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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of NEC products and/or services in IT contracts within the Essex region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NEC over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNEC
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 below0.593 %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£344£284
% change on same period last year+21.14 %
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£42.00-
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads337347
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.456 %0.342 %
Daily rates quoted10294
Average minimum daily rate£365£289
Average daily rate£382£316
% change on same period last year+20.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4177
Average minimum hourly rate£22.86£27.28
Average hourly rate£24.24£28.10
% change on same period last year-13.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.62£28.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
NEC East of EnglandNEC
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the NEC Corporation.

NEC
Demand Trend

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

Essex NEC Demand Trend

NEC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex NEC Daily Rate Trend

NEC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NEC 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-
NEC East of EnglandNEC
East of England

NEC
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Government
12 (100.00 %)DoDAF
12 (100.00 %)MODAF
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

NEC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing NEC 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 NEC. 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
12 (100.00 %)MODAF
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
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)BEA
11 (50.00 %)Red Hat