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The table below looks at the demand for Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPostgraduate
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank129156
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.442 %0.186 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£230£220
Average daily rate£280£220
% change on same period last year+27.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£298
% change on same period last year-6.19 %
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-£47.50
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads453538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.633 %0.541 %
Daily rates quoted144193
Average minimum daily rate£262£289
Average daily rate£281£304
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£323
% change on same period last year+4.11 %
Hourly rates quoted10095
Average minimum hourly rate£22.02£25.51
Average hourly rate£23.36£26.89
% change on same period last year-13.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.70£28.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Postgraduate EnglandPostgraduate
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.

Postgraduate
Demand Trend

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

East of England Postgraduate Demand Trend

Postgraduate
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England Postgraduate Daily Rate Trend

Postgraduate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England Postgraduate Hourly Rate Trend

Postgraduate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the East of England region over the 3 months to 6 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
CambridgeshireNew entry-1--
EssexUp+51£280+27.27 %
Postgraduate EnglandPostgraduate
England

Postgraduate
Top 11 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Animation
21 (50.00 %)Computer Science
21 (50.00 %)C
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (50.00 %)Health
21 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (50.00 %)Pensions

Postgraduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Health
11 (50.00 %)Pensions
11 (50.00 %)Animation
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Graduate
11 (50.00 %)Software Developer
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)IT Manager
11 (50.00 %)Services Delivery Manager
11 (50.00 %)Service Manager
11 (50.00 %)Delivery Manager
11 (50.00 %)Graduate Software Developer
11 (50.00 %)IT Services Delivery Manager
11 (50.00 %)Graduate Developer
11 (50.00 %)IT Services Manager
11 (50.00 %)Graduate Software Engineer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Computer Science
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)C++
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification