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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in contract IT jobs within the Worcestershire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank711
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads76
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.006 %
As % of the category below26.92 %27.27 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£250£450
Average daily rate£275£475
% change on same period last year-42.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£383
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£10.67-
Average hourly rate£11.67-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.78£26.39
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£300£387
Average daily rate£350£410
% change on same period last year-14.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£432
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£13.11£10.00
Average hourly rate£14.89£12.00
% change on same period last year+24.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.67£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Finance West MidlandsFinance
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.

Finance
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Finance Daily Rate Trend

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Finance Hourly Rate Trend

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Finance across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Worcestershire Finance Hourly Rate Histogram

Finance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
WorcesterUp+44--
RedditchNew entry-1--
Finance West MidlandsFinance
West Midlands

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Finance 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 Finance.

14 (30.77 %)MS Excel
23 (23.08 %)MS Project
32 (15.38 %)Government
32 (15.38 %)EDRMS
32 (15.38 %)Anite
32 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
32 (15.38 %)Oracle
32 (15.38 %)Oracle Financials
32 (15.38 %)Cisco
32 (15.38 %)Microsoft
32 (15.38 %)Local Government
32 (15.38 %)Civica
41 (7.692 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (7.692 %)Requirements Management
41 (7.692 %)Project Planning
41 (7.692 %)Degree
41 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (7.692 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (7.692 %)Data Migration
41 (7.692 %)Data Cleansing
41 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
41 (7.692 %)Sun
41 (7.692 %)Compaq
41 (7.692 %)Dell
41 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
41 (7.692 %)Sage
41 (7.692 %)ProC
41 (7.692 %)MS Access
41 (7.692 %)OOD

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)HTML
11 (7.692 %).NET
11 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
11 (7.692 %)CSS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (30.77 %)MS Excel
23 (23.08 %)MS Project
31 (7.692 %)MS Office
31 (7.692 %)MS PowerPoint
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (15.38 %)Oracle Financials
21 (7.692 %)Oracle 11i
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.692 %)LAN
11 (7.692 %)SMTP
11 (7.692 %)SNMP
11 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
11 (7.692 %)DNS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (15.38 %)EDRMS
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (7.692 %)Data Cleansing
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server
21 (7.692 %)Oracle Reports
21 (7.692 %)Oracle 9i
21 (7.692 %)MS Access
21 (7.692 %)TOAD
21 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)Visual Studio
11 (7.692 %)Oracle Forms
11 (7.692 %)ProC
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Government
12 (15.38 %)Local Government
21 (7.692 %)Telecoms
21 (7.692 %)Legal
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Analyst
23 (23.08 %)Support Analyst
32 (15.38 %)2nd Line Support
32 (15.38 %)Programme Office Analyst
32 (15.38 %)Project Manager
32 (15.38 %)Developer
32 (15.38 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Architect
41 (7.692 %)Web Developer
41 (7.692 %)Network Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Network Architect
41 (7.692 %)Business Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)Management Accountant
41 (7.692 %)Business Manager
41 (7.692 %)Business Change Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)Financial Analyst
41 (7.692 %)PMO Analyst
41 (7.692 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
41 (7.692 %)Cabling Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Change Manager
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)UNIX
11 (7.692 %)Windows
11 (7.692 %)Solaris
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
21 (7.692 %)UML
21 (7.692 %)OOD
21 (7.692 %)Project Management
21 (7.692 %)E-business
21 (7.692 %)Risk Management
21 (7.692 %)Migration
21 (7.692 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (7.692 %)Programme Management
21 (7.692 %)Asset Management
21 (7.692 %)Network Design
21 (7.692 %)Requirements Management
21 (7.692 %)Project Planning
21 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (7.692 %)Data Migration
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)JavaScript
11 (7.692 %)PL/SQL
11 (7.692 %)SQL
11 (7.692 %)VB.NET
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Cisco Certification
11 (7.692 %)ACCA
11 (7.692 %)CIMA
11 (7.692 %)Degree
11 (7.692 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Cisco
12 (15.38 %)Microsoft
12 (15.38 %)Oracle
12 (15.38 %)Anite
12 (15.38 %)Civica
21 (7.692 %)SAP
21 (7.692 %)Sun
21 (7.692 %)Compaq
21 (7.692 %)Dell
21 (7.692 %)Sage