West Midlands ACCA Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ACCA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Location Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cheltenham City of London Docklands, London Dorset East of England England Gloucestershire Hertfordshire London Manchester Middlesex Midlands Newbury North West Poole Scotland Somerset South East South West Swindon Taunton UK Wales West Midlands Wiltshire Wolverhampton Yorkshire	3 months to 5 Sep 2008	Same period last year
Rank	119	139
Rank change on same period last year	+20
Matching contract IT job ads	4	1
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.005 %	0.001 %
As % of the category below	1.180 %	0.255 %
Daily rates quoted	2	0
Average minimum daily rate	£475	-
Average daily rate	£475	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£475	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£451	£415
% change on same period last year	+8.64 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.50	-
% change on same period last year	-
Qualifications West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads	339	392
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.458 %	0.387 %
Daily rates quoted	110	113
Average minimum daily rate	£307	£260
Average daily rate	£324	£277
% change on same period last year	+16.98 %
Average maximum daily rate	£340	£293
UK excluding London average daily rate	£333	£331
% change on same period last year	+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted	32	61
Average minimum hourly rate	£26.86	£29.44
Average hourly rate	£28.52	£32.30
% change on same period last year	-11.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£30.18	£35.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.62	£25.79
% change on same period last year	-4.55 %
ACCA England

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.

ACCA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ACCA across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

ACCA
Daily Rate Trend

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

ACCA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ACCA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the West Midlands 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.

Location	Rank 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
Birmingham	-	1	-	-
Wolverhampton	-	1	-	-

ACCA England

ACCA
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing ACCA 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 ACCA.

1 6 (75.00 %) CIMA 2 5 (62.50 %) Finance 3 3 (37.50 %) Microsoft 4 2 (25.00 %) VB 4 2 (25.00 %) Oracle 4 2 (25.00 %) MS Excel 5 1 (12.50 %) SAP FI/CO 5 1 (12.50 %) SAP CO 5 1 (12.50 %) MS PowerPoint 5 1 (12.50 %) Dynamics AX 5 1 (12.50 %) Test Scripting 5 1 (12.50 %) Financial Modelling 5 1 (12.50 %) MS Access 5 1 (12.50 %) ERP 5 1 (12.50 %) SAS

5 1 (12.50 %) Business Objects 5 1 (12.50 %) MS Office 5 1 (12.50 %) SAP 5 1 (12.50 %) UNIX 5 1 (12.50 %) Oracle Financials 5 1 (12.50 %) BusinessObjects 5 1 (12.50 %) Citrix Certification 5 1 (12.50 %) Axapta 5 1 (12.50 %) CODA 5 1 (12.50 %) SAP FI 5 1 (12.50 %) Sarbanes-Oxley

ACCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms 1 1 (12.50 %) SAS	Applications 1 2 (25.00 %) MS Excel 2 1 (12.50 %) MS PowerPoint 2 1 (12.50 %) MS Office
Business Applications 1 1 (12.50 %) Oracle Financials 1 1 (12.50 %) Axapta 1 1 (12.50 %) SAP FI 1 1 (12.50 %) SAP FI/CO 1 1 (12.50 %) SAP CO 1 1 (12.50 %) Dynamics AX	Database & Business Intelligence 1 1 (12.50 %) MS Access 1 1 (12.50 %) BusinessObjects
General 1 5 (62.50 %) Finance	Job Titles 1 2 (25.00 %) Project Manager 1 2 (25.00 %) Analyst 1 2 (25.00 %) Consultant 2 1 (12.50 %) SAP FI/CO Consultant 2 1 (12.50 %) SAP Consultant 2 1 (12.50 %) Management Accountant 2 1 (12.50 %) Axapta Consultant 2 1 (12.50 %) Financial Analyst 2 1 (12.50 %) Dynamics AX Consultant 2 1 (12.50 %) Test Analyst 2 1 (12.50 %) Business Analyst
Operating Systems 1 1 (12.50 %) UNIX	Processes & Methodologies 1 1 (12.50 %) ERP 1 1 (12.50 %) Test Scripting 1 1 (12.50 %) Financial Modelling
Programming Languages 1 2 (25.00 %) VB	Qualifications 1 6 (75.00 %) CIMA 2 1 (12.50 %) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (12.50 %) Sarbanes-Oxley	Vendors 1 3 (37.50 %) Microsoft 2 2 (25.00 %) Oracle 3 1 (12.50 %) Business Objects 3 1 (12.50 %) SAP 3 1 (12.50 %) CODA