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The table below looks at the demand for Digital Television (DTV) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DTV over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Television (DTV)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank419536
Rank change on same period last yearUp+117
Matching contract IT job ads141109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.110 %
As % of the category below0.984 %0.548 %
Daily rates quoted5519
Average minimum daily rate£342£303
Average daily rate£375£318
% change on same period last year+18.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£317
% change on same period last year+19.51 %
Hourly rates quoted1828
Average minimum hourly rate£28.97£31.11
Average hourly rate£30.06£34.45
% change on same period last year-12.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.14£37.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.76£35.00
% change on same period last year-12.10 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
England
Matching contract IT job ads1433119901
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled20.18 %20.11 %
Daily rates quoted56077107
Average minimum daily rate£435£466
Average daily rate£468£499
% change on same period last year-6.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£501£533
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted11591572
Average minimum hourly rate£24.21£24.01
Average hourly rate£26.12£25.90
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.02£27.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
DTV UKDTV
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.

DTV
Demand Trend

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

England DTV Demand Trend

DTV
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

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

England DTV Daily Rate Histogram

DTV
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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

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

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 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+6377£379+19.71 %
LondonUp+9552£372+16.87 %
South WestUp+276--
East of EnglandUp+214£388+27.04 %
YorkshireUp+111--
DTV UKDTV
UK

DTV
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

1113 (52.56 %)STB
277 (35.81 %)C
347 (21.86 %)DVB
443 (20.00 %)C++
537 (17.21 %)Embedded C
537 (17.21 %)User Acceptance Testing
634 (15.81 %)Middleware
732 (14.88 %)MPEG
830 (13.95 %)Test Scripting
927 (12.56 %)Telecoms
927 (12.56 %)Linux
1026 (12.09 %)IPTV
1026 (12.09 %)Multimedia
1124 (11.16 %)Performance Testing
1218 (8.372 %)TestDirector
1317 (7.907 %)Degree
1416 (7.442 %)Software Testing
1416 (7.442 %)Embedded Linux
1416 (7.442 %)HTML
1416 (7.442 %)XML
1515 (6.977 %)Perl
1515 (6.977 %)Embedded C++
1515 (6.977 %)Games
1614 (6.512 %)Electronics
1614 (6.512 %)Content Management
1712 (5.581 %)CMS
1712 (5.581 %)OpenTV
1712 (5.581 %)MHP
1712 (5.581 %)UML
1810 (4.651 %)JavaScript

DTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (15.81 %)Middleware
216 (7.442 %)HTML
216 (7.442 %)XML
312 (5.581 %)MHP
46 (2.791 %)OpenGL
46 (2.791 %)J2ME
54 (1.860 %)J2SE
54 (1.860 %)FIX Protocol
63 (1.395 %)EDI
72 (0.930 %)POSIX
72 (0.930 %).NET
72 (0.930 %)CSS
81 (0.465 %)WebServices
81 (0.465 %)XMPP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (5.581 %)CMS
23 (1.395 %)TeamSite
31 (0.465 %)MTS
31 (0.465 %)SAS
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (1.860 %)MS Excel
22 (0.930 %)MS Office
31 (0.465 %)SPSS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
147 (21.86 %)DVB
29 (4.186 %)DOCSIS
38 (3.721 %)Internet
47 (3.256 %)Wireless
56 (2.791 %)Broadband
62 (0.930 %)SDH
62 (0.930 %)TCP/IP
62 (0.930 %)ATM
71 (0.465 %)RTSP
71 (0.465 %)RTP
71 (0.465 %)DAB
71 (0.465 %)Firewall
71 (0.465 %)VPN
71 (0.465 %)Intranet
71 (0.465 %)MPLS
71 (0.465 %)VoIP
71 (0.465 %)HTTP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (8.372 %)TestDirector
210 (4.651 %)Flash
37 (3.256 %)ClearCase
37 (3.256 %)OpenDeploy
44 (1.860 %)Eclipse
51 (0.465 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.465 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.465 %)LoadRunner
51 (0.465 %)Bugzilla
51 (0.465 %)WinRunner
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (12.56 %)Telecoms
226 (12.09 %)Multimedia
315 (6.977 %)Games
414 (6.512 %)Electronics
58 (3.721 %)Electric
58 (3.721 %)Animation
65 (2.326 %)Government
72 (0.930 %)Finance
72 (0.930 %)Publishing
72 (0.930 %)Billing
72 (0.930 %)Marketing
72 (0.930 %)Online Games
81 (0.465 %)Education
81 (0.465 %)Advertising
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (15.81 %)Test Engineer
228 (13.02 %)Software Engineer
323 (10.70 %)Developer
422 (10.23 %)Integration Engineer
521 (9.767 %)Project Manager
611 (5.116 %)Test Manager
710 (4.651 %)Analyst
89 (4.186 %)Tester
89 (4.186 %)Flash Developer
98 (3.721 %)RF Engineer
107 (3.256 %)Technical Lead
107 (3.256 %)Embedded Software Engineer
116 (2.791 %)Business Analyst
116 (2.791 %)Architect
116 (2.791 %)Solutions Architect
125 (2.326 %)Software Architect
134 (1.860 %)Systems Engineer
134 (1.860 %)Service Manager
134 (1.860 %)Senior Project Manager
134 (1.860 %)Senior Manager
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1113 (52.56 %)STB
232 (14.88 %)MPEG
326 (12.09 %)IPTV
48 (3.721 %)Interactive TV
56 (2.791 %)MediaHighway
65 (2.326 %)Computer Science
74 (1.860 %)iDTV
83 (1.395 %)Social Network
83 (1.395 %)IVR
92 (0.930 %)PMI
92 (0.930 %)Management Information System
101 (0.465 %)BBC
101 (0.465 %)Firmware
101 (0.465 %)Arabic Language
101 (0.465 %)Russian Language
101 (0.465 %)Spanish Language
101 (0.465 %)Welsh Language
101 (0.465 %)PDA
101 (0.465 %)Statistics
101 (0.465 %)Mathematics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (12.56 %)Linux
216 (7.442 %)Embedded Linux
37 (3.256 %)Solaris
43 (1.395 %)UNIX
43 (1.395 %)Windows
51 (0.465 %)VxWorks
51 (0.465 %)Nucleus RTOS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (17.21 %)User Acceptance Testing
230 (13.95 %)Test Scripting
324 (11.16 %)Performance Testing
416 (7.442 %)Software Testing
514 (6.512 %)Content Management
612 (5.581 %)UML
710 (4.651 %)Unit Testing
89 (4.186 %)Project Management
97 (3.256 %)PRINCE2
106 (2.791 %)Integration Testing
115 (2.326 %)Risk Management
115 (2.326 %)Agile Software Development
115 (2.326 %)Service Delivery
115 (2.326 %)Fault Management
124 (1.860 %)Software Engineering
124 (1.860 %)Test Management
133 (1.395 %)OO
133 (1.395 %)SOA
133 (1.395 %)Manual Testing
142 (0.930 %)ITIL
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (35.81 %)C
243 (20.00 %)C++
337 (17.21 %)Embedded C
415 (6.977 %)Embedded C++
415 (6.977 %)Perl
510 (4.651 %)JavaScript
69 (4.186 %)ActionScript
69 (4.186 %)Java
74 (1.860 %)SQL
74 (1.860 %)VBScript
82 (0.930 %)PHP
82 (0.930 %)PHP5
82 (0.930 %)PHP4
91 (0.465 %)VB
91 (0.465 %)C#
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (7.907 %)Degree
23 (1.395 %)ISEB
32 (0.930 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (0.930 %)ITIL Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (4.186 %)QA
22 (0.930 %)ISO9000
22 (0.930 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (2.791 %)NDS
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (5.581 %)OpenTV
28 (3.721 %)EMC
33 (1.395 %)Interwoven
33 (1.395 %)Symbian
33 (1.395 %)Microsoft
42 (0.930 %)CA
51 (0.465 %)CheckPoint
51 (0.465 %)Stellent
51 (0.465 %)HP
51 (0.465 %)Cisco
51 (0.465 %)Tandberg
51 (0.465 %)Oracle