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This section looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the East of England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the last 3 months to 22 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to 22 May 2008Same period last year
Rank4434
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads153170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.191 %
As % of the category below31.29 %33.80 %
Daily rates quoted4752
Average minimum daily rate£281£258
Average daily rate£301£286
% change on same period last year+5.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£318
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted3617
Average minimum hourly rate£34.39£27.03
Average hourly rate£35.49£27.56
% change on same period last year+28.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.60£28.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.90£28.23
% change on same period last year-1.16 %
Qualifications East of EnglandQualifications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads489503
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.634 %0.565 %
Daily rates quoted205164
Average minimum daily rate£258£292
Average daily rate£274£317
% change on same period last year-13.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£291£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£333
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Hourly rates quoted8051
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£22.84
Average hourly rate£24.94£23.80
% change on same period last year+4.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.88£24.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.80£25.81
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Degree EnglandDegree
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.

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Degree across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

East of England Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the East of England region over the past 3 months.

East of England Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the East of England region over the past 3 months.

East of England Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the East of England region over the past 3 months.

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
HertfordshireDown-2061£420+27.74 %
CambridgeshireDown-1942£282+11.17 %
EssexUp+736£184+7.80 %
SuffolkDown-67£425-
NorfolkUp+196£225-
East AngliaDown-31--
Degree EnglandDegree
England

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the East of England region citing Degree also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Degree.

158 (19.66 %)Microsoft
251 (17.29 %)Windows
345 (15.25 %)Finance
440 (13.56 %)C
538 (12.88 %)C++
538 (12.88 %)UML
637 (12.54 %)Electronics
734 (11.53 %)XML
831 (10.51 %)Computer Science
930 (10.17 %).NET
930 (10.17 %)Microsoft Certification
1029 (9.831 %)SQL Server
1029 (9.831 %)Mathematics
1127 (9.153 %)Project Management
1226 (8.814 %)SQL
1325 (8.475 %)PRINCE2
1325 (8.475 %)Internet
1325 (8.475 %)Education
1424 (8.136 %)HTML
1523 (7.797 %)MS Office
1523 (7.797 %)Visual Studio
1523 (7.797 %)Telecoms
1622 (7.458 %)SQL Server 2005
1622 (7.458 %)Oracle
1622 (7.458 %)Java
1622 (7.458 %)MCP
1720 (6.780 %)Linux
1720 (6.780 %)C#
1720 (6.780 %)RUP
1819 (6.441 %)Physics

