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This section looks at the demand for Broadband skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Broadband over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7691
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.817 %0.326 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£343
% change on same period last year+8.43 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£12.50-
Average hourly rate£12.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.16£20.95
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads213307
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.284 %0.306 %
Daily rates quoted7561
Average minimum daily rate£331£328
Average daily rate£356£348
% change on same period last year+2.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted2240
Average minimum hourly rate£23.82£25.69
Average hourly rate£24.63£26.76
% change on same period last year-7.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.44£27.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
Broadband South EastBroadband
South East

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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Broadband Daily Rate Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Broadband across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Buckinghamshire Broadband Daily Rate Histogram

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Broadband across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Buckinghamshire Broadband Hourly Rate Histogram

Broadband
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
Milton KeynesUp+35£400-
Broadband South EastBroadband
South East

Broadband
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

13 (30.00 %)E-Commerce
13 (30.00 %)Project Management
22 (20.00 %)Electronics
22 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)C++
22 (20.00 %)Linux
22 (20.00 %)SLA
22 (20.00 %)OO
22 (20.00 %)Python
22 (20.00 %)Internet
22 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (20.00 %)TDD
22 (20.00 %)STB
22 (20.00 %)Handset
22 (20.00 %)Trolltech
22 (20.00 %)Degree
22 (20.00 %)Use Case
22 (20.00 %)Continuous Integration
31 (10.00 %)Resource Management
31 (10.00 %)Programme Management
31 (10.00 %)Billing
31 (10.00 %)Blackberry
31 (10.00 %)Windows NT
31 (10.00 %)Cisco
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft
31 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (10.00 %)UNIX
31 (10.00 %)Windows
31 (10.00 %)ADSL

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)Internet
21 (10.00 %)ADSL
21 (10.00 %)ISDN
21 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Electronics
12 (20.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Legal
21 (10.00 %)Billing
21 (10.00 %)Telecoms
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Project Manager
22 (20.00 %)Developer
22 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
22 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
22 (20.00 %)C++ Developer
22 (20.00 %)Senior C++ Developer
31 (10.00 %)Technical Support Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Technical Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Systems Support Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Fraud Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Systems Support
31 (10.00 %)Technical Support
31 (10.00 %)Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Systems Engineer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)Handset
12 (20.00 %)STB
21 (10.00 %)Blackberry
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Linux
21 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (10.00 %)Windows NT
21 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (10.00 %)UNIX
21 (10.00 %)Windows
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)E-Commerce
13 (30.00 %)Project Management
22 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (20.00 %)TDD
22 (20.00 %)Use Case
22 (20.00 %)Continuous Integration
22 (20.00 %)OO
31 (10.00 %)Resource Management
31 (10.00 %)Change Management
31 (10.00 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (10.00 %)Migration
31 (10.00 %)Programme Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)C++
12 (20.00 %)Python
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)Degree
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)SLA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Trolltech
21 (10.00 %)Cisco
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft
21 (10.00 %)BT