Dorset LINQ Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Language Integrated Query (LINQ) skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LINQ over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Location Birmingham Buckinghamshire City of London Coventry Croydon Dorset East Midlands East Sussex England Hastings Kent Leeds London Midlands North Yorkshire Nottingham Nottinghamshire South East Thames Valley Tunbridge Wells UK West Midlands West Yorkshire York Yorkshire	3 months to 29 Aug 2008	Same period last year
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Matching contract IT job ads	0	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.000 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.000 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
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% change on same period last year	-
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UK excluding London average daily rate	£273	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
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UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.50	-
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Application Development Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads	69	102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.092 %	0.102 %
Daily rates quoted	16	45
Average minimum daily rate	£272	£305
Average daily rate	£294	£328
% change on same period last year	-10.37 %
Average maximum daily rate	£315	£351
UK excluding London average daily rate	£338	£337
% change on same period last year	+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted	18	13
Average minimum hourly rate	£24.52	£26.73
Average hourly rate	£27.01	£28.25
% change on same period last year	-4.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.51	£29.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.55	£33.03
% change on same period last year	-1.44 %
LINQ 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.