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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Coventry region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2027
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below37.04 %14.29 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£310-
Average daily rate£337-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£364-
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£305
% change on same period last year+14.98 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£24.00
Average hourly rate£13.50£25.00
% change on same period last year-46.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.74£30.94
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads2742
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted1219
Average minimum daily rate£316£146
Average daily rate£339£155
% change on same period last year+118.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£165
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£14.25£14.80
Average hourly rate£15.63£15.00
% change on same period last year+4.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£15.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Degree West MidlandsDegree
West Midlands

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.

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Coventry Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the Coventry region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Coventry Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing Degree 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 Degree.

17 (50.00 %).NET
26 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
35 (35.71 %)PRINCE2
35 (35.71 %)Education
35 (35.71 %)Computer Science
44 (28.57 %)Marketing
44 (28.57 %)SQL Server
53 (21.43 %)VB
53 (21.43 %)VB.NET
53 (21.43 %)C#
53 (21.43 %)SQL
53 (21.43 %)WebServices
53 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (21.43 %)LINQ
53 (21.43 %)Finance
62 (14.29 %)Statistics
62 (14.29 %)Data Analysis
62 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (14.29 %)MS Excel
71 (7.143 %)MS Access
71 (7.143 %)SharePoint
71 (7.143 %)Data Modelling
71 (7.143 %)Microsoft
71 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (7.143 %)SPSS
71 (7.143 %)NHS
71 (7.143 %)Project Management
71 (7.143 %)Quality Management
71 (7.143 %)Management Information System
71 (7.143 %)XML

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (50.00 %).NET
26 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
33 (21.43 %)WebServices
33 (21.43 %)LINQ
41 (7.143 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (7.143 %)XML
41 (7.143 %)XHTML
41 (7.143 %)CSS
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)SharePoint
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)MS Excel
21 (7.143 %)SPSS
21 (7.143 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (7.143 %)MS Office
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (28.57 %)SQL Server
23 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (7.143 %)MS Access
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Education
24 (28.57 %)Marketing
33 (21.43 %)Finance
41 (7.143 %)Government
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (28.57 %).NET Developer
24 (28.57 %)Stakeholder Manager
33 (21.43 %)Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Software Developer
42 (14.29 %)Data Analyst
42 (14.29 %)C# Developer
42 (14.29 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
42 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (7.143 %)Junior Data Analyst
51 (7.143 %)SharePoint Developer
51 (7.143 %)Junior Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Graduate
51 (7.143 %)Analyst Developer
51 (7.143 %)Senior Project Manager
51 (7.143 %)Project Manager
51 (7.143 %)Junior
51 (7.143 %)Senior Manager
51 (7.143 %)Analyst Programmer
51 (7.143 %)Programmer
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (35.71 %)Computer Science
22 (14.29 %)Statistics
31 (7.143 %)Mathematics
31 (7.143 %)NHS
31 (7.143 %)Management Information System
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)PRINCE2
22 (14.29 %)Data Analysis
31 (7.143 %)Web Development
31 (7.143 %)RAD
31 (7.143 %)Data Modelling
31 (7.143 %)Project Management
31 (7.143 %)Quality Management
31 (7.143 %)Scrum
31 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
31 (7.143 %)TDD
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (21.43 %)C#
13 (21.43 %)SQL
13 (21.43 %)VB
13 (21.43 %)VB.NET
21 (7.143 %)VB6
21 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
21 (7.143 %)VBScript
21 (7.143 %)JavaScript
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.143 %)MCSD
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (7.143 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (7.143 %)Microsoft