Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Postgraduate in IT contracts within the Essex region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Postgraduate over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPostgraduate
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5666
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.901 %0.741 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£230£220
Average daily rate£280£220
% change on same period last year+27.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£298
% change on same period last year-6.19 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads111135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.140 %
Daily rates quoted5065
Average minimum daily rate£199£172
Average daily rate£214£178
% change on same period last year+20.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£229£184
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1722
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£28.26
Average hourly rate£22.36£28.46
% change on same period last year-21.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.71£28.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.24£26.09
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
Postgraduate East of EnglandPostgraduate
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.

Postgraduate
Demand Trend

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

Essex Postgraduate Demand Trend

Postgraduate
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Postgraduate Daily Rate Trend

Postgraduate
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate.

11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (100.00 %)Service Delivery
11 (100.00 %)Health
11 (100.00 %)Degree

Postgraduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Health
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Services Delivery Manager
11 (100.00 %)Service Manager
11 (100.00 %)Delivery Manager
11 (100.00 %)IT Services Delivery Manager
11 (100.00 %)IT Services Manager
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)Service Delivery
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (100.00 %)Degree