Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Automotive' in contract IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 Automotive over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Automotive
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
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 below0.276 %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£285£360
% change on same period last year-20.82 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05-
Average hourly rate£22.05-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.05-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.94£28.14
% change on same period last year+2.83 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads362364
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.574 %0.387 %
Daily rates quoted11285
Average minimum daily rate£309£345
Average daily rate£319£359
% change on same period last year-11.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted2734
Average minimum hourly rate£23.36£23.73
Average hourly rate£24.54£24.73
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.72£25.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.29£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Automotive North WestAutomotive
North West

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.

Automotive
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Automotive Demand Trend

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Automotive Daily Rate Trend

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Automotive Hourly Rate Trend

Automotive
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
CreweNew entry-1--
Automotive North WestAutomotive
North West

Automotive
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Automotive 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 Automotive.

15 (71.43 %)NASTRAN
15 (71.43 %)Finite Element Analysis
15 (71.43 %)Stress Testing
21 (14.29 %)C
21 (14.29 %)HNC
21 (14.29 %)LAN
21 (14.29 %)CCNA
21 (14.29 %)EMC
21 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
21 (14.29 %)CAD
21 (14.29 %)AutoCAD
21 (14.29 %)Electronics
21 (14.29 %)Telecoms
21 (14.29 %)Aerospace
21 (14.29 %)Electric
21 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
21 (14.29 %)Military
21 (14.29 %)CATIA
21 (14.29 %)PDM

Automotive
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Automotive 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 Automotive. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (71.43 %)NASTRAN
21 (14.29 %)AutoCAD
21 (14.29 %)CATIA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)LAN
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Electronics
11 (14.29 %)Telecoms
11 (14.29 %)Aerospace
11 (14.29 %)Electric
11 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
11 (14.29 %)Military
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
11 (14.29 %)Network Support
11 (14.29 %)Draughtsman
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (71.43 %)Finite Element Analysis
15 (71.43 %)Stress Testing
21 (14.29 %)CAD
21 (14.29 %)PDM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)C
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)HNC
11 (14.29 %)CCNA
11 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)EMC