The first table below looks at the demand for RSpec skills 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 RSpec over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Development Applications 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
RSpec
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing RSpec 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - - -
As % of the Development Applications category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 - £300
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Development Applications
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
132 205 122
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 8.083% 9.144% 6.448%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 106 70
Average daily rate £325 £325 £288
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +13.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £246 £250 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £400 £358
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 4 7
Average hourly rate £37.80 £37.50 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+0.80% +29.31%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
RSpec
England