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This section looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts within the Yorkshire 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 Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank94119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads3226
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.026 %
As % of the category below1.074 %0.733 %
Daily rates quoted76
Average minimum daily rate£216£243
Average daily rate£228£244
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£240£245
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£238
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Hourly rates quoted94
Average minimum hourly rate£8.64£9.25
Average hourly rate£9.23£11.50
% change on same period last year-19.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£9.82£13.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.26£13.89
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads29793546
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.931 %3.532 %
Daily rates quoted637679
Average minimum daily rate£320£329
Average daily rate£339£348
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted303319
Average minimum hourly rate£21.47£23.82
Average hourly rate£23.16£25.26
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.84£26.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Junior EnglandJunior
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.

Junior
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Junior Daily Rate Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Yorkshire Junior Daily Rate Histogram

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Junior across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Yorkshire Junior Hourly Rate Histogram

Junior
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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+1621£266+37.20 %
South YorkshireUp+16£70-
North YorkshireDown-43£330-4.34 %
Junior EnglandJunior
England

Junior
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Junior 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 Junior in their job title.

113 (27.66 %)Windows
29 (19.15 %)MS Excel
38 (17.02 %)Active Directory
47 (14.89 %)Project Management
47 (14.89 %)Finance
56 (12.77 %)Microsoft
56 (12.77 %).NET
56 (12.77 %)MS Office
64 (8.511 %)Oracle
64 (8.511 %)SQL Server
64 (8.511 %)MS Project
64 (8.511 %)ASP.NET
64 (8.511 %)PRINCE2
64 (8.511 %)C#
64 (8.511 %)Degree
73 (6.383 %)Retail
73 (6.383 %)Health
73 (6.383 %)Migration
73 (6.383 %)BT
73 (6.383 %)PRINCE2 Certification
73 (6.383 %)VB.NET
73 (6.383 %)Windows XP
73 (6.383 %)MS Exchange
73 (6.383 %)MS Access
73 (6.383 %)Lotus Domino
82 (4.255 %)Linux
82 (4.255 %)UNIX
82 (4.255 %)MCP
82 (4.255 %)Terminal Services
82 (4.255 %)Cisco

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Junior 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 Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (12.77 %).NET
24 (8.511 %)ASP.NET
31 (2.128 %)HTML
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (6.383 %)MS Exchange
13 (6.383 %)Lotus Domino
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (19.15 %)MS Excel
26 (12.77 %)MS Office
34 (8.511 %)MS Project
42 (4.255 %)Spreadsheet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.128 %)DMZ
11 (2.128 %)LAN
11 (2.128 %)WAN
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (8.511 %)SQL Server
23 (6.383 %)MS Access
32 (4.255 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.128 %)MySQL
41 (2.128 %)DTS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.128 %)Visual Studio
11 (2.128 %)Flash
11 (2.128 %)Dreamweaver
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (14.89 %)Finance
23 (6.383 %)Retail
23 (6.383 %)Health
32 (4.255 %)Advertising
32 (4.255 %)Insurance
41 (2.128 %)Pensions
41 (2.128 %)Marketing
41 (2.128 %)Auditing
41 (2.128 %)Law
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.128 %)Computer Science
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (27.66 %)Windows
23 (6.383 %)Windows XP
32 (4.255 %)Linux
32 (4.255 %)UNIX
32 (4.255 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.128 %)Windows Vista
41 (2.128 %)Windows 2000
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (14.89 %)Project Management
24 (8.511 %)PRINCE2
33 (6.383 %)Migration
42 (4.255 %)PRINCE
42 (4.255 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (4.255 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.128 %)Test Scripting
51 (2.128 %)Incident Management
51 (2.128 %)Web Development
51 (2.128 %)Document Management
51 (2.128 %)Change Management
51 (2.128 %)E-Commerce
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (8.511 %)C#
23 (6.383 %)VB.NET
31 (2.128 %)VBA
31 (2.128 %)PHP
31 (2.128 %)SQL
31 (2.128 %)VB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.511 %)Degree
23 (6.383 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (4.255 %)MCP
32 (4.255 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (2.128 %)CCNA
41 (2.128 %)Cisco Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (17.02 %)Active Directory
22 (4.255 %)Terminal Services
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.128 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (12.77 %)Microsoft
24 (8.511 %)Oracle
33 (6.383 %)BT
42 (4.255 %)Cisco
51 (2.128 %)Citrix