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The table below looks at the demand for Statistics skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Statistics over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank352372
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads223292
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.318 %0.302 %
As % of the category below1.501 %1.436 %
Daily rates quoted4583
Average minimum daily rate£337£290
Average daily rate£355£312
% change on same period last year+13.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£296
% change on same period last year+13.20 %
Hourly rates quoted3248
Average minimum hourly rate£16.87£20.20
Average hourly rate£18.24£22.28
% change on same period last year-18.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.62£24.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.47£24.19
% change on same period last year-23.64 %
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1485420335
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.17 %21.03 %
Daily rates quoted56707038
Average minimum daily rate£432£464
Average daily rate£465£497
% change on same period last year-6.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£497£530
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£341
% change on same period last year+2.48 %
Hourly rates quoted12171630
Average minimum hourly rate£23.90£23.64
Average hourly rate£25.74£25.53
% change on same period last year+0.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.58£27.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.03£26.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %

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.

Statistics
Demand Trend

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

Statistics Demand Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Statistics Daily Rate Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Statistics within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Statistics Daily Rate Histogram

Statistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Statistics Hourly Rate Trend

Statistics
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Statistics within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Statistics Hourly Rate Histogram

Statistics
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the UK over the 3 months to 15 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+27214£355+13.92 %
LondonUp+2489£368+13.55 %
South EastUp+1840£310+21.22 %
YorkshireUp+3525£456-
City of LondonDown-724£323-13.62 %
West YorkshireUp+1823£456-
LeedsUp+1618£475-
West MidlandsUp+1113£198-30.40 %
East of EnglandUp+3312--
South WestUp+2312£338-3.57 %
North WestUp+2211£315+108.27 %
BerkshireUp+339£220-28.22 %
MidlandsUp+218--
HampshireUp+158£450+42.85 %
BuckinghamshireUp+196£220-51.11 %
CambridgeshireNew entry-5--
LiverpoolDown-15£375+177.77 %
High WycombeNew entry-5--
MiddlesexDown-85--
East MidlandsDown-85£415-2.35 %
MerseysideUp+15£375+177.77 %
WalesDown-34--
ScotlandUp+254--
WiltshireUp+14£400+14.28 %
EssexUp+134--
CoventryUp+114£120-
BirminghamUp+214£270-
CambridgeNew entry-4--
BasingstokeNew entry-3£450-
LoughboroughNew entry-3--

Statistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Statistics 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 Statistics.

177 (16.89 %)Finance
276 (16.67 %)Degree
374 (16.23 %)SQL
450 (10.96 %)Mathematics
547 (10.31 %)Health
646 (10.09 %)MS Excel
646 (10.09 %)Microsoft
742 (9.211 %)Government
841 (8.991 %)SQL Server
939 (8.553 %)Data Analysis
1037 (8.114 %)MS Office
1037 (8.114 %)NHS
1134 (7.456 %)SAS
1229 (6.360 %)VBA
1229 (6.360 %)MS Access
1229 (6.360 %)Windows
1229 (6.360 %)Telecoms
1327 (5.921 %)Oracle
1327 (5.921 %)Marketing
1426 (5.702 %)Project Management
1525 (5.482 %)Spreadsheet
1624 (5.263 %)Management Information System
1624 (5.263 %)MS PowerPoint
1723 (5.044 %)User Acceptance Testing
1822 (4.825 %).NET
1921 (4.605 %)Statistical Analysis
2020 (4.386 %)SPSS
2020 (4.386 %)HTML
2020 (4.386 %)Security Cleared
2119 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2005

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Statistics 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 Statistics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (4.825 %).NET
220 (4.386 %)HTML
313 (2.851 %)ASP.NET
411 (2.412 %)CSS
58 (1.754 %)XML
67 (1.535 %)WebServices
75 (1.096 %)Web Dynpro
84 (0.877 %)XHTML
93 (0.658 %)ODBC
102 (0.439 %)ADO
111 (0.219 %)ASP
111 (0.219 %)J2EE
111 (0.219 %)SOAP
111 (0.219 %)STL
111 (0.219 %)Hibernate
111 (0.219 %)AJAX
111 (0.219 %)WMI
111 (0.219 %)NHibernate
111 (0.219 %)WebSphere
111 (0.219 %).NET Framework
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (7.456 %)SAS
216 (3.509 %)IIS
39 (1.974 %)CMS
46 (1.316 %)MS Exchange
55 (1.096 %)SharePoint
63 (0.658 %)Zope
63 (0.658 %)Plone
72 (0.439 %)Exchange Server 2003
72 (0.439 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.219 %)Oracle Spatial
81 (0.219 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.219 %)ArcGIS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
146 (10.09 %)MS Excel
237 (8.114 %)MS Office
325 (5.482 %)Spreadsheet
424 (5.263 %)MS PowerPoint
520 (4.386 %)SPSS
612 (2.632 %)MS Project
710 (2.193 %)MS Visio
85 (1.096 %)Photoshop
93 (0.658 %)Fireworks
101 (0.219 %)AutoCAD
101 (0.219 %)MATLAB
101 (0.219 %)ArcInfo
101 (0.219 %)Adobe Illustrator
101 (0.219 %)ArcView
101 (0.219 %)CA Clarity
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (1.096 %)WebTrends
15 (1.096 %)SAP R/3
24 (0.877 %)assyst
32 (0.439 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
32 (0.439 %)Google Analytics
41 (0.219 %)Oracle Clinical
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (3.070 %)Internet
213 (2.851 %)3G
213 (2.851 %)Intranet
312 (2.632 %)2G
410 (2.193 %)LAN
58 (1.754 %)WAN
67 (1.535 %)TCP/IP
67 (1.535 %)UMTS
67 (1.535 %)GSM
67 (1.535 %)RNC
75 (1.096 %)SNMP
84 (0.877 %)VoIP
84 (0.877 %)Wireless
93 (0.658 %)MPLS
93 (0.658 %)Firewall
93 (0.658 %)Broadband
93 (0.658 %)DNS
102 (0.439 %)FTP
102 (0.439 %)PBX
102 (0.439 %)HSDPA
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (8.991 %)SQL Server
229 (6.360 %)MS Access
319 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2005
416 (3.509 %)SQL Server 2000
511 (2.412 %)GIS
511 (2.412 %)Datawarehouse
511 (2.412 %)BusinessObjects
67 (1.535 %)OLAP
67 (1.535 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
67 (1.535 %)Base SAS
76 (1.316 %)SAP BW
83 (0.658 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
83 (0.658 %)STATISTICA
83 (0.658 %)Oracle Reports
83 (0.658 %)DTS
83 (0.658 %)RDBMS
83 (0.658 %)Oracle 10g
83 (0.658 %)Oracle 9i
83 (0.658 %)ETL
92 (0.439 %)MySQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (1.535 %)Dreamweaver
22 (0.439 %)TestDirector
22 (0.439 %)QARun
22 (0.439 %)PVCS
22 (0.439 %)Flash
31 (0.219 %)Rational Rose
31 (0.219 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
177 (16.89 %)Finance
247 (10.31 %)Health
342 (9.211 %)Government
429 (6.360 %)Telecoms
527 (5.921 %)Marketing
615 (3.289 %)Banking
615 (3.289 %)Retail
615 (3.289 %)Pharmaceutical
615 (3.289 %)Publishing
615 (3.289 %)Education
712 (2.632 %)Local Government
87 (1.535 %)Financial Institution
87 (1.535 %)Front Office
96 (1.316 %)Pensions
105 (1.096 %)Billing
114 (0.877 %)Insurance
114 (0.877 %)Music
114 (0.877 %)Construction
114 (0.877 %)Electric
123 (0.658 %)Advertising
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1174 (38.16 %)Analyst
247 (10.31 %)Data Analyst
336 (7.895 %)Administrator
426 (5.702 %)Information Analyst
521 (4.605 %)Developer
618 (3.947 %)Consultant
717 (3.728 %)Business Analyst
814 (3.070 %)Support Analyst
913 (2.851 %)Programmer
1012 (2.632 %)Project Manager
1012 (2.632 %)Senior Analyst
1012 (2.632 %)Support Specialist
1111 (2.412 %)Applications Support
1111 (2.412 %)Graduate
1210 (2.193 %)Coordinator
1210 (2.193 %)1st Line Support
