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The table below looks at the demand for Mathematics (Maths) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mathematics over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5365
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.030 %0.645 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£270-
Average daily rate£270-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£270-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£344
% change on same period last year+4.52 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.13£20.79
% change on same period last year+49.78 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads132155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.188 %0.157 %
Daily rates quoted4634
Average minimum daily rate£291£313
Average daily rate£301£323
% change on same period last year-6.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted139
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£16.74
Average hourly rate£29.09£18.00
% change on same period last year+61.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.31£19.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.85£26.56
% change on same period last year-6.42 %
Mathematics North WestMathematics
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.

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Mathematics Daily Rate Trend

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Mathematics Hourly Rate Trend

Mathematics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
ChesterNew entry-2£270-
WarringtonNew entry-1--
Mathematics North WestMathematics
North West

Mathematics
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics.

13 (75.00 %)Degree
22 (50.00 %)Data Modelling
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Banking
31 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
31 (25.00 %)Software Testing
31 (25.00 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Statistics
31 (25.00 %)International Banking
31 (25.00 %)Operations Research
31 (25.00 %)Marketing
31 (25.00 %)Validation
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)J2EE
31 (25.00 %)SAS
31 (25.00 %)Internet
31 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
31 (25.00 %)Management Information System
31 (25.00 %)Physics
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)QARun

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SAS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Internet
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)QARun
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
12 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (25.00 %)International Banking
21 (25.00 %)Marketing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Data Modeller
21 (25.00 %)Technical Specialist
21 (25.00 %)Tester
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Statistics
11 (25.00 %)Management Information System
11 (25.00 %)Physics
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Data Modelling
21 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
21 (25.00 %)Software Testing
21 (25.00 %)Statistical Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Operations Research
21 (25.00 %)Validation
21 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA