Italian Language Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Italian Language skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Italian Language over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Italian Language
Location Basildon Berkshire Brighton Bromley Buckinghamshire Camberley Canary Wharf Cheshire Chester City of London Docklands, London East of England East Sussex England Essex Hertfordshire Horsham London Merseyside Milton Keynes North West Northern Ireland Reading Redditch Slough Somerset South East South West Street Surrey Thames Valley UK West Midlands West Sussex Worcestershire	3 months to 6 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	493	585
Rank change on same period last year	+92
Matching contract IT job ads	78	87
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.109 %	0.087 %
As % of the category below	0.516 %	0.414 %
Daily rates quoted	15	8
Average minimum daily rate	£330	£250
Average daily rate	£338	£273
% change on same period last year	+23.85 %
Average maximum daily rate	£345	£295
UK excluding London average daily rate	£334	£265
% change on same period last year	+25.94 %
Hourly rates quoted	18	33
Average minimum hourly rate	£15.67	£11.71
Average hourly rate	£16.78	£12.62
% change on same period last year	+32.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£17.89	£13.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£13.83	£11.78
% change on same period last year	+17.48 %
Miscellaneous UK
Matching contract IT job ads	15102	21007
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	21.10 %	21.11 %
Daily rates quoted	5817	7374
Average minimum daily rate	£436	£465
Average daily rate	£469	£499
% change on same period last year	-5.89 %
Average maximum daily rate	£502	£532
UK excluding London average daily rate	£350	£345
% change on same period last year	+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted	1200	1700
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.99	£24.33
Average hourly rate	£25.89	£26.20
% change on same period last year	-1.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£27.78	£28.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.83	£26.95
% change on same period last year	-7.89 %

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.

Italian Language
Demand Trend

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

Italian Language
Daily Rate Trend

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

Italian Language
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Italian Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Italian Language
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Italian Language
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 Italian Language 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.

Location	Rank 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
England	+85	76	£338	+23.85 %
London	+102	38	£342	+5.16 %
South East	+35	26	£317	+17.82 %
Thames Valley	-	9	£300	-
Buckinghamshire	+24	8	-	-
Milton Keynes	+10	7	-	-
City of London	-5	6	£140	-
Berkshire	+37	5	£340	+25.46 %
North West	-14	5	-	-
East of England	+26	3	-	-
Canary Wharf	-	3	£400	-
Cheshire	+7	3	-	-
Surrey	+20	2	-	-
Reading	+1	2	£400	+47.23 %
Slough	-	2	£310	-
Docklands, London	-	2	£450	-
Hertfordshire	+28	2	-	-
West Midlands	-	2	£450	-
Northern Ireland	-	2	-	-
Bromley	+2	2	-	-
East Sussex	+10	1	-	-
Somerset	-	1	-	-
Worcestershire	-	1	-	-
South West	+20	1	-	-
Essex	-	1	-	-
West Sussex	+6	1	-	-
Merseyside	-13	1	-	-
Chester	0	1	-	-
Brighton	+7	1	-	-
Basildon	-	1	-	-

Italian Language
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 104 (61.54 %) Spanish Language 2 94 (55.62 %) French Language 3 63 (37.28 %) German Language 4 36 (21.30 %) MS Office 4 36 (21.30 %) Windows 5 34 (20.12 %) Microsoft 6 29 (17.16 %) SAP 7 27 (15.98 %) Dutch Language 8 23 (13.61 %) MS Excel 8 23 (13.61 %) Portuguese Language 9 21 (12.43 %) Finance 10 19 (11.24 %) Internet 11 17 (10.06 %) SAP HR 12 16 (9.467 %) Windows 2000 12 16 (9.467 %) Windows XP

13 15 (8.876 %) LAN 13 15 (8.876 %) Banking 14 14 (8.284 %) Danish Language 15 13 (7.692 %) MS Exchange 15 13 (7.692 %) Business Intelligence 15 13 (7.692 %) Remedy 16 12 (7.101 %) VPN 16 12 (7.101 %) WAN 16 12 (7.101 %) Swedish Language 16 12 (7.101 %) Telecoms 17 11 (6.509 %) Finnish Language 17 11 (6.509 %) Citrix 18 10 (5.917 %) Active Directory 18 10 (5.917 %) Cisco 18 10 (5.917 %) SMTP

