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The table below looks at the demand for ZigBee skills within the England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ZigBee over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkZigBee
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank538-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.133 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads902412688
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.61 %12.75 %
Daily rates quoted26043372
Average minimum daily rate£347£346
Average daily rate£367£363
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted11511782
Average minimum hourly rate£25.16£26.30
Average hourly rate£26.90£28.33
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.63£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
ZigBee UKZigBee
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.

ZigBee
Demand Trend

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

England ZigBee Demand Trend

ZigBee
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ZigBee Daily Rate Trend

ZigBee
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ZigBee Hourly Rate Trend

ZigBee
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ZigBee within the England region over the 3 months to 6 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 EastNew entry-11--
East of EnglandNew entry-1--
ZigBee UKZigBee
UK

ZigBee
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ZigBee 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 ZigBee.

120 (90.91 %)Wireless
215 (68.18 %)C
314 (63.64 %)Embedded C
411 (50.00 %)802.11
411 (50.00 %)802.15
510 (45.45 %)Bluetooth
69 (40.91 %)Electronics
74 (18.18 %)WLAN
83 (13.64 %)LAN
83 (13.64 %)C++
83 (13.64 %)Visual Studio
92 (9.091 %)Telecoms
92 (9.091 %)Java
92 (9.091 %)Linux
92 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
101 (4.545 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
101 (4.545 %)CPLD
101 (4.545 %)Xilinx
101 (4.545 %)Firmware
101 (4.545 %)UML
101 (4.545 %)OOA/OOD
101 (4.545 %)MS Visio
101 (4.545 %)OOD
101 (4.545 %)HNC
101 (4.545 %)HND
101 (4.545 %)3GPP
101 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
101 (4.545 %)DECT
101 (4.545 %)GPRS
101 (4.545 %)GSM

ZigBee
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.545 %)MS Visio
11 (4.545 %)FrameMaker
11 (4.545 %)CorelDRAW
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (90.91 %)Wireless
211 (50.00 %)802.11
211 (50.00 %)802.15
310 (45.45 %)Bluetooth
44 (18.18 %)WLAN
53 (13.64 %)LAN
61 (4.545 %)3GPP
61 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
61 (4.545 %)DECT
61 (4.545 %)GPRS
61 (4.545 %)GSM
61 (4.545 %)Wi-Fi
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (13.64 %)Visual Studio
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (40.91 %)Electronics
22 (9.091 %)Telecoms
31 (4.545 %)Education
31 (4.545 %)Health
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (63.64 %)Software Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Developer
33 (13.64 %)Embedded Software Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Systems Architect
41 (4.545 %)RF Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Electronics Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Embedded Software Developer
41 (4.545 %)Consultant
41 (4.545 %)Software Architect
41 (4.545 %)Systems Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Software Developer
41 (4.545 %)Architect
41 (4.545 %)Author
41 (4.545 %)Technical Author
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)Firmware
11 (4.545 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
11 (4.545 %)CPLD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.091 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (9.091 %)Software Engineering
21 (4.545 %)UML
21 (4.545 %)OOA/OOD
21 (4.545 %)OOD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (68.18 %)C
214 (63.64 %)Embedded C
33 (13.64 %)C++
42 (9.091 %)Java
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.545 %)HNC
11 (4.545 %)HND
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.545 %)Xilinx