Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' in contract IT jobs within the Wales region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6249
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.683 %3.810 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£275£450
Average daily rate£294£475
% change on same period last year-38.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£409£391
% change on same period last year+4.68 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.50
Average hourly rate-£18.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.82£21.28
% change on same period last year+21.36 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads293315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.418 %0.326 %
Daily rates quoted9766
Average minimum daily rate£332£401
Average daily rate£360£435
% change on same period last year-17.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£468
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£381
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Hourly rates quoted3143
Average minimum hourly rate£27.04£22.73
Average hourly rate£29.70£25.14
% change on same period last year+18.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.36£27.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.97£26.66
% change on same period last year+4.91 %
Retail UKRetail
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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Wales Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Wales region 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
South WalesDown-102£294-38.15 %
Retail UKRetail
UK

Retail
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Retail 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 Retail.

13 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
13 (37.50 %)Finance
13 (37.50 %)Insurance
22 (25.00 %)Project Management
22 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
22 (25.00 %)Banking
22 (25.00 %)ASP
22 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (25.00 %)CSS
22 (25.00 %)XML
22 (25.00 %)JavaScript
22 (25.00 %)PHP
22 (25.00 %)SQL
22 (25.00 %).NET
22 (25.00 %)MySQL
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (12.50 %)MS Project
31 (12.50 %)MS Office
31 (12.50 %)CRM
31 (12.50 %)Siebel
31 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
31 (12.50 %)Microsoft
31 (12.50 %)ISEB
31 (12.50 %)TestDirector
31 (12.50 %)PRINCE
31 (12.50 %)Health
31 (12.50 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (12.50 %)Programme Management
31 (12.50 %)Marketing
31 (12.50 %)Product Marketing

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %).NET
12 (25.00 %)ASP
12 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (25.00 %)CSS
12 (25.00 %)XML
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Project
11 (12.50 %)MS Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)MySQL
12 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)TestDirector
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Finance
13 (37.50 %)Insurance
22 (25.00 %)Retail Banking
22 (25.00 %)Banking
31 (12.50 %)Marketing
31 (12.50 %)Health
31 (12.50 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (12.50 %)Back Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Project Manager
22 (25.00 %)Developer
22 (25.00 %)Web Developer
31 (12.50 %)Solutions Architect
31 (12.50 %)Senior Manager
31 (12.50 %)Senior Project Manager
31 (12.50 %)Siebel Project Manager
31 (12.50 %)Project Support Officer
31 (12.50 %)CRM Project Manager
31 (12.50 %)Senior Solutions Architect
31 (12.50 %)Project Officer
31 (12.50 %)Programme Office Support
31 (12.50 %)CRM Manager
31 (12.50 %)Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Test Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Architect
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Data Integration
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)PRINCE2
22 (25.00 %)Project Management
31 (12.50 %)Risk Management
31 (12.50 %)SEO
31 (12.50 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (12.50 %)Programme Management
31 (12.50 %)Product Marketing
31 (12.50 %)CRM
31 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
31 (12.50 %)PRINCE
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)JavaScript
12 (25.00 %)PHP
12 (25.00 %)SQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)ISEB
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Siebel
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft