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The table below looks at the demand for Biotechnology skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Biotechnology over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiotechnology
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£178£350
% change on same period last year-49.04 %
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-£38.13
% change on same period last year-
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads9999
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.138 %0.099 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£247£240
Average daily rate£272£256
% change on same period last year+6.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£296£271
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£345
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted4219
Average minimum hourly rate£26.90£35.76
Average hourly rate£28.54£39.07
% change on same period last year-26.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.18£42.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.83£26.95
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Biotechnology CambridgeshireBiotechnology
Cambridgeshire

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.

Biotechnology
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Biotechnology across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Cambridge Biotechnology Demand Trend

Biotechnology
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Biotechnology Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology.

11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)SAS
11 (100.00 %)Statistics
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)Mathematics
11 (100.00 %)Computer Science
11 (100.00 %)Life Science
11 (100.00 %)Biostatistics

Biotechnology
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)SAS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
11 (100.00 %)SAS Programmer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Statistics
11 (100.00 %)Mathematics
11 (100.00 %)Computer Science
11 (100.00 %)Life Science
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Biostatistics
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree