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The table below looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4971
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads81
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below8.889 %0.787 %
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£351£341
% change on same period last year+2.90 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£35.60£35.00
Average hourly rate£36.10£37.50
% change on same period last year-3.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.60£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.10£28.61
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads90127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted1847
Average minimum daily rate£266£297
Average daily rate£286£311
% change on same period last year-7.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted2322
Average minimum hourly rate£35.29£30.29
Average hourly rate£36.54£34.29
% change on same period last year+6.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.79£38.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.64£31.42
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
PVCS South WestPVCS
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.

PVCS
Demand Trend

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

Bristol PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol PVCS Daily Rate Trend

PVCS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol PVCS Hourly Rate Trend

PVCS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PVCS across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Bristol PVCS Hourly Rate Histogram

PVCS
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing PVCS 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 PVCS.

119 (86.36 %)C++
215 (68.18 %)Configuration Management
215 (68.18 %)GIS
215 (68.18 %)Serena
215 (68.18 %)Java
215 (68.18 %)STL
215 (68.18 %)UNIX
215 (68.18 %)Solaris
215 (68.18 %)Linux
215 (68.18 %)LuciadMap
314 (63.64 %)UML
314 (63.64 %)CORBA
314 (63.64 %)XML
314 (63.64 %)Middleware
47 (31.82 %)C#
54 (18.18 %)C
54 (18.18 %)Ethernet
54 (18.18 %)PPP
54 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
54 (18.18 %)LabVIEW
54 (18.18 %)Agile Software Development
63 (13.64 %)Unit Testing
63 (13.64 %)SQL
63 (13.64 %).NET
63 (13.64 %)VSS/SourceSafe
72 (9.091 %)Finance
72 (9.091 %).NET Framework
81 (4.545 %)Insurance
81 (4.545 %)Telecoms

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing PVCS 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 PVCS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (68.18 %)STL
115 (68.18 %)LuciadMap
214 (63.64 %)CORBA
214 (63.64 %)XML
214 (63.64 %)Middleware
33 (13.64 %).NET
42 (9.091 %).NET Framework
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (18.18 %)Ethernet
14 (18.18 %)PPP
14 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (68.18 %)GIS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (18.18 %)LabVIEW
23 (13.64 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (9.091 %)Finance
21 (4.545 %)Insurance
21 (4.545 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (86.36 %)Software Engineer
214 (63.64 %)Java Software Engineer
313 (59.09 %)C++ Software Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Developer
42 (9.091 %)Analyst
42 (9.091 %)Analyst Programmer
42 (9.091 %)Programmer
51 (4.545 %).NET Analyst Programmer
51 (4.545 %).NET Programmer
51 (4.545 %)C# Analyst Programmer
51 (4.545 %)Software Developer
51 (4.545 %).NET Developer
51 (4.545 %)C# Developer
51 (4.545 %)Software Development Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (68.18 %)UNIX
115 (68.18 %)Solaris
115 (68.18 %)Linux
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (68.18 %)Configuration Management
214 (63.64 %)UML
34 (18.18 %)Agile Software Development
43 (13.64 %)Unit Testing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (86.36 %)C++
215 (68.18 %)Java
37 (31.82 %)C#
44 (18.18 %)C
53 (13.64 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (68.18 %)Serena