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The table below looks at the demand for Yourdon 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 Yourdon over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkYourdon
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank508619
Rank change on same period last yearUp+111
Matching contract IT job ads116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.035 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£41.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£42.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+40.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+40.00 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching contract IT job ads3187943836
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled50.21 %46.97 %
Daily rates quoted1126014678
Average minimum daily rate£381£387
Average daily rate£408£411
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted23913052
Average minimum hourly rate£26.71£28.91
Average hourly rate£28.42£30.69
% change on same period last year-7.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.13£32.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Yourdon UKYourdon
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.

Yourdon
Demand Trend

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

England Yourdon Demand Trend

Yourdon
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Yourdon Daily Rate Trend

Yourdon
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Yourdon across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Yourdon Daily Rate Histogram

Yourdon
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Yourdon Hourly Rate Trend

Yourdon
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Yourdon across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England Yourdon Hourly Rate Histogram

Yourdon
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Yourdon within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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 WestNew entry-8£350-
South EastUp+433--
Yourdon UKYourdon
UK

Yourdon
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Yourdon 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 Yourdon.

116 (100.00 %)C
211 (68.75 %)C++
310 (62.50 %)OO
48 (50.00 %)Windows
48 (50.00 %)Assembly Language
57 (43.75 %)Firmware
57 (43.75 %)Linux
57 (43.75 %)UML
66 (37.50 %)CORBA
66 (37.50 %)Embedded C
66 (37.50 %)Telecoms
73 (18.75 %)UMTS
73 (18.75 %)UNIX
73 (18.75 %)Ada
73 (18.75 %)Windows NT
82 (12.50 %)ClearCase
82 (12.50 %)ISO9000
82 (12.50 %)MPEG
82 (12.50 %)Aerospace
82 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
82 (12.50 %)DTV
91 (6.250 %)Degree
91 (6.250 %)SC Cleared
91 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
91 (6.250 %)Software Engineering
91 (6.250 %)OOD
91 (6.250 %)OOA/OOD

Yourdon
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Yourdon 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 Yourdon. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (37.50 %)CORBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (18.75 %)UMTS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (12.50 %)ClearCase
12 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (37.50 %)Telecoms
22 (12.50 %)Aerospace
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (75.00 %)Software Engineer
23 (18.75 %)Technical Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Real Time Developer
32 (12.50 %)Developer
41 (6.250 %)Principle Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Embedded Software Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Principal Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Principal Software Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Embedded C Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (43.75 %)Firmware
22 (12.50 %)DTV
22 (12.50 %)MPEG
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (50.00 %)Windows
27 (43.75 %)Linux
33 (18.75 %)Windows NT
33 (18.75 %)UNIX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (62.50 %)OO
27 (43.75 %)UML
31 (6.250 %)OOA/OOD
31 (6.250 %)OOD
31 (6.250 %)Software Engineering
31 (6.250 %)SC Cleared
31 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)C
211 (68.75 %)C++
38 (50.00 %)Assembly Language
46 (37.50 %)Embedded C
53 (18.75 %)Ada
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (12.50 %)ISO9000