The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term French Language 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 French Language over the 3 months to 20 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 terms in our General category 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
French Language
Rank 92 100 88
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -12
Contract jobs citing French Language 3 3 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.181% 0.133% 0.214%
As % of the General category 0.584% 0.404% 0.638%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Average daily rate £250 - £438
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £328 £303
% change year-on-year
-8.39% +8.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Average hourly rate £32.75 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £11.00 £13.25
% change year-on-year
+95.45% -16.98%
All of the General Category
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
514 743 627
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 30.93% 33.01% 33.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 309 266
Average daily rate £350 £363 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.37% +3.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £248 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £488 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 47 33
Average hourly rate £37.80 £25.00 £31.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+51.20% -19.35%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -5.66%
French Language
England

French Language
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands French Language Jobs Demand Trend

French Language
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands French Language Daily Rate Trend

French Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands French Language Hourly Rate Trend

French Language
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing French Language within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
Worcestershire - 2 £250 -
Birmingham - 1 - -
French Language
England

French Language
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing French Language 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 French Language.

1 8 (100.00%) MS Project
1 8 (100.00%) MS Office
1 8 (100.00%) ITIL
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 8 (100.00%) CCNA
1 8 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 8 (100.00%) Project Management
1 8 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 8 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 8 (100.00%) German Language
1 8 (100.00%) Italian Language
2 7 (87.50%) Six Sigma
3 5 (62.50%) Retail
4 2 (25.00%) Cisco
4 2 (25.00%) MS Excel
5 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 1 (12.50%) Migration
5 1 (12.50%) Incident Management
5 1 (12.50%) ITIL Certification

French Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Applications
1 8 (100.00%) MS Project
1 8 (100.00%) MS Office
1 8 (100.00%) MS Visio
2 2 (25.00%) MS Excel
General
1 8 (100.00%) German Language
1 8 (100.00%) Italian Language
2 5 (62.50%) Retail
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) Network Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Network Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Network Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Operations Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Network Specialist
3 1 (12.50%) Network Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) ITIL
1 8 (100.00%) Project Management
2 7 (87.50%) Six Sigma
3 1 (12.50%) Migration
3 1 (12.50%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) CCNA
1 8 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) Cisco
West Midlands
Responsibilities: Manage, ensure and optimise the smooth running (organization, budget, skills) of quality related functions (development, suppliers, production) applicable to Quality department within the framework of the internal...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £25 - £32 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013