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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Publishing' 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 Publishing over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublishing
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank232255
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads490483
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.629 %0.543 %
As % of the category below1.334 %1.159 %
Daily rates quoted154120
Average minimum daily rate£316£289
Average daily rate£338£309
% change on same period last year+9.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£310
% change on same period last year+7.16 %
Hourly rates quoted2940
Average minimum hourly rate£21.07£21.09
Average hourly rate£22.74£22.18
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.42£23.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.48£21.88
% change on same period last year+7.31 %
General UKGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3674441661
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled47.14 %46.80 %
Daily rates quoted1346414227
Average minimum daily rate£419£422
Average daily rate£450£450
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£482£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£372
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted21862062
Average minimum hourly rate£23.94£24.34
Average hourly rate£25.71£25.93
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.48£27.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.69£26.00
% change on same period last year-1.22 %

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.

Publishing
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Publishing across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Publishing Demand Trend

Publishing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Publishing Daily Rate Trend

Publishing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Publishing across the UK over the past 3 months.

Publishing Daily Rate Histogram

Publishing
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Publishing across the UK.

Publishing Hourly Rate Trend

Publishing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Publishing across the UK over the past 3 months.

Publishing Hourly Rate Histogram

Publishing
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Publishing within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+27466£345+11.17 %
2LondonUp+36316£342+10.74 %
3South EastUp+2184£338+2.37 %
4City of LondonUp+2470£332+125.26 %
5BerkshireUp+2828£323+8.49 %
6East of EnglandDown-923£387+34.68 %
7SurreyUp+1816£357+13.33 %
8EssexUp+315£411-
9ScotlandUp+2613£155+3.33 %
10North WestDown-412£407-
11Docklands, LondonNew entry-11£550-
11ReadingDown-911£275-16.66 %
12EdinburghUp+710£155+3.33 %
13CheshireNew entry-9£443-
13Canary WharfNew entry-9£443-
14South WestUp+68£450+38.46 %
15OxfordshireUp+27£285-
15WarringtonNew entry-7£530-
16HampshireUp+176--
16KentUp+46£380+8.57 %
16West MidlandsUp+16£225-
17WalesDown-25£280-4.68 %
17HammersmithDown-25£413-
17South WalesDown-65£280-4.68 %
17CambridgeshireDown-135--
17HarlowNew entry-5£550-
17MaidenheadNew entry-5--
18OxfordDown-24£325-
18WiltshireUp+34--
18YorkshireDown-14£347-

Publishing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Publishing also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Publishing.

1184 (18.66 %)XML
2183 (18.56 %)HTML
3161 (16.33 %)Content Management
4153 (15.52 %).NET
5119 (12.07 %)JavaScript
6118 (11.97 %)CSS
7107 (10.85 %)C#
8106 (10.75 %)ASP.NET
9101 (10.24 %)CMS
1097 (9.838 %)SQL
1195 (9.635 %)SQL Server
1287 (8.824 %)Finance
1385 (8.621 %)Java
1482 (8.316 %)Photoshop
1579 (8.012 %)Internet
1677 (7.809 %)Intranet
1774 (7.505 %)Marketing
1869 (6.998 %)Windows
1964 (6.491 %)Project Management
2062 (6.288 %)MS Office
2160 (6.085 %)Microsoft
2255 (5.578 %)Oracle
2354 (5.477 %)MS Excel
2354 (5.477 %)Dreamweaver
2453 (5.375 %)XHTML
2453 (5.375 %)ASP
2547 (4.767 %)XSLT
2547 (4.767 %)SQL Server 2005
2646 (4.665 %)Government
2745 (4.564 %)J2EE

