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The table below looks at the demand for Internet 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 Internet over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2943
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.005 %
As % of the category below21.05 %3.906 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£265£263
Average daily rate£305£300
% change on same period last year+1.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£340
% change on same period last year-1.26 %
Hourly rates quoted121
Average minimum hourly rate£17.55£35.00
Average hourly rate£19.51£37.50
% change on same period last year-47.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.47£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.20£25.49
% change on same period last year-8.96 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads76128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted2850
Average minimum daily rate£285£321
Average daily rate£326£335
% change on same period last year-2.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2819
Average minimum hourly rate£22.26£32.10
Average hourly rate£23.55£34.21
% change on same period last year-31.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.84£36.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Internet South WestInternet
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.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Dorset Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Internet across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Dorset Internet Daily Rate Histogram

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Internet across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Dorset Internet Hourly Rate Histogram

Internet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
PooleUp+1312£310+3.33 %
BournemouthUp+62£300-
WarehamNew entry-2--
Internet South WestInternet
South West

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Internet 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 Internet.

111 (55.00 %)C#
111 (55.00 %).NET
210 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
210 (50.00 %)XSLT
39 (45.00 %)XML
46 (30.00 %)System Testing
46 (30.00 %)CSS
46 (30.00 %)HTML
46 (30.00 %)JavaScript
53 (15.00 %)Mapinfo
53 (15.00 %)GIS
53 (15.00 %)UNIX
62 (10.00 %)XSL
62 (10.00 %)SLA
62 (10.00 %)SQL
62 (10.00 %)Java
62 (10.00 %)J2EE
62 (10.00 %)JDBC
62 (10.00 %)Servlets
62 (10.00 %)SOAP
62 (10.00 %)EJB
62 (10.00 %)WebLogic
62 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
62 (10.00 %)Wireless
62 (10.00 %)WebSphere
62 (10.00 %)Penetration Testing
62 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
71 (5.000 %)Insurance
71 (5.000 %)Content Management
71 (5.000 %)BIG-IP

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing Internet 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 Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (55.00 %).NET
210 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
210 (50.00 %)XSLT
39 (45.00 %)XML
46 (30.00 %)HTML
46 (30.00 %)CSS
52 (10.00 %)JDBC
52 (10.00 %)Servlets
52 (10.00 %)SOAP
52 (10.00 %)EJB
52 (10.00 %)J2EE
52 (10.00 %)XSL
52 (10.00 %)WebSphere
61 (5.000 %)ASP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.00 %)WebLogic
21 (5.000 %)CMS
21 (5.000 %)Immediacy CMS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.00 %)Wireless
21 (5.000 %)BIG-IP
21 (5.000 %)Network Security
21 (5.000 %)VoIP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.00 %)GIS
21 (5.000 %)SQL Server
21 (5.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.000 %)Finance
11 (5.000 %)Insurance
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (60.00 %)Developer
28 (40.00 %)Web Developer
34 (20.00 %).NET Developer
34 (20.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
43 (15.00 %)C# Developer
43 (15.00 %)Coordinator
52 (10.00 %)Consultant
52 (10.00 %).NET Web Developer
52 (10.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Consultant
61 (5.000 %)IT Security Consultant
61 (5.000 %)Infrastructure Architect
61 (5.000 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (5.000 %)J2EE Developer
61 (5.000 %)Security Consultant
61 (5.000 %)IT Consultant
61 (5.000 %)Architect
61 (5.000 %)Project Manager
61 (5.000 %)Software Engineer
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.000 %)NHS
11 (5.000 %)Smartcard
11 (5.000 %)Freedom of Information
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.00 %)UNIX
21 (5.000 %)Windows
21 (5.000 %)Linux
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (30.00 %)System Testing
22 (10.00 %)Penetration Testing
22 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
31 (5.000 %)Unit Testing
31 (5.000 %)Data Analysis
31 (5.000 %)OO
31 (5.000 %)E-Commerce
31 (5.000 %)Project Management
31 (5.000 %)Information Security
31 (5.000 %)Content Management
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (55.00 %)C#
26 (30.00 %)JavaScript
32 (10.00 %)SQL
32 (10.00 %)Java
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.00 %)SLA
21 (5.000 %)ISO9001
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (15.00 %)Mapinfo
21 (5.000 %)RedDot
21 (5.000 %)Oracle