Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Northgate products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Northgate over the 3 months to 16 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNorthgate
Location
3 months to
16 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank498547
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads6789
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.092 %
As % of the category below0.221 %0.209 %
Daily rates quoted1418
Average minimum daily rate£301£319
Average daily rate£342£339
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£333
% change on same period last year-4.80 %
Hourly rates quoted1116
Average minimum hourly rate£21.60£19.31
Average hourly rate£24.46£20.59
% change on same period last year+18.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.31£21.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£19.04
% change on same period last year+48.64 %
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3031642577
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.25 %44.04 %
Daily rates quoted887412083
Average minimum daily rate£370£387
Average daily rate£394£411
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£353
% change on same period last year+2.27 %
Hourly rates quoted27993939
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.09
Average hourly rate£24.59£24.53
% change on same period last year+0.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.05£25.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.32£24.16
% change on same period last year+0.65 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Northgate Information Solutions plc.

Northgate
Demand Trend

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

Northgate Demand Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northgate Daily Rate Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Northgate within the UK over the 3 months to 16 October 2008.

Northgate Daily Rate Histogram

Northgate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northgate Hourly Rate Trend

Northgate
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Northgate within the UK over the 3 months to 16 October 2008.

Northgate Hourly Rate Histogram

Northgate
Top 28 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Northgate within the UK over the 3 months to 16 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.

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+5956£342+0.96 %
LondonUp+6424£359+4.99 %
North WestUp+2011£179-
ScotlandNew entry-7--
GlasgowNew entry-6--
East of EnglandUp+266£378-
South EastUp+345£280-
CambridgeshireUp+175£275-
West MidlandsUp+133£310+12.72 %
ManchesterNew entry-3--
HampshireNew entry-2£280-
SurreyNew entry-2--
BristolNew entry-2--
East MidlandsUp+22--
YorkshireNew entry-2--
PortsmouthNew entry-2£280-
BuryNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-2--
South WestUp+222--
HertfordshireNew entry-2£275-
EssexNew entry-1£585-
City of LondonNew entry-1--
BrentwoodNew entry-1£585-
NottinghamNew entry-1--
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
LancashireNew entry-1£179-
WolverhamptonNew entry-1£310-
MiddlesexDown-61--

Northgate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Northgate 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 Northgate.

160 (35.09 %)SQL
239 (22.81 %)Oracle
239 (22.81 %)Orchard
336 (21.05 %)Anite
433 (19.30 %)PL/SQL
532 (18.71 %)Academy Housing
629 (16.96 %)Capita
728 (16.37 %)arcHouse
827 (15.79 %)Migration
925 (14.62 %)Project Management
925 (14.62 %)Civica
1023 (13.45 %)Business Objects
1023 (13.45 %)CRM
1023 (13.45 %)BusinessObjects
1120 (11.70 %)ResourceLink
1120 (11.70 %)Data Migration
1218 (10.53 %)UNIX
1315 (8.772 %)Front Office
1315 (8.772 %)Finance
1414 (8.187 %)Microsoft
1513 (7.602 %)Comino
1611 (6.433 %)Government
1611 (6.433 %)Workflow
1611 (6.433 %)SQL Server
1710 (5.848 %).NET
1710 (5.848 %)User Acceptance Testing
189 (5.263 %)VB
189 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
198 (4.678 %)GIS
198 (4.678 %)PeopleSoft