Italian Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development 1 4 (2.367 %) HTML 2 1 (0.592 %) J2EE 2 1 (0.592 %) EJB 2 1 (0.592 %) JSP 2 1 (0.592 %) CGI 2 1 (0.592 %) SAP Smart Forms 2 1 (0.592 %) AJAX 2 1 (0.592 %) SAP ALE 2 1 (0.592 %) Java EE 5	Application Platforms 1 13 (7.692 %) MS Exchange 2 4 (2.367 %) CMS 3 2 (1.183 %) Lotus Notes 4 1 (0.592 %) JBoss 4 1 (0.592 %) Exchange Server 2000 4 1 (0.592 %) Exchange Server 2003
Applications 1 36 (21.30 %) MS Office 2 23 (13.61 %) MS Excel 3 10 (5.917 %) CA Clarity 4 4 (2.367 %) Spreadsheet 5 1 (0.592 %) Photoshop 5 1 (0.592 %) MS Visio 5 1 (0.592 %) ImageReady 5 1 (0.592 %) MS PowerPoint	Business Applications 1 17 (10.06 %) SAP HR 2 3 (1.775 %) SAP FI 2 3 (1.775 %) SAP FI/CO 2 3 (1.775 %) SAP CO 3 2 (1.183 %) SAP PS 3 2 (1.183 %) SAP SD 4 1 (0.592 %) SAP QM 4 1 (0.592 %) SAP Oil and Gas 4 1 (0.592 %) SAP PLM 4 1 (0.592 %) Oracle Financials
Communications & Networking 1 19 (11.24 %) Internet 2 15 (8.876 %) LAN 3 12 (7.101 %) WAN 3 12 (7.101 %) VPN 4 10 (5.917 %) SMTP 5 9 (5.325 %) DNS 6 4 (2.367 %) Wireless 7 3 (1.775 %) TCP/IP 8 2 (1.183 %) CTI 8 2 (1.183 %) Ethernet 8 2 (1.183 %) GPRS 8 2 (1.183 %) ISDN 9 1 (0.592 %) ATM 9 1 (0.592 %) GSM 9 1 (0.592 %) SMS 9 1 (0.592 %) UMTS 9 1 (0.592 %) VoIP 9 1 (0.592 %) FTP 9 1 (0.592 %) Intranet 9 1 (0.592 %) Frame Relay	Database & Business Intelligence 1 3 (1.775 %) Crystal Reports 1 3 (1.775 %) BusinessObjects
Development Applications 1 3 (1.775 %) Flash 2 1 (0.592 %) Dreamweaver	General 1 21 (12.43 %) Finance 2 15 (8.876 %) Banking 3 12 (7.101 %) Telecoms 4 6 (3.550 %) Retail 4 6 (3.550 %) Education 5 5 (2.959 %) Legal 6 3 (1.775 %) Manufacturing 6 3 (1.775 %) Advertising 7 2 (1.183 %) Financial Institution 7 2 (1.183 %) International Banking 7 2 (1.183 %) Marketing 8 1 (0.592 %) Auditing 8 1 (0.592 %) Multimedia 8 1 (0.592 %) Billing 8 1 (0.592 %) Investment Banking 8 1 (0.592 %) Music 8 1 (0.592 %) Publishing 8 1 (0.592 %) Home Office 8 1 (0.592 %) Mobile Games 8 1 (0.592 %) Games
Job Titles 1 64 (37.87 %) Analyst 2 40 (23.67 %) Helpdesk Analyst 3 24 (14.20 %) Support Analyst 4 21 (12.43 %) Helpdesk Support 5 19 (11.24 %) Service Analyst 5 19 (11.24 %) Service Desk Analyst 6 18 (10.65 %) Trainer 7 17 (10.06 %) Helpdesk Support Analyst 8 16 (9.467 %) Consultant 9 15 (8.876 %) SAP Trainer 10 7 (4.142 %) SAP Consultant 10 7 (4.142 %) Project Manager 11 6 (3.550 %) Administrator 11 6 (3.550 %) 1st Line Support 12 5 (2.959 %) Technical Support 13 4 (2.367 %) Coordinator 13 4 (2.367 %) Business Intelligence Analyst 13 4 (2.367 %) Helpdesk Operator 14 3 (1.775 %) Technical