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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Construction' in contract IT jobs within the Cambridge region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Construction over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConstruction
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank42-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.694 %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£369£356
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
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£36.51£26.38
% change on same period last year+38.39 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads144252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.251 %
Daily rates quoted3367
Average minimum daily rate£313£357
Average daily rate£344£386
% change on same period last year-10.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£415
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted1023
Average minimum hourly rate£32.46£27.53
Average hourly rate£35.31£30.30
% change on same period last year+16.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.15£33.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Construction CambridgeshireConstruction
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.

Construction
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Construction Demand Trend

Construction
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Construction Daily Rate Trend

Construction
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Construction Hourly Rate Trend

Construction
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)SQL
12 (50.00 %)VB.NET
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (50.00 %)WebServices
12 (50.00 %)XML
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)PRINCE
21 (25.00 %)Intranet
21 (25.00 %)Internet
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)PPP
21 (25.00 %)SOAP
21 (25.00 %)GIS
21 (25.00 %)Magik
21 (25.00 %)Smallworld
21 (25.00 %)Management Information System
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Government
21 (25.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Degree
21 (25.00 %)Computer Science

Construction
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %).NET
12 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (50.00 %)WebServices
12 (50.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)SOAP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Smallworld
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)PPP
11 (25.00 %)Intranet
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)GIS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Health
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)Web Developer
31 (25.00 %)GIS Developer
31 (25.00 %)NHS Project Manager
31 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
11 (25.00 %)Management Information System
11 (25.00 %)Computer Science
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)OO
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)SQL
12 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (25.00 %)Magik
21 (25.00 %)Java
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft