Degree Contracts in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Degree 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 Degree over the 3 months to 24 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 Qualifications 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.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 43 27 56
Rank change year-on-year
-16 +29
Contract jobs citing Degree 54 97 46
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 3.307% 4.326% 2.431%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.34% 30.22% 15.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 47 17
Average daily rate £328 £325 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.76% -3.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £187 £265 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £473 £415 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 6
Average hourly rate £32.75 £15.93 £22.29
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+105.65% -28.54%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.00 £12.40 £11.63
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £61.50 £29.30 £28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £30.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year
-33.33% -11.76%
Search 120 Degree jobs in the West Midlands
All Qualifications
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category		 253 321 299
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 15.49% 14.32% 15.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 147 127
Average daily rate £328 £301 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.98% -6.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £175 £170
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £436 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 31 30
Average hourly rate £28.00 £17.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+60.00% -12.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.15 £12.80
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £65.00 £31.75 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Degree
England

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Degree Jobs Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham +3 13 £245 -18.33%
Coventry -9 11 £175 -57.83%
Staffordshire +7 7 £330 +0.76%
Worcestershire - 7 £433 -
Warwickshire -3 6 £250 +5.26%
Solihull -7 3 £438 +56.25%
Sutton Coldfield -5 1 £310 -
Shropshire - 1 - -
Degree
England

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Degree 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 Degree.

1 38 (28.15%) Project Management
2 36 (26.67%) SQL
3 33 (24.44%) C#
4 32 (23.70%) Computer Science
5 31 (22.96%) Microsoft
6 29 (21.48%) SQL Server
6 29 (21.48%) .NET
7 27 (20.00%) JavaScript
8 26 (19.26%) MS Office
9 25 (18.52%) CSS
9 25 (18.52%) Finance
10 23 (17.04%) Windows
10 23 (17.04%) PRINCE2
11 22 (16.30%) ITIL
11 22 (16.30%) MS Project
12 21 (15.56%) jQuery
12 21 (15.56%) Web Application Development
13 20 (14.81%) Unit Testing
13 20 (14.81%) ASP.NET
13 20 (14.81%) MS Excel
14 19 (14.07%) XML
14 19 (14.07%) HTML5
15 18 (13.33%) CSS3
15 18 (13.33%) E-Commerce
15 18 (13.33%) XHTML
15 18 (13.33%) MS Visio
15 18 (13.33%) SOA
15 18 (13.33%) Six Sigma
16 16 (11.85%) Management Information System
16 16 (11.85%) Cisco Certification

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 29 (21.48%) .NET
2 25 (18.52%) CSS
3 21 (15.56%) jQuery
4 20 (14.81%) ASP.NET
5 19 (14.07%) XML
5 19 (14.07%) HTML5
6 18 (13.33%) CSS3
6 18 (13.33%) XHTML
7 15 (11.11%) XSLT
7 15 (11.11%) Ajax
8 12 (8.889%) HTML
9 6 (4.444%) Web Services
10 3 (2.222%) SOAP
10 3 (2.222%) .NET Framework
10 3 (2.222%) JSON
11 2 (1.481%) Razor View Engine
12 1 (0.741%) Spring
12 1 (0.741%) Hibernate
12 1 (0.741%) SAP Basis
12 1 (0.741%) Flash
Application Platforms
1 13 (9.630%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.222%) CMS
2 3 (2.222%) SAS
2 3 (2.222%) SharePoint 2010
3 2 (1.481%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (1.481%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (1.481%) MS Exchange
4 1 (0.741%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.741%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.741%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.741%) IIS
4 1 (0.741%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 26 (19.26%) MS Office
2 22 (16.30%) MS Project
3 20 (14.81%) MS Excel
4 18 (13.33%) MS Visio
5 4 (2.963%) MS PowerPoint
6 3 (2.222%) Simulink
7 2 (1.481%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (1.481%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.741%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.741%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.741%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 2 (1.481%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.741%) SAP QM
2 1 (0.741%) SAP CRM
2 1 (0.741%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (0.741%) CA Clarity
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.185%) MPLS
2 6 (4.444%) Firewall
3 5 (3.704%) SNMP
3 5 (3.704%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.222%) FTP
4 3 (2.222%) WAN
4 3 (2.222%) TACACS
5 2 (1.481%) Network Security
5 2 (1.481%) DNS
5 2 (1.481%) 3G
5 2 (1.481%) DHCP
5 2 (1.481%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.481%) 2G
6 1 (0.741%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.741%) 2.5G
6 1 (0.741%) Internet
6 1 (0.741%) VPN
6 1 (0.741%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (21.48%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.926%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 6 (4.444%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 6 (4.444%) SQL Server 2008
4 5 (3.704%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (2.963%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.741%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (0.741%) SQL Server 2005
6 1 (0.741%) GIS
6 1 (0.741%) DTS
6 1 (0.741%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.741%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.741%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.741%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.741%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 4 (2.963%) JIRA
2 2 (1.481%) Dreamweaver
3 1 (0.741%) Subversion
3 1 (0.741%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.741%) MSI
3 1 (0.741%) QuickTest Pro
3 1 (0.741%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.741%) Selenium
General
1 25 (18.52%) Finance
2 14 (10.37%) Telecoms
3 11 (8.148%) German Language
4 8 (5.926%) French Language
4 8 (5.926%) Italian Language
4 8 (5.926%) Games
5 7 (5.185%) Retail
5 7 (5.185%) Electronics
5 7 (5.185%) Automotive
6 5 (3.704%) Manufacturing
7 3 (2.222%) Legal
8 2 (1.481%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.741%) Banking
9 1 (0.741%) Music
9 1 (0.741%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 33 (24.44%) Developer
2 25 (18.52%) Analyst
3 17 (12.59%) .NET Developer
4 14 (10.37%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
4 14 (10.37%) Web Developer
4 14 (10.37%) VB.NET Developer
4 14 (10.37%) SQL Developer
4 14 (10.37%) ASP.NET Developer
4 14 (10.37%) .NET Web Developer
5 10 (7.407%) Project Manager
6 6 (4.444%) Data Analyst
6 6 (4.444%) Consultant
6 6 (4.444%) Analyst Programmer
6 6 (4.444%) Programmer
6 6 (4.444%) Project Support Officer
6 6 (4.444%) Project Officer
7 5 (3.704%) Network Engineer
7 5 (3.704%) Software Engineer
7 5 (3.704%) Business Analyst
8 4 (2.963%) Implementation Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 32 (23.70%) Computer Science
2 16 (11.85%) Management Information System
3 15 (11.11%) N-Tier
4 5 (3.704%) NHS
5 4 (2.963%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (2.222%) Blackberry
6 3 (2.222%) WURFL
6 3 (2.222%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (2.222%) Mathematics
6 3 (2.222%) Physics
7 2 (1.481%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (1.481%) Embedded Systems
7 2 (1.481%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.481%) iSeries
7 2 (1.481%) Smart Meter
7 2 (1.481%) PMI
7 2 (1.481%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.741%) Economics
8 1 (0.741%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
8 1 (0.741%) Mobile Games
Operating Systems
1 23 (17.04%) Windows
2 6 (4.444%) Windows Server 2008
2 6 (4.444%) Windows Server 2003
2 6 (4.444%) Linux
3 5 (3.704%) UNIX
4 4 (2.963%) Apple iOS
5 3 (2.222%) Android
5 3 (2.222%) BlackBerry OS
5 3 (2.222%) Windows Mobile
6 1 (0.741%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (28.15%) Project Management
2 23 (17.04%) PRINCE2
3 22 (16.30%) ITIL
4 21 (15.56%) Web Application Development
5 20 (14.81%) Unit Testing
6 18 (13.33%) E-Commerce
6 18 (13.33%) SOA
6 18 (13.33%) Six Sigma
7 15 (11.11%) SEO
8 12 (8.889%) Migration
9 11 (8.148%) Programme Management
9 11 (8.148%) Web Development
10 9 (6.667%) User Acceptance Testing
11 8 (5.926%) Change Management
12 7 (5.185%) Data Modelling
12 7 (5.185%) Business Intelligence
12 7 (5.185%) Incident Management
13 6 (4.444%) Configuration Management
13 6 (4.444%) ETL
13 6 (4.444%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 36 (26.67%) SQL
2 33 (24.44%) C#
3 27 (20.00%) JavaScript
4 16 (11.85%) VB.NET
5 6 (4.444%) C++
5 6 (4.444%) T-SQL
6 5 (3.704%) C
7 3 (2.222%) MATLAB
8 2 (1.481%) Embedded C
8 2 (1.481%) VB
8 2 (1.481%) VBA
8 2 (1.481%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.741%) Objective-C
9 1 (0.741%) Python
9 1 (0.741%) VBScript
9 1 (0.741%) Java
9 1 (0.741%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 16 (11.85%) Cisco Certification
2 15 (11.11%) CCNA
3 11 (8.148%) Security Cleared
4 10 (7.407%) SC Cleared
5 5 (3.704%) HNC
5 5 (3.704%) HND
5 5 (3.704%) PMI Certification
5 5 (3.704%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (2.963%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (2.963%) GCSC
7 3 (2.222%) PMP
7 3 (2.222%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (1.481%) APMP
8 2 (1.481%) ISEB
8 2 (1.481%) SAS Certification
8 2 (1.481%) MCP
9 1 (0.741%) GCIA
9 1 (0.741%) GCIH
9 1 (0.741%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.741%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.963%) QA
1 4 (2.963%) SLA
2 2 (1.481%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.741%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (2.222%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.481%) vSphere
3 1 (0.741%) VMware ESX
3 1 (0.741%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.741%) XenServer
Vendors
1 31 (22.96%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.667%) Cisco
3 8 (5.926%) SAP
4 7 (5.185%) IBM
5 5 (3.704%) Juniper
5 5 (3.704%) F5
6 4 (2.963%) AccuRev
7 3 (2.222%) VMware
7 3 (2.222%) CheckPoint
7 3 (2.222%) EMC
8 2 (1.481%) Oracle
8 2 (1.481%) Cramer
9 1 (0.741%) Minitab
9 1 (0.741%) MKS
9 1 (0.741%) CA
9 1 (0.741%) Citrix
9 1 (0.741%) ArcSight
9 1 (0.741%) Fujitsu
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