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This section looks at the demand for Firmware 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 Firmware over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirmware
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.549 %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£506£400
% change on same period last year+26.56 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.65£37.12
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads182108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.243 %0.108 %
Daily rates quoted6324
Average minimum daily rate£292£321
Average daily rate£320£337
% change on same period last year-5.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£353
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted2215
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£25.28
Average hourly rate£28.75£25.75
% change on same period last year+11.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£26.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.01£28.53
% change on same period last year-12.34 %
Firmware East of EnglandFirmware
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.

Firmware
Demand Trend

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

Essex Firmware Demand Trend

Firmware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Firmware Hourly Rate Trend

Firmware
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Firmware 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 Firmware.

11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Replication
11 (100.00 %)VLAN

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Firmware 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 Firmware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)SAN
11 (100.00 %)VLAN
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Consultant
11 (100.00 %)SAN Consultant
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Replication
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)HP