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This section looks at the demand for Mason 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 Mason over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMason
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank572639
Rank change on same period last yearUp+67
Matching contract IT job ads1316
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.074 %0.070 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£365£270
Average daily rate£388£270
% change on same period last year+43.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£270
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£270
% change on same period last year+43.51 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£37.50
Average hourly rate£13.00£37.50
% change on same period last year-65.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.00£37.50
% change on same period last year-65.33 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1751422973
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.34 %23.24 %
Daily rates quoted58686997
Average minimum daily rate£352£372
Average daily rate£378£398
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted9671398
Average minimum hourly rate£30.29£30.90
Average hourly rate£32.64£33.41
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.98£35.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %

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.

Mason
Demand Trend

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

Mason Demand Trend

Mason
Daily Rate Trend

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

Mason Daily Rate Trend

Mason
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Mason Daily Rate Histogram

Mason
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Mason Hourly Rate Trend

Mason
Top 8 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mason 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
EnglandUp+7213£388+43.51 %
LondonUp+688--
BerkshireUp+321--
HertfordshireNew entry-1--
South EastUp+401--
South WestNew entry-1--
East of EnglandNew entry-1--
BristolNew entry-1--

Mason
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

126 (89.66 %)Perl
216 (55.17 %)HTML
315 (51.72 %)XML
414 (48.28 %)MySQL
513 (44.83 %)Apache
610 (34.48 %)OOP
610 (34.48 %)JavaScript
610 (34.48 %)CSS
77 (24.14 %)Finance
77 (24.14 %)Publishing
77 (24.14 %)Zope
77 (24.14 %)Django
86 (20.69 %)Linux
86 (20.69 %)RDBMS
95 (17.24 %).NET
95 (17.24 %)Oracle
95 (17.24 %)Java
95 (17.24 %)Zend
104 (13.79 %)SQL
113 (10.34 %)Microsoft
113 (10.34 %)OO
113 (10.34 %)Oracle Reports
113 (10.34 %)Sybase
113 (10.34 %)E-Commerce
113 (10.34 %)Banking
113 (10.34 %)Investment Banking
122 (6.897 %)Business Analysis
122 (6.897 %)Agile Software Development
122 (6.897 %)Credit Risk
122 (6.897 %)Market Risk

Mason
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (55.17 %)HTML
215 (51.72 %)XML
310 (34.48 %)CSS
47 (24.14 %)Django
55 (17.24 %).NET
62 (6.897 %)XSL
62 (6.897 %)XSLT
71 (3.448 %)AJAX
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (44.83 %)Apache
27 (24.14 %)Zope
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (48.28 %)MySQL
26 (20.69 %)RDBMS
33 (10.34 %)Oracle Reports
42 (6.897 %)MS Access
42 (6.897 %)SQL Server
42 (6.897 %)SQL Server 7
51 (3.448 %)BusinessObjects
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (24.14 %)Finance
17 (24.14 %)Publishing
23 (10.34 %)Banking
23 (10.34 %)Investment Banking
32 (6.897 %)Financial Institution
41 (3.448 %)Telecoms
41 (3.448 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (89.66 %)Developer
126 (89.66 %)Perl Developer
24 (13.79 %)Consultant
32 (6.897 %)Junior
32 (6.897 %)Junior Developer
32 (6.897 %)Junior Perl Developer
41 (3.448 %)Data Quality Analyst
41 (3.448 %)Quality Analyst
41 (3.448 %)Data Analyst
41 (3.448 %)Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.897 %)Credit Risk
12 (6.897 %)Market Risk
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (20.69 %)Linux
22 (6.897 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (34.48 %)OOP
23 (10.34 %)OO
23 (10.34 %)E-Commerce
32 (6.897 %)Project Management
32 (6.897 %)Risk Management
32 (6.897 %)Agile Software Development
32 (6.897 %)Business Analysis
41 (3.448 %)CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (89.66 %)Perl
210 (34.48 %)JavaScript
35 (17.24 %)Java
44 (13.79 %)SQL
51 (3.448 %)Shell Script
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.897 %)Basel II
21 (3.448 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (17.24 %)Oracle
15 (17.24 %)Zend
23 (10.34 %)Microsoft
23 (10.34 %)Sybase
31 (3.448 %)Business Objects
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