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the East of England region citing Degree also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
134 (11.53 %)XML
230 (10.17 %).NET
324 (8.136 %)HTML
414 (4.746 %)XML Schema
513 (4.407 %)ASP
612 (4.068 %)J2EE
612 (4.068 %)MFC
711 (3.729 %)CSS
810 (3.390 %)WebServices
99 (3.051 %)WebSphere
108 (2.712 %).NET Framework
108 (2.712 %)ASP.NET
117 (2.373 %).NET Remoting
126 (2.034 %)Servlets
135 (1.695 %)ADO.NET
144 (1.356 %)WinForms
144 (1.356 %)WCF
144 (1.356 %)JSP
144 (1.356 %)J2ME
153 (1.017 %)XHTML
Application Platforms
17 (2.373 %)MS Exchange
26 (2.034 %)WebLogic
26 (2.034 %)SharePoint
35 (1.695 %)JBoss
44 (1.356 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (1.356 %)Apache
53 (1.017 %)IIS
53 (1.017 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (0.678 %)Tomcat
62 (0.678 %)Tuxedo
71 (0.339 %)WebSphere MQ
71 (0.339 %)Rendezvous
71 (0.339 %)Commerce Server
71 (0.339 %)Oracle Application Server
71 (0.339 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (0.339 %)CoreMedia CMS
71 (0.339 %)TIBCO EMS
71 (0.339 %)ArcGIS
71 (0.339 %)Smallworld
Applications
123 (7.797 %)MS Office
215 (5.085 %)MS Excel
38 (2.712 %)MS Visio
47 (2.373 %)MS Project
56 (2.034 %)MS PowerPoint
65 (1.695 %)NASTRAN
74 (1.356 %)Adobe Illustrator
74 (1.356 %)Photoshop
83 (1.017 %)FreeHand
91 (0.339 %)MATLAB
91 (0.339 %)ImageReady
91 (0.339 %)Adobe After Effects
91 (0.339 %)Adobe Premiere
91 (0.339 %)Pro/ENGINEER
Business Applications
11 (0.339 %)SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
125 (8.475 %)Internet
213 (4.407 %)Firewall
312 (4.068 %)DNS
411 (3.729 %)DHCP
411 (3.729 %)TCP/IP
510 (3.390 %)WINS
68 (2.712 %)SMS
76 (2.034 %)Ethernet
84 (1.356 %)Wi-Fi
84 (1.356 %)Wireless
84 (1.356 %)3GPP
84 (1.356 %)GPRS
84 (1.356 %)TELNET
84 (1.356 %)3G
93 (1.017 %)GSM
93 (1.017 %)VoIP
93 (1.017 %)SNMP
102 (0.678 %)NGN
102 (0.678 %)Cisco IOS
102 (0.678 %)VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
129 (9.831 %)SQL Server
222 (7.458 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (3.729 %)Datawarehouse
49 (3.051 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (3.051 %)MySQL
54 (1.356 %)Crystal Reports
54 (1.356 %)Oracle 8/8i
54 (1.356 %)MS Access
54 (1.356 %)SQL Server 7
63 (1.017 %)Oracle 9i
63 (1.017 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (1.017 %)SQL Server Integration Services
72 (0.678 %)DB2
72 (0.678 %)DTS
72 (0.678 %)ETL
81 (0.339 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (0.339 %)Reference Data
81 (0.339 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.339 %)Oracle 10g
81 (0.339 %)TOAD
Development Applications
123 (7.797 %)Visual Studio
218 (6.102 %)ClearCase
218 (6.102 %)ClearQuest
315 (5.085 %)RequisitePro
410 (3.390 %)Flash
58 (2.712 %)JUnit
58 (2.712 %)Eclipse
66 (2.034 %)Ant
74 (1.356 %)JBuilder
74 (1.356 %)Dreamweaver
83 (1.017 %)TestPartner
92 (0.678 %)Selenium
92 (0.678 %)FitNesse
92 (0.678 %)IntelliJ
92 (0.678 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
92 (0.678 %)TestDirector
92 (0.678 %)PowerDesigner
92 (0.678 %)JDeveloper
92 (0.678 %)ERwin
101 (0.339 %)Firebug
General
145 (15.25 %)Finance
237 (12.54 %)Electronics
325 (8.475 %)Education
423 (7.797 %)Telecoms
513 (4.407 %)Government
611 (3.729 %)Marketing
79 (3.051 %)Manufacturing
88 (2.712 %)Financial Institution
88 (2.712 %)Local Government
88 (2.712 %)Retail
96 (2.034 %)Aerospace
96 (2.034 %)Health
96 (2.034 %)Pharmaceutical
105 (1.695 %)Banking
105 (1.695 %)Military
114 (1.356 %)Billing
123 (1.017 %)Multimedia
123 (1.017 %)Insurance
123 (1.017 %)Law
123 (1.017 %)Games
Job Titles
158 (19.66 %)Analyst
244 (14.92 %)Developer
329 (9.831 %)Software Engineer
