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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus products and/or services in IT contracts within the Wales region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lotus over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5463
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.218 %0.632 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£223£223
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£17.75£12.00
Average hourly rate£19.88£13.00
% change on same period last year+52.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.17£18.15
% change on same period last year+5.60 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads404475
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.468 %
Daily rates quoted120117
Average minimum daily rate£341£348
Average daily rate£361£373
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4650
Average minimum hourly rate£28.08£19.88
Average hourly rate£29.53£20.95
% change on same period last year+40.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.98£22.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Lotus UKLotus
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

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

Wales Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lotus across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales Lotus Hourly Rate Histogram

Lotus
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lotus within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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 WalesNo change05£325-
West WalesNew entry-4--
North WalesNew entry-1--
Lotus UKLotus
UK

Lotus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Lotus 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 Lotus.

120 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
26 (30.00 %)Windows
35 (25.00 %)Microsoft
35 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
35 (25.00 %)Citrix
35 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
35 (25.00 %)Business Objects
35 (25.00 %)MS Office
35 (25.00 %).NET
35 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (20.00 %)Project Management
44 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (20.00 %)Internet
44 (20.00 %)SmartSuite
44 (20.00 %)Remedy
44 (20.00 %)VB
44 (20.00 %)C
44 (20.00 %)Lotus Domino
44 (20.00 %)Novell
44 (20.00 %)NetWare
44 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
44 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
44 (20.00 %)LAN
53 (15.00 %)Windows NT
53 (15.00 %)McAfee Security
62 (10.00 %)Migration
62 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
62 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
62 (10.00 %)Windows XP
71 (5.000 %)SMS

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Lotus 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 Lotus. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (25.00 %).NET
21 (5.000 %)J2EE
21 (5.000 %)XML
21 (5.000 %)HTML
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
24 (20.00 %)Lotus Domino
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (25.00 %)MS Office
24 (20.00 %)SmartSuite
31 (5.000 %)MS Excel
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (20.00 %)LAN
14 (20.00 %)Internet
21 (5.000 %)SMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
15 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
24 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
31 (5.000 %)GIS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.000 %)Telecoms
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (25.00 %)Consultant
15 (25.00 %)Project Manager
15 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
24 (20.00 %)Developer
24 (20.00 %)Analyst
24 (20.00 %)Lotus Notes Developer
24 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Migration Project Manager
32 (10.00 %)Domino Developer
32 (10.00 %)Administrator
32 (10.00 %)Desktop Manager
41 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes Support
41 (5.000 %)Domino Administrator
41 (5.000 %)3rd Line Support
41 (5.000 %)2nd Line Support
41 (5.000 %)Lotus Notes Administrator
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (30.00 %)Windows
25 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
34 (20.00 %)NetWare
34 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
43 (15.00 %)Windows NT
52 (10.00 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)Project Management
22 (10.00 %)Migration
22 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (20.00 %)C
14 (20.00 %)VB
21 (5.000 %)VB.NET
21 (5.000 %)LotusScript
21 (5.000 %)DHTML
21 (5.000 %)Java
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (5.000 %)MCP
21 (5.000 %)MCSE
21 (5.000 %)MCSA
21 (5.000 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.000 %)MCDST
21 (5.000 %)Degree
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.000 %)Active Directory
11 (5.000 %)Terminal Services
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (25.00 %)Microsoft
15 (25.00 %)Citrix
15 (25.00 %)Business Objects
24 (20.00 %)Novell
24 (20.00 %)Remedy
33 (15.00 %)McAfee Security
41 (5.000 %)IBM
41 (5.000 %)Oracle