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The table below looks at the demand for Social Networking skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Social Network over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSocial Networking
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank92-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.350 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£367-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads572348
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.901 %0.373 %
Daily rates quoted16878
Average minimum daily rate£378£322
Average daily rate£405£349
% change on same period last year+15.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£343
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted2035
Average minimum hourly rate£19.35£22.83
Average hourly rate£22.50£25.73
% change on same period last year-12.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.65£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.46£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Social Network YorkshireSocial Network
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.

Social Network
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Social Network Demand Trend

Social Network
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire Social Network Daily Rate Trend

Social Network
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Social Network across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

West Yorkshire Social Network Daily Rate Histogram

Social Network
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Social Network within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
LeedsNew entry-2£275-
Social Network YorkshireSocial Network
Yorkshire

Social Network
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Social Network 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 Social Network.

13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Linux
13 (60.00 %)Firewall
13 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (60.00 %)Debian
22 (40.00 %)Hibernate
22 (40.00 %)RHCT
22 (40.00 %)Spring
22 (40.00 %)SUSE
22 (40.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)Struts
22 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (40.00 %)J2EE
31 (20.00 %)MySQL
31 (20.00 %)Oracle
31 (20.00 %)Ant
31 (20.00 %)WebLogic
31 (20.00 %)JSP
31 (20.00 %)JBoss
31 (20.00 %)Eclipse
31 (20.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)Computer Science

Social Network
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Social Network 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 Social Network. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)J2EE
12 (40.00 %)Struts
12 (40.00 %)Hibernate
12 (40.00 %)Spring
21 (20.00 %)JSP
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)WebLogic
11 (20.00 %)JBoss
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)MySQL
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Ant
11 (20.00 %)Eclipse
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Systems Administrator
13 (60.00 %)Administrator
22 (40.00 %)Linux Systems Administrator
22 (40.00 %)Linux Administrator
31 (20.00 %)Windows Administrator
31 (20.00 %)Windows Systems Administrator
31 (20.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)Developer
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Computer Science
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Linux
13 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (60.00 %)Debian
22 (40.00 %)SUSE
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)RHCT
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle