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The table below looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank116126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads1737
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.037 %
As % of the category below5.556 %5.845 %
Daily rates quoted413
Average minimum daily rate£298£338
Average daily rate£307£356
% change on same period last year-13.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£341
% change on same period last year+2.90 %
Hourly rates quoted712
Average minimum hourly rate£22.57£33.67
Average hourly rate£23.71£33.96
% change on same period last year-30.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.86£34.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.10£28.61
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads306633
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.435 %0.639 %
Daily rates quoted104184
Average minimum daily rate£293£316
Average daily rate£312£331
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted4997
Average minimum hourly rate£33.78£34.03
Average hourly rate£34.95£35.24
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.13£36.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.64£31.42
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
PVCS EnglandPVCS
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.

PVCS
Demand Trend

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

East of England PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England PVCS Daily Rate Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PVCS across the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

East of England PVCS Daily Rate Histogram

PVCS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England PVCS Hourly Rate Trend

PVCS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PVCS across the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

East of England PVCS Hourly Rate Histogram

PVCS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PVCS within the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 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
EssexUp+911£326-26.13 %
CambridgeshireUp+174--
HertfordshireUp+52£288+9.52 %
PVCS EnglandPVCS
England

PVCS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing PVCS 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 PVCS.

111 (52.38 %)Configuration Management
210 (47.62 %)Linux
39 (42.86 %)SQL
48 (38.10 %)J2EE
48 (38.10 %)UNIX
57 (33.33 %)Oracle
57 (33.33 %)Ant
66 (28.57 %)C
66 (28.57 %)PL/SQL
66 (28.57 %)Oracle Reports
74 (19.05 %)QA
74 (19.05 %)Internet
74 (19.05 %)Manufacturing
74 (19.05 %)Embedded C
74 (19.05 %)MS Office
83 (14.29 %)Ethernet
83 (14.29 %)Microsoft
83 (14.29 %)MKS
83 (14.29 %)Military
92 (9.524 %)MS PowerPoint
92 (9.524 %)Project Planning
92 (9.524 %)Test Management
92 (9.524 %)Test Scripting
92 (9.524 %)Security Cleared
92 (9.524 %)Device Driver
92 (9.524 %)Project Management
92 (9.524 %)ISEB
92 (9.524 %)WinRunner
92 (9.524 %)TestDirector
92 (9.524 %)QuickTest Pro

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing PVCS 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 PVCS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (38.10 %)J2EE
22 (9.524 %).NET
31 (4.762 %)Servlets
31 (4.762 %)Struts
31 (4.762 %)XML
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)SharePoint
21 (4.762 %)WebLogic
21 (4.762 %)Tuxedo
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (19.05 %)MS Office
22 (9.524 %)MS Excel
22 (9.524 %)MS Visio
22 (9.524 %)MS PowerPoint
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (19.05 %)Internet
23 (14.29 %)Ethernet
32 (9.524 %)GSM
41 (4.762 %)3G
41 (4.762 %)2G
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (28.57 %)Oracle Reports
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (33.33 %)Ant
22 (9.524 %)WinRunner
22 (9.524 %)TestDirector
22 (9.524 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (9.524 %)LoadRunner
31 (4.762 %)VSS/SourceSafe
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (19.05 %)Manufacturing
23 (14.29 %)Military
31 (4.762 %)Telecoms
31 (4.762 %)Finance
31 (4.762 %)Government
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (23.81 %)Test Engineer
24 (19.05 %)C Software Engineer
24 (19.05 %)Software Engineer
33 (14.29 %)Configuration Manager
33 (14.29 %)Environment Manager
42 (9.524 %)Developer
42 (9.524 %)Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Test Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Technical Architect
51 (4.762 %)Release Manager
51 (4.762 %)Test Coordinator
51 (4.762 %)Embedded Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded C Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Build Manager
51 (4.762 %)Coordinator
51 (4.762 %)Architect
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.524 %)Device Driver
21 (4.762 %)N-Tier
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (47.62 %)Linux
28 (38.10 %)UNIX
32 (9.524 %)Windows
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (52.38 %)Configuration Management
22 (9.524 %)Project Management
22 (9.524 %)Project Planning
22 (9.524 %)Test Management
22 (9.524 %)Test Scripting
22 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
22 (9.524 %)Security Cleared
31 (4.762 %)UML
31 (4.762 %)OO
31 (4.762 %)RUP
31 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (42.86 %)SQL
26 (28.57 %)C
26 (28.57 %)PL/SQL
34 (19.05 %)Embedded C
42 (9.524 %)C++
42 (9.524 %)VB.NET
51 (4.762 %)Perl
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.524 %)ISEB
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (19.05 %)QA
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (33.33 %)Oracle
23 (14.29 %)Microsoft
23 (14.29 %)MKS
31 (4.762 %)BEA