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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Education' 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 Education over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEducation
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4054
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.632 %1.667 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£365
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£347
% change on same period last year+4.64 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.91£23.96
% change on same period last year-21.06 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads114240
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.159 %0.241 %
Daily rates quoted2756
Average minimum daily rate£278£363
Average daily rate£307£379
% change on same period last year-18.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted1123
Average minimum hourly rate£27.13£30.87
Average hourly rate£29.80£34.48
% change on same period last year-13.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.47£38.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Education CambridgeshireEducation
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.

Education
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Education Demand Trend

Education
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Education Daily Rate Trend

Education
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge Education Hourly Rate Trend

Education
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

14 (66.67 %)Degree
23 (50.00 %)Graphic Design
23 (50.00 %)CSS
32 (33.33 %)PHP
32 (33.33 %)XHTML
32 (33.33 %)Animation
32 (33.33 %)Computer Science
32 (33.33 %)Web Design
41 (16.67 %)AJAX
41 (16.67 %)Capita
41 (16.67 %)Firebug
41 (16.67 %)SMS
41 (16.67 %)GAMP
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (16.67 %)VERITAS
41 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
41 (16.67 %)Project Management
41 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
41 (16.67 %)Validation
41 (16.67 %)LAMP
41 (16.67 %)IIS
41 (16.67 %)ASP
41 (16.67 %)HTML
41 (16.67 %)JavaScript
41 (16.67 %)HND
41 (16.67 %)MCSE
41 (16.67 %)Flash

Education
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)CSS
22 (33.33 %)XHTML
31 (16.67 %)LAMP
31 (16.67 %)AJAX
31 (16.67 %)HTML
31 (16.67 %)ASP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)IIS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)SMS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Flash
11 (16.67 %)Firebug
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Graphic Design
22 (33.33 %)Animation
31 (16.67 %)Manufacturing
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Tester
11 (16.67 %)Website Designer
11 (16.67 %)Technical Support
11 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Computer Science
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Web Design
21 (16.67 %)Project Management
21 (16.67 %)Validation
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)PHP
21 (16.67 %)JavaScript
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (66.67 %)Degree
21 (16.67 %)HND
21 (16.67 %)MCSE
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)GAMP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft
11 (16.67 %)VERITAS
11 (16.67 %)Capita