Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Statistics skills within the Wales region 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.

LinkStatistics
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6057
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.077 %2.139 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£296
% change on same period last year+13.20 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.47£24.19
% change on same period last year-23.64 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads130187
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.193 %
Daily rates quoted4444
Average minimum daily rate£362£396
Average daily rate£382£428
% change on same period last year-10.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£461
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£341
% change on same period last year+2.48 %
Hourly rates quoted2835
Average minimum hourly rate£24.77£18.64
Average hourly rate£26.78£23.32
% change on same period last year+14.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.79£28.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.03£26.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Statistics UKStatistics
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.

Statistics
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 across the Wales region.

Wales Statistics Daily Rate Trend

Statistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales Statistics Hourly Rate Trend

Statistics
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 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-22--
West WalesUp+22--
Statistics UKStatistics
UK

Statistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (45.00 %)SAP
26 (30.00 %)SAP BW
26 (30.00 %)Government
33 (15.00 %)MPLS
33 (15.00 %)BT
33 (15.00 %)SLA
33 (15.00 %)Cisco
33 (15.00 %)LAN
33 (15.00 %)VoIP
33 (15.00 %)WAN
33 (15.00 %)Informatics
33 (15.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (15.00 %)Integration Testing
42 (10.00 %)Data Protection
42 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
42 (10.00 %)Business Development
42 (10.00 %)Data Protection Act
42 (10.00 %)Marketing
42 (10.00 %)Microsoft
42 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
42 (10.00 %)SAS
42 (10.00 %)Management Information System
42 (10.00 %)GIS
42 (10.00 %)Web Dynpro
42 (10.00 %)Risk Assessment
42 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
42 (10.00 %)SAP R/3
51 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (5.000 %)Health
51 (5.000 %)Validation

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.00 %)Web Dynpro
21 (5.000 %)WebSphere
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.00 %)SAS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (10.00 %)SAP R/3
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.00 %)LAN
13 (15.00 %)VoIP
13 (15.00 %)WAN
13 (15.00 %)MPLS
21 (5.000 %)Internet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (30.00 %)SAP BW
22 (10.00 %)GIS
22 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Government
22 (10.00 %)Marketing
31 (5.000 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (5.000 %)Health
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (25.00 %)Analyst
23 (15.00 %)Consultant
23 (15.00 %)Data Analyst
23 (15.00 %)Network Specialist
32 (10.00 %)SAS Programmer
32 (10.00 %)Senior Data Analyst
32 (10.00 %)SAP Consultant
32 (10.00 %)Team Leader
32 (10.00 %)Information Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Programmer
41 (5.000 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Web Developer
41 (5.000 %)Developer
41 (5.000 %)SAP BW Consultant
41 (5.000 %)IT Support Engineer
41 (5.000 %)SAS Consultant
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.00 %)Informatics
22 (10.00 %)Management Information System
22 (10.00 %)Data Protection Act
31 (5.000 %)Biotechnology
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.000 %)UNIX
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (15.00 %)Integration Testing
22 (10.00 %)Data Protection
22 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (10.00 %)Business Intelligence
22 (10.00 %)Risk Assessment
22 (10.00 %)Business Development
31 (5.000 %)Service Delivery
31 (5.000 %)Validation
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)Java
11 (5.000 %)ABAP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)SAS Certification
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.00 %)SLA
21 (5.000 %)CDISC
21 (5.000 %)GCP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.000 %)Tivoli
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (45.00 %)SAP
23 (15.00 %)Cisco
23 (15.00 %)BT
32 (10.00 %)Microsoft