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This section looks at the demand for Web 2.0 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 Web 2.0 over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb 2.0
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank44-
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 below1.064 %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£355£339
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
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£39.67£35.57
% change on same period last year+11.51 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads9490
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.090 %
Daily rates quoted1318
Average minimum daily rate£256£272
Average daily rate£287£288
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted2916
Average minimum hourly rate£26.64£34.68
Average hourly rate£28.92£35.76
% change on same period last year-19.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.21£36.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Web 2.0 CambridgeshireWeb 2.0
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.

Web 2.0
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Web 2.0 across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Cambridge Web 2.0 Demand Trend

Web 2.0
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Web 2.0 across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Web 2.0 Daily Rate Trend

Web 2.0
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Web 2.0 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 Web 2.0.

11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)DHTML
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)WML
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)WAP
11 (100.00 %)AJAX

Web 2.0
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Web 2.0 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 Web 2.0. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)WML
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)WAP
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Web Developer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)DHTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript