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The table below looks at the demand for Use Cases skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Use Case over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUse Cases
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank256205
Rank change on same period last yearDown-51
Matching contract IT job ads341675
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.551 %0.736 %
As % of the category below1.027 %1.481 %
Daily rates quoted120247
Average minimum daily rate£381£356
Average daily rate£406£375
% change on same period last year+8.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£336
% change on same period last year+11.74 %
Hourly rates quoted1427
Average minimum hourly rate£31.43£30.07
Average hourly rate£33.54£32.04
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.64£34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.54£31.85
% change on same period last year+5.27 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3321945584
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled53.64 %49.72 %
Daily rates quoted1139015086
Average minimum daily rate£379£386
Average daily rate£406£410
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted25013114
Average minimum hourly rate£26.65£28.47
Average hourly rate£28.29£30.20
% change on same period last year-6.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.93£31.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£29.57
% change on same period last year-4.31 %

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.

Use Case
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Use Case within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Use Case Demand Trend

Use Case
Daily Rate Trend

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

Use Case Daily Rate Trend

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Use Case within the UK over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Use Case Daily Rate Histogram

Use Case
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Use Case Hourly Rate Trend

Use Case
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Use Case within the UK over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Use Case Hourly Rate Histogram

Use Case
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 Use Case within the UK over the 3 months to 3 December 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
EnglandDown-46316£403+7.50 %
LondonDown-26168£428+4.15 %
South EastUp+860£358+19.31 %
City of LondonDown-539£475-6.90 %
South WestUp+2225£380-9.08 %
HampshireUp+821£357+17.55 %
East of EnglandDown-2320£400+4.92 %
YorkshireNo change016£335-2.33 %
WalesUp+1815£466-
South WalesUp+1514£466-
North WestUp+111£310-9.48 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1311£320-
SomersetUp+211£288-23.33 %
NewportNew entry-10£495-
WiltshireUp+59£385-16.75 %
HertfordshireDown-199£431+11.32 %
YeovilNew entry-8--
BerkshireUp+48£400+26.98 %
SurreyUp+248£274+1.29 %
South YorkshireUp+147£383-4.37 %
West YorkshireDown-67£316-6.48 %
Milton KeynesUp+17£320-
CambridgeshireUp+156£275-8.33 %
ScotlandUp+286£375-0.66 %
Sunbury-on-ThamesNew entry-5--
East SussexUp+195--
ManchesterUp+115£238-
MidlandsUp+194£313+9.17 %
Docklands, LondonUp+254--
East MidlandsUp+214£400+6.66 %

Use Case
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Use Case 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 Use Case.

1376 (46.25 %)UML
2199 (24.48 %)Finance
3163 (20.05 %)Business Analysis
4136 (16.73 %)RUP
5132 (16.24 %)Banking
690 (11.07 %)Data Modelling
776 (9.348 %).NET
874 (9.102 %)SQL
971 (8.733 %)Oracle
1070 (8.610 %)Investment Banking
1165 (7.995 %)MS Visio
1263 (7.749 %)Systems Analysis
1362 (7.626 %)Java
1460 (7.380 %)Project Management
1460 (7.380 %)PRINCE2
1559 (7.257 %)Unified Process
1656 (6.888 %)XML
1754 (6.642 %)Rational Rose
1853 (6.519 %)OO
1949 (6.027 %)Government
2048 (5.904 %)Fixed Income
2048 (5.904 %)RequisitePro
2048 (5.904 %)E-Commerce
2147 (5.781 %)QA
2244 (5.412 %)Agile Software Development
2342 (5.166 %)C#
2342 (5.166 %)Derivative
2342 (5.166 %)Test Scripting
2440 (4.920 %)Insurance
2440 (4.920 %)Internet

Use Case
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Use Case 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 Use Case. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
176 (9.348 %).NET
256 (6.888 %)XML
331 (3.813 %)J2EE
417 (2.091 %)Hibernate
516 (1.968 %)ASP.NET
516 (1.968 %)WebSphere
614 (1.722 %)WebServices
614 (1.722 %)XSL
713 (1.599 %)SOAP
713 (1.599 %)AJAX
812 (1.476 %)XML Schema
910 (1.230 %)JavaBeans
910 (1.230 %)CSS
910 (1.230 %)HTML
108 (0.984 %).NET Framework
117 (0.861 %)JSP
117 (0.861 %)Spring
126 (0.738 %)FIX Protocol
135 (0.615 %)ASP.NET 2.0
135 (0.615 %)XSLT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (2.091 %)CMS
215 (1.845 %)SharePoint
310 (1.230 %)Oracle Application Server
310 (1.230 %)Oracle 10gAS
46 (0.738 %)CICS
55 (0.615 %)BizTalk Server
55 (0.615 %)WebLogic
55 (0.615 %)SharePoint Server 2007
64 (0.492 %)MQSeries
73 (0.369 %)WebSphere Application Server
73 (0.369 %)IIS
73 (0.369 %)Apache
73 (0.369 %)Tomcat
73 (0.369 %)NetWeaver
82 (0.246 %)JBoss
82 (0.246 %)Documentum
91 (0.123 %)SAS
91 (0.123 %)Commerce Server
91 (0.123 %)WebLogic Portal
91 (0.123 %)ATG Dynamo
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
165 (7.995 %)MS Visio
235 (4.305 %)MS Project
327 (3.321 %)MS Office
418 (2.214 %)MS Excel
58 (0.984 %)MS PowerPoint
67 (0.861 %)Photoshop
75 (0.615 %)CA Clarity
84 (0.492 %)InDesign
93 (0.369 %)InfoPath
102 (0.246 %)Fireworks
102 (0.246 %)Adobe Illustrator
102 (0.246 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (0.492 %)SAP HR
14 (0.492 %)Algo Collateral
22 (0.246 %)Oracle Financials
22 (0.246 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
22 (0.246 %)SAP Payroll
22 (0.246 %)VisionPLUS
31 (0.123 %)SAP ERP
31 (0.123 %)Endur
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (4.920 %)Internet
26 (0.738 %)Intranet
26 (0.738 %)Broadband
35 (0.615 %)Wireless
44 (0.492 %)BSS
44 (0.492 %)Wi-Fi
44 (0.492 %)GSM
53 (0.369 %)LDAP
53 (0.369 %)Bluetooth
53 (0.369 %)VoIP
53 (0.369 %)3G
53 (0.369 %)802.11
53 (0.369 %)UWB
62 (0.246 %)SMTP
71 (0.123 %)Ethernet
71 (0.123 %)HTTP
71 (0.123 %)SSL
71 (0.123 %)SMS
71 (0.123 %)Parlay
71 (0.123 %)INAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (4.551 %)SQL Server
218 (2.214 %)ETL
317 (2.091 %)Oracle 10g
414 (1.722 %)SQL Server 2005
512 (1.476 %)PowerCenter
512 (1.476 %)RDBMS
611 (1.353 %)Datawarehouse
611 (1.353 %)Oracle Reports
79 (1.107 %)SQL Server 2000
79 (1.107 %)Data Mart
87 (0.861 %)DB2
87 (0.861 %)BusinessObjects
96 (0.738 %)Data Cleansing
105 (0.615 %)Reference Data
105 (0.615 %)DTS
105 (0.615 %)MySQL
105 (0.615 %)Oracle 9i
114 (0.492 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
123 (0.369 %)MS Access
123 (0.369 %)Crystal Reports
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
154 (6.642 %)Rational Rose
248 (5.904 %)RequisitePro
315 (1.845 %)ClearQuest
414 (1.722 %)JUnit
510 (1.230 %)ARTiSAN
69 (1.107 %)TestDirector
69 (1.107 %)ClearCase
74 (0.492 %)Visual Studio
74 (0.492 %)Dreamweaver
74 (0.492 %)Log4j
83 (0.369 %)NUnit
83 (0.369 %)Telelogic DOORS
83 (0.369 %)Rational Robot
92 (0.246 %)WinRunner
92 (0.246 %)Eclipse
101 (0.123 %)Ant
101 (0.123 %)PVCS
101 (0.123 %)Flash
101 (0.123 %)QuickTest Pro
101 (0.123 %)MSI
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1199 (24.48 %)Finance
2132 (16.24 %)Banking
370 (8.610 %)Investment Banking
449 (6.027 %)Government
540 (4.920 %)Insurance
638 (4.674 %)Retail
732 (3.936 %)Publishing
829 (3.567 %)Front Office
922 (2.706 %)Telecoms
1019 (2.337 %)Back Office
1118 (2.214 %)Financial Institution
1213 (1.599 %)Health
1312 (1.476 %)Retail Banking
1312 (1.476 %)Online Banking
1411 (1.353 %)Marketing
1411 (1.353 %)Pharmaceutical
1510 (1.230 %)Billing
169 (1.107 %)Local Government
169 (1.107 %)Pensions
169 (1.107 %)Construction
