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ContractorCalculator Market Report February 2012

Contractors received a PR boost in Davos and have a target rich contract market if they can pick the winning sectors of the UK’s two-speed economy.

This week | Tue, 07 Feb 2012

Good contracting prospects in UK’s oil and gas sector, reveals latest salary guide

UK oil and gas contractors are predicted to enjoy a buoyant 2012 with increasing sector growth, according to The Oil & Gas Global Salary Guide 2012.

Last week | Wed, 01 Feb 2012

IT and engineering contractor demand keeps Scottish contract market buoyant

IT and engineering contractor demand helps keep the Scottish contract market from a marked contraction with Aberdeen leading on temp billings & pay

Three Weeks ago | Mon, 16 Jan 2012

Contractor demand in core contracting disciplines ends 2011 on a high

Contractor demand in engineering and IT continued to grow in December 2011, according to the latest reports from KPMG/REC and Monster.

Last month | Wed, 11 Jan 2012

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	Description	Job Adverts	Average Hourly Rate	Average Daily Rate
1	Financial	12,207	£22	£425
2	Developer	11,804	£32	£375
3	Analyst	11,229	£16	£375
4	Structured Query Language (SQL)	7,464	£26	£400
5	Microsoft Windows	6,812	£17	£335
6	Banking	6,753	£20	£463
7	Oracle Corporation	6,257	£33	£425
8	Microsoft Corporation	5,713	£16	£350
9	Microsoft .NET (dotNet)	5,144	£32	£375
10	Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)	5,095	£27	£375

Source ITJobsWatch.co.uk Last Updated 10 Feb 2012

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ContractorCalculator Market Report February 2012

Contractors received a PR boost in Davos and have a target rich contract market if they can pick the winning sectors of the UK’s two-speed economy.

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UK manufacturing output rises http://t.co/R0dzpXWB and trade deficit improves http://t.co/EryNWZ69 according to ONS December 2011 data
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
HMRC inconsistency: Redknapp's misfortune was to be a private individual and not a large company. http://t.co/vcz43CvZ via @TheIndyNews
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Contractor ESC C16 options for tax efficient limited company closure by 1 March 2012 http://t.co/QXDaShgU
Thu, 09 Feb 2012
Good news for financial IT contractors London's financial sector bounces back in Jan: Morgan McKinley Employ Monitor http://t.co/38nKDOaC
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