The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Capita products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Capita over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the West Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Capita Group plc.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Capita
Rank - 100 -
Contract jobs citing Capita 0 3 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - 0.134% -
As % of the Vendors category - 0.274% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £425 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £325 £301
% change year-on-year
-7.69% +8.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £14.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £28.57 £13.03 £14.50
% change year-on-year
+119.28% -10.13%
All Vendors
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
847 1094 819
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 51.30% 49.04% 43.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 357 451 328
Average daily rate £325 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.51% -5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £225 £178
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £494
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 98 92
Average hourly rate £19.50 £17.50 £14.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.42% +20.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £10.95 £10.97
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £34.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Capita
England

Capita
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Capita across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Midlands Capita Jobs Demand Trend

Capita
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Capita Daily Rate Trend

Capita
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Capita Hourly Rate Trend

Capita
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Capita 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 Capita.

1 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Migration

Capita
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Capita 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 Capita. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Help Desk Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Test Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Test Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Test Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP