The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term DTV in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited DTV over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Digital Television (DTV)
Rank 419 517 515
Rank change year-on-year
+98 -2
Contract jobs citing DTV 93 40 40
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.220% 0.075% 0.072%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.819% 0.295% 0.247%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 21 26
Average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.14% -0.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £246 £265 £194
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £410 £405
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
- -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 4 7
Average hourly rate £40.00 £41.50 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.61% +10.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £32.40 £34.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £46.75 £62.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £47.50 £36.50
% change year-on-year
-15.78% +30.13%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
11357 13564 16214
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 26.85% 25.35% 29.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 7008 8146 9772
Average daily rate £440 £435 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.14% -17.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £246 £260 £288
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £608 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 506 624 681
Average hourly rate £24.00 £22.50 £23.36
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -3.68%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.79 £12.48 £11.30
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £47.50 £42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-4.34% -13.20%
DTV
UK

DTV
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing DTV across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

England DTV Jobs Demand Trend

DTV
Daily Rate Trend

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

England DTV Daily Rate Trend

DTV
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DTV across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England DTV Daily Rate Histogram

DTV
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England DTV Hourly Rate Trend

DTV
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DTV across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

England DTV Hourly Rate Histogram

DTV
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DTV within the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South East +58 36 £350 +7.69%
London +17 35 £363 +7.48%
South West +30 7 £381 +8.92%
West Midlands - 4 £344 -
Yorkshire - 4 £313 -
North West - 3 £333 -
East of England +11 1 - -
DTV
UK

DTV
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing DTV 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 DTV.

1 81 (65.32%) Telecoms
2 76 (61.29%) Electronics
3 64 (51.61%) Finance
4 63 (50.81%) Business Intelligence
4 63 (50.81%) Marketing
5 59 (47.58%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 59 (47.58%) Digital Marketing
5 59 (47.58%) Programme Management
5 59 (47.58%) SAP
5 59 (47.58%) Manufacturing
6 43 (34.68%) Linux
7 36 (29.03%) C
8 28 (22.58%) DVB
9 27 (21.77%) STB
10 25 (20.16%) C++
11 20 (16.13%) NHS
12 19 (15.32%) Java
12 19 (15.32%) CSS
13 17 (13.71%) JavaScript
13 17 (13.71%) Embedded Linux
14 16 (12.90%) HTML
15 15 (12.10%) IPTV
15 15 (12.10%) HTML5
16 13 (10.48%) Scrum
16 13 (10.48%) TDD
16 13 (10.48%) SQL
16 13 (10.48%) Oracle
16 13 (10.48%) SQL Server
16 13 (10.48%) Python
16 13 (10.48%) MPEG

DTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing DTV 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 DTV. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 19 (15.32%) CSS
2 16 (12.90%) HTML
3 15 (12.10%) HTML5
4 13 (10.48%) OpenGL
5 10 (8.065%) jQuery
6 9 (7.258%) XML
7 8 (6.452%) Spring
8 7 (5.645%) CSS3
8 7 (5.645%) REST
8 7 (5.645%) Hibernate
8 7 (5.645%) Middleware
8 7 (5.645%) DOM
9 6 (4.839%) XSL
9 6 (4.839%) JDBC
9 6 (4.839%) POSIX
9 6 (4.839%) JMS
9 6 (4.839%) Ruby on Rails
9 6 (4.839%) Lucene
9 6 (4.839%) Drools
9 6 (4.839%) JPA
Application Platforms
1 6 (4.839%) ActiveMQ
2 5 (4.032%) CM System
3 3 (2.419%) WordPress
3 3 (2.419%) CMS
3 3 (2.419%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.806%) JCAPS
4 1 (0.806%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.806%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.806%) Lync
4 1 (0.806%) Adobe CQ
4 1 (0.806%) SharePoint 2013
4 1 (0.806%) Commerce Server
4 1 (0.806%) TeamSite
4 1 (0.806%) Apache
4 1 (0.806%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (4.032%) MS Excel
2 3 (2.419%) MS Office
3 2 (1.613%) MS Project
3 2 (1.613%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.806%) Office 365
4 1 (0.806%) Elements/Pro
4 1 (0.806%) CATIA
4 1 (0.806%) Pro/ENGINEER
Business Applications
1 59 (47.58%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (0.806%) Google Analytics
2 1 (0.806%) SAP R/3
2 1 (0.806%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.806%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 28 (22.58%) DVB
2 8 (6.452%) TCP/IP
3 7 (5.645%) HTTP
4 2 (1.613%) Ethernet
4 2 (1.613%) DNS
5 1 (0.806%) Wireless
5 1 (0.806%) Intranet
5 1 (0.806%) Internet
5 1 (0.806%) SAN
5 1 (0.806%) GPRS
5 1 (0.806%) GSM
5 1 (0.806%) UMTS
5 1 (0.806%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (10.48%) SQL Server
2 11 (8.871%) MySQL
3 4 (3.226%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (3.226%) RDBMS
4 3 (2.419%) SQL Server 2008
4 3 (2.419%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.613%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.613%) Oracle 11g
5 2 (1.613%) SQL Server 2005
5 2 (1.613%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (1.613%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.806%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.806%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.806%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.806%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.806%) SQL Server 2012
6 1 (0.806%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 10 (8.065%) Git (software)
2 9 (7.258%) ClearCase
3 8 (6.452%) Maven
4 7 (5.645%) Cucumber
5 6 (4.839%) Selenium
6 5 (4.032%) Subversion
7 4 (3.226%) JUnit
7 4 (3.226%) WebDriver
8 3 (2.419%) TestNG
9 2 (1.613%) Jenkins
9 2 (1.613%) Hudson
9 2 (1.613%) SpecFlow
9 2 (1.613%) Mercurial
10 1 (0.806%) Trac
10 1 (0.806%) Xcode
10 1 (0.806%) NUnit
10 1 (0.806%) JIRA
10 1 (0.806%) ReSharper
10 1 (0.806%) FitNesse
10 1 (0.806%) WATIR
General
1 81 (65.32%) Telecoms
2 76 (61.29%) Electronics
3 64 (51.61%) Finance
4 63 (50.81%) Marketing
5 59 (47.58%) Manufacturing
6 11 (8.871%) Retail
7 8 (6.452%) Banking
8 1 (0.806%) Military
8 1 (0.806%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.806%) Music
Job Titles
1 30 (24.19%) Developer
2 24 (19.35%) Software Engineer
3 14 (11.29%) Test Engineer
4 11 (8.871%) Project Manager
5 10 (8.065%) Analyst
6 7 (5.645%) Front-End Developer
7 5 (4.032%) QA Engineer
7 5 (4.032%) JavaScript Developer
7 5 (4.032%) Business Analyst
8 4 (3.226%) Ruby on Rails Developer
8 4 (3.226%) Senior Test Engineer
8 4 (3.226%) Integration Engineer
8 4 (3.226%) Change Manager
8 4 (3.226%) NHS Business Analyst
9 3 (2.419%) Verification Engineer
9 3 (2.419%) Development Engineer
9 3 (2.419%) Java Software Engineer
9 3 (2.419%) PHP Developer
10 2 (1.613%) Desktop Support
10 2 (1.613%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 27 (21.77%) STB
2 20 (16.13%) NHS
3 15 (12.10%) IPTV
4 13 (10.48%) MPEG
5 10 (8.065%) Embedded Systems
6 9 (7.258%) Digital Media
7 8 (6.452%) Device Driver
7 8 (6.452%) Smartphone
7 8 (6.452%) FMCG
8 7 (5.645%) Computer Science
9 5 (4.032%) Open Source
9 5 (4.032%) Animation
10 4 (3.226%) Streaming Video
11 3 (2.419%) SaaS
11 3 (2.419%) Mobile App
11 3 (2.419%) Firmware
12 2 (1.613%) Video on Demand
13 1 (0.806%) Social Media
13 1 (0.806%) PACS
13 1 (0.806%) MediaHighway
Operating Systems
1 43 (34.68%) Linux
2 17 (13.71%) Embedded Linux
3 10 (8.065%) Windows
4 9 (7.258%) UNIX
5 4 (3.226%) Android
6 3 (2.419%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (1.613%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (1.613%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.613%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.806%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (50.81%) Business Intelligence
2 59 (47.58%) Digital Marketing
2 59 (47.58%) Programme Management
3 13 (10.48%) Scrum
3 13 (10.48%) TDD
4 12 (9.677%) Agile Software Development
5 10 (8.065%) E-Commerce
6 9 (7.258%) Project Management
7 8 (6.452%) Software Engineering
7 8 (6.452%) Continuous Integration
8 7 (5.645%) Test Scripting
9 6 (4.839%) Configuration Management
9 6 (4.839%) Software Testing
9 6 (4.839%) Embedded Software Development
9 6 (4.839%) BDD
9 6 (4.839%) Multithreading
10 5 (4.032%) Kanban
10 5 (4.032%) Test Automation
10 5 (4.032%) Web Development
10 5 (4.032%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (29.03%) C
2 25 (20.16%) C++
3 19 (15.32%) Java
4 17 (13.71%) JavaScript
5 13 (10.48%) SQL
5 13 (10.48%) Python
6 10 (8.065%) Embedded C
6 10 (8.065%) Ruby
7 9 (7.258%) GLSL
7 9 (7.258%) Embedded C++
8 7 (5.645%) C#
9 6 (4.839%) XPath
10 5 (4.032%) Clojure
11 4 (3.226%) Perl
11 4 (3.226%) PHP
12 3 (2.419%) VB
13 2 (1.613%) PL/SQL
13 2 (1.613%) Bash shell
13 2 (1.613%) PHP5
14 1 (0.806%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 10 (8.065%) Degree
2 8 (6.452%) ISEB
3 3 (2.419%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.806%) CCA
4 1 (0.806%) Citrix Certification
4 1 (0.806%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.839%) QA
2 2 (1.613%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.806%) HL7
3 1 (0.806%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.613%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.806%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.806%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (0.806%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (4.839%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (2.419%) SCCM
3 1 (0.806%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 59 (47.58%) SAP
2 13 (10.48%) Oracle
3 5 (4.032%) HP
3 5 (4.032%) Citrix
3 5 (4.032%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.613%) Adobe
4 2 (1.613%) VMware
4 2 (1.613%) Facebook
4 2 (1.613%) Twitter
4 2 (1.613%) hybris
5 1 (0.806%) Sitecore
5 1 (0.806%) Omniture
5 1 (0.806%) Google
5 1 (0.806%) Zend
5 1 (0.806%) SolidWorks
5 1 (0.806%) OpenTV
5 1 (0.806%) ATG
5 1 (0.806%) EMC
5 1 (0.806%) Autodesk
5 1 (0.806%) iSOFT
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