Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-17
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads017
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.000 %45.95 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£413
Average daily rate-£483
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£554
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£329
% change on same period last year+5.13 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.60
Average hourly rate-£32.20
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.83£28.82
% change on same period last year-3.44 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.039 %
Daily rates quoted411
Average minimum daily rate£235£326
Average daily rate£243£355
% change on same period last year-31.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£252£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted09
Average minimum hourly rate-£19.63
Average hourly rate-£21.28
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£22.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.18£25.30
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
Degree East of EnglandDegree
East of 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.

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Degree 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 Degree.

13 (42.86 %)CISSP
13 (42.86 %)Electric
13 (42.86 %)Legal
13 (42.86 %)Risk Analysis
13 (42.86 %)Data Protection
13 (42.86 %)PCI DSS
13 (42.86 %)Information Security
22 (28.57 %)Military
22 (28.57 %)Automotive
22 (28.57 %)HNC
31 (14.29 %)Apache
31 (14.29 %)ClearCase
31 (14.29 %)ERP
31 (14.29 %)WSDL
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %)EMC
31 (14.29 %)Mapinfo
31 (14.29 %)SAP PS
31 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
31 (14.29 %)HTML
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)PHP
31 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)J2EE
31 (14.29 %)SAP
31 (14.29 %)CSS
31 (14.29 %)SOAP
31 (14.29 %)WebServices
31 (14.29 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)Construction

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)HTML
11 (14.29 %)J2EE
11 (14.29 %)CSS
11 (14.29 %)SOAP
11 (14.29 %)WebServices
11 (14.29 %)XML
11 (14.29 %)WSDL
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)Apache
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)CA Clarity
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)SAP PS
11 (14.29 %)SAP ERP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)ClearCase
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Electric
13 (42.86 %)Legal
22 (28.57 %)Automotive
22 (28.57 %)Military
31 (14.29 %)Avionics
31 (14.29 %)Electronics
31 (14.29 %)Construction
31 (14.29 %)Education
31 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Consultant
13 (42.86 %)Security Consultant
13 (42.86 %)Information Security Consultant
22 (28.57 %)Design Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Electrical Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Java Developer
31 (14.29 %)Team Leader
31 (14.29 %)SAP Team Leader
31 (14.29 %)Java Web Developer
31 (14.29 %)Developer
31 (14.29 %)Web Developer
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Mathematics
11 (14.29 %)Physics
11 (14.29 %)Computer Science
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Information Security
13 (42.86 %)Risk Analysis
13 (42.86 %)Data Protection
21 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)Project Planning
21 (14.29 %)ERP
21 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)Java
11 (14.29 %)PHP
11 (14.29 %)SQL
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (42.86 %)CISSP
22 (28.57 %)HNC
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (42.86 %)PCI DSS
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)SAP
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft
11 (14.29 %)EMC
11 (14.29 %)Mapinfo
11 (14.29 %)Google