Worcestershire Buyer Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for the Buyer role in IT contracts within the Worcestershire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Buyer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Berkshire Bracknell Brentford Buckinghamshire Coventry Dorset East Midlands East of England England Essex Gloucester Gloucestershire Hampshire Hereford Herefordshire London Manchester Middlesex Milton Keynes North West Poole Portsmouth Salford South East South West Swindon UK West Midlands Wigan Wiltshire Worcester Worcestershire	3 months to 20 Nov 2008	Same period last year
Rank	10	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	2	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.003 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	3.077 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum daily rate	-	-
Average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£320	£334
% change on same period last year	-4.27 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£13.48	£23.29
% change on same period last year	-42.11 %
Job Titles Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads	65	67
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.102 %	0.073 %
Daily rates quoted	10	6
Average minimum daily rate	£379	£149
Average daily rate	£427	£156
% change on same period last year	+174.83 %
Average maximum daily rate	£475	£162
UK excluding London average daily rate	£353	£350
% change on same period last year	+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted	12	19
Average minimum hourly rate	£16.49	£25.28
Average hourly rate	£17.24	£26.19
% change on same period last year	-34.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£17.99	£27.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.38	£24.43
% change on same period last year	-4.32 %
Buyer West Midlands

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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Buyer across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 20 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.

Location	Rank 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
Worcester	-	2	-	-

Buyer West Midlands

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Top 1 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region that cited Buyer 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 Buyer in their job title.

1 2 (100.00 %) Supplier Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region that cited Buyer 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 Buyer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Processes & Methodologies 1 2 (100.00 %) Supplier Management