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The table below looks at the demand for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CAD over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer-Aided Design (CAD)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank382394
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads189273
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.266 %0.276 %
As % of the category below0.525 %0.583 %
Daily rates quoted3026
Average minimum daily rate£320£257
Average daily rate£338£278
% change on same period last year+21.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£299
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£222
% change on same period last year+56.33 %
Hourly rates quoted5656
Average minimum hourly rate£22.65£22.33
Average hourly rate£25.21£24.48
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.77£26.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.02£26.59
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3597646789
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled50.65 %47.28 %
Daily rates quoted1302015716
Average minimum daily rate£385£386
Average daily rate£413£410
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted24253131
Average minimum hourly rate£27.28£28.25
Average hourly rate£29.08£30.08
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.89£31.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
CAD UKCAD
UK

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.

CAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CAD across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England CAD Demand Trend

CAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

England CAD Daily Rate Trend

CAD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CAD across the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England CAD Daily Rate Histogram

CAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England CAD Hourly Rate Trend

CAD
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CAD across the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England CAD Hourly Rate Histogram

CAD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the England region over the 3 months to 10 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
South EastUp+6370£392+167.59 %
LondonUp+1626£296-21.61 %
East MidlandsDown-523£381-
South WestUp+2120--
East of EnglandDown-217£158-
North WestUp+2312--
West MidlandsUp+1711£263-
YorkshireUp+164--
MidlandsUp+44£315-
CAD UKCAD
UK

CAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CAD 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 CAD.

171 (20.40 %)AutoCAD
264 (18.39 %)Manufacturing
350 (14.37 %)Windows
438 (10.92 %)PDM
537 (10.63 %)Microsoft
634 (9.770 %)UNIX
634 (9.770 %)Security Cleared
730 (8.621 %)Automotive
829 (8.333 %)CATIA
928 (8.046 %)Pro/ENGINEER
1025 (7.184 %)Degree
1124 (6.897 %)Data Management
1223 (6.609 %)Construction
1223 (6.609 %)Electric
1223 (6.609 %)MS Office
1322 (6.322 %).NET
1421 (6.034 %)Telecoms
1421 (6.034 %)SolidWorks
1520 (5.747 %)Aerospace
1619 (5.460 %)SC Cleared
1619 (5.460 %)Project Management
1619 (5.460 %)Java
1716 (4.598 %)SQL
1716 (4.598 %)Client/Server
1716 (4.598 %)Electronics
1815 (4.310 %)C
1815 (4.310 %)SQL Server
1815 (4.310 %)MS Project
1815 (4.310 %)HNC
1914 (4.023 %)Windows XP

CAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CAD 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 CAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (6.322 %).NET
27 (2.011 %)ASP.NET
36 (1.724 %)COM
45 (1.437 %)XHTML
54 (1.149 %)CSS
54 (1.149 %).NET Framework
63 (0.862 %)EDI
71 (0.287 %)OpenGL
71 (0.287 %)DirectX
71 (0.287 %)WebServices
71 (0.287 %)WCF
71 (0.287 %)J2EE
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (3.736 %)MS Exchange
113 (3.736 %)Documentum
113 (3.736 %)Exchange Server 2003
210 (2.874 %)ColdFusion
210 (2.874 %)CMS
37 (2.011 %)ColdFusion MX
37 (2.011 %)EPiServer
46 (1.724 %)SharePoint
54 (1.149 %)Exchange Server 2007
54 (1.149 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
63 (0.862 %)Smallworld
71 (0.287 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.287 %)LiveLink
71 (0.287 %)Live Communications Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
171 (20.40 %)AutoCAD
229 (8.333 %)CATIA
328 (8.046 %)Pro/ENGINEER
423 (6.609 %)MS Office
515 (4.310 %)MS Project
68 (2.299 %)MS Excel
76 (1.724 %)3ds Max
84 (1.149 %)Photoshop
93 (0.862 %)Adobe Illustrator
93 (0.862 %)Windchill
102 (0.575 %)ArcView
102 (0.575 %)MS Visio
111 (0.287 %)InDesign
111 (0.287 %)FrameMaker
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (1.724 %)Teamcenter
21 (0.287 %)ENOVIA
21 (0.287 %)Dynamics AX
21 (0.287 %)SunGard Vivista
21 (0.287 %)DELMIA
21 (0.287 %)MAXIMO
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (3.448 %)3G
26 (1.724 %)Firewall
35 (1.437 %)VPN
35 (1.437 %)LAN
35 (1.437 %)UMTS
35 (1.437 %)WAN
44 (1.149 %)GSM
44 (1.149 %)Ethernet
44 (1.149 %)Wireless
44 (1.149 %)2G
53 (0.862 %)TCP/IP
62 (0.575 %)IPCC
62 (0.575 %)Cisco ICM
71 (0.287 %)Network Security
71 (0.287 %)DNS
71 (0.287 %)Bluetooth
71 (0.287 %)WCDMA
71 (0.287 %)DHCP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (4.310 %)SQL Server
213 (3.736 %)GIS
36 (1.724 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (0.862 %)EDMS
43 (0.862 %)MS Access
43 (0.862 %)Crystal Reports
43 (0.862 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (0.575 %)Oracle 10g
52 (0.575 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (0.575 %)Oracle 9i
61 (0.287 %)RDBMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.724 %)Visual Studio
24 (1.149 %)LabVIEW
31 (0.287 %)ClearCase
31 (0.287 %)MSI
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
164 (18.39 %)Manufacturing
230 (8.621 %)Automotive
323 (6.609 %)Construction
323 (6.609 %)Electric
421 (6.034 %)Telecoms
520 (5.747 %)Aerospace
616 (4.598 %)Electronics
711 (3.161 %)Education
711 (3.161 %)Government
810 (2.874 %)Marketing
98 (2.299 %)Finance
107 (2.011 %)Health
112 (0.575 %)Law
112 (0.575 %)Criminal Justice
112 (0.575 %)Police
112 (0.575 %)Pharmaceutical
112 (0.575 %)Pensions
112 (0.575 %)Military
112 (0.575 %)Banking
112 (0.575 %)Retail
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (14.08 %)Design Engineer
236 (10.34 %)Mechanical Engineer
329 (8.333 %)Project Manager
428 (8.046 %)CAD Engineer
525 (7.184 %)Analyst
622 (6.322 %)Developer
720 (5.747 %)CAD Designer
720 (5.747 %)Mechanical Design Engineer
814 (4.023 %)CAD Technician
814 (4.023 %)CAD Design Engineer
911 (3.161 %)IT Manager
1010 (2.874 %)Systems Engineer
1010 (2.874 %)Technical Lead
1010 (2.874 %)Draughtsman
119 (2.586 %)2nd Line Support
119 (2.586 %)Administrator
119 (2.586 %)IT Project Manager
128 (2.299 %)Consultant
137 (2.011 %)Business Analyst
146 (1.724 %)Systems Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (4.598 %)Client/Server
211 (3.161 %)Handset
39 (2.586 %)Blackberry
39 (2.586 %)Management Information System
45 (1.437 %)CCTV
54 (1.149 %)W3C
54 (1.149 %)STB
63 (0.862 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
72 (0.575 %)LLPG
72 (0.575 %)Data Integration
81 (0.287 %)Derivative
81 (0.287 %)Computer Science
81 (0.287 %)Market Risk
81 (0.287 %)Tandem
81 (0.287 %)DTV
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
150 (14.37 %)Windows
234 (9.770 %)UNIX
314 (4.023 %)Windows XP
46 (1.724 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (1.437 %)Solaris
64 (1.149 %)Windows 2000
72 (0.575 %)HPUX
81 (0.287 %)Windows Mobile
81 (0.287 %)Windows Vista
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (10.92 %)PDM
234 (9.770 %)Security Cleared
324 (6.897 %)Data Management
419 (5.460 %)Project Management
419 (5.460 %)SC Cleared
513 (3.736 %)Document Management
611 (3.161 %)PRINCE2
611 (3.161 %)ERP
710 (2.874 %)Finite Element Analysis
710 (2.874 %)BC Cleared
89 (2.586 %)PLM
89 (2.586 %)CRM
98 (2.299 %)Business Analysis
107 (2.011 %)Web Analytics
116 (1.724 %)Email Marketing
125 (1.437 %)Requirements Analysis
125 (1.437 %)CAE
125 (1.437 %)Configuration Management
125 (1.437 %)Agile Software Development
134 (1.149 %)Risk Analysis
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (5.460 %)Java
216 (4.598 %)SQL
315 (4.310 %)C
413 (3.736 %)JavaScript
512 (3.448 %)C++
611 (3.161 %)Perl
78 (2.299 %)C#
87 (2.011 %)VB
96 (1.724 %)Transact-SQL
104 (1.149 %)VB.NET
113 (0.862 %)VB6
121 (0.287 %)VC++
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (7.184 %)Degree
215 (4.310 %)HNC
313 (3.736 %)HND
313 (3.736 %)Microsoft Certification
49 (2.586 %)MCSE
54 (1.149 %)MCAD
54 (1.149 %)MCITP
63 (0.862 %)Cisco Certification
71 (0.287 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.287 %)PMP
71 (0.287 %)PMI Certification
71 (0.287 %)CCVP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.149 %)ISO9001
14 (1.149 %)JTAG
22 (0.575 %)SLA
31 (0.287 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.287 %)QA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (3.161 %)Active Directory
21 (0.287 %)MSMQ
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.287 %)Tivoli
11 (0.287 %)MOM
11 (0.287 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (10.63 %)Microsoft
221 (6.034 %)SolidWorks
312 (3.448 %)EMC
49 (2.586 %)salesforce.com
56 (1.724 %)Intel
65 (1.437 %)Oracle
65 (1.437 %)Siemens
65 (1.437 %)CheckPoint
65 (1.437 %)Cadence
65 (1.437 %)Intergraph
65 (1.437 %)Mentor Graphics
74 (1.149 %)Nokia
74 (1.149 %)Cisco
83 (0.862 %)Adobe
83 (0.862 %)HP
83 (0.862 %)Citrix
83 (0.862 %)RedDot
83 (0.862 %)Onyx
92 (0.575 %)Google
92 (0.575 %)Remedy