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The table below looks at the demand for Mach-II skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mach-II over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMach-II
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank563650
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching contract IT job ads163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.094 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£333£250
Average daily rate£338£300
% change on same period last year+12.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£350
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£17.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1709924152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.11 %23.82 %
Daily rates quoted58617357
Average minimum daily rate£352£368
Average daily rate£379£393
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted9931438
Average minimum hourly rate£30.40£30.54
Average hourly rate£32.68£32.87
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.96£35.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %

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.

Mach-II
Demand Trend

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

Mach-II Demand Trend

Mach-II
Daily Rate Trend

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

Mach-II Daily Rate Trend

Mach-II
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mach-II within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Mach-II Daily Rate Histogram

Mach-II
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Mach-II Hourly Rate Trend

Mach-II
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mach-II within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+8116£338+12.52 %
LondonUp+9615£338+12.52 %
City of LondonNew entry-5£367-
South EastNew entry-1--
HampshireNew entry-1--

Mach-II
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Mach-II 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 Mach-II.

122 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
219 (86.36 %)MVC
219 (86.36 %)SQL
219 (86.36 %)Model-Glue
316 (72.73 %)ColdSpring
316 (72.73 %)Fusebox
316 (72.73 %)IIS
316 (72.73 %)Apache
415 (68.18 %)Java
514 (63.64 %)Tomcat
613 (59.09 %)SQL Server
613 (59.09 %)Ant
613 (59.09 %)JUnit
613 (59.09 %)Eclipse
613 (59.09 %)Subversion
711 (50.00 %)Windows
711 (50.00 %)Linux
810 (45.45 %)MySQL
99 (40.91 %)E-Commerce
99 (40.91 %)Microsoft
102 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (9.091 %)Change Management
102 (9.091 %)Spring
102 (9.091 %)Ruby
102 (9.091 %)Adobe Flex
111 (4.545 %)CakePHP
111 (4.545 %)MonoRail
111 (4.545 %)Digital Marketing
111 (4.545 %)Ruby on Rails
111 (4.545 %)Marketing

Mach-II
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Mach-II 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 Mach-II. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (86.36 %)MVC
119 (86.36 %)Model-Glue
216 (72.73 %)Fusebox
216 (72.73 %)ColdSpring
32 (9.091 %)Spring
32 (9.091 %)Adobe Flex
41 (4.545 %)CakePHP
41 (4.545 %)MonoRail
41 (4.545 %)Ruby on Rails
41 (4.545 %)HTML
41 (4.545 %)CSS
41 (4.545 %)WebServices
41 (4.545 %)XHTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (100.00 %)ColdFusion
216 (72.73 %)IIS
216 (72.73 %)Apache
314 (63.64 %)Tomcat
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (59.09 %)SQL Server
210 (45.45 %)MySQL
32 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (4.545 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (59.09 %)Ant
113 (59.09 %)JUnit
113 (59.09 %)Eclipse
113 (59.09 %)Subversion
21 (4.545 %)JIRA
21 (4.545 %)Flash
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.545 %)Finance
11 (4.545 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (68.18 %)Developer
213 (59.09 %)ColdFusion Developer
32 (9.091 %)Java Developer
41 (4.545 %)Systems Developer
41 (4.545 %)Lead Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (50.00 %)Windows
111 (50.00 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (40.91 %)E-Commerce
22 (9.091 %)Change Management
31 (4.545 %)Digital Marketing
31 (4.545 %)OOD
31 (4.545 %)OOP
31 (4.545 %)OO
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (86.36 %)SQL
215 (68.18 %)Java
32 (9.091 %)Ruby
41 (4.545 %)PHP
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (40.91 %)Microsoft
21 (4.545 %)Adobe