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

LinkElectric
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4975
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads93
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.054 %0.744 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£313-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£338
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£38.33-
Average hourly rate£38.33-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£22.92
% change on same period last year+32.17 %
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 %
Electric East of EnglandElectric
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.

Electric
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Electric Demand Trend

Electric
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Electric Daily Rate Trend

Electric
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electric across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Electric Daily Rate Histogram

Electric
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Electric Hourly Rate Trend

Electric
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electric across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Electric Hourly Rate Histogram

Electric
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electric 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+174£313-
PeterboroughNew entry-2--
Electric East of EnglandElectric
East of England

Electric
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

15 (50.00 %)Automotive
24 (40.00 %)C
24 (40.00 %)C++
24 (40.00 %)Electronics
33 (30.00 %)Insurance
33 (30.00 %)Pensions
33 (30.00 %)Degree
33 (30.00 %)Avionics
33 (30.00 %)Windows
33 (30.00 %)Windows CE
33 (30.00 %)Health
33 (30.00 %)VxWorks
42 (20.00 %)Validation
42 (20.00 %)ASIC
51 (10.00 %)Retail
51 (10.00 %)QA
51 (10.00 %)PHP5
51 (10.00 %)PHP4
51 (10.00 %)UML
51 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
51 (10.00 %)Java
51 (10.00 %)PHP
51 (10.00 %)MySQL
51 (10.00 %)SOAP
51 (10.00 %)XML
51 (10.00 %)LAMP
51 (10.00 %)Wireless

Electric
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)SOAP
11 (10.00 %)XML
11 (10.00 %)LAMP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)Wireless
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)MySQL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Automotive
24 (40.00 %)Electronics
33 (30.00 %)Health
33 (30.00 %)Insurance
33 (30.00 %)Pensions
33 (30.00 %)Avionics
41 (10.00 %)Retail
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Developer
22 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Electronics Engineer
31 (10.00 %)LAMP Developer
31 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Senior Test Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)ASIC
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)Windows
13 (30.00 %)Windows CE
13 (30.00 %)VxWorks
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Validation
21 (10.00 %)UML
21 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)C
14 (40.00 %)C++
21 (10.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)PHP
21 (10.00 %)PHP5
21 (10.00 %)PHP4
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (30.00 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)QA