Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Music' in contract IT jobs within the East of England region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Music over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMusic
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank133150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.075 %0.156 %
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£258£251
% change on same period last year+2.77 %
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-£50.00
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads13341923
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.165 %2.099 %
Daily rates quoted400709
Average minimum daily rate£342£339
Average daily rate£366£362
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£378
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Hourly rates quoted148224
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£27.32
Average hourly rate£27.67£29.44
% change on same period last year-6.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.37£31.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.32£26.63
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Music EnglandMusic
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.

Music
Demand Trend

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

East of England Music Demand Trend

Music
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Music Hourly Rate Trend

Music
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Music within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 December 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+111--
Music EnglandMusic
England

Music
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Music 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 Music.

11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
11 (50.00 %)BPR
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (50.00 %)Publishing
11 (50.00 %)Games
11 (50.00 %)Scrum
11 (50.00 %)ISTQB
11 (50.00 %)Web Testing

Music
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Music 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 Music. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)TestDirector
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (50.00 %)Publishing
11 (50.00 %)Games
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Manager
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (50.00 %)BPR
11 (50.00 %)Scrum
11 (50.00 %)Web Testing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB
11 (50.00 %)ISTQB