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This section looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBluetooth
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank44-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.439 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£318
% change on same period last year+2.36 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.25£41.50
% change on same period last year-72.89 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads82126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.109 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted3049
Average minimum daily rate£287£318
Average daily rate£327£333
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted2718
Average minimum hourly rate£22.01£33.62
Average hourly rate£23.31£35.21
% change on same period last year-33.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.61£36.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
Bluetooth South WestBluetooth
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.

Bluetooth
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Bluetooth across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Dorset Bluetooth Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset Bluetooth Hourly Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth.

15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
15 (100.00 %)Windows XP
15 (100.00 %)GPRS
15 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
15 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
15 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
15 (100.00 %)PDA
22 (40.00 %)French Language
22 (40.00 %)Swedish Language
31 (20.00 %)German Language
31 (20.00 %)Italian Language
31 (20.00 %)Russian Language
31 (20.00 %)Spanish Language
31 (20.00 %)Dutch Language

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Bluetooth 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 Bluetooth. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)GPRS
15 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Consultant
23 (60.00 %)1st Line Support
23 (60.00 %)Support Consultant
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (100.00 %)PDA
22 (40.00 %)Swedish Language
22 (40.00 %)French Language
31 (20.00 %)German Language
31 (20.00 %)Italian Language
31 (20.00 %)Russian Language
31 (20.00 %)Spanish Language
31 (20.00 %)Dutch Language
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
15 (100.00 %)Windows XP
15 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
15 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile