The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smart Meter in IT contracts advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Smart Meter 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category for the West Sussex 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
Smart Metering
Rank 26 52 -
Rank change year-on-year
+26 -
Contract jobs citing Smart Meter 15 6 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 3.886% 0.948% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 22.39% 5.825% -
Number of daily rates quoted 12 3 0
Average daily rate £355 £300 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.33% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £363 £525
% change year-on-year
+3.44% -30.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
West Sussex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
67 103 93
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Sussex 17.36% 16.27% 20.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 53 42
Average daily rate £380 £319 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.21% -20.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £298 £275 £290
10% offered a daily rate of more than £585 £475 £485
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £342 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.41% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 7
Average hourly rate £21.75 £26.00 £21.79
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-16.34% +19.32%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £24.50 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-10.20% -7.54%
Smart Meter
South East

Smart Meter
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Smart Meter across the West Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Sussex Smart Meter Jobs Demand Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Sussex Smart Meter Daily Rate Trend

Smart Meter
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Smart Meter across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Sussex Smart Meter Daily Rate Histogram

Smart Meter
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Smart Meter within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 17 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
Crawley +18 13 £355 +18.33%
Smart Meter
South East

Smart Meter
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter.

1 10 (27.78%) SAP
2 9 (25.00%) Project Management
3 7 (19.44%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (16.67%) Data Analysis
5 5 (13.89%) Business Analysis
5 5 (13.89%) Finance
5 5 (13.89%) MS Excel
5 5 (13.89%) SQL
5 5 (13.89%) MS Visio
5 5 (13.89%) Data Architecture
6 4 (11.11%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (11.11%) Web Services
6 4 (11.11%) XML
6 4 (11.11%) SQL Server
6 4 (11.11%) Logistics
6 4 (11.11%) Data Management
7 3 (8.333%) Asset Management
7 3 (8.333%) Migration
7 3 (8.333%) SharePoint
7 3 (8.333%) Microsoft
7 3 (8.333%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (8.333%) Business Objects
7 3 (8.333%) MS Office
7 3 (8.333%) PRINCE2
7 3 (8.333%) SOA
7 3 (8.333%) Time Management
8 2 (5.556%) Strategic Planning
8 2 (5.556%) IIBA
8 2 (5.556%) Performance Improvement

Smart Meter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex region citing Smart Meter 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 Smart Meter. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (11.11%) Web Services
1 4 (11.11%) XML
2 1 (2.778%) SAP XI
2 1 (2.778%) SAP PI
2 1 (2.778%) .NET
2 1 (2.778%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (8.333%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.778%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (19.44%) MS PowerPoint
2 5 (13.89%) MS Excel
2 5 (13.89%) MS Visio
3 3 (8.333%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (5.556%) SAP CRM
1 2 (5.556%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (2.778%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.778%) SAP PM
2 1 (2.778%) SAP FI-CA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 3 (8.333%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (2.778%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 5 (13.89%) Finance
2 2 (5.556%) Retail
2 2 (5.556%) Billing
3 1 (2.778%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (52.78%) Analyst
2 13 (36.11%) Business Analyst
3 4 (11.11%) Project Manager
3 4 (11.11%) Developer
3 4 (11.11%) Senior Developer
3 4 (11.11%) Systems Developer
3 4 (11.11%) Senior Systems Developer
4 3 (8.333%) Systems Architect
4 3 (8.333%) Architect
5 2 (5.556%) Test Analyst
5 2 (5.556%) Consultant
5 2 (5.556%) Data Analyst
5 2 (5.556%) Senior Project Manager
5 2 (5.556%) Senior Manager
5 2 (5.556%) Performance Analyst
5 2 (5.556%) Performance Test Analyst
5 2 (5.556%) SAP Test Analyst
5 2 (5.556%) SAP Analyst
6 1 (2.778%) Governance Analyst
6 1 (2.778%) Enterprise Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.556%) Economics
1 2 (5.556%) Mathematics
1 2 (5.556%) IIBA
2 1 (2.778%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (25.00%) Project Management
2 6 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 5 (13.89%) Business Analysis
3 5 (13.89%) Data Architecture
4 4 (11.11%) Data Management
4 4 (11.11%) Financial Modelling
4 4 (11.11%) Logistics
5 3 (8.333%) Migration
5 3 (8.333%) Asset Management
5 3 (8.333%) SOA
5 3 (8.333%) PRINCE2
5 3 (8.333%) Time Management
6 2 (5.556%) Performance Improvement
6 2 (5.556%) Test Strategy
6 2 (5.556%) Performance Testing
6 2 (5.556%) Load Testing
6 2 (5.556%) Test Scripting
6 2 (5.556%) Strategic Planning
6 2 (5.556%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.89%) SQL
2 2 (5.556%) VBA
3 1 (2.778%) VB6
3 1 (2.778%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (5.556%) ISEB
1 2 (5.556%) Degree
2 1 (2.778%) CISSP
2 1 (2.778%) CISM
2 1 (2.778%) MBA
2 1 (2.778%) CEH
Vendors
1 10 (27.78%) SAP
2 3 (8.333%) Microsoft
2 3 (8.333%) Business Objects
3 2 (5.556%) CA
Crawley, West Sussex
The GB Smart Metering Programme is managed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) who are expected to mandate the installation and operation of smart meters...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £360 - £400 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Crawley, South East
The GB Smart Metering Programme is managed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) who are expected to mandate the installation and operation of smart meters...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £360 - £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
The Systems Developer is primarily responsible for the maintenance and development of the Logica Instant Energy head end solution that supports the Trials Smart Metering Architecture and all...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013