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1610 (75.03 %)Analyst
2514 (63.22 %)Business Analyst
3114 (14.02 %)Systems Analyst
461 (7.503 %)Business Systems Analyst
549 (6.027 %)Senior Analyst
646 (5.658 %)Senior Business Analyst
744 (5.412 %)Banking Business Analyst
843 (5.289 %)Architect
940 (4.920 %)Developer
1037 (4.551 %)UML Business Analyst
1132 (3.936 %)Project Manager
1132 (3.936 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
1222 (2.706 %)Technical Analyst
1222 (2.706 %)Technical Business Analyst
1321 (2.583 %)Insurance Business Analyst
1420 (2.460 %)Test Analyst
1516 (1.968 %).NET Developer
1614 (1.722 %)Tester
1712 (1.476 %)Software Engineer
1712 (1.476 %)Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
148 (5.904 %)Fixed Income
242 (5.166 %)Derivative
337 (4.551 %)Equities
413 (1.599 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
57 (0.861 %)Management Information System
66 (0.738 %)E-Learning
66 (0.738 %)Statistics
75 (0.615 %)Mathematics
84 (0.492 %)Market Risk
93 (0.369 %)LIMS
93 (0.369 %)Credit Risk
93 (0.369 %)Interest Rate Derivative
93 (0.369 %)Equity Derivative
93 (0.369 %)Credit Derivative
93 (0.369 %)NHS
93 (0.369 %)Client/Server
102 (0.246 %)N-Tier
102 (0.246 %)EPoS
102 (0.246 %)W3C
102 (0.246 %)CMDB
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (1.599 %)UNIX
211 (1.353 %)Windows
39 (1.107 %)Linux
43 (0.369 %)NetWare
52 (0.246 %)Windows Vista
52 (0.246 %)Windows XP
61 (0.123 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (0.123 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.123 %)Symbian OS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1376 (46.25 %)UML
2163 (20.05 %)Business Analysis
3136 (16.73 %)RUP
490 (11.07 %)Data Modelling
563 (7.749 %)Systems Analysis
660 (7.380 %)PRINCE2
660 (7.380 %)Project Management
759 (7.257 %)Unified Process
853 (6.519 %)OO
948 (5.904 %)E-Commerce
1044 (5.412 %)Agile Software Development
1142 (5.166 %)Test Scripting
1240 (4.920 %)Workflow
1337 (4.551 %)Security Cleared
1436 (4.428 %)Data Analysis
1535 (4.305 %)Scrum
1634 (4.182 %)User Acceptance Testing
1732 (3.936 %)Stakeholder Management
1830 (3.690 %)SOA
1929 (3.567 %)Migration
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
174 (9.102 %)SQL
262 (7.626 %)Java
342 (5.166 %)C#
418 (2.214 %)PL/SQL
512 (1.476 %)C++
611 (1.353 %)JavaScript
79 (1.107 %)C
88 (0.984 %)VB.NET
97 (0.861 %)VB
106 (0.738 %)ABAP
106 (0.738 %)Ada
115 (0.615 %)Perl
115 (0.615 %)COBOL
124 (0.492 %)VBScript
124 (0.492 %)Shell Script
133 (0.369 %)Python
133 (0.369 %)Transact-SQL
142 (0.246 %)DHTML
142 (0.246 %)VB6
142 (0.246 %)XQuery
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (3.321 %)Degree
213 (1.599 %)ISEB
310 (1.230 %)PRINCE2 Certification
44 (0.492 %)CITP
52 (0.246 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.123 %)PhD
61 (0.123 %)Sun Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
147 (5.781 %)QA
24 (0.492 %)Basel II
33 (0.369 %)TickIT
42 (0.246 %)WAI
51 (0.123 %)SLA
51 (0.123 %)SNOMED CT
51 (0.123 %)HL7
51 (0.123 %)PCI DSS
51 (0.123 %)HIPAA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.246 %)Active Directory
21 (0.123 %)AquaLogic
21 (0.123 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.123 %)MSMQ
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (0.984 %)CA SiteMinder
21 (0.123 %)Legato
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (8.733 %)Oracle
238 (4.674 %)Microsoft
324 (2.952 %)IBM
420 (2.460 %)SAP
59 (1.107 %)CA
59 (1.107 %)Altova
67 (0.861 %)Business Objects
76 (0.738 %)HP
76 (0.738 %)Adobe
76 (0.738 %)Fundtech
85 (0.615 %)Tridion
94 (0.492 %)Primavera
94 (0.492 %)Telelogic
103 (0.369 %)VMware
103 (0.369 %)Casewise
103 (0.369 %)Lombardi
103 (0.369 %)Informatica
103 (0.369 %)Cisco
112 (0.246 %)Sun
112 (0.246 %)Calypso