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The table below looks at the demand for Data Protection Act (DPA) skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Data Protection Act over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkData Protection Act (DPA)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank94139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching contract IT job ads135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.559 %0.796 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£375£313
Average daily rate£413£318
% change on same period last year+29.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
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£10.67£8.00
% change on same period last year+33.31 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads834628
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.322 %0.668 %
Daily rates quoted209112
Average minimum daily rate£362£303
Average daily rate£389£328
% change on same period last year+18.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£342
% change on same period last year+1.01 %
Hourly rates quoted5876
Average minimum hourly rate£20.72£21.56
Average hourly rate£22.60£23.93
% change on same period last year-5.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.49£26.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£25.42
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Data Protection Act EnglandData Protection Act
England

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.

Data Protection Act
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Data Protection Act Demand Trend

Data Protection Act
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Data Protection Act Daily Rate Trend

Data Protection Act
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Protection Act across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire Data Protection Act Daily Rate Histogram

Data Protection Act
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Data Protection Act Hourly Rate Trend

Data Protection Act
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Protection Act within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 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
West YorkshireUp+1613£413+29.92 %
Data Protection Act EnglandData Protection Act
England

Data Protection Act
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Data Protection Act 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 Data Protection Act.

115 (100.00 %)Data Protection
212 (80.00 %)Freedom of Information
39 (60.00 %)Freedom of Information Act
39 (60.00 %)NHS
47 (46.67 %)EDRMS
56 (40.00 %)SharePoint
56 (40.00 %)XML Schema
56 (40.00 %)XML
56 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
56 (40.00 %)Migration
56 (40.00 %)Data Migration
65 (33.33 %)Document Management
65 (33.33 %)SQL Server
65 (33.33 %)MS Office
74 (26.67 %)Microsoft
74 (26.67 %)Management Information System
74 (26.67 %)Government
74 (26.67 %)Health
83 (20.00 %)MS Excel
83 (20.00 %)Information Security
83 (20.00 %)MS Visio
92 (13.33 %)C
92 (13.33 %)Windows
92 (13.33 %)Meridio
92 (13.33 %)Statistics
101 (6.667 %)Degree
101 (6.667 %)Workflow
101 (6.667 %)UML
101 (6.667 %)SQL
101 (6.667 %)Intranet

Data Protection Act
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Data Protection Act 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 Data Protection Act. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (40.00 %)XML
16 (40.00 %)XML Schema
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (40.00 %)SharePoint
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (33.33 %)MS Office
23 (20.00 %)MS Excel
23 (20.00 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)Intranet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (46.67 %)EDRMS
25 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Government
14 (26.67 %)Health
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Support Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Data Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Data Migration Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Implementation Analyst
33 (20.00 %)Consultant
42 (13.33 %)Database Consultant
51 (6.667 %)Governance Consultant
51 (6.667 %)Data Migration Specialist
51 (6.667 %)Database Manager
51 (6.667 %)Business Analyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (80.00 %)Freedom of Information
29 (60.00 %)NHS
29 (60.00 %)Freedom of Information Act
34 (26.67 %)Management Information System
42 (13.33 %)Statistics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (13.33 %)Windows
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (100.00 %)Data Protection
26 (40.00 %)Data Migration
26 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
26 (40.00 %)Migration
35 (33.33 %)Document Management
43 (20.00 %)Information Security
51 (6.667 %)UML
51 (6.667 %)Workflow
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)C
21 (6.667 %)SQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (26.67 %)Microsoft
22 (13.33 %)Meridio