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

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.099 %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£333£300
% change on same period last year+10.85 %
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£22.76£26.90
% change on same period last year-15.37 %
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 %
Mathematics East of EnglandMathematics
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.

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

Essex Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Mathematics Daily Rate Trend

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Mathematics Hourly Rate Trend

Mathematics
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)MS Excel
22 (66.67 %)Windows XP
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
22 (66.67 %)ODBC
22 (66.67 %)C
22 (66.67 %)C#
22 (66.67 %)C++
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)Windows Vista
22 (66.67 %)WPF
31 (33.33 %)MS Office
31 (33.33 %)MCSA
31 (33.33 %)MCDST
31 (33.33 %)Active Directory
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (33.33 %)MS Exchange

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)ODBC
12 (66.67 %)WPF
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (100.00 %)MS Excel
21 (33.33 %)MS Office
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Software Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Senior Software Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Windows XP
22 (66.67 %)Windows Vista
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)C
12 (66.67 %)C#
12 (66.67 %)C++
12 (66.67 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)MCSA
11 (33.33 %)MCDST
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft