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The table below looks at the demand for Interactive Voice Response (IVR) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IVR over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInteractive Voice Response (IVR)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank115123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.176 %0.875 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£454£409
% change on same period last year+11.20 %
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-£22.83
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads568457
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.895 %0.490 %
Daily rates quoted16780
Average minimum daily rate£324£288
Average daily rate£339£319
% change on same period last year+6.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted9999
Average minimum hourly rate£25.57£21.02
Average hourly rate£27.13£23.06
% change on same period last year+17.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.70£25.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
IVR EnglandIVR
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.

IVR
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands IVR Demand Trend

IVR
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands IVR Daily Rate Trend

IVR
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands IVR Hourly Rate Trend

IVR
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing IVR 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 IVR.

12 (66.67 %)Nortel
12 (66.67 %)CTI
12 (66.67 %)Finance
12 (66.67 %)Symposium
12 (66.67 %)Nortel Periphonics
12 (66.67 %)Nortel Meridian
12 (66.67 %)NGN
12 (66.67 %)Problem Management
21 (33.33 %)IP Telephony
21 (33.33 %)Local Government
21 (33.33 %)Civica
21 (33.33 %)Capita
21 (33.33 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Internet

IVR
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing IVR 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 IVR. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (66.67 %)Nortel Periphonics
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)CTI
12 (66.67 %)Symposium
12 (66.67 %)Nortel Meridian
12 (66.67 %)NGN
21 (33.33 %)IP Telephony
21 (33.33 %)Internet
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Local Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Support Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Voice Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Project Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Problem Management
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Nortel
21 (33.33 %)Civica
21 (33.33 %)Capita