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The table below looks at the demand for UK Ministry of Defence Architectural Framework (MODAF) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MODAF over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUK Ministry of Defence Architectural Framework (MODAF)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank57-
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 below0.508 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£419-
% change on same period last year-
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£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads394430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.533 %0.424 %
Daily rates quoted143140
Average minimum daily rate£377£348
Average daily rate£398£369
% change on same period last year+7.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4280
Average minimum hourly rate£30.79£31.57
Average hourly rate£32.40£32.18
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£32.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
MODAF East of EnglandMODAF
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.

MODAF
Demand Trend

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

Essex MODAF Demand Trend

MODAF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex MODAF Daily Rate Trend

MODAF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MODAF within the Essex region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
HarlowNew entry-1£350-
MODAF East of EnglandMODAF
East of England

MODAF
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing MODAF 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 MODAF.

12 (100.00 %)NEC
12 (100.00 %)Government
12 (100.00 %)DoDAF
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
21 (50.00 %)AquaLogic
21 (50.00 %)CMMI
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)WebLogic
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)BEA
21 (50.00 %)Red Hat
21 (50.00 %)Middleware
21 (50.00 %)Six Sigma

MODAF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing MODAF 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 MODAF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)Middleware
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Government
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Systems Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)DoDAF
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Six Sigma
21 (50.00 %)CMMI
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)AquaLogic
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)NEC
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)BEA
21 (50.00 %)Red Hat