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The table below looks at the demand for Mathematics (Maths) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mathematics over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5369
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.538 %1.190 %
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£345£309
% change on same period last year+11.64 %
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£23.09£24.19
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads6584
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted1519
Average minimum daily rate£269£344
Average daily rate£294£369
% change on same period last year-20.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£319£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£350
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Hourly rates quoted822
Average minimum hourly rate£22.56£25.06
Average hourly rate£24.22£26.82
% change on same period last year-9.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.88£28.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£28.12
% change on same period last year-10.72 %
Mathematics West MidlandsMathematics
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.

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Mathematics Daily Rate Trend

Mathematics
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics.

11 (50.00 %)C++
11 (50.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)MS Access
11 (50.00 %)Lotus
11 (50.00 %)Data Security
11 (50.00 %)Statistics
11 (50.00 %)Web Development
11 (50.00 %)Degree
11 (50.00 %)Physics
11 (50.00 %)Computer Science
11 (50.00 %)Data Protection

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)MS Access
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Data Analyst
11 (50.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Statistics
11 (50.00 %)Physics
11 (50.00 %)Computer Science
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)Data Security
11 (50.00 %)Web Development
11 (50.00 %)Data Protection
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C++
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)PeopleSoft
11 (50.00 %)Lotus