Consultant 14 3 (1.775 %) Siebel Trainer	Miscellaneous 1 104 (61.54 %) Spanish Language 2 94 (55.62 %) French Language 3 63 (37.28 %) German Language 4 27 (15.98 %) Dutch Language 5 23 (13.61 %) Portuguese Language 6 14 (8.284 %) Danish Language 7 12 (7.101 %) Swedish Language 8 11 (6.509 %) Finnish Language 9 9 (5.325 %) Norwegian Language 9 9 (5.325 %) Russian Language 10 4 (2.367 %) Polish Language 10 4 (2.367 %) Japanese Language 10 4 (2.367 %) Management Information System 11 3 (1.775 %) PMI 11 3 (1.775 %) Blackberry 11 3 (1.775 %) Mainframe 12 1 (0.592 %) AS400 12 1 (0.592 %) Handset 12 1 (0.592 %) Streaming Media 12 1 (0.592 %) Bulgarian Language
Operating Systems 1 36 (21.30 %) Windows 2 16 (9.467 %) Windows 2000 2 16 (9.467 %) Windows XP 3 8 (4.734 %) Linux 3 8 (4.734 %) UNIX 4 1 (0.592 %) Windows Server 2003	Processes & Methodologies 1 13 (7.692 %) Business Intelligence 2 8 (4.734 %) Project Management 3 7 (4.142 %) Migration 3 7 (4.142 %) ERP 4 6 (3.550 %) CRM 5 5 (2.959 %) ITIL 5 5 (2.959 %) Content Management 5 5 (2.959 %) Incident Management 6 4 (2.367 %) Fault Management 7 3 (1.775 %) SAP Implementation 7 3 (1.775 %) Time Management 7 3 (1.775 %) E-Commerce 7 3 (1.775 %) Six Sigma 7 3 (1.775 %) Change Management 7 3 (1.775 %) Workflow 8 2 (1.183 %) Stakeholder Management 8 2 (1.183 %) Data Migration 8 2 (1.183 %) Document Management 8 2 (1.183 %) PLM 8 2 (1.183 %) Logistics
Programming Languages 1 4 (2.367 %) C++ 2 3 (1.775 %) JavaScript 2 3 (1.775 %) ABAP 2 3 (1.775 %) SAPscript 3 2 (1.183 %) C 4 1 (0.592 %) Perl 4 1 (0.592 %) SQL 4 1 (0.592 %) Java	Qualifications 1 7 (4.142 %) Microsoft Certification 2 5 (2.959 %) CCIE 2 5 (2.959 %) Cisco Certification 3 4 (2.367 %) MCSE 4 3 (1.775 %) MCSA 5 2 (1.183 %) CCNP 6 1 (0.592 %) CISSP 6 1 (0.592 %) ACCA 6 1 (0.592 %) CISA 6 1 (0.592 %) CISM 6 1 (0.592 %) CIMA 6 1 (0.592 %) Degree 6 1 (0.592 %) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 7 (4.142 %) SLA 2 2 (1.183 %) Sarbanes-Oxley	System Software 1 10 (5.917 %) Active Directory 2 5 (2.959 %) Terminal Server 3 1 (0.592 %) NetBackup
Systems Management 1 2 (1.183 %) OpenView 1 2 (1.183 %) Netcool 1 2 (1.183 %) Netcool/OMNIbus 1 2 (1.183 %) BMC PATROL 2 1 (0.592 %) Legato 2 1 (0.592 %) Systems Management Server (SMS)	Vendors 1 34 (20.12 %) Microsoft 2 29 (17.16 %) SAP 3 13 (7.692 %) Remedy 4 11 (6.509 %) Citrix 5 10 (5.917 %) Cisco 6 7 (4.142 %) BMC 7 3 (1.775 %) Siebel 7 3 (1.775 %) Business Objects 8 2 (1.183 %) Oracle 8 2 (1.183 %) Dell 8 2 (1.183 %) Lotus 8 2 (1.183 %) Infovista 9 1 (0.592 %) JD Edwards 9 1 (0.592 %) CA 9 1 (0.592 %) Actuate