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This section looks at the demand for Biotechnology skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Biotechnology over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBiotechnology
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.000 %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£200-
% change on same period last year-
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads150144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.143 %
Daily rates quoted2424
Average minimum daily rate£294£283
Average daily rate£324£300
% change on same period last year+8.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted3530
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£33.37
Average hourly rate£28.70£34.53
% change on same period last year-16.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.83£35.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Biotechnology East of EnglandBiotechnology
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.

Biotechnology
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Biotechnology Demand Trend

Biotechnology
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Biotechnology Hourly Rate Trend

Biotechnology
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Biotechnology within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
CambridgeNew entry-1--
Biotechnology East of EnglandBiotechnology
East of England

Biotechnology
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology.

13 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
13 (50.00 %)Statistics
13 (50.00 %)Biostatistics
22 (33.33 %)Mathematics
22 (33.33 %)Computer Science
22 (33.33 %)Life Science
22 (33.33 %)Marketing
22 (33.33 %)Degree
22 (33.33 %)Document Management
22 (33.33 %)UNIX
22 (33.33 %)MS Excel
22 (33.33 %)SAS
22 (33.33 %)Health
22 (33.33 %)Publishing
31 (16.67 %)Microsoft
31 (16.67 %)PhD
31 (16.67 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (16.67 %)Logistic Regression

Biotechnology
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)SAS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (33.33 %)Marketing
22 (33.33 %)Health
22 (33.33 %)Publishing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)SAS Programmer
12 (33.33 %)Programmer
21 (16.67 %)Statistician
21 (16.67 %)Support Technician
21 (16.67 %)Clinical Statistician
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (50.00 %)Statistics
22 (33.33 %)Mathematics
22 (33.33 %)Computer Science
22 (33.33 %)Life Science
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Biostatistics
22 (33.33 %)Document Management
31 (16.67 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (16.67 %)Logistic Regression
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (16.67 %)PhD
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Microsoft