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This section looks at the demand for Electronic Business (eBusiness) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited E-business over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Business (eBusiness)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank117121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads75
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.394 %0.294 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£462£366
% change on same period last year+26.19 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00-
Average hourly rate£16.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.00£34.43
% change on same period last year-53.52 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads17751700
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.366 %1.696 %
Daily rates quoted486459
Average minimum daily rate£337£318
Average daily rate£362£339
% change on same period last year+6.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted106192
Average minimum hourly rate£25.62£25.31
Average hourly rate£27.42£27.55
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.22£29.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
E-business EnglandE-business
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.

E-business
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands E-business Demand Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands E-business Daily Rate Trend

E-business
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands E-business Hourly Rate Trend

E-business
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-business within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
CoventryNew entry-3£350-
ShropshireNew entry-2--
StaffordshireDown-22--
E-business EnglandE-business
England

E-business
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing E-business 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 E-business.

17 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
17 (50.00 %)Oracle
24 (28.57 %)PRINCE2 Certification
24 (28.57 %)Finance
24 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
24 (28.57 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (21.43 %)Business Analysis
33 (21.43 %)SQL
42 (14.29 %)Project Management
42 (14.29 %)UNIX
42 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
42 (14.29 %)Migration
42 (14.29 %)Oracle Payroll
42 (14.29 %)Government
42 (14.29 %)Resource Management
42 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
42 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
51 (7.143 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (7.143 %)DV Cleared
51 (7.143 %)RMADS
51 (7.143 %)PKI
51 (7.143 %)ISO27001
51 (7.143 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
51 (7.143 %)VMware
51 (7.143 %)Firewall
51 (7.143 %)Education
51 (7.143 %)Data Mining
51 (7.143 %)ISO17799
51 (7.143 %)VPN
51 (7.143 %)TOAD

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing E-business 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 E-business. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)CSS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (14.29 %)Oracle Payroll
21 (7.143 %)Oracle Financials
21 (7.143 %)Oracle 11i
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)VPN
11 (7.143 %)SSL
11 (7.143 %)Firewall
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)MySQL
11 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
11 (7.143 %)Oracle 9i
11 (7.143 %)Data Mining
11 (7.143 %)TOAD
11 (7.143 %)Oracle Discoverer
11 (7.143 %)Oracle 10g
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Oracle Forms
11 (7.143 %)ProC
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (28.57 %)Finance
14 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
22 (14.29 %)Government
31 (7.143 %)Education
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (50.00 %)Project Manager
23 (21.43 %)Developer
23 (21.43 %)Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Consultant
32 (14.29 %)Programmer
32 (14.29 %)Oracle Developer
32 (14.29 %)Project Analyst
32 (14.29 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
41 (7.143 %)Architect
41 (7.143 %)Oracle Analyst Programmer
41 (7.143 %)Developer Analyst
41 (7.143 %)E-Commerce Manager
41 (7.143 %)Oracle Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Web Programmer
41 (7.143 %)Applications Support
41 (7.143 %)Security Consultant
41 (7.143 %)Oracle DBA
41 (7.143 %)DBA
41 (7.143 %)Solutions Architect
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)PKI
11 (7.143 %)RMADS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (14.29 %)UNIX
21 (7.143 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (21.43 %)Business Analysis
32 (14.29 %)Resource Management
32 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
32 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
32 (14.29 %)Project Management
32 (14.29 %)Migration
32 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
41 (7.143 %)B2B
41 (7.143 %)B2C
41 (7.143 %)CRM
41 (7.143 %)DV Cleared
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)SQL
21 (7.143 %)C
21 (7.143 %)PHP
21 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (28.57 %)PRINCE2 Certification
14 (28.57 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)ISO17799
11 (7.143 %)ISO27001
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
11 (7.143 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (7.143 %)VMware
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