The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of PTC products and/or services in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PTC over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors currently tracked.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Parametric Technology Corporation.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PTC
Rank 528 567 -
Rank change year-on-year
+39 -
Contract jobs citing PTC 5 6 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.011% 0.010% -
As % of the Vendors category 0.023% 0.022% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 0
Average daily rate - £375 -
UK excluding London average daily rate - £375 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Vendors
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
21868 27126 28034
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 47.00% 46.50% 46.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 11659 13853 14018
Average daily rate £400 £400 £408
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £235 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1197 1299 1587
Average hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.50% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.21 £11.50 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £41.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%

PTC
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PTC within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

PTC Jobs Demand Trend

PTC
Daily Rate Trend

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

PTC Daily Rate Trend

PTC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

PTC Hourly Rate Trend

PTC
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 PTC within the UK over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +62 5 - -
South East +23 4 - -
Surrey +21 4 - -
Berkshire +19 4 - -
London - 1 - -

PTC
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PTC 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 PTC.

1 9 (100.00%) SAP
2 8 (88.89%) Taleo
2 8 (88.89%) Configuration Management
2 8 (88.89%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) DTS
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) SAP APO
3 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) French Language
3 1 (11.11%) SAP Implementation

PTC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing PTC 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 PTC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 8 (88.89%) Taleo
2 1 (11.11%) SAP APO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) DTS
General
1 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
1 1 (11.11%) French Language
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Process Consultant
2 3 (33.33%) Process Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Analyst
2 3 (33.33%) Systems Analyst
3 2 (22.22%) Implementation Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Business Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Business Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Configuration Management
1 8 (88.89%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (11.11%) SAP Implementation
2 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
Vendors
1 9 (100.00%) SAP