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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' in contract IT jobs within the Essex region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Electronics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5061
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.778 %1.212 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£175
Average daily rate-£213
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£290
% change on same period last year+15.24 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£27.50
% change on same period last year+18.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£30.84
% change on same period last year+5.21 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads288330
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.405 %0.333 %
Daily rates quoted100117
Average minimum daily rate£346£345
Average daily rate£368£371
% change on same period last year-0.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted4151
Average minimum hourly rate£24.37£27.57
Average hourly rate£27.09£28.84
% change on same period last year-6.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.81£30.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Electronics East of EnglandElectronics
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.

Electronics
Demand Trend

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

Essex Electronics Demand Trend

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Electronics Daily Rate Trend

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Electronics Hourly Rate Trend

Electronics
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

17 (50.00 %)C
26 (42.86 %)C++
35 (35.71 %)Borland
35 (35.71 %)Windows
35 (35.71 %)Windows Mobile
35 (35.71 %)PDA
44 (28.57 %)CAD
53 (21.43 %)Automotive
53 (21.43 %)Degree
53 (21.43 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
62 (14.29 %)CATIA
62 (14.29 %)UNIX
71 (7.143 %)DTV
71 (7.143 %)GPRS
71 (7.143 %)GSM
71 (7.143 %)MPEG
71 (7.143 %)Embedded C
71 (7.143 %)EMC
71 (7.143 %)Construction
71 (7.143 %)Electric
71 (7.143 %)Time Management
71 (7.143 %)FMCG
71 (7.143 %)STB

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (14.29 %)CATIA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)GPRS
11 (7.143 %)GSM
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Automotive
21 (7.143 %)Construction
21 (7.143 %)Electric
21 (7.143 %)FMCG
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Software Engineer
25 (35.71 %)C++ Software Engineer
25 (35.71 %)C Software Engineer
34 (28.57 %)Electronics Engineer
34 (28.57 %)Design Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Senior Test Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Integration Engineer
41 (7.143 %)RF Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Test Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Senior Analyst
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (35.71 %)PDA
23 (21.43 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
31 (7.143 %)MPEG
31 (7.143 %)DTV
31 (7.143 %)STB
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)Windows
15 (35.71 %)Windows Mobile
22 (14.29 %)UNIX
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)CAD
21 (7.143 %)Time Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (50.00 %)C
26 (42.86 %)C++
31 (7.143 %)Embedded C
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (21.43 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (35.71 %)Borland
21 (7.143 %)EMC