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The table below looks at the demand for Benchmarking skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Benchmarking over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBenchmarking
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128157
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.110 %0.130 %
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£431£333
% change on same period last year+29.37 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£50.00
Average hourly rate£16.00£55.00
% change on same period last year-70.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.27£45.42
% change on same period last year-44.35 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads18232310
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.598 %2.389 %
Daily rates quoted580764
Average minimum daily rate£358£353
Average daily rate£383£373
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Hourly rates quoted212304
Average minimum hourly rate£27.89£32.08
Average hourly rate£29.32£33.56
% change on same period last year-12.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.75£35.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£29.76
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Benchmarking EnglandBenchmarking
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.

Benchmarking
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Benchmarking across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East of England Benchmarking Demand Trend

Benchmarking
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Benchmarking Daily Rate Trend

Benchmarking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Benchmarking Hourly Rate Trend

Benchmarking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Benchmarking within the East of England 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
CambridgeshireUp+162--
Benchmarking EnglandBenchmarking
England

Benchmarking
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Benchmarking 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 Benchmarking.

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP
12 (100.00 %)IP Telephony
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)Games

Benchmarking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)IP Telephony
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Games
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Desktop Support Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Desktop Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP