ResourceLink Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for ResourceLink skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ResourceLink over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Business Applications category.

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.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
NorthgateArinso ResourceLink Aurora
Rank 506 562 578
Rank change year-on-year
+56 +16
Contract jobs citing ResourceLink 23 22 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.050% 0.038% 0.010%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.579% 0.421% 0.105%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 4
Average daily rate £405 £440 £259
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.95% +69.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £313 £210 £198
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £459 £395
UK excluding London average daily rate £463 £441 £450
% change year-on-year
+4.81% -1.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £23.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.00 - -
All Business Applications
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Business Applications category		 3974 5226 5709
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 8.566% 8.961% 9.352%
Number of daily rates quoted 1967 2539 2786
Average daily rate £445 £450 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.11% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £430 £420
% change year-on-year
-1.16% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 58 104
Average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £11.00 £15.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £62.50 £56.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.80 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
+68.00% -10.00%

ResourceLink
Jobs Demand Trend

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

ResourceLink Jobs Demand Trend

ResourceLink
Daily Rate Trend

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

ResourceLink Daily Rate Trend

ResourceLink
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ResourceLink within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

ResourceLink Daily Rate Histogram

ResourceLink
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ResourceLink Hourly Rate Trend

ResourceLink
Top 18 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ResourceLink within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +51 20 £405 -7.95%
London +40 6 £350 +75.00%
South East - 5 £463 -
East of England +20 4 - -
Bedfordshire +2 3 - -
Southampton - 2 - -
Reading - 2 £463 -
Hampshire - 2 - -
Berkshire - 2 £463 -
West Midlands - 2 - -
North West +8 1 - -
South West - 1 - -
Hertfordshire - 1 - -
Cheshire - 1 - -
Cambridgeshire - 1 - -
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
Bristol - 1 - -
Birmingham - 1 - -

ResourceLink
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ResourceLink 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 ResourceLink.

1 14 (28.57%) Cognos
2 13 (26.53%) PRINCE2
2 13 (26.53%) Northgate
3 11 (22.45%) ITIL
4 9 (18.37%) SAP
4 9 (18.37%) Test Management
5 8 (16.33%) Data Migration
5 8 (16.33%) Migration
6 7 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
6 7 (14.29%) SAP HR
7 6 (12.24%) SAP FI
7 6 (12.24%) NorthgateArinso
8 5 (10.20%) Finance
8 5 (10.20%) Oracle
9 4 (8.163%) Cognos Impromptu
9 4 (8.163%) Time Management
10 3 (6.122%) MS Excel
10 3 (6.122%) SC Cleared
10 3 (6.122%) Security Cleared
10 3 (6.122%) Data Analysis
10 3 (6.122%) Service Delivery
11 2 (4.082%) Project Management
11 2 (4.082%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (4.082%) Agresso
11 2 (4.082%) Business Objects
11 2 (4.082%) UML
11 2 (4.082%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (4.082%) Service Desk Management
11 2 (4.082%) Business Analysis
11 2 (4.082%) Performance Management

ResourceLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ResourceLink 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 ResourceLink. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 3 (6.122%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.041%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 7 (14.29%) SAP HR
2 6 (12.24%) SAP FI
3 2 (4.082%) Agresso
4 1 (2.041%) Oracle Payroll
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.041%) Intranet
1 1 (2.041%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.163%) Cognos Impromptu
2 2 (4.082%) Oracle Reports
General
1 5 (10.20%) Finance
2 1 (2.041%) Local Government
2 1 (2.041%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (48.98%) Consultant
2 7 (14.29%) Analyst
3 6 (12.24%) Applications Consultant
4 5 (10.20%) Project Manager
5 3 (6.122%) Systems Administrator
5 3 (6.122%) Support Analyst
5 3 (6.122%) Administrator
6 2 (4.082%) Business Analyst
6 2 (4.082%) Test Manager
6 2 (4.082%) Report Analyst
6 2 (4.082%) Implementation Consultant
7 1 (2.041%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
7 1 (2.041%) Implementation Manager
7 1 (2.041%) Implementation Project Manager
7 1 (2.041%) Training Manager
7 1 (2.041%) Payroll Consultant
7 1 (2.041%) Report Writer
7 1 (2.041%) Tester
7 1 (2.041%) Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.041%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (26.53%) PRINCE2
2 11 (22.45%) ITIL
3 9 (18.37%) Test Management
4 8 (16.33%) Data Migration
4 8 (16.33%) Migration
5 7 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
6 4 (8.163%) Time Management
7 3 (6.122%) Data Analysis
7 3 (6.122%) Service Delivery
8 2 (4.082%) Project Management
8 2 (4.082%) UML
8 2 (4.082%) Service Desk Management
8 2 (4.082%) Business Analysis
8 2 (4.082%) Performance Management
8 2 (4.082%) Data Cleansing
9 1 (2.041%) Data Entry
9 1 (2.041%) Test Strategy
9 1 (2.041%) Validation
9 1 (2.041%) WFM
9 1 (2.041%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.041%) JavaScript
1 1 (2.041%) SQL
1 1 (2.041%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (6.122%) SC Cleared
1 3 (6.122%) Security Cleared
2 2 (4.082%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (2.041%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.041%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (2.041%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 14 (28.57%) Cognos
2 13 (26.53%) Northgate
3 9 (18.37%) SAP
4 6 (12.24%) NorthgateArinso
5 5 (10.20%) Oracle
6 2 (4.082%) Business Objects
7 1 (2.041%) Twitter
7 1 (2.041%) IBM
7 1 (2.041%) HP
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