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The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Education in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Education over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the England region.

 Education
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank167124187
Rank change year-on-year
Down-43Up+63
Matching contract IT job ads445456626
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England0.986 %1.240 %0.818 %
As % of the General category1.857 %2.641 %1.742 %
Daily rates quoted193146176
Average daily rate£325£350£350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£169£178£215
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£560£533
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£338£363
% change year-on-year
-5.180 %-6.890 %
Hourly rates quoted624769
Average hourly rate£16.25£16.00£17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.560 %-8.570 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.58£10.36£10.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£41.60£27.40£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.50£15.00£17.50
% change year-on-year
+3.330 %-14.28 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
239661726835928
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England53.11 %46.96 %46.92 %
Daily rates quoted12329627813269
Average daily rate£463£425£450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.820 %-5.550 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£250£275
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£600£575£625
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£375£400
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %-6.250 %
Hourly rates quoted79510052172
Average hourly rate£23.00£23.69£25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.890 %-5.260 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.38£12.38£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£41.50£41.00£41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.00£26.15£27.00
% change year-on-year
-8.220 %-3.140 %
Education UKEducation
UK

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.

Education
Demand Trend

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

England Education Demand Trend

Education
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Education Daily Rate Trend

Education
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Education across the England region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.

England Education Daily Rate Histogram

Education
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Education Hourly Rate Trend

Education
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Education across the England region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.

England Education Hourly Rate Histogram

Education
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Education within the England region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
LondonDown-67220£363-3.33 %
South EastUp+18106£325+8.33 %
East of EnglandUp+3238£300-25.00 %
West MidlandsDown-1428£323-12.24 %
South WestDown-120£285+8.57 %
North WestDown-918£250+38.88 %
YorkshireNo change012£175-58.82 %
East MidlandsDown-28£400-
North EastUp+166£250-31.43 %
Education UKEducation
UK

Education
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Education 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 Education.

1232 (26.82 %)Degree
2126 (14.57 %)Microsoft
3125 (14.45 %)Finance
4115 (13.29 %)Windows
5112 (12.95 %)Project Management
696 (11.10 %)MS Excel
792 (10.64 %)PRINCE2
885 (9.827 %)SQL
974 (8.555 %)Government
1071 (8.208 %)Banking
1167 (7.746 %)C#
1167 (7.746 %).NET
1261 (7.052 %)C++
1261 (7.052 %)XML
1359 (6.821 %)SQL Server
1458 (6.705 %)Java
1557 (6.590 %)ITIL
1656 (6.474 %)Computer Science
1755 (6.358 %)MS Office
1852 (6.012 %)Investment Banking
1950 (5.780 %)C
2046 (5.318 %)Windows Server 2003
2144 (5.087 %)Oracle
2243 (4.971 %)UNIX
2342 (4.855 %)User Acceptance Testing
2441 (4.740 %)Front Office
2540 (4.624 %)E-Learning
2540 (4.624 %)MS PowerPoint
2637 (4.277 %)OO
2637 (4.277 %)Active Directory

Education
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Education 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 Education. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
167 (7.746 %).NET
261 (7.052 %)XML
335 (4.046 %)ASP.NET
432 (3.699 %)HTML
527 (3.121 %)CSS
527 (3.121 %)Flash
616 (1.850 %)AJAX
713 (1.503 %)WPF
812 (1.387 %)Swing
812 (1.387 %)Adobe Flex
911 (1.272 %)Web Services
911 (1.272 %)Hibernate
1010 (1.156 %)LAMP
1010 (1.156 %)WinForms
119 (1.040 %)NHibernate
119 (1.040 %)jQuery
119 (1.040 %)J2EE
119 (1.040 %)EDI
128 (0.925 %)J2SE
128 (0.925 %)WCF
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
133 (3.815 %)SharePoint
220 (2.312 %)MS Exchange
317 (1.965 %)CMS
415 (1.734 %)Apache
511 (1.272 %)Exchange Server 2003
610 (1.156 %)IIS
79 (1.040 %)SharePoint Server 2007
79 (1.040 %)Exchange Server 2007
79 (1.040 %)Drupal
88 (0.925 %)Tomcat
97 (0.809 %)SAS
104 (0.462 %)WebLogic
104 (0.462 %)Documentum
104 (0.462 %)Moodle
113 (0.347 %)WebLogic Portal
122 (0.231 %)Lotus Notes
122 (0.231 %)Lotus Domino
122 (0.231 %)TeamSite
122 (0.231 %)SAP Portal
122 (0.231 %)Office Project Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
196 (11.10 %)MS Excel
255 (6.358 %)MS Office
340 (4.624 %)MS PowerPoint
436 (4.162 %)MS Project
525 (2.890 %)MS Visio
613 (1.503 %)Spreadsheet
712 (1.387 %)Photoshop
87 (0.809 %)SPSS
96 (0.694 %)CA Clarity
104 (0.462 %)Quicktime
113 (0.347 %)Adobe Illustrator
122 (0.231 %)MATLAB
122 (0.231 %)Acrobat
122 (0.231 %)Fireworks
122 (0.231 %)InfoPath
131 (0.116 %)InDesign
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
18 (0.925 %)SAP HR
26 (0.694 %)RMDS
35 (0.578 %)SAP Payroll
43 (0.347 %)SAP Oil and Gas
43 (0.347 %)Capstone
43 (0.347 %)Tesseract
43 (0.347 %)Minerva
43 (0.347 %)Sentinel
43 (0.347 %)Decalog
43 (0.347 %)Summit
52 (0.231 %)Oracle EBS
52 (0.231 %)SAP PP
52 (0.231 %)SAP SD
52 (0.231 %)WebTrends
52 (0.231 %)SAP HCM
52 (0.231 %)Siebel Analytics
61 (0.116 %)ADP Wilco Gloss
61 (0.116 %)Academy Revenues and Benefits
61 (0.116 %)SAP SCM
61 (0.116 %)HFM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
126 (3.006 %)Internet
217 (1.965 %)LAN
217 (1.965 %)TCP/IP
316 (1.850 %)WAN
413 (1.503 %)SAN
413 (1.503 %)DNS
413 (1.503 %)Firewall
59 (1.040 %)DHCP
68 (0.925 %)Wireless
68 (0.925 %)VPN
75 (0.578 %)BSS
75 (0.578 %)Intranet
75 (0.578 %)HTTP
84 (0.462 %)SSL
93 (0.347 %)FTP
93 (0.347 %)SNA
93 (0.347 %)WLAN
93 (0.347 %)GSM
93 (0.347 %)LDAP
102 (0.231 %)IPsec
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (6.821 %)SQL Server
217 (1.965 %)MySQL
316 (1.850 %)SQL Server 2005
415 (1.734 %)Datawarehouse
513 (1.503 %)BusinessObjects
69 (1.040 %)MS Access
77 (0.809 %)SQL Server Integration Services
86 (0.694 %)Crystal Reports
86 (0.694 %)DTS
86 (0.694 %)SQL Server 2008
95 (0.578 %)Oracle Reports
104 (0.462 %)Data Mining
104 (0.462 %)ETL
104 (0.462 %)Oracle 10g
104 (0.462 %)SAP BW
113 (0.347 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
113 (0.347 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
113 (0.347 %)SQL Server 2000
113 (0.347 %)RDBMS
113 (0.347 %)TOAD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
117 (1.965 %)Subversion
211 (1.272 %)NUnit
39 (1.040 %)Visual Studio
48 (0.925 %)TeamCity
55 (0.578 %)Eclipse
55 (0.578 %)JUnit
64 (0.462 %)Dreamweaver
64 (0.462 %)InstallShield
73 (0.347 %)JIRA
73 (0.347 %)FrontPage
73 (0.347 %)Rational Rose
73 (0.347 %)VSS/SourceSafe
82 (0.231 %)PVCS
82 (0.231 %)ClearCase
82 (0.231 %)Oracle Forms
82 (0.231 %)WatiN
82 (0.231 %)Team Foundation Server
91 (0.116 %)CruiseControl
91 (0.116 %)Mockito
91 (0.116 %)FxCop
England IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1125 (14.45 %)Finance
274 (8.555 %)Government
371 (8.208 %)Banking
452 (6.012 %)Investment Banking
541 (4.740 %)Front Office
631 (3.584 %)Health
730 (3.468 %)Marketing
826 (3.006 %)Insurance
922 (2.543 %)Multimedia
1018 (2.081 %)Pharmaceutical
1018 (2.081 %)Telecoms
1117 (1.965 %)Publishing
1216 (1.850 %)Retail
1315 (1.734 %)Electronics
1413 (1.503 %)Automotive
1512 (1.387 %)Construction
1512 (1.387 %)Local Government
169 (1.040 %)Legal
178 (0.925 %)3D Graphics
178 (0.925 %)Back Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1168 (19.42 %)Analyst
2157 (18.15 %)Developer
3107 (12.37 %)Project Manager
469 (7.977 %)Business Analyst
538 (4.393 %)Designer
632 (3.699 %)Consultant
729 (3.353 %)C# Developer
826 (3.006 %)Architect
922 (2.543 %)Coordinator
1021 (2.428 %)Java Developer
1021 (2.428 %).NET Developer
1119 (2.197 %)Web Developer
1119 (2.197 %)Support Analyst
1119 (2.197 %)Administrator
1217 (1.965 %)Programme Manager
1316 (1.850 %)Solutions Architect
1415 (1.734 %)C++ Developer
1514 (1.618 %)Data Analyst
1613 (1.503 %)Flash Developer
1712 (1.387 %)Senior Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
156 (6.474 %)Computer Science
240 (4.624 %)E-Learning
333 (3.815 %)Mathematics
427 (3.121 %)Derivative
427 (3.121 %)NHS
525 (2.890 %)Statistics
624 (2.775 %)Management Information System
719 (2.197 %)French Language
813 (1.503 %)Blog
911 (1.272 %)German Language
911 (1.272 %)Credit Risk
109 (1.040 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
109 (1.040 %)VLE
118 (0.925 %)Clustering
118 (0.925 %)N-Tier
118 (0.925 %)Market Risk
127 (0.809 %)Social Network
127 (0.809 %)Equity Derivative
127 (0.809 %)Credit Derivative
127 (0.809 %)Open Source
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1115 (13.29 %)Windows
246 (5.318 %)Windows Server 2003
343 (4.971 %)UNIX
436 (4.162 %)Linux
525 (2.890 %)Windows XP
617 (1.965 %)Solaris
714 (1.618 %)Windows 2000
714 (1.618 %)Windows Server 2008
89 (1.040 %)Windows Vista
97 (0.809 %)Windows 2000 Server
105 (0.578 %)Windows 7
105 (0.578 %)Mac OS X
114 (0.462 %)Android
123 (0.347 %)Windows Mobile
132 (0.231 %)HPUX
132 (0.231 %)Mac OS
132 (0.231 %)Red Hat Linux
141 (0.116 %)Mac OS X Server
141 (0.116 %)VxWorks
141 (0.116 %)NetWare
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1112 (12.95 %)Project Management
292 (10.64 %)PRINCE2
357 (6.590 %)ITIL
442 (4.855 %)User Acceptance Testing
537 (4.277 %)OO
631 (3.584 %)Risk Management
728 (3.237 %)Data Analysis
825 (2.890 %)Business Analysis
923 (2.659 %)Service Delivery
1022 (2.543 %)Content Management
1120 (2.312 %)Validation
1120 (2.312 %)Migration
1120 (2.312 %)Stakeholder Management
1219 (2.197 %)UML
1318 (2.081 %)Information Architecture
1318 (2.081 %)Time Management
1417 (1.965 %)OOD
1417 (1.965 %)Agile Software Development
1516 (1.850 %)Investment Management
1516 (1.850 %)Service Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
185 (9.827 %)SQL
267 (7.746 %)C#
361 (7.052 %)C++
458 (6.705 %)Java
550 (5.780 %)C
627 (3.121 %)Perl
722 (2.543 %)T-SQL
722 (2.543 %)Assembly Language
821 (2.428 %)JavaScript
918 (2.081 %)PHP
918 (2.081 %)VB
918 (2.081 %)VBA
1016 (1.850 %)PL/SQL
1113 (1.503 %)Shell Script
1212 (1.387 %)Python
1212 (1.387 %)ActionScript
1212 (1.387 %)ActionScript 3.0
1310 (1.156 %)VB.NET
144 (0.462 %)VBScript
153 (0.347 %)Ruby
England IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1232 (26.82 %)Degree
218 (2.081 %)Microsoft Certification
316 (1.850 %)Security Cleared
414 (1.618 %)Cisco Certification
512 (1.387 %)MCSE
512 (1.387 %)PMI Certification
610 (1.156 %)PMP
610 (1.156 %)PRINCE2 Certification
79 (1.040 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
79 (1.040 %)SC Cleared
87 (0.809 %)CCNA
96 (0.694 %)PhD
96 (0.694 %)ITIL Certification
105 (0.578 %)ISEB
114 (0.462 %)HNC
114 (0.462 %)HND
114 (0.462 %)MCP
114 (0.462 %)CCNP
123 (0.347 %)MCSA
132 (0.231 %)MBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (1.965 %)QA
29 (1.040 %)SLA
38 (0.925 %)ISO9001
43 (0.347 %)GMP
43 (0.347 %)GLP
52 (0.231 %)ISO27001
61 (0.116 %)Dublin Core
61 (0.116 %)21 CFR Part 11
61 (0.116 %)GCP
England IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
137 (4.277 %)Active Directory
29 (1.040 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (0.694 %)Hyper-V
44 (0.462 %)Terminal Services
52 (0.231 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.116 %)Xen
61 (0.116 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
61 (0.116 %)Snort
61 (0.116 %)RACF
61 (0.116 %)NDS
61 (0.116 %)Oracle RMAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
16 (0.694 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (0.578 %)Backup Exec
33 (0.347 %)SCCM
42 (0.231 %)CA SiteMinder
51 (0.116 %)WSUS
51 (0.116 %)Nessus
51 (0.116 %)SCOM
51 (0.116 %)HP Quality Center
51 (0.116 %)Data Guard
51 (0.116 %)MOM
51 (0.116 %)MSI
51 (0.116 %)TIBCO Hawk
51 (0.116 %)CiscoWorks
51 (0.116 %)NetBackup
England IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1126 (14.57 %)Microsoft
244 (5.087 %)Oracle
332 (3.699 %)Cisco
431 (3.584 %)SAP
519 (2.197 %)Adobe
613 (1.503 %)Business Objects
710 (1.156 %)VMware
710 (1.156 %)HP
89 (1.040 %)Sybase
97 (0.809 %)Capita
97 (0.809 %)Remedy
97 (0.809 %)Sun
97 (0.809 %)Siebel
106 (0.694 %)Murex
106 (0.694 %)Apple
115 (0.578 %)CheckPoint
115 (0.578 %)Reuters
124 (0.462 %)IBM
124 (0.462 %)Bloomberg
124 (0.462 %)LatentZero