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The table below looks at the demand for Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MPEG over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMoving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank129153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.170 %0.943 %
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£337-
% change on same period last year-
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£32.37£39.32
% change on same period last year-17.66 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads588742
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.838 %0.767 %
Daily rates quoted167229
Average minimum daily rate£318£302
Average daily rate£339£321
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£341
% change on same period last year+2.48 %
Hourly rates quoted133129
Average minimum hourly rate£25.52£31.48
Average hourly rate£27.75£34.12
% change on same period last year-18.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.98£36.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.03£26.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
MPEG EnglandMPEG
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.

MPEG
Demand Trend

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

East of England MPEG Demand Trend

MPEG
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England MPEG Daily Rate Trend

MPEG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England MPEG Hourly Rate Trend

MPEG
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MPEG 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
HertfordshireUp+201--
MPEG EnglandMPEG
England

MPEG
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

16 (75.00 %)C
25 (62.50 %)Embedded C
34 (50.00 %)DTV
34 (50.00 %)STB
43 (37.50 %)DVB
43 (37.50 %)Linux
52 (25.00 %)MS Excel
52 (25.00 %)NDS
52 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
52 (25.00 %)Microsoft
52 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
52 (25.00 %)C++
52 (25.00 %).NET
52 (25.00 %)OpenTV
52 (25.00 %)IPTV
52 (25.00 %)Nucleus RTOS
52 (25.00 %)Embedded Linux
52 (25.00 %)JTAG
61 (12.50 %)Test Management
61 (12.50 %)DAB
61 (12.50 %)Electronics
61 (12.50 %)Workflow
61 (12.50 %)iDTV
61 (12.50 %)EDI
61 (12.50 %)Symbian

MPEG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %).NET
21 (12.50 %)EDI
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (37.50 %)DVB
22 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (12.50 %)DAB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Electronics
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Software Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Integration Engineer
31 (12.50 %)C Programmer
31 (12.50 %)Test Manager
31 (12.50 %)Programmer
31 (12.50 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Team Leader
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (50.00 %)DTV
14 (50.00 %)STB
22 (25.00 %)IPTV
31 (12.50 %)iDTV
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Linux
22 (25.00 %)Nucleus RTOS
22 (25.00 %)Embedded Linux
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)Workflow
11 (12.50 %)Test Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)C
25 (62.50 %)Embedded C
32 (25.00 %)Embedded C++
32 (25.00 %)C++
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (25.00 %)JTAG
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (25.00 %)NDS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
12 (25.00 %)OpenTV
21 (12.50 %)Symbian