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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Manufacturing' in contract IT jobs across the UK together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Manufacturing over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManufacturing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank208198
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads552790
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.736 %0.799 %
As % of the category below1.527 %1.668 %
Daily rates quoted78121
Average minimum daily rate£389£386
Average daily rate£415£407
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£406£411
% change on same period last year-1.03 %
Hourly rates quoted8682
Average minimum hourly rate£24.89£24.27
Average hourly rate£26.49£25.97
% change on same period last year+1.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.09£27.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.60£26.19
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3614047376
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled48.17 %47.93 %
Daily rates quoted1367716935
Average minimum daily rate£415£419
Average daily rate£444£448
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£476
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted20572302
Average minimum hourly rate£24.89£25.14
Average hourly rate£26.66£26.87
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.43£28.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %

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.

Manufacturing
Demand Trend

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

Manufacturing Demand Trend

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manufacturing Daily Rate Trend

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manufacturing Daily Rate Histogram

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manufacturing Hourly Rate Trend

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manufacturing Hourly Rate Histogram

Manufacturing
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EnglandDown-3485£414+3.05 %
South EastUp+10117£374-14.39 %
LondonUp+2276£447+11.77 %
East of EnglandNo change060£363+16.55 %
West MidlandsUp+1854£443+26.50 %
North WestDown-1146£450+56.97 %
South WestUp+1843£366+66.23 %
CambridgeshireUp+130£350+16.66 %
YorkshireUp+1324£437-
BerkshireUp+2423£398-8.52 %
HampshireUp+623£356-18.90 %
ManchesterDown-520£388+10.71 %
East MidlandsDown-2120£400-3.44 %
MidlandsDown-2314£408-17.55 %
North EastUp+1114£400-
ScotlandDown-214£413+3.95 %
West YorkshireUp+213£532-
StaffordshireNew entry-13--
HertfordshireUp+113£375-2.08 %
BristolUp+612£288+30.68 %
Thames ValleyUp+3111£367-
WalesDown-911£435-33.07 %
SurreyDown-210--
WiltshireUp+159£220-
Burton-upon-TrentNew entry-9--
CambridgeUp+129--
BoltonNew entry-9--
PeterboroughNew entry-9£350-
MiddlesexUp+79--
DerbyshireUp+98--

Manufacturing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing.

1313 (26.94 %)SAP
2152 (13.08 %)Finance
3122 (10.50 %)Oracle
4101 (8.692 %)Windows
590 (7.745 %).NET
590 (7.745 %)ERP
677 (6.627 %)Automotive
772 (6.196 %)Microsoft
865 (5.594 %)Project Management
963 (5.422 %)SQL
1060 (5.164 %)SAP CO
1158 (4.991 %)Retail
1257 (4.905 %)CAD
1356 (4.819 %)C++
1454 (4.647 %)Electronics
1550 (4.303 %)SAP FI
1550 (4.303 %)Degree
1649 (4.217 %)Security Cleared
1748 (4.131 %)Pharmaceutical
1748 (4.131 %)C
1748 (4.131 %)VB.NET
1748 (4.131 %)SAP FI/CO
1844 (3.787 %)Java
1941 (3.528 %)MS Office
2040 (3.442 %)C#
2040 (3.442 %)Aerospace
2139 (3.356 %)Logistics
2238 (3.270 %)Electric
2238 (3.270 %)SQL Server
2238 (3.270 %)Business Intelligence

Manufacturing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
190 (7.745 %).NET
225 (2.151 %)ASP.NET
321 (1.807 %)XML
417 (1.463 %)J2EE
513 (1.119 %)HTML
612 (1.033 %)WinForms
711 (0.947 %)EDI
810 (0.861 %)ASP
810 (0.861 %)WebSphere
99 (0.775 %)WebServices
108 (0.688 %)CSS
117 (0.602 %)Application Packaging
117 (0.602 %)SAP XI
126 (0.516 %)JSP
126 (0.516 %)Hibernate
135 (0.430 %)SAP Basis
135 (0.430 %)Struts
144 (0.344 %)BAPI
144 (0.344 %)Spring
144 (0.344 %)AJAX
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (1.721 %)SharePoint
215 (1.291 %)MS Exchange
313 (1.119 %)Exchange Server 2003
412 (1.033 %)Lotus Notes
510 (0.861 %)Apache
69 (0.775 %)Oracle Workflow
77 (0.602 %)Exchange Server 2000
86 (0.516 %)BizTalk Server
86 (0.516 %)WebLogic
95 (0.430 %)IIS
95 (0.430 %)SharePoint Server 2007
104 (0.344 %)Exchange Server 2007
113 (0.258 %)WebSphere Message Broker
113 (0.258 %)NetWeaver
113 (0.258 %)Lotus Domino
113 (0.258 %)SAS
113 (0.258 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
122 (0.172 %)OpenROAD
122 (0.172 %)WebLogic Portal
122 (0.172 %)MTS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (3.528 %)MS Office
224 (2.065 %)MS Excel
314 (1.205 %)MS Visio
413 (1.119 %)AutoCAD
512 (1.033 %)Pro/ENGINEER
69 (0.775 %)MS Project
78 (0.688 %)CATIA
87 (0.602 %)Spreadsheet
95 (0.430 %)MATLAB
102 (0.172 %)Photoshop
111 (0.086 %)Adobe Illustrator
111 (0.086 %)MS PowerPoint
111 (0.086 %)CA Clarity
111 (0.086 %)Simulink
111 (0.086 %)FrameMaker
111 (0.086 %)SPSS
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
160 (5.164 %)SAP CO
250 (4.303 %)SAP FI
348 (4.131 %)SAP FI/CO
429 (2.496 %)Oracle EBS
525 (2.151 %)Teamcenter
624 (2.065 %)SAP MM
717 (1.463 %)SAP R/3
717 (1.463 %)SAP SD
815 (1.291 %)SAP HR
815 (1.291 %)Oracle Applications
913 (1.119 %)SAP PP
1012 (1.033 %)Dynamics AX
1111 (0.947 %)Axapta
1210 (0.861 %)SAP APO
1210 (0.861 %)Movex
1210 (0.861 %)SAP xMII
138 (0.688 %)SAP PM
147 (0.602 %)Oracle Manufacturing
147 (0.602 %)JDE OneWorld
147 (0.602 %)SAP Business One
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (1.377 %)TCP/IP
215 (1.291 %)3G
313 (1.119 %)Ethernet
411 (0.947 %)GSM
59 (0.775 %)Wireless
59 (0.775 %)2G
68 (0.688 %)DNS
76 (0.516 %)LAN
76 (0.516 %)UMTS
85 (0.430 %)Broadband
85 (0.430 %)Intranet
85 (0.430 %)Internet
85 (0.430 %)VPN
94 (0.344 %)VoIP
103 (0.258 %)Extranet
103 (0.258 %)WiMAX
112 (0.172 %)Firewall
112 (0.172 %)SAN
121 (0.086 %)Bluetooth
121 (0.086 %)WAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (3.270 %)SQL Server
220 (1.721 %)SAP BW
315 (1.291 %)Crystal Reports
414 (1.205 %)Oracle Reports
512 (1.033 %)Datawarehouse
610 (0.861 %)BusinessObjects
79 (0.775 %)SQL Server 2005
79 (0.775 %)SQL Server 2000
79 (0.775 %)Oracle 10g
79 (0.775 %)DB2
79 (0.775 %)Oracle 9i
87 (0.602 %)Oracle 8/8i
87 (0.602 %)MySQL
87 (0.602 %)ETL
95 (0.430 %)SAP BI
95 (0.430 %)BusinessObjects XI
104 (0.344 %)BODI
104 (0.344 %)GIS
104 (0.344 %)SQL Server 7
104 (0.344 %)MS Access
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (1.377 %)Oracle Forms
214 (1.205 %)Visual Studio
36 (0.516 %)Eclipse
36 (0.516 %)Flash
45 (0.430 %)MSI
45 (0.430 %)Oracle APEX
53 (0.258 %)PVCS
62 (0.172 %)VSS/SourceSafe
62 (0.172 %)JUnit
62 (0.172 %)LSMW
62 (0.172 %)Subversion
62 (0.172 %)C++Builder
71 (0.086 %)LabVIEW
71 (0.086 %)Rational Rose
71 (0.086 %)Oracle Designer 10g
71 (0.086 %)Ant
71 (0.086 %)Dreamweaver
71 (0.086 %)TestDirector
71 (0.086 %)ARTiSAN
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1152 (13.08 %)Finance
277 (6.627 %)Automotive
358 (4.991 %)Retail
454 (4.647 %)Electronics
548 (4.131 %)Pharmaceutical
640 (3.442 %)Aerospace
738 (3.270 %)Electric
830 (2.582 %)FMCG
926 (2.238 %)Telecoms
1019 (1.635 %)Government
1117 (1.463 %)Education
1117 (1.463 %)Marketing
1214 (1.205 %)Banking
1313 (1.119 %)Chemicals
1412 (1.033 %)Health
1412 (1.033 %)Military
159 (0.775 %)Construction
166 (0.516 %)Insurance
175 (0.430 %)Retail Banking
184 (0.344 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1261 (22.46 %)Consultant
2158 (13.60 %)Developer
3153 (13.17 %)SAP Consultant
4135 (11.62 %)Analyst
591 (7.831 %)Project Manager
655 (4.733 %)Business Analyst
743 (3.701 %).NET Developer
