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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Automotive' in contract IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire 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 Automotive over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Automotive
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4954
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads1118
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.018 %
As % of the category below4.167 %4.663 %
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£390£302
% change on same period last year+29.24 %
Hourly rates quoted57
Average minimum hourly rate£19.20£27.71
Average hourly rate£21.50£30.00
% change on same period last year-28.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.80£32.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.06
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads264386
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.351 %0.385 %
Daily rates quoted63108
Average minimum daily rate£318£358
Average daily rate£342£386
% change on same period last year-11.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Hourly rates quoted2538
Average minimum hourly rate£25.80£23.38
Average hourly rate£28.03£25.80
% change on same period last year+8.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.26£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Automotive East of EnglandAutomotive
East of England

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.

Automotive
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Automotive Demand Trend

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Automotive Hourly Rate Trend

Automotive
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Automotive across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Cambridgeshire Automotive Hourly Rate Histogram

Automotive
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+122--
Automotive East of EnglandAutomotive
East of England

Automotive
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Automotive 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 Automotive.

111 (84.62 %)Manufacturing
24 (30.77 %)QAD
24 (30.77 %)Teamcenter
24 (30.77 %)Python
31 (7.692 %)Degree

Automotive
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Automotive 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 Automotive. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (30.77 %)Teamcenter
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (84.62 %)Manufacturing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (7.692 %)Systems Engineer
11 (7.692 %)Quality Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (30.77 %)Python
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)QAD