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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Derbyshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2821
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads1212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.012 %
As % of the category below28.57 %22.22 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£148-
Average daily rate£150-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£153-
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£305
% change on same period last year+15.17 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£14.55
Average hourly rate£22.50£14.55
% change on same period last year+54.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£14.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.67£30.92
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads4254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted69
Average minimum daily rate£307£295
Average daily rate£357£309
% change on same period last year+15.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted1212
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£30.55
Average hourly rate£17.72£31.00
% change on same period last year-42.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.77£31.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£25.96
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Degree East MidlandsDegree
East 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 Derbyshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
DerbyDown-104--
ChesterfieldDown-82£150-
Degree East MidlandsDegree
East Midlands

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

112 (66.67 %)Microsoft
210 (55.56 %).NET
210 (55.56 %)SQL Server
210 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
39 (50.00 %)ADO.NET
39 (50.00 %)C#
48 (44.44 %)SQL
48 (44.44 %)Oracle
57 (38.89 %)Back Office
57 (38.89 %)Validation
66 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
66 (33.33 %)WebServices
66 (33.33 %)Windows
66 (33.33 %)UML
66 (33.33 %)OO
74 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (22.22 %)Active Directory
83 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (16.67 %)MS Excel
83 (16.67 %)Remedy
92 (11.11 %)Auditing
92 (11.11 %)Red Hat
92 (11.11 %)Windows CE
92 (11.11 %)UNIX
92 (11.11 %)XHTML
92 (11.11 %)MCSE
92 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
92 (11.11 %)SharePoint
92 (11.11 %)Windows XP
92 (11.11 %)Linux

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (55.56 %).NET
110 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
29 (50.00 %)ADO.NET
36 (33.33 %)WebServices
42 (11.11 %)XHTML
42 (11.11 %)CSS
51 (5.556 %)AJAX
51 (5.556 %)MooTools
51 (5.556 %)XML
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.11 %)SharePoint
21 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (16.67 %)MS Excel
22 (11.11 %)MS Office
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)LAN
11 (5.556 %)WAN
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (55.56 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)RDBMS
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.556 %)MySQL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (38.89 %)Back Office
22 (11.11 %)Auditing
31 (5.556 %)Games
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (27.78 %)Developer
24 (22.22 %)Software Engineer
33 (16.67 %)C# Software Engineer
33 (16.67 %).NET Developer
33 (16.67 %)C# Developer
33 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Support
42 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Engineer
42 (11.11 %)Web Developer
51 (5.556 %)Applications Developer
51 (5.556 %)Support Analyst
51 (5.556 %)1st Line Support
51 (5.556 %)Support Specialist
51 (5.556 %)Analyst
51 (5.556 %)IT Support Analyst
51 (5.556 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (5.556 %)SQL Developer
51 (5.556 %)SQL Server Developer
51 (5.556 %)Server Engineer
51 (5.556 %)Support Manager
51 (5.556 %)IT Support Manager
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)W3C
11 (5.556 %)Web 2.0
11 (5.556 %)Computer Science
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (33.33 %)Windows
24 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (11.11 %)UNIX
42 (11.11 %)Linux
42 (11.11 %)Windows XP
42 (11.11 %)Windows CE
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (38.89 %)Validation
26 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
26 (33.33 %)UML
26 (33.33 %)OO
31 (5.556 %)CRM
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (50.00 %)C#
28 (44.44 %)SQL
31 (5.556 %)Transact-SQL
31 (5.556 %)VB.NET
31 (5.556 %)JavaScript
31 (5.556 %)PHP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.11 %)MCSE
12 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.556 %)MCDST
21 (5.556 %)MCSA
21 (5.556 %)MCP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (22.22 %)Active Directory
21 (5.556 %)NetBackup
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (66.67 %)Microsoft
28 (44.44 %)Oracle
33 (16.67 %)Remedy
42 (11.11 %)Red Hat
51 (5.556 %)VERITAS