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The table below looks at the demand for V-Model skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited V-Model over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkV-Model
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank75-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.512 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£320-
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£361
% change on same period last year-9.16 %
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£50.00£55.00
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads781726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.230 %0.778 %
Daily rates quoted307208
Average minimum daily rate£312£331
Average daily rate£328£351
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted80105
Average minimum hourly rate£20.87£24.48
Average hourly rate£21.57£25.31
% change on same period last year-14.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.28£26.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
V-Model South EastV-Model
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.

V-Model
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire V-Model Demand Trend

V-Model
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire V-Model Daily Rate Trend

V-Model
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing V-Model within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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 KeynesNew entry-4£300-
V-Model South EastV-Model
South East

V-Model
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing V-Model 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 V-Model.

14 (100.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (50.00 %)Volume Testing
22 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)ISEB
22 (50.00 %)Regression Testing

V-Model
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing V-Model 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 V-Model. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (50.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
22 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Tester
12 (50.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Applications Tester
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (50.00 %)Volume Testing
22 (50.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)Regression Testing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %)SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft