Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT contracts within the Bristol region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Graduate in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank51-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.336 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£123-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£145-
UK excluding London average daily rate£134£164
% change on same period last year-18.21 %
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£9.37£14.34
% change on same period last year-34.67 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads595805
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.193 %1.007 %
Daily rates quoted169282
Average minimum daily rate£299£350
Average daily rate£322£365
% change on same period last year-11.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted133145
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.07
Average hourly rate£24.14£25.07
% change on same period last year-3.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£27.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Graduate South WestGraduate
South West

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.

Graduate
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Graduate across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol Graduate Demand Trend

Graduate
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Graduate Daily Rate Trend

Graduate
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Graduate across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol Graduate Daily Rate Histogram

Graduate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Graduate Hourly Rate Trend

Graduate
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Graduate in their job title 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 with Graduate in their job title.

12 (66.67 %)Java
12 (66.67 %)PhD
21 (33.33 %)Asset Management
21 (33.33 %)Pensions
21 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)Government
21 (33.33 %)Health
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (33.33 %)ASP
21 (33.33 %)JSP

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Graduate in their job title 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 with Graduate in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)ASP
11 (33.33 %)JSP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Government
11 (33.33 %)Health
11 (33.33 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Asset Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)PhD
21 (33.33 %)Degree
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Oracle