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

LinkNorthgate
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank113136
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.773 %0.232 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£500£250
Average daily rate£500£275
% change on same period last year+81.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£393£275
% change on same period last year+43.02 %
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£26.19£18.25
% change on same period last year+43.50 %
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 %
Northgate EnglandNorthgate
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 Northgate Information Solutions plc.

Northgate
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Northgate Demand Trend

Northgate
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Northgate Daily Rate Trend

Northgate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Northgate Hourly Rate Trend

Northgate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Northgate 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
StaffordshireNew entry-6--
WolverhamptonNew entry-1£500-
Northgate EnglandNorthgate
England

Northgate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (50.00 %)Oracle
113 (50.00 %)Migration
212 (46.15 %)Data Migration
311 (42.31 %)PL/SQL
311 (42.31 %)SQL
311 (42.31 %)UNIX
47 (26.92 %)PRINCE2
47 (26.92 %)Anite
56 (23.08 %)Oracle Workflow
56 (23.08 %)Workflow
56 (23.08 %)MS Project
65 (19.23 %)SAP
65 (19.23 %)Finance
65 (19.23 %)Capita
65 (19.23 %)Civica
74 (15.38 %)SQL Server
74 (15.38 %)Oracle 9i
74 (15.38 %)Project Management
74 (15.38 %)Oracle 10g
83 (11.54 %)Intel
83 (11.54 %)Microsoft
83 (11.54 %)Solaris
83 (11.54 %)XML
83 (11.54 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (11.54 %)Orchard
92 (7.692 %)arcHouse
92 (7.692 %)Government
92 (7.692 %)Local Government
92 (7.692 %)Oracle APEX
92 (7.692 %)Crystal Reports

Northgate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (11.54 %)XML
21 (3.846 %)XSL
21 (3.846 %)HTML
21 (3.846 %)WebServices
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (23.08 %)Oracle Workflow
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (23.08 %)MS Project
21 (3.846 %)MS Office
21 (3.846 %)MS Excel
21 (3.846 %)MS Visio
21 (3.846 %)MS PowerPoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (7.692 %)arcHouse
21 (3.846 %)Academy Housing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (15.38 %)SQL Server
14 (15.38 %)Oracle 9i
14 (15.38 %)Oracle 10g
22 (7.692 %)MS Access
22 (7.692 %)Crystal Reports
22 (7.692 %)Oracle Reports
31 (3.846 %)RDBMS
31 (3.846 %)GIS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.692 %)Oracle APEX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (19.23 %)Finance
22 (7.692 %)Government
22 (7.692 %)Local Government
31 (3.846 %)Education
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (30.77 %)Project Manager
26 (23.08 %)Developer
35 (19.23 %)Data Manager
35 (19.23 %)Migration Project Manager
44 (15.38 %)Oracle Developer
53 (11.54 %)Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Business Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Implementation Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Programme Manager
71 (3.846 %)Coordinator
71 (3.846 %)Software Developer
71 (3.846 %)DBA
71 (3.846 %)Systems Support
71 (3.846 %)Programmer
71 (3.846 %)Oracle DBA
71 (3.846 %)Project Coordinator
71 (3.846 %)SQL Developer
71 (3.846 %)PL/SQL Developer
71 (3.846 %)Systems Integrator
71 (3.846 %)Payroll Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (42.31 %)UNIX
23 (11.54 %)Solaris
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (50.00 %)Migration
212 (46.15 %)Data Migration
37 (26.92 %)PRINCE2
46 (23.08 %)Workflow
54 (15.38 %)Project Management
63 (11.54 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (7.692 %)CRM
81 (3.846 %)ITIL
81 (3.846 %)OO
81 (3.846 %)Document Management
81 (3.846 %)Business Analysis
81 (3.846 %)Project Planning
81 (3.846 %)Risk Management
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (42.31 %)PL/SQL
111 (42.31 %)SQL
21 (3.846 %)VB
21 (3.846 %)VB6
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (50.00 %)Oracle
27 (26.92 %)Anite
35 (19.23 %)Civica
35 (19.23 %)Capita
35 (19.23 %)SAP
43 (11.54 %)Microsoft
43 (11.54 %)Intel
43 (11.54 %)Orchard
51 (3.846 %)Comino
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