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The table below looks at the demand for Scrum skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Scrum over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkScrum
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank89127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads241
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.500 %0.058 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£254-
Average daily rate£295-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£335-
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£365
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
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£33.39£44.55
% change on same period last year-25.03 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads16001721
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.235 %1.729 %
Daily rates quoted448489
Average minimum daily rate£328£313
Average daily rate£353£336
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted130195
Average minimum hourly rate£24.16£23.71
Average hourly rate£25.86£25.66
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.56£27.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Scrum EnglandScrum
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.

Scrum
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Scrum Demand Trend

Scrum
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Scrum Daily Rate Trend

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Scrum across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

West Midlands Scrum Daily Rate Histogram

Scrum
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
BirminghamUp+2410£275-
CoventryNew entry-7£301-
StaffordshireNew entry-3£312-
Scrum EnglandScrum
England

Scrum
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Scrum 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 Scrum.

123 (62.16 %).NET
221 (56.76 %)Agile Software Development
318 (48.65 %)ASP.NET
417 (45.95 %)C#
514 (37.84 %)WebServices
613 (35.14 %)OO
712 (32.43 %)SQL
811 (29.73 %)XML
811 (29.73 %)SQL Server
99 (24.32 %)Microsoft
108 (21.62 %)RAD
108 (21.62 %)SOAP
117 (18.92 %)NHS
117 (18.92 %)XHTML
117 (18.92 %)CSS
117 (18.92 %)JavaScript
117 (18.92 %)PHP
117 (18.92 %)TDD
117 (18.92 %)Automated Testing
117 (18.92 %)Web 2.0
117 (18.92 %).NET Framework
117 (18.92 %)Selenium
117 (18.92 %)ASP.NET 2.0
126 (16.22 %)Web Development
126 (16.22 %)Web Design
126 (16.22 %)XSL
126 (16.22 %)MS Excel
126 (16.22 %)W3C
135 (13.51 %)UML
135 (13.51 %)OOP

Scrum
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (62.16 %).NET
218 (48.65 %)ASP.NET
314 (37.84 %)WebServices
411 (29.73 %)XML
58 (21.62 %)SOAP
67 (18.92 %)XHTML
67 (18.92 %).NET Framework
67 (18.92 %)ASP.NET 2.0
67 (18.92 %)CSS
76 (16.22 %)XSL
84 (10.81 %)J2EE
84 (10.81 %)LAMP
93 (8.108 %)AJAX
102 (5.405 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
111 (2.703 %)WCF
111 (2.703 %)HTML
111 (2.703 %)XSLT
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.108 %)ESB
22 (5.405 %)SharePoint
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (16.22 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (29.73 %)SQL Server
23 (8.108 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2000
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (18.92 %)Selenium
25 (13.51 %)FitNesse
25 (13.51 %)WATIR
25 (13.51 %)NUnit
33 (8.108 %)Subversion
42 (5.405 %)Visual Studio
42 (5.405 %)CruiseControl
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (8.108 %)Health
13 (8.108 %)Back Office
22 (5.405 %)Finance
31 (2.703 %)Banking
31 (2.703 %)Pensions
31 (2.703 %)Online Banking
31 (2.703 %)Marketing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (51.35 %)Developer
29 (24.32 %)Web Developer
29 (24.32 %)C# Developer
37 (18.92 %)Test Engineer
44 (10.81 %)Consultant
44 (10.81 %)Solutions Consultant
44 (10.81 %).NET Developer
53 (8.108 %)Senior Developer
53 (8.108 %)Tester
53 (8.108 %)ASP.NET Developer
53 (8.108 %)Senior C# Developer
62 (5.405 %)Technical Tester
62 (5.405 %)Project Manager
62 (5.405 %)Lead Designer
62 (5.405 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
71 (2.703 %)Functional Tester
71 (2.703 %)Website Developer
71 (2.703 %)Release Manager
71 (2.703 %)Change Manager
71 (2.703 %)IT Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (18.92 %)NHS
17 (18.92 %)Web 2.0
26 (16.22 %)W3C
31 (2.703 %)Computer Science
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (56.76 %)Agile Software Development
213 (35.14 %)OO
38 (21.62 %)RAD
47 (18.92 %)TDD
47 (18.92 %)Automated Testing
56 (16.22 %)Web Development
56 (16.22 %)Web Design
65 (13.51 %)UML
65 (13.51 %)OOP
74 (10.81 %)SOA
74 (10.81 %)Content Management
83 (8.108 %)Penetration Testing
83 (8.108 %)OOD
83 (8.108 %)Validation
83 (8.108 %)Load Testing
83 (8.108 %)Security Testing
92 (5.405 %)System Testing
92 (5.405 %)RUP
92 (5.405 %)DSDM
101 (2.703 %)Regression Testing
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (45.95 %)C#
212 (32.43 %)SQL
37 (18.92 %)JavaScript
37 (18.92 %)PHP
44 (10.81 %)Java
51 (2.703 %)Transact-SQL
51 (2.703 %)VB.NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.703 %)MCSD
11 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.703 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (24.32 %)Microsoft