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This section looks at the demand for Device Drivers 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 Device Driver over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDevice Drivers
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4761
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads1512
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.012 %
As % of the category below10.14 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£208-
Average daily rate£246-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£285-
UK excluding London average daily rate£246-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£37.50
Average hourly rate£33.75£37.50
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.25£35.31
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads148144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.195 %0.143 %
Daily rates quoted2424
Average minimum daily rate£289£283
Average daily rate£320£300
% change on same period last year+6.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
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£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
Device Driver East of EnglandDevice Driver
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.

Device Driver
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Device Driver Demand Trend

Device Driver
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Device Driver Daily Rate Trend

Device Driver
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Cambridgeshire Device Driver Daily Rate Histogram

Device Driver
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Device Driver Hourly Rate Trend

Device Driver
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Device Driver across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Cambridgeshire Device Driver Hourly Rate Histogram

Device Driver
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 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+1714£246-
Device Driver East of EnglandDevice Driver
East of England

Device Driver
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver.

121 (84.00 %)C
214 (56.00 %)Linux
310 (40.00 %)C++
49 (36.00 %)Windows
58 (32.00 %)PhD
58 (32.00 %)Ethernet
66 (24.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
66 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
74 (16.00 %)Microsoft
74 (16.00 %)GSM
74 (16.00 %)WDF
74 (16.00 %)iSCSI
83 (12.00 %)Telecoms
83 (12.00 %).NET
83 (12.00 %)OO
92 (8.000 %)MS Office
92 (8.000 %)PVCS
92 (8.000 %)ATL
92 (8.000 %)COM
92 (8.000 %)SQL
92 (8.000 %)VB.NET
92 (8.000 %)VoIP
92 (8.000 %)OOD
92 (8.000 %)Embedded C
92 (8.000 %)Firmware
92 (8.000 %)Configuration Management
92 (8.000 %)Manufacturing
92 (8.000 %)Embedded Linux
92 (8.000 %)MKS
101 (4.000 %)CCTV

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Device Driver 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 Device Driver. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (16.00 %)WDF
23 (12.00 %).NET
32 (8.000 %)ATL
32 (8.000 %)COM
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.000 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (32.00 %)Ethernet
26 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
34 (16.00 %)GSM
34 (16.00 %)iSCSI
42 (8.000 %)VoIP
51 (4.000 %)UWB
51 (4.000 %)Wireless
51 (4.000 %)RTSP
51 (4.000 %)HTTP
51 (4.000 %)RTP
51 (4.000 %)SS7
51 (4.000 %)GPRS
51 (4.000 %)UMTS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.000 %)MySQL
11 (4.000 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)PVCS
21 (4.000 %)Flash
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.00 %)Telecoms
22 (8.000 %)Manufacturing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (48.00 %)Developer
28 (32.00 %)Software Engineer
34 (16.00 %)Software Developer
41 (4.000 %).NET Developer
41 (4.000 %)C# Developer
41 (4.000 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (4.000 %)C Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (24.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
22 (8.000 %)Firmware
31 (4.000 %)CCTV
31 (4.000 %)Streaming Media
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (56.00 %)Linux
29 (36.00 %)Windows
32 (8.000 %)Embedded Linux
41 (4.000 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (12.00 %)OO
22 (8.000 %)OOD
22 (8.000 %)Configuration Management
31 (4.000 %)ERP
31 (4.000 %)CRM
31 (4.000 %)UML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (84.00 %)C
210 (40.00 %)C++
32 (8.000 %)SQL
32 (8.000 %)VB.NET
32 (8.000 %)Embedded C
41 (4.000 %)Assembly Language
41 (4.000 %)C#
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (32.00 %)PhD
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (16.00 %)Microsoft
22 (8.000 %)MKS
31 (4.000 %)Oracle