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This section looks at the demand for Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) 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 IMAP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7889
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.878 %0.977 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£200
% change on same period last year+37.50 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
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 %
IMAP South EastIMAP
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.

IMAP
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire IMAP Demand Trend

IMAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire IMAP Daily Rate Trend

IMAP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Buckinghamshire IMAP Daily Rate Histogram

IMAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire IMAP Hourly Rate Trend

IMAP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IMAP 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
MarlowNew entry-4£275-
IMAP South EastIMAP
South East

IMAP
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)Perl
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)MySQL
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Linux
14 (100.00 %)Informix
14 (100.00 %)Apache
14 (100.00 %)Nagios
14 (100.00 %)Subversion
22 (50.00 %)Software Engineering

IMAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)Apache
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)MySQL
14 (100.00 %)Informix
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)Subversion
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Systems Administrator
12 (50.00 %)Administrator
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Linux
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Perl
14 (100.00 %)SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (100.00 %)Nagios