Publishing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Publishing also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Publishing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1184 (18.66 %)XML
2183 (18.56 %)HTML
3153 (15.52 %).NET
4118 (11.97 %)CSS
5106 (10.75 %)ASP.NET
653 (5.375 %)ASP
653 (5.375 %)XHTML
747 (4.767 %)XSLT
845 (4.564 %)J2EE
935 (3.550 %)XSL
1033 (3.347 %)AJAX
1132 (3.245 %)WebServices
1226 (2.637 %).NET Framework
1320 (2.028 %)JSP
1415 (1.521 %)WinForms
1511 (1.116 %)Spring
1511 (1.116 %)WCF
1511 (1.116 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1511 (1.116 %)Mason
1610 (1.014 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
1101 (10.24 %)CMS
239 (3.955 %)Apache
331 (3.144 %)Documentum
427 (2.738 %)WebLogic
526 (2.637 %)Tomcat
625 (2.535 %)SharePoint
724 (2.434 %)WebLogic Portal
814 (1.420 %)Lotus Notes
911 (1.116 %)MS Exchange
109 (0.913 %)ColdFusion
118 (0.811 %)JBoss
118 (0.811 %)LiveLink
127 (0.710 %)SharePoint Server 2007
127 (0.710 %)Rendezvous
135 (0.507 %)BizTalk Server
135 (0.507 %)TeamSite
135 (0.507 %)IIS
135 (0.507 %)ATG Dynamo
135 (0.507 %)Rhythmyx
144 (0.406 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
182 (8.316 %)Photoshop
262 (6.288 %)MS Office
354 (5.477 %)MS Excel
425 (2.535 %)MS Visio
524 (2.434 %)MS PowerPoint
623 (2.333 %)Adobe Illustrator
717 (1.724 %)MS Project
813 (1.318 %)InDesign
912 (1.217 %)Acrobat
912 (1.217 %)QuarkXPress
106 (0.609 %)RoboHelp
106 (0.609 %)Fireworks
106 (0.609 %)FrameMaker
114 (0.406 %)ImageReady
121 (0.101 %)SmartSuite
121 (0.101 %)AutoCAD
121 (0.101 %)PageMaker
121 (0.101 %)3ds Max
121 (0.101 %)CorelDRAW
121 (0.101 %)Adobe After Effects
Business Applications
18 (0.811 %)WebTrends
27 (0.710 %)SAP Oil and Gas
35 (0.507 %)SAP SRM
35 (0.507 %)SAP SD
43 (0.304 %)SAP HR
43 (0.304 %)SAP FI
43 (0.304 %)Oracle EBS
43 (0.304 %)SAP FI/CO
43 (0.304 %)SAP CO
52 (0.203 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
61 (0.101 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.101 %)Minerva
61 (0.101 %)HFM
61 (0.101 %)Hyperion Enterprise
61 (0.101 %)SoftGrid
Communications & Networking
179 (8.012 %)Internet
277 (7.809 %)Intranet
314 (1.420 %)VPN
413 (1.318 %)TCP/IP
512 (1.217 %)DNS
611 (1.116 %)Firewall
710 (1.014 %)Kerberos
87 (0.710 %)FTP
96 (0.609 %)HTTP
105 (0.507 %)LAN
105 (0.507 %)WAN
114 (0.406 %)SMTP
114 (0.406 %)Network Security
123 (0.304 %)Extranet
123 (0.304 %)TELNET
132 (0.203 %)SAN
132 (0.203 %)CTI
132 (0.203 %)Frame Relay
132 (0.203 %)MPLS
132 (0.203 %)OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
195 (9.635 %)SQL Server
247 (4.767 %)SQL Server 2005
339 (3.955 %)MySQL
424 (2.434 %)SQL Server 2000
520 (2.028 %)RDBMS
619 (1.927 %)Oracle 10g
716 (1.623 %)Oracle 9i
814 (1.420 %)Datawarehouse
912 (1.217 %)ETL
1011 (1.116 %)DecisionStream
119 (0.913 %)BusinessObjects
119 (0.913 %)TOAD
128 (0.811 %)MS Access
128 (0.811 %)SQL Server 7
137 (0.710 %)FileMaker
137 (0.710 %)OLAP
137 (0.710 %)Oracle Reports
145 (0.507 %)Oracle 8/8i
145 (0.507 %)SAP BW
154 (0.406 %)Crystal Reports
Development Applications
154 (5.477 %)Dreamweaver
242 (4.260 %)Flash
332 (3.245 %)Visual Studio
414 (1.420 %)FrontPage
58 (0.811 %)MSI
58 (0.811 %)VSS/SourceSafe
65 (0.507 %)ClearCase
65 (0.507 %)TestDirector
73 (0.304 %)JIRA
82 (0.203 %)CruiseControl
82 (0.203 %)Subversion
82 (0.203 %)QuickTest Pro
82 (0.203 %)Eclipse
91 (0.101 %)JUnit
91 (0.101 %)PVCS
91 (0.101 %)Bugzilla
91 (0.101 %)Log4Net
91 (0.101 %)InterDev
General
187 (8.824 %)Finance
274 (7.505 %)Marketing
346 (4.665 %)Government
428 (2.840 %)Advertising
524 (2.434 %)Banking
620 (2.028 %)Games
719 (1.927 %)Health
818 (1.826 %)Education
818 (1.826 %)Graphic Design
818 (1.826 %)Multimedia
917 (1.724 %)Retail
1015 (1.521 %)Telecoms
1110 (1.014 %)Front Office
129 (0.913 %)Pharmaceutical
138 (0.811 %)Back Office
138 (0.811 %)Investment Banking
147 (0.710 %)Local Government
147 (0.710 %)Legal
