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This section looks at the demand for Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JTAG over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJoint Test Action Group (JTAG)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£413-
% change on same period last year-
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£40.00£43.95
% change on same period last year-8.98 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads5045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted119
Average minimum daily rate£311£350
Average daily rate£342£375
% change on same period last year-8.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£361
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Hourly rates quoted320
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£12.06
Average hourly rate£35.67£12.74
% change on same period last year+180.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.33£13.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.03£24.95
% change on same period last year-3.68 %
JTAG West MidlandsJTAG
West Midlands

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.

JTAG
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JTAG across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Birmingham JTAG Demand Trend

JTAG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham JTAG Hourly Rate Trend

JTAG
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing JTAG 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 JTAG.

11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Embedded C
11 (100.00 %)Embedded C++
11 (100.00 %)Electronics
11 (100.00 %)Device Driver
11 (100.00 %)Multimedia
11 (100.00 %)Embedded Linux

JTAG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing JTAG 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 JTAG. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Electronics
11 (100.00 %)Multimedia
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Device Driver
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Embedded Linux
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Embedded C
11 (100.00 %)Embedded C++