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The table below looks at the demand for ZigBee 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 ZigBee over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkZigBee
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank55-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.654 %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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.00£37.50
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads153143
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.308 %0.175 %
Daily rates quoted198
Average minimum daily rate£277£219
Average daily rate£301£253
% change on same period last year+19.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£287
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£343
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted6252
Average minimum hourly rate£28.82£27.59
Average hourly rate£31.24£29.85
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.66£32.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.69£26.91
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
ZigBee East of EnglandZigBee
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.

ZigBee
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire ZigBee Demand Trend

ZigBee
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire ZigBee Hourly Rate Trend

ZigBee
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ZigBee within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeNew entry-1--
ZigBee East of EnglandZigBee
East of England

ZigBee
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing ZigBee 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 ZigBee.

11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
11 (50.00 %)Wireless
11 (50.00 %)IC Design
11 (50.00 %)UWB

ZigBee
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing ZigBee 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 ZigBee. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Wi-Fi
11 (50.00 %)Wireless
11 (50.00 %)UWB
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Design Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)IC Design
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)Java