781 %)C# Developer
1229 (3.781 %)Web Designer
1328 (3.651 %)Business Analyst
1417 (2.216 %)SharePoint Consultant
1516 (2.086 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1614 (1.825 %)Programmer
1614 (1.825 %)Applications Support
1614 (1.825 %)Support Analyst
1713 (1.695 %)Content Editor
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (4.824 %)NHS
216 (2.086 %)W3C
311 (1.434 %)Blackberry
311 (1.434 %)Management Information System
311 (1.434 %)E-Learning
48 (1.043 %)N-Tier
57 (0.913 %)Fixed Income
57 (0.913 %)Computer Science
57 (0.913 %)Client/Server
66 (0.782 %)Equities
75 (0.652 %)Derivative
75 (0.652 %)Interest Rate Derivative
75 (0.652 %)Social Network
84 (0.522 %)Statistics
84 (0.522 %)Freedom of Information
84 (0.522 %)Web 2.0
84 (0.522 %)Copywriting
84 (0.522 %)Wiki
93 (0.391 %)French Language
93 (0.391 %)Taxonomies
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
182 (10.69 %)Windows
237 (4.824 %)UNIX
335 (4.563 %)Windows Server 2003
427 (3.520 %)Linux
526 (3.390 %)Windows XP
620 (2.608 %)Windows 2000
715 (1.956 %)Red Hat Linux
811 (1.434 %)Solaris
97 (0.913 %)Windows 2000 Server
106 (0.782 %)Windows NT
115 (0.652 %)Windows Vista
124 (0.522 %)Windows Server 2008
124 (0.522 %)HPUX
133 (0.391 %)SUSE
133 (0.391 %)Fedora
142 (0.261 %)VMS
142 (0.261 %)Mac OS X
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1131 (17.08 %)Content Management
254 (7.040 %)Migration
341 (5.346 %)Document Management
440 (5.215 %)Web Development
538 (4.954 %)Project Management
634 (4.433 %)PRINCE2
730 (3.911 %)Web Design
825 (3.259 %)User Acceptance Testing
921 (2.738 %)Change Management
1017 (2.216 %)Workflow
1116 (2.086 %)Service Management
1116 (2.086 %)Service Delivery
1116 (2.086 %)OO
1215 (1.956 %)UML
1215 (1.956 %)Business Intelligence
1215 (1.956 %)Data Management
1215 (1.956 %)Network Design
1314 (1.825 %)Business Analysis
1314 (1.825 %)Information Management
1413 (1.695 %)Problem Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1134 (17.47 %)SQL
2125 (16.30 %)C#
3120 (15.65 %)JavaScript
464 (8.344 %)Java
541 (5.346 %)PHP
620 (2.608 %)VB
719 (2.477 %)C
816 (2.086 %)VB.NET
913 (1.695 %)T-SQL
913 (1.695 %)Python
1011 (1.434 %)PL/SQL
119 (1.173 %)Shell Script
128 (1.043 %)VBA
137 (0.913 %)LotusScript
146 (0.782 %)VBScript
146 (0.782 %)C++
155 (0.652 %)XPath
164 (0.522 %)Pascal
164 (0.522 %)Perl
164 (0.522 %)ActionScript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
195 (12.39 %)Security Cleared
237 (4.824 %)Degree
331 (4.042 %)SC Cleared
427 (3.520 %)CTC Cleared
516 (2.086 %)Microsoft Certification
615 (1.956 %)Cisco Certification
713 (1.695 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
812 (1.565 %)CCNP
812 (1.565 %)DV Cleared
96 (0.782 %)MCP
96 (0.782 %)CCIE
105 (0.652 %)MCSE
105 (0.652 %)BC Cleared
114 (0.522 %)CCNA
123 (0.391 %)MOS
123 (0.391 %)MCT
123 (0.391 %)PRINCE2 Certification
132 (0.261 %)ISEB
132 (0.261 %)HND
132 (0.261 %)CCSP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (1.304 %)SLA
26 (0.782 %)QA
34 (0.522 %)WAI
42 (0.261 %)ISO27001
51 (0.130 %)WCAG
51 (0.130 %)PCI DSS
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (2.999 %)Active Directory
28 (1.043 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.391 %)ISA Server
42 (0.261 %)MetaFrame
42 (0.261 %)VMware ESX
42 (0.261 %)AquaLogic
51 (0.130 %)Samba
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (0.913 %)OpenView
17 (0.913 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
17 (0.913 %)CA SiteMinder
26 (0.782 %)CONTROL-M
35 (0.652 %)MIIS
44 (0.522 %)MIMEsweeper
44 (0.522 %)HP Data Protector
53 (0.391 %)TIBCO Hawk
61 (0.130 %)OVOW
61 (0.130 %)OVIS
61 (0.130 %)WhatsUp Gold
61 (0.130 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1145 (18.90 %)Microsoft
277 (10.04 %)Oracle
329 (3.781 %)Adobe
423 (2.999 %)Lotus
521 (2.738 %)Vignette
620 (2.608 %)Sybase
716 (2.086 %)Cisco
815 (1.956 %)SAP
815 (1.956 %)Red Hat
910 (1.304 %)Citrix
910 (1.304 %)HP
910 (1.304 %)VMware
109 (1.173 %)EMC
109 (1.173 %)BEA
118 (1.043 %)Altiris
127 (0.913 %)RedDot
127 (0.913 %)CheckPoint
127 (0.913 %)Business Objects
136 (0.782 %)Macromedia
136 (0.782 %)TIBCO