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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' in contract IT jobs within the West Midlands region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Insurance over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6871
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads5562
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.063 %
As % of the category below4.538 %5.193 %
Daily rates quoted1323
Average minimum daily rate£346£293
Average daily rate£369£328
% change on same period last year+12.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£384
% change on same period last year+6.84 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£26.00
% change on same period last year-23.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.53£26.87
% change on same period last year-12.42 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads12121194
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.616 %1.208 %
Daily rates quoted323296
Average minimum daily rate£335£338
Average daily rate£358£361
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted8388
Average minimum hourly rate£24.74£22.68
Average hourly rate£26.68£24.34
% change on same period last year+9.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.62£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Insurance EnglandInsurance
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.

Insurance
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Insurance across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Insurance Daily Rate Histogram

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

Insurance
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ShropshireUp+218£342+14.02 %
BirminghamUp+1712£417+9.40 %
WarwickshireDown-28--
StaffordshireNo change03--
HerefordshireNew entry-2--
CoventryDown-171--
Insurance EnglandInsurance
England

Insurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Insurance 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 Insurance.

157 (45.24 %)Pensions
254 (42.86 %)Finance
314 (11.11 %)Oracle
314 (11.11 %)Project Management
413 (10.32 %)SQL
511 (8.730 %)Systems Analysis
610 (7.937 %)SQL Server
610 (7.937 %)ISEB
79 (7.143 %).NET
79 (7.143 %)MS Office
79 (7.143 %)Legal
88 (6.349 %)Migration
88 (6.349 %)MS Project
88 (6.349 %)C#
88 (6.349 %)Test Scripting
97 (5.556 %)System Testing
97 (5.556 %)Business Analysis
97 (5.556 %)PL/SQL
97 (5.556 %)Stakeholder Management
106 (4.762 %)Windows
115 (3.968 %)Project Planning
115 (3.968 %)Oracle 10g
124 (3.175 %)Telecoms
124 (3.175 %)Service Delivery
124 (3.175 %)Lotus
124 (3.175 %)RAD
124 (3.175 %)Windows XP
124 (3.175 %)Lotus Notes
124 (3.175 %)ASP.NET
124 (3.175 %)Java

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Insurance 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 Insurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (7.143 %).NET
24 (3.175 %)ASP.NET
33 (2.381 %)XML
42 (1.587 %)HTML
42 (1.587 %)ASP
51 (0.794 %)J2EE
51 (0.794 %)COM+
51 (0.794 %)JSP
51 (0.794 %)STL
51 (0.794 %).NET Remoting
51 (0.794 %).NET Framework
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.175 %)Lotus Notes
22 (1.587 %)Lotus Domino
31 (0.794 %)SharePoint
31 (0.794 %)CMS
31 (0.794 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (0.794 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (7.143 %)MS Office
28 (6.349 %)MS Project
33 (2.381 %)MS Excel
41 (0.794 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.794 %)ResourceLink
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.587 %)TCP/IP
12 (1.587 %)Intranet
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (7.937 %)SQL Server
25 (3.968 %)Oracle 10g
33 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.794 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.794 %)BusinessObjects
41 (0.794 %)Crystal Reports
41 (0.794 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.794 %)DTS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.794 %)WebSpeed
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
157 (45.24 %)Pensions
254 (42.86 %)Finance
39 (7.143 %)Legal
44 (3.175 %)Banking
44 (3.175 %)Telecoms
52 (1.587 %)Health
52 (1.587 %)Law
61 (0.794 %)Construction
61 (0.794 %)Marketing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (37.30 %)Analyst
220 (15.87 %)Developer
319 (15.08 %)Project Manager
415 (11.90 %)Business Analyst
513 (10.32 %)Systems Analyst
611 (8.730 %)Test Analyst
77 (5.556 %)Coordinator
77 (5.556 %)Programme Manager
77 (5.556 %)Oracle Developer
86 (4.762 %)Buyer
95 (3.968 %).NET Developer
95 (3.968 %)Project Coordinator
104 (3.175 %)SQL Developer
104 (3.175 %)PL/SQL Developer
104 (3.175 %)Administrator
104 (3.175 %)Consultant
113 (2.381 %)IT Manager
113 (2.381 %)Business Systems Analyst
113 (2.381 %)Junior
113 (2.381 %)Programmer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.587 %)PMI
12 (1.587 %)Replication
21 (0.794 %)Data Protection Act
21 (0.794 %)Multithreading
21 (0.794 %)Client/Server
21 (0.794 %)NHS
21 (0.794 %)Mainframe
21 (0.794 %)Management Information System
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (4.762 %)Windows
24 (3.175 %)Windows XP
31 (0.794 %)VMS
31 (0.794 %)Windows NT
31 (0.794 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (11.11 %)Project Management
211 (8.730 %)Systems Analysis
38 (6.349 %)Test Scripting
38 (6.349 %)Migration
47 (5.556 %)Stakeholder Management
47 (5.556 %)System Testing
47 (5.556 %)Business Analysis
55 (3.968 %)Project Planning
64 (3.175 %)Service Delivery
64 (3.175 %)RAD
73 (2.381 %)Change Management
73 (2.381 %)PRINCE2
73 (2.381 %)Risk Management
73 (2.381 %)User Acceptance Testing
73 (2.381 %)Programme Management
82 (1.587 %)Supplier Management
82 (1.587 %)Data Migration
91 (0.794 %)Data Protection
91 (0.794 %)ISMS
91 (0.794 %)ITIL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (10.32 %)SQL
28 (6.349 %)C#
37 (5.556 %)PL/SQL
44 (3.175 %)Java
53 (2.381 %)VB
62 (1.587 %)LotusScript
62 (1.587 %)JavaScript
71 (0.794 %)C++
71 (0.794 %)C
71 (0.794 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.794 %)VB6
71 (0.794 %)VB.NET
71 (0.794 %)VC++
71 (0.794 %)MUMPS
71 (0.794 %)Progress 4GL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (7.937 %)ISEB
22 (1.587 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (1.587 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.794 %)Avaya Certification
31 (0.794 %)Degree
31 (0.794 %)MCDBA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.381 %)QA
22 (1.587 %)SLA
31 (0.794 %)ISO27001
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.381 %)Active Directory
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (11.11 %)Oracle
24 (3.175 %)Lotus
33 (2.381 %)Microsoft
42 (1.587 %)Northgate
42 (1.587 %)Progress
42 (1.587 %)Avaya
51 (0.794 %)IBM
51 (0.794 %)Business Objects
51 (0.794 %)Citrix
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