The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Music 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 Music over the 3 months to 21 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Music
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Music 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.059% - -
As % of the General category 0.193% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £325 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £329 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.14% +1.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £96.75 - -
All of the General Category
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
519 742 627
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 30.87% 33.02% 33.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 226 310 267
Average daily rate £355 £365 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.80% +4.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £248 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £485 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 47 30
Average hourly rate £37.80 £24.00 £30.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+57.50% -21.31%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
Music
England

Music
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Music Jobs Demand Trend

Music
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Music Daily Rate Trend

Music
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Music within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 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
Birmingham - 1 £325 -
Music
England

Music
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Music 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 Music.

1 1 (100.00%) Objective-C
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS

Music
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Music 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 Music. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Team Leader
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
URGENT REQUIREMENT: iOS TEAM LEAD - WEST MIDLANDS. I am currently recruiting for an iOS Team Lead position for a Music Technology company in the West Midlands... My client...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013