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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts within the Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5860
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.667 %0.130 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£238
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£10.23-
Average hourly rate£11.07-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.90-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.63£15.38
% change on same period last year-11.37 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads750772
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.061 %0.781 %
Daily rates quoted232174
Average minimum daily rate£331£366
Average daily rate£350£403
% change on same period last year-13.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted13391
Average minimum hourly rate£26.43£20.61
Average hourly rate£28.27£22.31
% change on same period last year+26.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.10£24.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Junior UKJunior
UK

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.

Junior
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Junior across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wales Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Junior across the Wales region.

Wales Junior Daily Rate Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Junior across the Wales region.

Wales Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Junior across the Wales region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Wales Junior Hourly Rate Histogram

Junior
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Wales region over the 3 months to 13 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
South WalesNew entry-4--
Junior UKJunior
UK

Junior
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

15 (41.67 %)CSS
22 (16.67 %)Lotus
22 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
22 (16.67 %)Java
22 (16.67 %)VB
31 (8.333 %)VB.NET
31 (8.333 %).NET
31 (8.333 %)Photoshop
31 (8.333 %)MS Office
31 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
31 (8.333 %)Windows XP
31 (8.333 %)Microsoft
31 (8.333 %)Windows
31 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
31 (8.333 %)Service Delivery
31 (8.333 %)Electric
31 (8.333 %)HTML
31 (8.333 %)CAD

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (41.67 %)CSS
21 (8.333 %)HTML
21 (8.333 %).NET
21 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)Photoshop
11 (8.333 %)MS Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Electric
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)Windows
11 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
11 (8.333 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)CAD
11 (8.333 %)Service Delivery
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)Java
12 (16.67 %)VB
21 (8.333 %)VB.NET
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Lotus
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft