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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VLE over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual Learning Environment (VLE)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8694
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.134 %0.321 %
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£188£292
% change on same period last year-35.71 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£7.50
Average hourly rate£19.00£7.50
% change on same period last year+153.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£7.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.75£20.83
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads328312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.467 %0.323 %
Daily rates quoted7630
Average minimum daily rate£348£344
Average daily rate£375£376
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£341
% change on same period last year+2.48 %
Hourly rates quoted4760
Average minimum hourly rate£21.66£15.30
Average hourly rate£23.77£18.52
% change on same period last year+28.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.88£21.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.03£26.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
VLE EnglandVLE
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.

VLE
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands VLE Demand Trend

VLE
Daily Rate Trend

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

East Midlands VLE Daily Rate Trend

VLE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands VLE Hourly Rate Trend

VLE
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VLE across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

East Midlands VLE Hourly Rate Histogram

VLE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLE within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
DerbyshireNew entry-3--
VLE EnglandVLE
England

VLE
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing VLE 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 VLE.

16 (85.71 %)PHP
25 (71.43 %)MySQL
25 (71.43 %)Joomla!
25 (71.43 %)PHP5
34 (57.14 %)Education
34 (57.14 %)Web Development
43 (42.86 %)E-Learning
52 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
52 (28.57 %)Flash
61 (14.29 %)Time Management

VLE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing VLE 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 VLE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (71.43 %)Joomla!
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (71.43 %)MySQL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Flash
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Education
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Developer
23 (42.86 %)PHP Developer
32 (28.57 %)Flash Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)E-Learning
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Web Development
22 (28.57 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (14.29 %)Time Management
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)PHP
25 (71.43 %)PHP5