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This section looks at the demand for UIQ skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited UIQ over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUIQ
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
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Matching contract IT job ads00
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As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average daily rate£350£511
% change on same period last year-31.57 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads213217
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.281 %0.216 %
Daily rates quoted5735
Average minimum daily rate£336£328
Average daily rate£351£365
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted1819
Average minimum hourly rate£32.05£30.12
Average hourly rate£35.45£32.50
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.85£34.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
UIQ North WestUIQ
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.

UIQ
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire UIQ Demand Trend

UIQ
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing UIQ 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 UIQ.

12 (100.00 %)Symbian
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C++

UIQ
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Architect
11 (50.00 %)Software Architect
11 (50.00 %)Test Engineer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)C++
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Symbian