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This section looks at the demand for Migration skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Migration over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Migration
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3035
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads7574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.074 %
As % of the category below6.996 %7.460 %
Daily rates quoted2816
Average minimum daily rate£343£433
Average daily rate£362£463
% change on same period last year-21.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£494
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£383
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted411
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£17.96
Average hourly rate£18.25£18.47
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50£18.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.83£23.29
% change on same period last year+10.90 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads1072992
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.429 %0.990 %
Daily rates quoted315191
Average minimum daily rate£337£346
Average daily rate£361£370
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted3557
Average minimum hourly rate£22.40£24.67
Average hourly rate£25.15£25.83
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.89£26.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Migration YorkshireMigration
Yorkshire

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.

Migration
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Migration Demand Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Migration Daily Rate Trend

Migration
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Migration across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Yorkshire Migration Daily Rate Histogram

Migration
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Migration Hourly Rate Trend

Migration
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Migration across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Yorkshire Migration Hourly Rate Histogram

Migration
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Migration within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LeedsNo change045£388-15.67 %
BradfordUp+68£185-
WetherbyNew entry-2£350-
HalifaxDown-101£250-
Migration YorkshireMigration
Yorkshire

Migration
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Migration 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 Migration.

161 (45.52 %)Data Migration
240 (29.85 %)SQL
332 (23.88 %)Oracle
429 (21.64 %)Finance
523 (17.16 %)SQL Server
620 (14.93 %)Microsoft
718 (13.43 %)NHS
817 (12.69 %).NET
914 (10.45 %)PL/SQL
1013 (9.701 %)PRINCE2
1013 (9.701 %)SharePoint
1112 (8.955 %)Health
1112 (8.955 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1211 (8.209 %)Active Directory
1211 (8.209 %)Datawarehouse
1211 (8.209 %)Solaris
1211 (8.209 %)Windows
1211 (8.209 %)MS Excel
1310 (7.463 %)SQL Server 2005
149 (6.716 %)Business Analysis
149 (6.716 %)Linux
149 (6.716 %)Data Modelling
149 (6.716 %)ASP.NET
158 (5.970 %)MS Office
158 (5.970 %)Project Management
167 (5.224 %)Oracle RAC
167 (5.224 %)Oracle 10g
167 (5.224 %)IBM
176 (4.478 %)EDRMS
176 (4.478 %)UNIX

Migration
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Migration 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 Migration. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (12.69 %).NET
29 (6.716 %)ASP.NET
35 (3.731 %)XML
35 (3.731 %)Oracle Streams
44 (2.985 %)ASP.NET 2.0
44 (2.985 %)CSS
53 (2.239 %)WebServices
53 (2.239 %)XHTML
53 (2.239 %)Silverlight
62 (1.493 %)ebXML
62 (1.493 %)HTML
62 (1.493 %)XSLT
62 (1.493 %)SOAP
71 (0.746 %)COM
71 (0.746 %)J2EE
71 (0.746 %)ADO.NET
71 (0.746 %)ASP
71 (0.746 %)WinForms
71 (0.746 %).NET Framework
71 (0.746 %)WF
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (9.701 %)SharePoint
25 (3.731 %)MS Exchange
34 (2.985 %)Lotus Notes
34 (2.985 %)Lotus Domino
43 (2.239 %)CICS
51 (0.746 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (0.746 %)IIS
51 (0.746 %)Apache
51 (0.746 %)SAS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (8.209 %)MS Excel
28 (5.970 %)MS Office
34 (2.985 %)MS Project
43 (2.239 %)MS Visio
51 (0.746 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.746 %)InfoPath
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (4.478 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
22 (1.493 %)Oracle 11i
22 (1.493 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.746 %)SAP WM
31 (0.746 %)Oracle ERP
31 (0.746 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.493 %)HTTP
12 (1.493 %)SAN
21 (0.746 %)DMZ
21 (0.746 %)Intranet
21 (0.746 %)Firewall
21 (0.746 %)Network Security
21 (0.746 %)Cisco ASA
21 (0.746 %)SMS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (17.16 %)SQL Server
212 (8.955 %)SQL Server Integration Services
311 (8.209 %)Datawarehouse
410 (7.463 %)SQL Server 2005
57 (5.224 %)Oracle 10g
66 (4.478 %)Data Cleansing
66 (4.478 %)EDRMS
75 (3.731 %)BusinessObjects
75 (3.731 %)Oracle 9i
84 (2.985 %)OLAP
93 (2.239 %)MS Access
93 (2.239 %)DB2
93 (2.239 %)OLTP
93 (2.239 %)DTS
93 (2.239 %)Oracle OWB
93 (2.239 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (1.493 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (1.493 %)Oracle 11g
102 (1.493 %)TOAD
111 (0.746 %)SQL Navigator
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (4.478 %)Oracle APEX
23 (2.239 %)ProC
32 (1.493 %)LSMW
32 (1.493 %)TestDirector
41 (0.746 %)PeopleTools
41 (0.746 %)Oracle Forms
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (21.64 %)Finance
212 (8.955 %)Health
36 (4.478 %)Retail
44 (2.985 %)Government
52 (1.493 %)Pensions
52 (1.493 %)Legal
52 (1.493 %)Banking
52 (1.493 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.746 %)Back Office
61 (0.746 %)Telecoms
61 (0.746 %)Construction
61 (0.746 %)Insurance
61 (0.746 %)Retail Banking
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (32.84 %)Analyst
232 (23.88 %)Developer
318 (13.43 %)Project Manager
416 (11.94 %)Business Analyst
512 (8.955 %)DBA
610 (7.463 %)Senior Analyst
610 (7.463 %)Oracle DBA
78 (5.970 %)Data Analyst
78 (5.970 %)Consultant
86 (4.478 %)SQL Developer
95 (3.731 %)Programmer
95 (3.731 %)Applications Developer
95 (3.731 %)Data Consultant
104 (2.985 %)Analyst Programmer
104 (2.985 %).NET Developer
104 (2.985 %)SQL Server Developer
113 (2.239 %)Access Developer
113 (2.239 %)Oracle Developer
113 (2.239 %)Data Manager
113 (2.239 %)Senior Systems Developer
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (13.43 %)NHS
25 (3.731 %)Mainframe
25 (3.731 %)Freedom of Information
25 (3.731 %)Data Protection Act
34 (2.985 %)Freedom of Information Act
34 (2.985 %)Data Conversion
34 (2.985 %)Data Integration
43 (2.239 %)Clustering
43 (2.239 %)IBM Mainframe
52 (1.493 %)Management Information System
52 (1.493 %)AS400
52 (1.493 %)Blackberry
61 (0.746 %)N-Tier
61 (0.746 %)Data Extraction
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (8.209 %)Solaris
111 (8.209 %)Windows
29 (6.716 %)Linux
36 (4.478 %)UNIX
44 (2.985 %)Windows Vista
44 (2.985 %)Windows 2000
53 (2.239 %)zOS
61 (0.746 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.746 %)AIX
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
161 (45.52 %)Data Migration
213 (9.701 %)PRINCE2
39 (6.716 %)Data Modelling
39 (6.716 %)Business Analysis
48 (5.970 %)Project Management
56 (4.478 %)Data Analysis
65 (3.731 %)Software Testing
65 (3.731 %)User Acceptance Testing
65 (3.731 %)Test Management
65 (3.731 %)GAP Analysis
65 (3.731 %)Workflow
65 (3.731 %)ERP
65 (3.731 %)Data Protection
65 (3.731 %)Performance Management
74 (2.985 %)System Testing
74 (2.985 %)PRINCE
74 (2.985 %)Use Case
83 (2.239 %)UML
83 (2.239 %)Continuous Integration
83 (2.239 %)Data Mapping
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (29.85 %)SQL
214 (10.45 %)PL/SQL
36 (4.478 %)Transact-SQL
36 (4.478 %)C#
45 (3.731 %)Shell Script
53 (2.239 %)COBOL
53 (2.239 %)Perl
53 (2.239 %)VB
62 (1.493 %)VB.NET
62 (1.493 %)ABAP
62 (1.493 %)VB6
71 (0.746 %)VBA
71 (0.746 %)SQR
71 (0.746 %)C
71 (0.746 %)Java
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.731 %)PRINCE2 Certification
24 (2.985 %)Degree
31 (0.746 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (0.746 %)PMP
31 (0.746 %)PMI Certification
31 (0.746 %)MCSE
31 (0.746 %)CCNP
31 (0.746 %)Cisco Certification
31 (0.746 %)Microsoft Certification
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.493 %)HL7
21 (0.746 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (8.209 %)Active Directory
27 (5.224 %)Oracle RAC
32 (1.493 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (23.88 %)Oracle
220 (14.93 %)Microsoft
37 (5.224 %)IBM
45 (3.731 %)Business Objects
54 (2.985 %)PeopleSoft
54 (2.985 %)Novell
54 (2.985 %)Lotus
63 (2.239 %)Remedy
63 (2.239 %)BT
63 (2.239 %)VMware
63 (2.239 %)Cognos
72 (1.493 %)Siebel
72 (1.493 %)Cisco
72 (1.493 %)SAP
81 (0.746 %)HP
81 (0.746 %)Dell
81 (0.746 %)PlateSpin
81 (0.746 %)McAfee Security
81 (0.746 %)Sony
81 (0.746 %)Apple