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This section looks at the demand for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DAB over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank43-
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 below0.800 %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-£370
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00-
Average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00-
% change on same period last year-
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads125160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.167 %0.162 %
Daily rates quoted1515
Average minimum daily rate£257£268
Average daily rate£279£294
% change on same period last year-5.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted3332
Average minimum hourly rate£29.48£31.04
Average hourly rate£32.36£32.78
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.24£34.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
DAB CambridgeshireDAB
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.

DAB
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge DAB Demand Trend

DAB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge DAB Hourly Rate Trend

DAB
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing DAB 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 DAB.

17 (87.50 %)C
26 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
35 (62.50 %)Embedded C
35 (62.50 %)Wi-Fi
35 (62.50 %)Multimedia
44 (50.00 %)HTTP
44 (50.00 %)RTSP
44 (50.00 %)DRM
44 (50.00 %)UNIX
44 (50.00 %)Linux
53 (37.50 %)DVB
53 (37.50 %)RTP
53 (37.50 %)Electronics
62 (25.00 %)DTV
62 (25.00 %)IPTV
62 (25.00 %)STB
71 (12.50 %)Music
71 (12.50 %)Degree
71 (12.50 %)Mathematics
71 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
71 (12.50 %)WLAN

DAB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing DAB 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 DAB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
25 (62.50 %)Wi-Fi
34 (50.00 %)RTSP
34 (50.00 %)HTTP
43 (37.50 %)DVB
43 (37.50 %)RTP
51 (12.50 %)WLAN
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Multimedia
23 (37.50 %)Electronics
31 (12.50 %)Music
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
14 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Developer
31 (12.50 %)Software Developer
31 (12.50 %)Senior Software Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Embedded Software Developer
31 (12.50 %)Embedded C Developer
31 (12.50 %)C Developer
31 (12.50 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)DTV
12 (25.00 %)STB
12 (25.00 %)IPTV
21 (12.50 %)Mathematics
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (50.00 %)UNIX
14 (50.00 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)DRM
21 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (87.50 %)C
25 (62.50 %)Embedded C
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)Degree
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