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This section looks at the demand for Digital Television (DTV) skills within the Essex 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Television (DTV)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank54-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.139 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£338-
Average daily rate£384-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£431-
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£320
% change on same period last year+20.02 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.73£35.00
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads187101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.247 %0.101 %
Daily rates quoted6423
Average minimum daily rate£289£318
Average daily rate£316£334
% change on same period last year-5.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted2213
Average minimum hourly rate£27.65£25.34
Average hourly rate£28.93£25.91
% change on same period last year+11.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.22£26.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
DTV East of EnglandDTV
East of England

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 Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Essex DTV Daily Rate Histogram

DTV
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

17 (100.00 %)STB
26 (85.71 %)EDI
35 (71.43 %)Middleware
44 (57.14 %)C
53 (42.86 %)C++
53 (42.86 %)Software Testing
53 (42.86 %)OpenTV
62 (28.57 %)Electronics
62 (28.57 %)Test Management
62 (28.57 %)MPEG
71 (14.29 %)Embedded C
71 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
71 (14.29 %)QA
71 (14.29 %)Games
71 (14.29 %)Programme Management

DTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (85.71 %)EDI
25 (71.43 %)Middleware
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Electronics
21 (14.29 %)Games
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Test Manager
21 (14.29 %)QA Manager
21 (14.29 %)Project Manager
21 (14.29 %)Integration Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (100.00 %)STB
22 (28.57 %)MPEG
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Software Testing
22 (28.57 %)Test Management
31 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
31 (14.29 %)Programme Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)C
23 (42.86 %)C++
31 (14.29 %)Embedded C
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)QA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)OpenTV