836 (3.098 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
934 (2.926 %)SAP Manager
1032 (2.754 %)Design Engineer
1128 (2.410 %)Software Engineer
1227 (2.324 %)Functional Consultant
1325 (2.151 %)Support Analyst
1424 (2.065 %)SAP MM Consultant
1523 (1.979 %)Oracle Consultant
1621 (1.807 %)VB.NET Developer
1621 (1.807 %)Test Engineer
1720 (1.721 %)Support Engineer
1720 (1.721 %)2nd Line Support
1720 (1.721 %)Programme Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (2.238 %)AS400
214 (1.205 %)French Language
310 (0.861 %)Management Information System
310 (0.861 %)STB
310 (0.861 %)LIMS
49 (0.775 %)Client/Server
58 (0.688 %)German Language
67 (0.602 %)Firmware
76 (0.516 %)Computer Science
85 (0.430 %)Dutch Language
85 (0.430 %)Handset
85 (0.430 %)Physics
94 (0.344 %)Italian Language
94 (0.344 %)Spanish Language
103 (0.258 %)Multithreading
103 (0.258 %)Data Protection Act
103 (0.258 %)Device Driver
103 (0.258 %)Mainframe
112 (0.172 %)DTV
112 (0.172 %)EPoS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1101 (8.692 %)Windows
229 (2.496 %)UNIX
328 (2.410 %)Windows XP
415 (1.291 %)Windows 2000
513 (1.119 %)Windows NT
612 (1.033 %)Linux
78 (0.688 %)Windows Server 2003
87 (0.602 %)Solaris
95 (0.430 %)VMS
102 (0.172 %)OpenVMS
102 (0.172 %)AIX
102 (0.172 %)Windows Vista
111 (0.086 %)Windows CE
111 (0.086 %)MVS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
190 (7.745 %)ERP
265 (5.594 %)Project Management
357 (4.905 %)CAD
449 (4.217 %)Security Cleared
539 (3.356 %)Logistics
638 (3.270 %)Business Intelligence
736 (3.098 %)Migration
830 (2.582 %)PRINCE2
928 (2.410 %)PDM
1026 (2.238 %)Workflow
1125 (2.151 %)Change Management
1125 (2.151 %)Business Analysis
1224 (2.065 %)CRM
1322 (1.893 %)PLM
1420 (1.721 %)Stakeholder Management
1420 (1.721 %)UML
1519 (1.635 %)Six Sigma
1519 (1.635 %)SAP Implementation
1617 (1.463 %)Quality Management
1617 (1.463 %)Data Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (5.422 %)SQL
256 (4.819 %)C++
348 (4.131 %)C
348 (4.131 %)VB.NET
444 (3.787 %)Java
540 (3.442 %)C#
628 (2.410 %)VB
721 (1.807 %)PL/SQL
816 (1.377 %)ABAP
914 (1.205 %)VBScript
1013 (1.119 %)JavaScript
1111 (0.947 %)Perl
1111 (0.947 %)RPG
1111 (0.947 %)VB6
1210 (0.861 %)Delphi
139 (0.775 %)COBOL
148 (0.688 %)Python
156 (0.516 %)Embedded C
156 (0.516 %)PHP
165 (0.430 %)VC++
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
150 (4.303 %)Degree
227 (2.324 %)HNC
317 (1.463 %)HND
412 (1.033 %)Microsoft Certification
59 (0.775 %)Citrix Certification
59 (0.775 %)MCSE
59 (0.775 %)PRINCE2 Certification
68 (0.688 %)NVQ Level 3
74 (0.344 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
74 (0.344 %)PMI Certification
83 (0.258 %)Cisco Certification
83 (0.258 %)CCNP
83 (0.258 %)PMP
92 (0.172 %)GNVQ
92 (0.172 %)Postgraduate
101 (0.086 %)CCEA
101 (0.086 %)CCNA
101 (0.086 %)ISEB
101 (0.086 %)CCA
101 (0.086 %)MCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (2.238 %)QA
218 (1.549 %)ISO9001
311 (0.947 %)GMP
48 (0.688 %)21 CFR Part 11
48 (0.688 %)JTAG
56 (0.516 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
65 (0.430 %)ISO9000
74 (0.344 %)GAMP
74 (0.344 %)GLP
83 (0.258 %)GCP
83 (0.258 %)SLA
92 (0.172 %)RosettaNet
101 (0.086 %)GAAP
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
126 (2.238 %)Active Directory
24 (0.344 %)Backup Exec
33 (0.258 %)ISA Server
42 (0.172 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.086 %)Terminal Server
51 (0.086 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.086 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (0.086 %)VMware Server
51 (0.086 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (0.688 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (0.258 %)BMC Marimba
31 (0.086 %)WSUS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1313 (26.94 %)SAP
2122 (10.50 %)Oracle
372 (6.196 %)Microsoft
429 (2.496 %)JD Edwards
522 (1.893 %)Borland
618 (1.549 %)Cognos
712 (1.033 %)Lotus
810 (0.861 %)Business Objects
97 (0.602 %)EMC
97 (0.602 %)Citrix
97 (0.602 %)Sun
97 (0.602 %)VMware
106 (0.516 %)BEA
115 (0.430 %)PeopleSoft
115 (0.430 %)IBM
124 (0.344 %)Pegasus
124 (0.344 %)Symantec
124 (0.344 %)Siebel
124 (0.344 %)Progress
124 (0.344 %)Cisco
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