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

LinkConstruction
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5773
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.450 %1.241 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£285
Average daily rate-£285
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£285
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£365
% change on same period last year-6.07 %
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£37.16£27.37
% change on same period last year+35.75 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads222403
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.310 %0.405 %
Daily rates quoted4691
Average minimum daily rate£305£368
Average daily rate£327£390
% change on same period last year-15.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted3242
Average minimum hourly rate£24.62£29.86
Average hourly rate£26.40£33.27
% change on same period last year-20.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.17£36.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Construction East of EnglandConstruction
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.

Construction
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Construction Demand Trend

Construction
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Construction Daily Rate Trend

Construction
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Construction Hourly Rate Trend

Construction
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Construction within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 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+121--
Construction East of EnglandConstruction
East of England

Construction
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

13 (37.50 %)SQL
13 (37.50 %)VB.NET
13 (37.50 %).NET
13 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
13 (37.50 %)WebServices
13 (37.50 %)XML
13 (37.50 %)Microsoft
13 (37.50 %)Migration
22 (25.00 %)VMware
22 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
22 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (25.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (25.00 %)LAN
22 (25.00 %)Active Directory
22 (25.00 %)HP
22 (25.00 %)Citrix
22 (25.00 %)SAN
22 (25.00 %)SOAP
31 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
31 (12.50 %)SAP
31 (12.50 %)NHS
31 (12.50 %)PRINCE
31 (12.50 %)PPP
31 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
31 (12.50 %)Finance
31 (12.50 %)Health
31 (12.50 %)Pensions

Construction
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (37.50 %).NET
13 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
13 (37.50 %)WebServices
13 (37.50 %)XML
22 (25.00 %)SOAP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)LAN
12 (25.00 %)SAN
21 (12.50 %)PPP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Finance
11 (12.50 %)Health
11 (12.50 %)Pensions
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Developer
13 (37.50 %)Web Developer
22 (25.00 %)Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Citrix Consultant
22 (25.00 %)Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Citrix Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Consultant
31 (12.50 %)NHS Project Manager
31 (12.50 %)Project Manager
31 (12.50 %)SAP Business Analyst
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)NHS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Migration
21 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
21 (12.50 %)PRINCE
21 (12.50 %)Service Delivery
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (37.50 %)SQL
13 (37.50 %)VB.NET
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (25.00 %)Active Directory
12 (25.00 %)VMware ESX
12 (25.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (37.50 %)Microsoft
22 (25.00 %)HP
22 (25.00 %)Citrix
22 (25.00 %)VMware
31 (12.50 %)SAP