Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of FatWire products and/or services in IT contracts within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FatWire over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFatWire
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank104115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads516
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.434 %0.942 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£333-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£367-
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£400
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads11531699
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.871 %1.855 %
Daily rates quoted288357
Average minimum daily rate£320£306
Average daily rate£340£328
% change on same period last year+3.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted180305
Average minimum hourly rate£23.99£23.43
Average hourly rate£25.12£25.63
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.25£27.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
FatWire EnglandFatWire
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the FatWire Corporation.

FatWire
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands FatWire Demand Trend

FatWire
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands FatWire Daily Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FatWire within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
BirminghamUp+154£350-
FatWire EnglandFatWire
England

FatWire
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing FatWire 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 FatWire.

113 (76.47 %)CMS
211 (64.71 %)Content Management
36 (35.29 %)Test Scripting
44 (23.53 %)TestDirector
53 (17.65 %)ISEB
53 (17.65 %)GAP Analysis
53 (17.65 %)V-Model
62 (11.76 %)SAP PI
62 (11.76 %)NetWeaver
62 (11.76 %)Oracle
62 (11.76 %)SAP
62 (11.76 %)CRM
62 (11.76 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (11.76 %)SAP CRM
71 (5.882 %)SAP XI
71 (5.882 %)Integration Testing
71 (5.882 %)Local Government
71 (5.882 %)WCAG
71 (5.882 %)HTML
71 (5.882 %)XHTML
71 (5.882 %)PowerHouse
71 (5.882 %)Workflow
71 (5.882 %)Finance
71 (5.882 %)Government
71 (5.882 %)Migration
71 (5.882 %)SAP GRC

FatWire
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing FatWire 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 FatWire. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %)SAP PI
21 (5.882 %)HTML
21 (5.882 %)XHTML
21 (5.882 %)SAP XI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (76.47 %)CMS
22 (11.76 %)NetWeaver
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.76 %)SAP CRM
21 (5.882 %)SAP GRC
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (23.53 %)TestDirector
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Finance
11 (5.882 %)Government
11 (5.882 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (58.82 %)Analyst
29 (52.94 %)Test Analyst
36 (35.29 %)Tester
42 (11.76 %)Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Security Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Systems Tester
51 (5.882 %)SAP CRM Consultant
51 (5.882 %)SAP Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Systems Test Analyst
51 (5.882 %)CRM Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Migration Project Manager
51 (5.882 %)SAP Security Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Functional Tester
51 (5.882 %)SAP Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Project Manager
51 (5.882 %)Systems Analyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (64.71 %)Content Management
26 (35.29 %)Test Scripting
33 (17.65 %)V-Model
33 (17.65 %)GAP Analysis
42 (11.76 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (11.76 %)CRM
51 (5.882 %)Integration Testing
51 (5.882 %)Workflow
51 (5.882 %)Migration
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)PowerHouse
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (17.65 %)ISEB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)WCAG
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (11.76 %)Oracle
12 (11.76 %)SAP