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The table below looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBluetooth
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5557
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads319
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.019 %
As % of the category below2.083 %6.333 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£290
Average daily rate-£315
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£340
UK excluding London average daily rate-£315
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£36.50
Average hourly rate£32.50£37.13
% change on same period last year-12.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£37.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.17£41.17
% change on same period last year-41.29 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads144300
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.205 %0.303 %
Daily rates quoted1530
Average minimum daily rate£215£257
Average daily rate£249£280
% change on same period last year-11.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£283£304
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£336
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted5473
Average minimum hourly rate£25.68£32.04
Average hourly rate£28.02£34.71
% change on same period last year-19.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.36£37.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.56£28.73
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Bluetooth East of EnglandBluetooth
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.

Bluetooth
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Bluetooth Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Bluetooth Daily Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Bluetooth Hourly Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Bluetooth within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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+42--
Bluetooth East of EnglandBluetooth
East of England

Bluetooth
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth.

17 (87.50 %)Wireless
24 (50.00 %)UWB
33 (37.50 %)Electronics
33 (37.50 %)Windows
33 (37.50 %)C
33 (37.50 %)C++
42 (25.00 %)Perl
42 (25.00 %)WLAN
42 (25.00 %)UML
42 (25.00 %)Python
42 (25.00 %)Shell Script
42 (25.00 %)802.11
42 (25.00 %)Use Case
42 (25.00 %)Software Testing
42 (25.00 %)Wi-Fi
42 (25.00 %)ZigBee
51 (12.50 %)Degree
51 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
51 (12.50 %)System Testing
51 (12.50 %)Telecoms
51 (12.50 %)Health
51 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
51 (12.50 %)PDM
51 (12.50 %)Multimedia
51 (12.50 %)DVB
51 (12.50 %)Windows XP
51 (12.50 %)DECT
51 (12.50 %)Windows CE

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (87.50 %)Wireless
24 (50.00 %)UWB
32 (25.00 %)WLAN
32 (25.00 %)802.11
32 (25.00 %)Wi-Fi
32 (25.00 %)ZigBee
41 (12.50 %)DVB
41 (12.50 %)DECT
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Electronics
21 (12.50 %)Telecoms
21 (12.50 %)Health
21 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
21 (12.50 %)Multimedia
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (25.00 %)Systems Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Software Team Leader
21 (12.50 %)Embedded Software Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Test Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Team Leader
21 (12.50 %)Systems Test Engineer
21 (12.50 %)RF Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Development Support Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Developer
21 (12.50 %)Consultant
21 (12.50 %)Software Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Windows
21 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
21 (12.50 %)Windows XP
21 (12.50 %)Windows CE
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)UML
12 (25.00 %)Use Case
12 (25.00 %)Software Testing
21 (12.50 %)System Testing
21 (12.50 %)PDM
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (37.50 %)C
13 (37.50 %)C++
22 (25.00 %)Perl
22 (25.00 %)Python
22 (25.00 %)Shell Script
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)Degree