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The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the East Anglia region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank17-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.326 %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£350£384
% change on same period last year-8.89 %
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£30.72£27.08
% change on same period last year+13.42 %
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
East Anglia
Matching contract IT job ads4326
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£425£210
Average daily rate£438£255
% change on same period last year+71.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£341
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£16.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.57£25.58
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
Computer Science East of EnglandComputer Science
East of England

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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

East Anglia Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Anglia region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
11 (100.00 %)BREW
11 (100.00 %)Embedded Linux
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)iPhone

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Anglia region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)BREW
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Architect
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
11 (100.00 %)iPhone
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Embedded Linux
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Java
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree
East Anglia IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Symbian
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft