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The table below looks at the demand for European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) in IT contracts within the 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 ECDL over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEuropean Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank549631
Rank change on same period last yearUp+82
Matching contract IT job ads3016
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.420 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted130
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£157-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£163-
UK excluding London average daily rate£163£150
% change on same period last year+8.33 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£14.55£12.00
Average hourly rate£14.85£13.50
% change on same period last year+9.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.15£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.08£13.50
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads71459207
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.658 %9.079 %
Daily rates quoted25002907
Average minimum daily rate£344£351
Average daily rate£365£370
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted762937
Average minimum hourly rate£23.19£24.35
Average hourly rate£24.79£25.93
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.40£27.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
ECDL UKECDL
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.

ECDL
Demand Trend

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

England ECDL Demand Trend

ECDL
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ECDL Daily Rate Trend

ECDL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ECDL across the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

England ECDL Daily Rate Histogram

ECDL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ECDL Hourly Rate Trend

ECDL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ECDL across the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

England ECDL Hourly Rate Histogram

ECDL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ECDL within the England region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LondonUp+9415£155-
North WestUp+218£163-
East MidlandsNew entry-4--
South WestNew entry-2--
South EastUp+431--
ECDL UKECDL
UK

ECDL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ECDL 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 ECDL.

130 (60.00 %)MS Office
224 (48.00 %)NHS
316 (32.00 %)MS Excel
413 (26.00 %)Microsoft
510 (20.00 %)MS Visio
510 (20.00 %)Windows
69 (18.00 %)MOS
77 (14.00 %)Windows 2000
86 (12.00 %)Windows XP
86 (12.00 %)Microsoft Certification
86 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
95 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
95 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
104 (8.000 %)Acrobat
104 (8.000 %)C
104 (8.000 %)MCP
113 (6.000 %)Government
113 (6.000 %)Degree
122 (4.000 %)MCDST
122 (4.000 %)Local Government
122 (4.000 %)MS PowerPoint
122 (4.000 %)Data Protection
122 (4.000 %)Health
122 (4.000 %)Internet
122 (4.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
122 (4.000 %)UNIX
122 (4.000 %)ITIL
131 (2.000 %)Windows NT
131 (2.000 %)SLA
131 (2.000 %)ITIL Certification

ECDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ECDL 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 ECDL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.000 %)GroupWise
11 (2.000 %)SharePoint Server 2007
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (60.00 %)MS Office
216 (32.00 %)MS Excel
310 (20.00 %)MS Visio
44 (8.000 %)Acrobat
52 (4.000 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.000 %)Summit
11 (2.000 %)Cerner Millennium
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.000 %)Internet
21 (2.000 %)TETRA
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.000 %)Government
22 (4.000 %)Health
22 (4.000 %)Local Government
31 (2.000 %)Finance
31 (2.000 %)Legal
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (72.00 %)Trainer
220 (40.00 %)IT Trainer
37 (14.00 %)ECDL Trainer
44 (8.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
44 (8.000 %)Helpdesk Support
44 (8.000 %)Analyst
52 (4.000 %)Support Analyst
52 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
52 (4.000 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (4.000 %)Administrator
61 (2.000 %)Service Manager
61 (2.000 %)ITIL Manager
61 (2.000 %)Microsoft Trainer
61 (2.000 %)Trainee
61 (2.000 %)ITIL Service Manager
61 (2.000 %)Helpdesk Administrator
61 (2.000 %)Incident Manager
61 (2.000 %)Technical Support
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (48.00 %)NHS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (20.00 %)Windows
27 (14.00 %)Windows 2000
36 (12.00 %)Windows XP
36 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (4.000 %)UNIX
51 (2.000 %)Windows NT
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
15 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (4.000 %)Data Protection
22 (4.000 %)ITIL
31 (2.000 %)PRINCE
31 (2.000 %)Service Management
31 (2.000 %)Incident Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (8.000 %)C
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (18.00 %)MOS
26 (12.00 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (8.000 %)MCP
43 (6.000 %)Degree
52 (4.000 %)MCDST
61 (2.000 %)ITIL Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.000 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (26.00 %)Microsoft
21 (2.000 %)Cerner