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

LinkStatistics
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5960
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.549 %1.852 %
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£317£294
% change on same period last year+7.47 %
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£18.13£27.40
% change on same period last year-33.86 %
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 %
Statistics East of EnglandStatistics
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.

Statistics
Demand Trend

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

Essex Statistics Demand Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Statistics Daily Rate Trend

Statistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Statistics Hourly Rate Trend

Statistics
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the Essex region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
Southend-on-SeaNew entry-1--
Statistics East of EnglandStatistics
East of England

Statistics
Top 11 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Access
21 (50.00 %)ISEB
21 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Health
21 (50.00 %)Spreadsheet
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)VBA

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)Spreadsheet
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Access
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Health
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Manager
11 (50.00 %)DBA
11 (50.00 %)Database Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Team Leader
11 (50.00 %)Team Leader
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)NHS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VBA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)ISEB