156 (0.609 %)Construction
156 (0.609 %)Music
Job Titles
1286 (29.01 %)Developer
2192 (19.47 %)Analyst
390 (9.128 %)Project Manager
485 (8.621 %)Business Analyst
555 (5.578 %).NET Developer
654 (5.477 %)Web Developer
752 (5.274 %)C# Developer
845 (4.564 %)Consultant
936 (3.651 %)Administrator
1031 (3.144 %)ASP.NET Developer
1130 (3.043 %)Architect
1229 (2.941 %)Author
1328 (2.840 %)Technical Author
1427 (2.738 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1526 (2.637 %)Programmer
1624 (2.434 %)VB.NET Developer
1723 (2.333 %)Support Analyst
1723 (2.333 %)Coordinator
1822 (2.231 %)Programme Manager
1822 (2.231 %)Web Editor
Miscellaneous
124 (2.434 %)Management Information System
214 (1.420 %)W3C
312 (1.217 %)E-Learning
312 (1.217 %)Replication
411 (1.116 %)Asset Management
59 (0.913 %)Statistics
68 (0.811 %)Derivative
77 (0.710 %)Web 2.0
77 (0.710 %)Mathematics
86 (0.609 %)Fixed Income
86 (0.609 %)PMI
95 (0.507 %)French Language
104 (0.406 %)Equity Derivative
104 (0.406 %)Freedom of Information
113 (0.304 %)IPTV
113 (0.304 %)Equities
113 (0.304 %)NHS
113 (0.304 %)Clustering
113 (0.304 %)Taxonomies
113 (0.304 %)Fund Management
Operating Systems
169 (6.998 %)Windows
238 (3.854 %)Unix
332 (3.245 %)Linux
431 (3.144 %)Solaris
516 (1.623 %)Mac OS X
611 (1.116 %)Windows NT
79 (0.913 %)VMS
88 (0.811 %)Windows XP
88 (0.811 %)Windows 2000
97 (0.710 %)FreeBSD
105 (0.507 %)Windows Server 2003
113 (0.304 %)AIX
122 (0.203 %)Mac OS X Server
131 (0.101 %)Debian
131 (0.101 %)Windows Vista
131 (0.101 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
1161 (16.33 %)Content Management
264 (6.491 %)Project Management
344 (4.462 %)PRINCE2
434 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
533 (3.347 %)B2B
632 (3.245 %)Web Development
731 (3.144 %)Business Analysis
828 (2.840 %)Business Intelligence
925 (2.535 %)ITIL
1023 (2.333 %)Workflow
1122 (2.231 %)Web Design
1220 (2.028 %)SEO
1319 (1.927 %)Internet Marketing
1418 (1.826 %)Configuration Management
1418 (1.826 %)UML
1418 (1.826 %)Migration
1418 (1.826 %)Agile Software Development
1516 (1.623 %)OOP
1615 (1.521 %)ERP
1714 (1.420 %)Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1119 (12.07 %)JavaScript
2107 (10.85 %)C#
397 (9.838 %)SQL
485 (8.621 %)Java
534 (3.448 %)VB.NET
631 (3.144 %)PHP
729 (2.941 %)Perl
729 (2.941 %)VB
816 (1.623 %)ActionScript
912 (1.217 %)Transact-SQL
912 (1.217 %)C
1011 (1.116 %)PL/SQL
1110 (1.014 %)C++
1110 (1.014 %)VBA
129 (0.913 %)DCL
138 (0.811 %)Python
147 (0.710 %)VBScript
147 (0.710 %)Shell Script
154 (0.406 %)OmniMark
154 (0.406 %)VB6
Qualifications
135 (3.550 %)Degree
210 (1.014 %)PRINCE2 Certification
36 (0.609 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (0.406 %)MCSE
53 (0.304 %)ISEB
62 (0.203 %)MCP
62 (0.203 %)MCSA
62 (0.203 %)PMP
62 (0.203 %)PMI Certification
62 (0.203 %)MBA
71 (0.101 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.101 %)MCDBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
115 (1.521 %)QA
23 (0.304 %)WAI
32 (0.203 %)ISO9001
32 (0.203 %)SLA
32 (0.203 %)WCAG
System Software
141 (4.158 %)Active Directory
24 (0.406 %)Squid
33 (0.304 %)ISA Server
42 (0.203 %)Backup Exec
42 (0.203 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
42 (0.203 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
17 (0.710 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
17 (0.710 %)TIBCO Hawk
24 (0.406 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (0.101 %)ServiceCenter
31 (0.101 %)Unicenter
Vendors
160 (6.085 %)Microsoft
255 (5.578 %)Oracle
338 (3.854 %)Adobe
434 (3.448 %)SAP
526 (2.637 %)EMC
526 (2.637 %)BEA
616 (1.623 %)Lotus
715 (1.521 %)Cognos
814 (1.420 %)Citrix
913 (1.318 %)Apple
1011 (1.116 %)TIBCO
1011 (1.116 %)RedDot
119 (0.913 %)Business Objects
128 (0.811 %)Quark
128 (0.811 %)Percussion
137 (0.710 %)Sybase
146 (0.609 %)Stellent
155 (0.507 %)HP
155 (0.507 %)ATG
155 (0.507 %)CA
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