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ContractorCalculator Market Report August 2010

The demand for contractors continues to grow, with sectors such as financial services and manufacturing appearing to be having a renaissance.

Last month | Tue, 03 Aug 2010

ContractorCalculator Market Report July 2010

As the UK economy continues its climb out of recession, contractors will see increased demand from manufacturing, oil & gas and financial services.

Last July | Tue, 06 Jul 2010

Contractor and freelancer marketplace emerges from recession with double-digit growth

PeoplePerHour.com founder Xenios Thrasyvoulou explains how the freelancer marketplace has emerged from recession showing double-digit growth.

Last June | Mon, 21 Jun 2010

ContractorCalculator Market Report June 2010

Contractors will benefit from the positive upward trending of most economic indicators, although experts report the recovery is still fragile.

Last June | Tue, 08 Jun 2010

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1 Developer 14,665 £30Calculate £425Calculate
2 Financial 14,656 £21Calculate £450Calculate
3 Analyst 13,875 £16Calculate £425Calculate
4 Banking 11,957 £19Calculate £500Calculate
5 Structured Query Language (SQL) 9,531 £25Calculate £425Calculate
6 Oracle Corporation 7,141 £25Calculate £425Calculate
7 Java 6,828 £33Calculate £500Calculate
8 Business Analyst 6,821 £27Calculate £475Calculate
9 Investment Banking 6,756 £18Calculate £550Calculate
10 Microsoft Windows 6,481 £16Calculate £350Calculate

Source ITJobsWatch.co.uk Last Updated 02 Sep 2010


     
  

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