Northgate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Northgate 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 Northgate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (5.848 %).NET
26 (3.509 %)HTML
35 (2.924 %)XML
44 (2.339 %)JSP
44 (2.339 %)ASP
52 (1.170 %)ASP.NET
52 (1.170 %).NET Framework
61 (0.585 %)CSS
61 (0.585 %)WebServices
61 (0.585 %)XHTML
61 (0.585 %)AJAX
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (4.094 %)Oracle Workflow
23 (1.754 %)CMS
23 (1.754 %)Lotus Notes
32 (1.170 %)IIS
41 (0.585 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.585 %)Joomla!
41 (0.585 %)SharePoint
41 (0.585 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.585 %)Content Management Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (3.509 %)MS Project
25 (2.924 %)MS Excel
33 (1.754 %)MS Visio
33 (1.754 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
132 (18.71 %)Academy Housing
228 (16.37 %)arcHouse
320 (11.70 %)ResourceLink
41 (0.585 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.585 %)Internet
11 (0.585 %)Extranet
11 (0.585 %)Firewall
11 (0.585 %)Symposium
11 (0.585 %)IP Telephony
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (13.45 %)BusinessObjects
211 (6.433 %)SQL Server
38 (4.678 %)GIS
46 (3.509 %)Crystal Reports
46 (3.509 %)Oracle 9i
46 (3.509 %)MS Access
55 (2.924 %)Oracle 10g
64 (2.339 %)Oracle Reports
64 (2.339 %)SQL Server 2000
73 (1.754 %)Data Mining
73 (1.754 %)Cognos Impromptu
82 (1.170 %)Datawarehouse
82 (1.170 %)DTS
82 (1.170 %)OLAP
82 (1.170 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
82 (1.170 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (1.170 %)BusinessObjects XI
82 (1.170 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.585 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.585 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (1.754 %)Oracle APEX
21 (0.585 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.585 %)ProC
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (8.772 %)Finance
115 (8.772 %)Front Office
211 (6.433 %)Government
38 (4.678 %)Retail
38 (4.678 %)Local Government
45 (2.924 %)Back Office
53 (1.754 %)Auditing
62 (1.170 %)Legal
62 (1.170 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.585 %)Banking
71 (0.585 %)Telecoms
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
162 (36.26 %)Analyst
226 (15.20 %)Business Analyst
323 (13.45 %)Developer
419 (11.11 %)Project Manager
516 (9.357 %)Consultant
615 (8.772 %)Systems Analyst
713 (7.602 %)Support Analyst
89 (5.263 %)Systems Support
98 (4.678 %)Applications Support
107 (4.094 %)Applications Specialist
107 (4.094 %)Applications Support Analyst
116 (3.509 %)Analyst Developer
116 (3.509 %)Administrator
116 (3.509 %)Business Systems Analyst
125 (2.924 %)Applications Developer
125 (2.924 %)Programmer
125 (2.924 %)Trainer
125 (2.924 %)Oracle Developer
125 (2.924 %)Systems Support Analyst
125 (2.924 %)Data Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.754 %)LLPG
22 (1.170 %)NLPG
31 (0.585 %)CCTV
31 (0.585 %)Fat Client
31 (0.585 %)Data Integration
31 (0.585 %)NHS
31 (0.585 %)Thin Client
31 (0.585 %)Management Information System
31 (0.585 %)E-Learning
31 (0.585 %)Tandem
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (10.53 %)UNIX
25 (2.924 %)Windows
34 (2.339 %)Linux
43 (1.754 %)Solaris
52 (1.170 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.585 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.585 %)Windows NT
61 (0.585 %)NetWare
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (15.79 %)Migration
225 (14.62 %)Project Management
323 (13.45 %)CRM
420 (11.70 %)Data Migration
511 (6.433 %)Workflow
610 (5.848 %)User Acceptance Testing
79 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
86 (3.509 %)Data Modelling
95 (2.924 %)Business Intelligence
95 (2.924 %)Business Analysis
104 (2.339 %)Disaster Recovery
104 (2.339 %)GAP Analysis
104 (2.339 %)Stakeholder Management
113 (1.754 %)Asset Management
113 (1.754 %)Project Planning
113 (1.754 %)Integration Testing
122 (1.170 %)Release Management
122 (1.170 %)ITIL
122 (1.170 %)BPR
131 (0.585 %)Configuration Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
160 (35.09 %)SQL
233 (19.30 %)PL/SQL
39 (5.263 %)VB
47 (4.094 %)JavaScript
54 (2.339 %)C++
63 (1.754 %)COBOL
63 (1.754 %)PHP
63 (1.754 %)Transact-SQL
72 (1.170 %)VBScript
72 (1.170 %)VB.NET
72 (1.170 %)VBA
72 (1.170 %)Progress 4GL
81 (0.585 %)DHTML
81 (0.585 %)C
81 (0.585 %)C#
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.170 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (0.585 %)Citrix Certification
21 (0.585 %)CCEA
21 (0.585 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (0.585 %)Check Point Certification
21 (0.585 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.339 %)BS7666
22 (1.170 %)QA
31 (0.585 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.585 %)Active Directory
11 (0.585 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.585 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (22.81 %)Oracle
139 (22.81 %)Orchard
236 (21.05 %)Anite
329 (16.96 %)Capita
425 (14.62 %)Civica
523 (13.45 %)Business Objects
614 (8.187 %)Microsoft
713 (7.602 %)Comino
88 (4.678 %)PeopleSoft
95 (2.924 %)SAP
95 (2.924 %)Agresso
104 (2.339 %)Mapinfo
113 (1.754 %)Cognos
113 (1.754 %)Intel
113 (1.754 %)Citrix
113 (1.754 %)Lotus
113 (1.754 %)Singularity
122 (1.170 %)Progress
122 (1.170 %)Cisco
122 (1.170 %)GGP