Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail' 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 Retail over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetailing
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank13-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.167 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£387
% change on same period last year-0.83 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.59£19.09
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2417
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£371£160
Average daily rate£439£160
% change on same period last year+174.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£507£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£378
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£14.22£10.50
Average hourly rate£16.06£12.38
% change on same period last year+29.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.89£14.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.63
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
Retail West MidlandsRetail
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.

Retail
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire Retail Demand Trend

Retail
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Retail Daily Rate Trend

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Retail Hourly Rate Trend

Retail
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
WorcesterNew entry-1--
Retail West MidlandsRetail
West Midlands

Retail
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Retail 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 Retail.

14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
14 (100.00 %)VB
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
14 (100.00 %)ASP
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)MS Excel
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Intranet
14 (100.00 %)Internet
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005

Retail
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Retail 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 Retail. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)HTML
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)ASP
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)XML
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)Intranet
14 (100.00 %)Internet
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %).NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)C# Developer
21 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)Developer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
14 (100.00 %)VB
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft