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The table below looks at the demand for Internet skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1640
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below42.86 %10.00 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£228-
Average daily rate£240-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£253-
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£337
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.95£26.56
% change on same period last year-21.12 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£283£262
Average daily rate£303£263
% change on same period last year+15.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£265
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted410
Average minimum hourly rate£32.75£28.53
Average hourly rate£33.13£28.81
% change on same period last year+14.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.50£29.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Internet East of EnglandInternet
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.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
DunstableNew entry-2--
BedfordNew entry-1--
Internet East of EnglandInternet
East of England

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Internet 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 Internet.

17 (63.64 %)UNIX
26 (54.55 %)SQL
35 (45.45 %)AIX
35 (45.45 %)Tivoli
35 (45.45 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
35 (45.45 %)Service Management
35 (45.45 %)Finance
35 (45.45 %)SSH
35 (45.45 %)PKI
44 (36.36 %)Intranet
44 (36.36 %)SQL Server
44 (36.36 %)TOAD
53 (27.27 %)OpenView
53 (27.27 %)HP
62 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (18.18 %)SQL Server 7
62 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
62 (18.18 %)Windows XP
62 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
62 (18.18 %)DHTML
62 (18.18 %)JavaScript
62 (18.18 %)VBScript
62 (18.18 %)VB
62 (18.18 %)VBA
62 (18.18 %).NET
62 (18.18 %)Windows
62 (18.18 %)Crystal Reports
62 (18.18 %)ASP
62 (18.18 %)ITIL

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing Internet 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 Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %).NET
12 (18.18 %)ASP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
21 (9.091 %)Apache
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)Photoshop
11 (9.091 %)Paint Shop Pro
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (45.45 %)SSH
24 (36.36 %)Intranet
31 (9.091 %)VLAN
31 (9.091 %)LDAP
31 (9.091 %)LAN
31 (9.091 %)WAN
31 (9.091 %)VPN
31 (9.091 %)DNS
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server
14 (36.36 %)TOAD
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server 7
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (18.18 %)Crystal Reports
31 (9.091 %)MS Access
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)FrontPage
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (45.45 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Government
21 (9.091 %)Local Government
21 (9.091 %)Financial Institution
21 (9.091 %)Telecoms
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Analyst
24 (36.36 %)Service Analyst
33 (27.27 %)Operations Analyst
42 (18.18 %)Applications Developer
42 (18.18 %)Support Analyst
42 (18.18 %)1st Line Support
42 (18.18 %)1st Line Support Analyst
42 (18.18 %)Desktop Support
42 (18.18 %)Developer
51 (9.091 %)Web Developer
51 (9.091 %)Consultant
51 (9.091 %)Helpdesk Support
51 (9.091 %)Network Support
51 (9.091 %)Web Applications Developer
51 (9.091 %)Project Manager
51 (9.091 %)UNIX Consultant
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (45.45 %)PKI
21 (9.091 %)IPTV
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (63.64 %)UNIX
25 (45.45 %)AIX
32 (18.18 %)Windows
32 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
32 (18.18 %)Windows XP
32 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (9.091 %)FreeBSD
41 (9.091 %)Solaris
41 (9.091 %)Linux
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Service Management
22 (18.18 %)ITIL
31 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
31 (9.091 %)Project Management
31 (9.091 %)Business Continuity
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)SQL
22 (18.18 %)VBScript
22 (18.18 %)VB
22 (18.18 %)VBA
22 (18.18 %)DHTML
22 (18.18 %)JavaScript
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)MCSD
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (9.091 %)ITIL Certification
11 (9.091 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (45.45 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
21 (9.091 %)NetBackup
21 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (45.45 %)Tivoli
23 (27.27 %)OpenView
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)HP
21 (9.091 %)VERITAS
21 (9.091 %)Red Hat
21 (9.091 %)Oracle
21 (9.091 %)Sun