The first table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Yorkshire 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Junior
Rank 74 73 69
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Junior 21 22 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 1.516% 1.292% 0.426%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.606% 1.360% 0.455%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 17 3
Average daily rate £284 £280 £250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.42% +12.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £150 £202
10% offered a daily rate of more than £315 £320 £310
UK excluding London average daily rate £225 £250 £205
% change year-on-year
-10.00% +21.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £175.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £13.50 £17.75 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-23.94% +1.42%
All Job Titles
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1308 1618 1099
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 94.44% 95.01% 93.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 676 908 528
Average daily rate £315 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.07% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £181 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 68 85
Average hourly rate £12.75 £15.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.00% +20.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.30 £7.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £36.15 £34.25 £28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Junior
Yorkshire

Junior
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Junior across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Yorkshire Junior Jobs Demand Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Junior Daily Rate Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Junior across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

West Yorkshire Junior Daily Rate Histogram

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Halifax +13 10 £285 -10.23% 2
Bradford +4 5 £375 +127.27% 1
Leeds -4 5 £223 -28.22% 6
Wakefield - 1 £275 -
Pontefract - - - -
Huddersfield - - - -
Junior
Yorkshire

Junior
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

1 9 (32.14%) Finance
2 6 (21.43%) Banking
3 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (17.86%) MS Office
4 4 (14.29%) Project Management
4 4 (14.29%) SQL
5 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
5 3 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (10.71%) Retail
5 3 (10.71%) Agile Software Development
6 2 (7.143%) Use Case
6 2 (7.143%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (7.143%) ASP.NET MVC 3
6 2 (7.143%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (7.143%) ASP.NET
6 2 (7.143%) .NET
6 2 (7.143%) SQL Server
6 2 (7.143%) C#
6 2 (7.143%) JavaScript
6 2 (7.143%) PRINCE2
6 2 (7.143%) MVC
7 1 (3.571%) Scrum
7 1 (3.571%) Replication
7 1 (3.571%) VMware
7 1 (3.571%) Migration
7 1 (3.571%) Change Management
7 1 (3.571%) Management Information System
7 1 (3.571%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (3.571%) Business Analysis
7 1 (3.571%) Ajax

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (7.143%) .NET
1 2 (7.143%) ASP.NET
1 2 (7.143%) ASP.NET MVC
1 2 (7.143%) ASP.NET MVC 3
2 1 (3.571%) HTML
2 1 (3.571%) CSS
2 1 (3.571%) Ajax
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.571%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (17.86%) MS Office
2 1 (3.571%) MS Excel
2 1 (3.571%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.571%) VoIP
1 1 (3.571%) SAN
1 1 (3.571%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.143%) SQL Server
1 2 (7.143%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 9 (32.14%) Finance
2 6 (21.43%) Banking
3 3 (10.71%) Retail
4 1 (3.571%) Retail Banking
4 1 (3.571%) Corporate Banking
4 1 (3.571%) Private Banking
4 1 (3.571%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.571%) NHS
1 1 (3.571%) Management Information System
1 1 (3.571%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.571%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (14.29%) Project Management
3 3 (10.71%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (7.143%) Use Case
4 2 (7.143%) MVC
4 2 (7.143%) PRINCE2
5 1 (3.571%) OO
5 1 (3.571%) CRM
5 1 (3.571%) E-Commerce
5 1 (3.571%) PRINCE
5 1 (3.571%) Migration
5 1 (3.571%) Change Management
5 1 (3.571%) Network Architecture
5 1 (3.571%) Scrum
5 1 (3.571%) TOGAF
5 1 (3.571%) Business Analysis
5 1 (3.571%) Project Planning
5 1 (3.571%) Web Development
5 1 (3.571%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.29%) SQL
2 2 (7.143%) C#
2 2 (7.143%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.571%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1 (3.571%) MCSE
1 1 (3.571%) MCSA
1 1 (3.571%) CCNA
1 1 (3.571%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (3.571%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (3.571%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (3.571%) PMP
1 1 (3.571%) PMI Certification
1 1 (3.571%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
1 1 (3.571%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.571%) HP
2 1 (3.571%) VMware
2 1 (3.571%) Business Objects