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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of RedDot 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 RedDot over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRedDot
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank478590
Rank change on same period last yearUp+112
Matching contract IT job ads9433
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.121 %0.037 %
As % of the category below0.279 %0.087 %
Daily rates quoted227
Average minimum daily rate£265£221
Average daily rate£291£236
% change on same period last year+23.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£251
UK excluding London average daily rate£277£213
% change on same period last year+30.19 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£31.25£23.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£25.75
% change on same period last year+26.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.75£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Vendors UKVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3367138145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.20 %42.86 %
Daily rates quoted963210344
Average minimum daily rate£383£384
Average daily rate£409£407
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£357
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted29323001
Average minimum hourly rate£21.95£23.11
Average hourly rate£23.52£24.59
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.10£26.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.52£24.89
% change on same period last year-9.53 %

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 RedDot Solutions.

RedDot
Demand Trend

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

RedDot Demand Trend

RedDot
Daily Rate Trend

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

RedDot Daily Rate Trend

RedDot
Daily Rate Histogram

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

RedDot Daily Rate Histogram

RedDot
Hourly Rate Trend

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

RedDot Hourly Rate Trend

RedDot
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

RedDot Hourly Rate Histogram

RedDot
Top 20 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RedDot 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+9285£284+20.17 %
2LondonUp+8261£305+27.18 %
3South EastUp+4914£265+24.70 %
4ScotlandNew entry-9£342-
4GlasgowNew entry-9£342-
5SurreyUp+278£265-
6YorkshireUp+35£240-
7Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-4--
8East SussexNew entry-3--
8MiddlesexNew entry-3£265-
8City of LondonDown-233£254-
8BrightonNew entry-3--
8West YorkshireUp+13£240-
8West MidlandsDown-83£275-
9LeedsDown-12£240-
10ManchesterNew entry-1--
10SolihullNew entry-1--
10West SussexNew entry-1--
10North WestNew entry-1--
10Thames ValleyUp+241--

RedDot
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing RedDot 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 RedDot.

1153 (87.43 %)CMS
281 (46.29 %)Content Management
370 (40.00 %)CSS
464 (36.57 %)HTML
561 (34.86 %)JavaScript
651 (29.14 %).NET
742 (24.00 %)C#
839 (22.29 %)XHTML
936 (20.57 %)Internet
1033 (18.86 %)ASP
1127 (15.43 %)SQL
1225 (14.29 %)XML
1324 (13.71 %)Java
1324 (13.71 %)Government
1423 (13.14 %)ColdFusion
1522 (12.57 %)SQL Server
1621 (12.00 %)Dreamweaver
1719 (10.86 %)XSLT
1817 (9.714 %)ASP.NET
1916 (9.143 %)IIS
1916 (9.143 %)WebServices
1916 (9.143 %)Photoshop
2015 (8.571 %)Microsoft
2114 (8.000 %)Adobe
2213 (7.429 %)Intranet
2312 (6.857 %)Publishing
2312 (6.857 %)Finance
2411 (6.286 %)Extranet
2411 (6.286 %)E-Learning
2411 (6.286 %)Agile Software Development

RedDot
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing RedDot 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 RedDot. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
170 (40.00 %)CSS
264 (36.57 %)HTML
351 (29.14 %).NET
439 (22.29 %)XHTML
533 (18.86 %)ASP
625 (14.29 %)XML
719 (10.86 %)XSLT
817 (9.714 %)ASP.NET
916 (9.143 %)WebServices
1011 (6.286 %)SOAP
115 (2.857 %)JSP
115 (2.857 %)Spring
124 (2.286 %)J2EE
133 (1.714 %)AJAX
142 (1.143 %)Taglibs
142 (1.143 %)Servlets
142 (1.143 %)Struts
151 (0.571 %)ASP.NET 2.0
151 (0.571 %)RSS
Application Platforms
1153 (87.43 %)CMS
223 (13.14 %)ColdFusion
316 (9.143 %)IIS
48 (4.571 %)SharePoint
57 (4.000 %)Documentum
57 (4.000 %)LiveLink
65 (2.857 %)Morello
65 (2.857 %)ColdFusion MX
74 (2.286 %)Immediacy CMS
74 (2.286 %)TeamSite
74 (2.286 %)Content Management Server
83 (1.714 %)Rhythmyx
83 (1.714 %)Apache
83 (1.714 %)Tomcat
83 (1.714 %)Alfresco
Applications
116 (9.143 %)Photoshop
210 (5.714 %)MS Office
36 (3.429 %)MS Excel
43 (1.714 %)Acrobat
43 (1.714 %)Fireworks
52 (1.143 %)Adobe Illustrator
52 (1.143 %)FreeHand
Business Applications
19 (5.143 %)WebTrends
25 (2.857 %)SAP SD
25 (2.857 %)SAP SRM
33 (1.714 %)SAP HR
42 (1.143 %)SAP FI
42 (1.143 %)SAP FI/CO
42 (1.143 %)SAP CO
Communications & Networking
136 (20.57 %)Internet
213 (7.429 %)Intranet
311 (6.286 %)Extranet
46 (3.429 %)FTP
54 (2.286 %)3G
63 (1.714 %)HTTP
71 (0.571 %)DNS
71 (0.571 %)SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
122 (12.57 %)SQL Server
26 (3.429 %)MySQL
35 (2.857 %)SAP BW
44 (2.286 %)Crystal Reports
44 (2.286 %)MS Access
52 (1.143 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (1.143 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.571 %)DTS
Development Applications
121 (12.00 %)Dreamweaver
26 (3.429 %)Visual Studio
32 (1.143 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.571 %)Oracle Forms
General
124 (13.71 %)Government
212 (6.857 %)Publishing
212 (6.857 %)Finance
37 (4.000 %)Education
46 (3.429 %)Banking
46 (3.429 %)Marketing
51 (0.571 %)Interactive Media
51 (0.571 %)Back Office
51 (0.571 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
1136 (77.71 %)Developer
222 (12.57 %)Web Developer
319 (10.86 %).NET Developer
412 (6.857 %)C# Developer
511 (6.286 %)Analyst
610 (5.714 %)Web Analyst
79 (5.143 %)Metrics Analyst
79 (5.143 %)Web Metrics Analyst
79 (5.143 %)ColdFusion Developer
88 (4.571 %)Consultant
96 (3.429 %)Trainer
96 (3.429 %)SAP Trainer
96 (3.429 %)Web Editor
105 (2.857 %)SQL Developer
105 (2.857 %)Java Developer
114 (2.286 %)J2EE Developer
114 (2.286 %)Web Designer
114 (2.286 %)Programmer
114 (2.286 %)Java/J2EE Developer
123 (1.714 %).NET Programmer
Miscellaneous
111 (6.286 %)E-Learning
25 (2.857 %)Management Information System
34 (2.286 %)Statistics
34 (2.286 %)W3C
34 (2.286 %)Blackberry
42 (1.143 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.571 %)Podcast
Operating Systems
19 (5.143 %)Windows
23 (1.714 %)Linux
23 (1.714 %)Unix
31 (0.571 %)Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
181 (46.29 %)Content Management
211 (6.286 %)Agile Software Development
39 (5.143 %)Statistical Analysis
39 (5.143 %)Web Development
45 (2.857 %)CRM
54 (2.286 %)CAD
54 (2.286 %)Migration
63 (1.714 %)Workflow
63 (1.714 %)Technical Architecture
63 (1.714 %)Usability Testing
63 (1.714 %)Service Management
71 (0.571 %)Service Delivery
71 (0.571 %)HOOD
71 (0.571 %)E-Procurement
71 (0.571 %)Project Management
71 (0.571 %)B2B
71 (0.571 %)Test Scripting
71 (0.571 %)Wealth Management
71 (0.571 %)User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
161 (34.86 %)JavaScript
242 (24.00 %)C#
327 (15.43 %)SQL
424 (13.71 %)Java
59 (5.143 %)VBScript
66 (3.429 %)VB
74 (2.286 %)PHP
74 (2.286 %)VB6
83 (1.714 %)Shell Script
83 (1.714 %)Transact-SQL
91 (0.571 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
14 (2.286 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
18 (4.571 %)WAI
25 (2.857 %)QA
Vendors
115 (8.571 %)Microsoft
214 (8.000 %)Adobe
37 (4.000 %)Stellent
37 (4.000 %)SAP
45 (2.857 %)Macromedia
54 (2.286 %)Oracle
54 (2.286 %)salesforce.com
54 (2.286 %)Onyx
63 (1.714 %)Percussion
63 (1.714 %)FatWire
63 (1.714 %)Mediasurface
63 (1.714 %)Open Text
63 (1.714 %)Vignette
63 (1.714 %)EMC
63 (1.714 %)Interwoven
63 (1.714 %)Tridion
72 (1.143 %)Sun
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