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The table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT contracts within the West Midlands 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 Author in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank114110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads322
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.022 %
As % of the category below0.107 %0.628 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£240
Average daily rate-£270
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£308
% change on same period last year-9.34 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.31£25.90
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads28093505
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.955 %3.542 %
Daily rates quoted739797
Average minimum daily rate£322£322
Average daily rate£343£345
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted335521
Average minimum hourly rate£20.39£20.70
Average hourly rate£21.72£22.40
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.04£24.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Author EnglandAuthor
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.

Author
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Author Demand Trend

Author
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Author Daily Rate Trend

Author
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Author Hourly Rate Trend

Author
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 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
HerefordshireNew entry-1--
ShropshireNew entry-1--
Author EnglandAuthor
England

Author
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Author 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 Author in their job title.

13 (37.50 %)FrameMaker
22 (25.00 %)Finance
22 (25.00 %)Publishing
22 (25.00 %)HTML
31 (12.50 %)Photoshop
31 (12.50 %)MS Office
31 (12.50 %)XML
31 (12.50 %)MS Excel
31 (12.50 %)Adobe
31 (12.50 %)XBRL
31 (12.50 %)NHS
31 (12.50 %)CAD
31 (12.50 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (12.50 %)Insurance
31 (12.50 %)Pensions
31 (12.50 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (12.50 %)Automotive
31 (12.50 %)Government
31 (12.50 %)Health
31 (12.50 %)Manufacturing

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Author 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 Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %)HTML
21 (12.50 %)XML
21 (12.50 %)XBRL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (37.50 %)FrameMaker
21 (12.50 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (12.50 %)Photoshop
21 (12.50 %)MS Office
21 (12.50 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Finance
12 (25.00 %)Publishing
21 (12.50 %)Insurance
21 (12.50 %)Pensions
21 (12.50 %)Automotive
21 (12.50 %)Government
21 (12.50 %)Health
21 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)NHS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)CAD
11 (12.50 %)Requirements Analysis
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Adobe