The first table below looks at the demand for TargetLink 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 TargetLink over the 3 months to 17 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 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
dSPACE TargetLink
Rank - - 93
Contract jobs citing TargetLink 0 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - - 0.053%
As % of the Applications category - - 0.348%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £31.00
All Applications
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category
260 314 287
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 15.75% 14.07% 15.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 114 106
Average daily rate £275 £320 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.06% -1.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £125 £150 £123
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £442 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £305 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 60 54
Average hourly rate £13.50 £14.50 £13.13
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.89% +10.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.91 £10.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £32.25 £22.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.50 £16.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year
-3.12% +3.22%
TargetLink
England

TargetLink
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands TargetLink Jobs Demand Trend

TargetLink
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands TargetLink Hourly Rate Trend