1210 (2.193 %)SAS Programmer
1210 (2.193 %)Business Manager
139 (1.974 %)Helpdesk Support
148 (1.754 %)Implementation Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
150 (10.96 %)Mathematics
237 (8.114 %)NHS
324 (5.263 %)Management Information System
410 (2.193 %)Computer Science
57 (1.535 %)Economics
65 (1.096 %)Biotechnology
74 (0.877 %)Data Extraction
74 (0.877 %)Physics
74 (0.877 %)Informatics
74 (0.877 %)STB
83 (0.658 %)W3C
83 (0.658 %)Data Protection Act
83 (0.658 %)Credit Risk
83 (0.658 %)Market Risk
92 (0.439 %)Data Integration
92 (0.439 %)Derivative
92 (0.439 %)Life Science
92 (0.439 %)CMDB
92 (0.439 %)AS400
92 (0.439 %)Mainframe
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (6.360 %)Windows
217 (3.728 %)UNIX
315 (3.289 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (2.632 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (1.096 %)Windows XP
64 (0.877 %)Linux
73 (0.658 %)Windows Vista
82 (0.439 %)VME
82 (0.439 %)Windows 2000
82 (0.439 %)Solaris
91 (0.219 %)Mac OS X
91 (0.219 %)VxWorks
91 (0.219 %)Windows Mobile
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (8.553 %)Data Analysis
226 (5.702 %)Project Management
323 (5.044 %)User Acceptance Testing
421 (4.605 %)Statistical Analysis
520 (4.386 %)Security Cleared
618 (3.947 %)Operations Research
618 (3.947 %)Content Management
618 (3.947 %)ITIL
717 (3.728 %)PRINCE2
816 (3.509 %)Business Analysis
915 (3.289 %)Data Management
915 (3.289 %)Data Modelling
1014 (3.070 %)Stakeholder Management
1112 (2.632 %)Business Intelligence
1211 (2.412 %)Service Management
1211 (2.412 %)Service Delivery
139 (1.974 %)Migration
139 (1.974 %)Risk Management
139 (1.974 %)UML
148 (1.754 %)Data Protection
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
174 (16.23 %)SQL
229 (6.360 %)VBA
314 (3.070 %)VB
412 (2.632 %)Java
510 (2.193 %)PL/SQL
68 (1.754 %)C
77 (1.535 %)PHP
86 (1.316 %)JavaScript
94 (0.877 %)Perl
94 (0.877 %)C++
94 (0.877 %)Transact-SQL
103 (0.658 %)Python
103 (0.658 %)Shell Script
103 (0.658 %)C#
103 (0.658 %)ABAP
112 (0.439 %)SAS Macro
121 (0.219 %)DHTML
121 (0.219 %)XPath
121 (0.219 %)XQuery
121 (0.219 %)VB.NET
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
176 (16.67 %)Degree
28 (1.754 %)PRINCE2 Certification
28 (1.754 %)Cisco Certification
36 (1.316 %)PhD
44 (0.877 %)CCNA
44 (0.877 %)ITIL Certification
53 (0.658 %)SAS Certification
53 (0.658 %)MOS
62 (0.439 %)HNC
62 (0.439 %)HND
71 (0.219 %)MCSE
71 (0.219 %)CCNP
71 (0.219 %)ISEB
71 (0.219 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (0.219 %)JNCIA
71 (0.219 %)JNCIS
71 (0.219 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
71 (0.219 %)MBA
71 (0.219 %)MCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (2.632 %)SLA
26 (1.316 %)QA
33 (0.658 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
33 (0.658 %)Basel II
33 (0.658 %)GCP
42 (0.439 %)CDISC
51 (0.219 %)GMP
51 (0.219 %)ISO9000
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (1.535 %)Active Directory
24 (0.877 %)NetBackup
31 (0.219 %)Backup Exec
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.877 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 (0.877 %)Norton AntiVirus
23 (0.658 %)Tivoli
32 (0.439 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
32 (0.439 %)AutoSys
41 (0.219 %)Nagios
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (10.09 %)Microsoft
227 (5.921 %)Oracle
315 (3.289 %)SAP
413 (2.851 %)Cisco
511 (2.412 %)Business Objects
66 (1.316 %)Ericsson
75 (1.096 %)Symantec
75 (1.096 %)BT
75 (1.096 %)PeopleSoft
84 (0.877 %)Sun
84 (0.877 %)McAfee Security
84 (0.877 %)Sophos
84 (0.877 %)Nokia
84 (0.877 %)VERITAS
93 (0.658 %)Lotus
93 (0.658 %)ESRI
93 (0.658 %)Nortel
93 (0.658 %)Citrix
93 (0.658 %)Sybase
93 (0.658 %)Adobe
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