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The table below looks at the demand for National Programme for IT (NPfIT) skills within the Devon region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NPfIT over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNational Programme for IT (NPfIT)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1943
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads72
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.002 %
As % of the category below14.89 %3.774 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£309
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.69£22.25
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads4753
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.058 %
Daily rates quoted145
Average minimum daily rate£264£338
Average daily rate£275£351
% change on same period last year-21.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£341
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1111
Average minimum hourly rate£18.28£21.51
Average hourly rate£21.39£25.78
% change on same period last year-17.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.50£30.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.52£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
NPfIT South WestNPfIT
South 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.

NPfIT
Demand Trend

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

Devon NPfIT Demand Trend

NPfIT
Daily Rate Trend

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

Devon NPfIT Daily Rate Trend

NPfIT
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NPfIT within the Devon region over the 3 months to 20 November 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
ExeterUp+167£300-
NPfIT South WestNPfIT
South West

NPfIT
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing NPfIT 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 NPfIT.

17 (77.78 %)Health
25 (55.56 %)Oracle
25 (55.56 %)NHS
34 (44.44 %)Java
43 (33.33 %)Linux
52 (22.22 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (22.22 %)ITIL
52 (22.22 %)TickIT
52 (22.22 %)Software Testing
52 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
61 (11.11 %)Test Management
61 (11.11 %)QMS
61 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (11.11 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (11.11 %)Project Management
61 (11.11 %)Quality Management
61 (11.11 %)Regression Testing
61 (11.11 %)Government
61 (11.11 %)HPUX
61 (11.11 %)MS Office
61 (11.11 %)MS Excel
61 (11.11 %)LAN
61 (11.11 %)Microsoft
61 (11.11 %)Oracle 10g
61 (11.11 %)HP

NPfIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region citing NPfIT 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 NPfIT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
11 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)LAN
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (22.22 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (11.11 %)Oracle 10g
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (77.78 %)Health
21 (11.11 %)Government
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Developer
24 (44.44 %)Java Developer
32 (22.22 %)Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Business Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Tester
41 (11.11 %)Oracle Developer
41 (11.11 %)Requirements Analyst
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (55.56 %)NHS
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)Linux
21 (11.11 %)HPUX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)ITIL
12 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
12 (22.22 %)Software Testing
21 (11.11 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
21 (11.11 %)Test Management
21 (11.11 %)QMS
21 (11.11 %)Project Management
21 (11.11 %)Quality Management
21 (11.11 %)Regression Testing
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)Java
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)TickIT
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)HP