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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus 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 Lotus over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8392
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads4048
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.047 %
As % of the category below3.091 %2.787 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£167£388
Average daily rate£173£413
% change on same period last year-57.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£180£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£223£223
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted924
Average minimum hourly rate£15.80£14.34
Average hourly rate£16.77£15.36
% change on same period last year+9.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.74£16.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.17£18.15
% change on same period last year+5.60 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads12941722
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.749 %1.698 %
Daily rates quoted274390
Average minimum daily rate£327£328
Average daily rate£348£352
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted155251
Average minimum hourly rate£22.33£24.82
Average hourly rate£23.76£26.97
% change on same period last year-11.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£29.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Lotus EnglandLotus
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 IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lotus across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Lotus Daily Rate Histogram

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lotus across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Lotus Hourly Rate Histogram

Lotus
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lotus within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
StaffordshireUp+510--
WarwickshireUp+97--
BirminghamDown-76£100-
CoventryNew entry-4--
HerefordshireDown-23--
ShropshireNew entry-2£210-
WolverhamptonNew entry-1--
DudleyNew entry-1--
Lotus EnglandLotus
England

Lotus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Lotus 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 Lotus.

175 (85.23 %)Lotus Notes
229 (32.95 %)Lotus Domino
229 (32.95 %)SQL Server
325 (28.41 %)Windows
418 (20.45 %)Microsoft
517 (19.32 %)SQL
615 (17.05 %)Java
615 (17.05 %)Active Directory
615 (17.05 %)MS Excel
714 (15.91 %)Windows XP
812 (13.64 %)Replication
812 (13.64 %)LotusScript
812 (13.64 %)SQL Server 2000
812 (13.64 %)JavaScript
812 (13.64 %)HTML
910 (11.36 %)VB
910 (11.36 %)MS Office
910 (11.36 %)Intranet
109 (10.23 %)Migration
109 (10.23 %).NET
109 (10.23 %)IBM
118 (9.091 %)Citrix
118 (9.091 %)DHCP
118 (9.091 %)WebServices
118 (9.091 %)Insurance
118 (9.091 %)Finance
127 (7.955 %)Windows Server 2003
127 (7.955 %)DNS
127 (7.955 %)MS Exchange
127 (7.955 %)Windows 2000

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Lotus 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 Lotus. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (13.64 %)HTML
29 (10.23 %).NET
38 (9.091 %)WebServices
46 (6.818 %)WMI
55 (5.682 %)ADSI
55 (5.682 %)ADO
64 (4.545 %)WCF
73 (3.409 %)WebSphere
73 (3.409 %)J2EE
82 (2.273 %)JSP
82 (2.273 %)JSR 168
91 (1.136 %)WPF
91 (1.136 %)WinForms
91 (1.136 %)Windows SharePoint Services
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
175 (85.23 %)Lotus Notes
229 (32.95 %)Lotus Domino
37 (7.955 %)MS Exchange
44 (4.545 %)GroupWise
44 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (2.273 %)SharePoint
52 (2.273 %)WPS
52 (2.273 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (1.136 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (17.05 %)MS Excel
210 (11.36 %)MS Office
33 (3.409 %)MS Project
33 (3.409 %)CA Clarity
41 (1.136 %)MS Visio
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (11.36 %)Intranet
28 (9.091 %)DHCP
37 (7.955 %)DNS
45 (5.682 %)SAN
54 (4.545 %)LAN
54 (4.545 %)WAN
54 (4.545 %)VPN
62 (2.273 %)LDAP
62 (2.273 %)SNMP
62 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
71 (1.136 %)SMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (32.95 %)SQL Server
212 (13.64 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (5.682 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (3.409 %)Oracle 9i
52 (2.273 %)Data Cleansing
61 (1.136 %)MS Access
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.682 %)Visual Studio
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (9.091 %)Finance
18 (9.091 %)Insurance
25 (5.682 %)Government
33 (3.409 %)Pensions
42 (2.273 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.136 %)Telecoms
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (22.73 %)Developer
214 (15.91 %)Lotus Notes Developer
312 (13.64 %)Analyst
410 (11.36 %)Desktop Support
58 (9.091 %)Consultant
67 (7.955 %)Support Engineer
67 (7.955 %).NET Developer
76 (6.818 %)2nd Line Support
85 (5.682 %)Administrator
94 (4.545 %)Domino Developer
94 (4.545 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
103 (3.409 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
103 (3.409 %)Migration Engineer
103 (3.409 %)Migration Consultant
103 (3.409 %)Project Manager
103 (3.409 %)Business Analyst
112 (2.273 %)Technical Support
112 (2.273 %)Helpdesk Analyst
112 (2.273 %)Service Analyst
112 (2.273 %)Desktop Support Engineer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (13.64 %)Replication
22 (2.273 %)Blackberry
31 (1.136 %)Statistics
31 (1.136 %)Mathematics
31 (1.136 %)French Language
31 (1.136 %)German Language
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (28.41 %)Windows
214 (15.91 %)Windows XP
37 (7.955 %)Windows 2000
37 (7.955 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (5.682 %)NetWare
52 (2.273 %)UNIX
61 (1.136 %)AIX
61 (1.136 %)Solaris
61 (1.136 %)Linux
61 (1.136 %)Windows Vista
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (10.23 %)Migration
26 (6.818 %)Security Cleared
35 (5.682 %)Data Migration
44 (4.545 %)Resource Management
53 (3.409 %)Web Development
53 (3.409 %)Project Management
53 (3.409 %)ITIL
62 (2.273 %)PRINCE2
62 (2.273 %)Data Protection
71 (1.136 %)SC Cleared
71 (1.136 %)Time Management
71 (1.136 %)PRINCE
71 (1.136 %)BPR
71 (1.136 %)Data Security
71 (1.136 %)Workflow
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (19.32 %)SQL
215 (17.05 %)Java
312 (13.64 %)JavaScript
312 (13.64 %)LotusScript
410 (11.36 %)VB
55 (5.682 %)C#
55 (5.682 %)Transact-SQL
55 (5.682 %)VBScript
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.545 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (4.545 %)MCP
23 (3.409 %)MCSE
32 (2.273 %)ISEB
32 (2.273 %)CNE
32 (2.273 %)Novell Certification
41 (1.136 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (1.136 %)MCSA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (17.05 %)Active Directory
21 (1.136 %)MetaFrame
21 (1.136 %)Terminal Services
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (6.818 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (1.136 %)OpenView
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (20.45 %)Microsoft
29 (10.23 %)IBM
38 (9.091 %)Citrix
46 (6.818 %)Oracle
55 (5.682 %)Novell
64 (4.545 %)Sage
64 (4.545 %)Dell
64 (4.545 %)HP
72 (2.273 %)Compaq
72 (2.273 %)Cisco
81 (1.136 %)PeopleSoft
81 (1.136 %)SAP
81 (1.136 %)CA