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The table below looks at the demand for Smart Card 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 Smartcard over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSmart Card
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank94131
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.169 %1.295 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£313£453
Average daily rate£332£453
% change on same period last year-26.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£453
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.19
Average hourly rate-£15.13
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.00£15.08
% change on same period last year-27.05 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads852695
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.205 %0.704 %
Daily rates quoted183111
Average minimum daily rate£347£340
Average daily rate£373£371
% change on same period last year+0.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted5673
Average minimum hourly rate£21.48£19.31
Average hourly rate£23.65£21.76
% change on same period last year+8.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.82£24.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
Smartcard EnglandSmartcard
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.

Smartcard
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Smartcard Demand Trend

Smartcard
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Smartcard Daily Rate Trend

Smartcard
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Yorkshire Smartcard Daily Rate Histogram

Smartcard
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Smartcard Hourly Rate Trend

Smartcard
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Smartcard within the Yorkshire 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
South YorkshireUp+1713£320-
West YorkshireUp+96--
North YorkshireNew entry-5£325-
Smartcard EnglandSmartcard
England

Smartcard
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (25.49 %)PRINCE2
212 (23.53 %)NHS
310 (19.61 %)Firewall
49 (17.65 %)DNS
49 (17.65 %)PKI
58 (15.69 %)Finance
58 (15.69 %)Stakeholder Management
67 (13.73 %)Health
67 (13.73 %)Windows
76 (11.76 %)WebServices
76 (11.76 %)Project Management
76 (11.76 %)Retail
85 (9.804 %)Business Analysis
85 (9.804 %)PRINCE
85 (9.804 %)Linux
85 (9.804 %)Microsoft
94 (7.843 %)ActiveX
94 (7.843 %)UNIX
94 (7.843 %)Java
94 (7.843 %)Windows Vista
94 (7.843 %)Test Scripting
103 (5.882 %)Banking
103 (5.882 %)JNI
103 (5.882 %)Middleware
103 (5.882 %)ISEB
103 (5.882 %)VPN
103 (5.882 %)Windows XP
103 (5.882 %)MS Visio
112 (3.922 %)Cisco
112 (3.922 %)Citrix

Smartcard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (11.76 %)WebServices
24 (7.843 %)ActiveX
33 (5.882 %)Middleware
33 (5.882 %)JNI
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.882 %)MS Visio
22 (3.922 %)MS Project
22 (3.922 %)MS Office
31 (1.961 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (19.61 %)Firewall
29 (17.65 %)DNS
33 (5.882 %)VPN
42 (3.922 %)X.500
42 (3.922 %)LDAP
51 (1.961 %)LAN
51 (1.961 %)WAN
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (15.69 %)Finance
27 (13.73 %)Health
36 (11.76 %)Retail
43 (5.882 %)Banking
52 (3.922 %)Government
61 (1.961 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.961 %)Back Office
61 (1.961 %)Marketing
61 (1.961 %)Publishing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (35.29 %)Project Manager
214 (27.45 %)Analyst
39 (17.65 %)Business Analyst
44 (7.843 %)Developer
44 (7.843 %)Test Manager
53 (5.882 %)Test Analyst
53 (5.882 %)Deployment Specialist
62 (3.922 %)Architect
62 (3.922 %)Consultant
62 (3.922 %)Technical Project Manager
62 (3.922 %)Applications Developer
62 (3.922 %)Technical Specialist
62 (3.922 %)Technical Manager
62 (3.922 %)Security Architect
71 (1.961 %)Project Director
71 (1.961 %)Network Specialist
71 (1.961 %)Senior Network Consultant
71 (1.961 %)Senior Network Specialist
71 (1.961 %)Web Project Manager
71 (1.961 %)Web Manager
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (23.53 %)NHS
29 (17.65 %)PKI
32 (3.922 %)NPfIT
32 (3.922 %)Management Information System
32 (3.922 %)EPoS
32 (3.922 %)EMV
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (13.73 %)Windows
25 (9.804 %)Linux
34 (7.843 %)UNIX
34 (7.843 %)Windows Vista
43 (5.882 %)Windows XP
52 (3.922 %)Solaris
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (25.49 %)PRINCE2
28 (15.69 %)Stakeholder Management
36 (11.76 %)Project Management
45 (9.804 %)PRINCE
45 (9.804 %)Business Analysis
54 (7.843 %)Test Scripting
62 (3.922 %)Software Engineering
62 (3.922 %)Risk Assessment
62 (3.922 %)Enterprise Architecture
62 (3.922 %)Matrix Management
62 (3.922 %)Release Management
62 (3.922 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (3.922 %)UML
62 (3.922 %)Identity Management
62 (3.922 %)Security Management
71 (1.961 %)Migration
71 (1.961 %)Regression Testing
71 (1.961 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.961 %)ITIL
71 (1.961 %)Requirements Analysis
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (7.843 %)Java
21 (1.961 %)C
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.882 %)ISEB
22 (3.922 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (1.961 %)PMP
31 (1.961 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.922 %)ISO27001
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.922 %)Active Directory
12 (3.922 %)MetaFrame
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (9.804 %)Microsoft
22 (3.922 %)Citrix
22 (3.922 %)Oracle
22 (3.922 %)Cisco