423 (7.797 %)Project Manager
517 (5.763 %)Test Engineer
615 (5.085 %)Architect
713 (4.407 %)Business Analyst
812 (4.068 %)C# Developer
812 (4.068 %)Systems Analyst
911 (3.729 %)Java Developer
911 (3.729 %)Server Engineer
911 (3.729 %)Support Engineer
1010 (3.390 %)Consultant
1010 (3.390 %)Support Analyst
1010 (3.390 %)Helpdesk Analyst
119 (3.051 %)Server Support
119 (3.051 %)Server Support Engineer
128 (2.712 %)Data Analyst
128 (2.712 %).NET Developer
137 (2.373 %)Programmer
Miscellaneous
131 (10.51 %)Computer Science
229 (9.831 %)Mathematics
319 (6.441 %)Physics
411 (3.729 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
59 (3.051 %)Verilog
67 (2.373 %)Firmware
67 (2.373 %)Statistics
75 (1.695 %)SCADA
84 (1.356 %)VHDL
84 (1.356 %)PDA
84 (1.356 %)Cryptography
84 (1.356 %)JavaCard
93 (1.017 %)ASIC
93 (1.017 %)NHS
93 (1.017 %)Management Information System
102 (0.678 %)E-Learning
102 (0.678 %)Smartphone
102 (0.678 %)ASIC Verification
102 (0.678 %)PMI
111 (0.339 %)Multithreading
Operating Systems
151 (17.29 %)Windows
220 (6.780 %)Linux
317 (5.763 %)Unix
416 (5.424 %)Windows NT
510 (3.390 %)Windows 2000
68 (2.712 %)NetWare
68 (2.712 %)Windows CE
74 (1.356 %)Solaris
83 (1.017 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (1.017 %)HPUX
83 (1.017 %)Windows Mobile
92 (0.678 %)Embedded Linux
92 (0.678 %)VxWorks
101 (0.339 %)Windows XP
101 (0.339 %)Symbian OS
Processes & Methodologies
138 (12.88 %)UML
227 (9.153 %)Project Management
325 (8.475 %)PRINCE2
420 (6.780 %)RUP
516 (5.424 %)Use Case
615 (5.085 %)Systems Analysis
714 (4.746 %)Software Engineering
813 (4.407 %)OO
813 (4.407 %)Security Cleared
912 (4.068 %)Unified Process
109 (3.051 %)Change Management
118 (2.712 %)Data Analysis
127 (2.373 %)CRM
127 (2.373 %)SC Cleared
136 (2.034 %)Programme Management
136 (2.034 %)Service Delivery
136 (2.034 %)Disaster Recovery
136 (2.034 %)Software Testing
136 (2.034 %)CAD
145 (1.695 %)PRINCE
Programming Languages
140 (13.56 %)C
238 (12.88 %)C++
326 (8.814 %)SQL
422 (7.458 %)Java
520 (6.780 %)C#
616 (5.424 %)JavaScript
712 (4.068 %)VB
810 (3.390 %)VB.NET
98 (2.712 %)PHP
105 (1.695 %)Transact-SQL
114 (1.356 %)ActionScript
114 (1.356 %)Perl
123 (1.017 %)PL/SQL
132 (0.678 %)Ruby
132 (0.678 %)VB6
132 (0.678 %)VBA
132 (0.678 %)Python
132 (0.678 %)Ada
132 (0.678 %)Embedded C++
132 (0.678 %)PHP5
Qualifications
130 (10.17 %)Microsoft Certification
222 (7.458 %)MCP
310 (3.390 %)PhD
48 (2.712 %)HND
48 (2.712 %)MCSA
48 (2.712 %)Cisco Certification
48 (2.712 %)PRINCE2 Certification
57 (2.373 %)ISEB
66 (2.034 %)MCSD
66 (2.034 %)MCSE
74 (1.356 %)MCAD
74 (1.356 %)Postgraduate
74 (1.356 %)CCNA
83 (1.017 %)CCNP
83 (1.017 %)CCA
83 (1.017 %)Citrix Certification
83 (1.017 %)HNC
83 (1.017 %)MBA
92 (0.678 %)CIPD
92 (0.678 %)Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.017 %)QA
22 (0.678 %)ISO9001
22 (0.678 %)SLA
31 (0.339 %)BS7799
System Software
117 (5.763 %)Active Directory
24 (1.356 %)MSMQ
32 (0.678 %)Samba
41 (0.339 %)Oracle RMAN
Systems Management
110 (3.390 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.678 %)SCOM
31 (0.339 %)Tivoli
31 (0.339 %)OpenView
31 (0.339 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.339 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
158 (19.66 %)Microsoft
222 (7.458 %)Oracle
36 (2.034 %)Cisco
36 (2.034 %)IBM
45 (1.695 %)BT
54 (1.356 %)Red Hat
54 (1.356 %)Sun
54 (1.356 %)Citrix
63 (1.017 %)Remedy
63 (1.017 %)Compuware
63 (1.017 %)EMC
63 (1.017 %)Adobe
63 (1.017 %)BEA
63 (1.017 %)Symbian
63 (1.017 %)Sybase
72 (0.678 %)SolidWorks
72 (0.678 %)VMware
72 (0.678 %)Ab Initio
72 (0.678 %)Xilinx
72 (0.678 %)PeopleSoft
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