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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electric' in contract IT jobs within the Gloucestershire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Electric over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectric
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4249
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.005 %
As % of the category below5.372 %2.252 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£208-
Average daily rate£235-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£262-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£369
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.19£26.67
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads242222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.319 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted10099
Average minimum daily rate£375£387
Average daily rate£387£399
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£381
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2618
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£27.41
Average hourly rate£28.34£28.55
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.68£29.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.94£27.04
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Electric South WestElectric
South West

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.

Electric
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Electric Demand Trend

Electric
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Electric Daily Rate Trend

Electric
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electric across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Gloucestershire Electric Daily Rate Histogram

Electric
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Electric Hourly Rate Trend

Electric
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electric within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 21 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
CheltenhamNew entry-6£235-
Electric South WestElectric
South West

Electric
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Electric 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 Electric.

111 (64.71 %)ITIL
111 (64.71 %)HNC
111 (64.71 %)Microsoft
111 (64.71 %)Service Management
111 (64.71 %)Security Cleared
27 (41.18 %)Problem Management
27 (41.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
27 (41.18 %)MS Exchange
35 (29.41 %)Windows
35 (29.41 %)Degree
44 (23.53 %)Windows Vista
44 (23.53 %)PKI
44 (23.53 %)CMDB
44 (23.53 %)DV Cleared
44 (23.53 %)Solaris
44 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
44 (23.53 %)UNIX
44 (23.53 %)Service Delivery
44 (23.53 %)SoftGrid
44 (23.53 %)Altiris
44 (23.53 %)SQL Server
44 (23.53 %)DSL
53 (17.65 %)MS Excel
53 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (11.76 %)Military
62 (11.76 %)ATM
71 (5.882 %)Ethernet
71 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
71 (5.882 %)EMC
71 (5.882 %)Windows CE

Electric
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing Electric 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 Electric. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (41.18 %)Exchange Server 2003
17 (41.18 %)MS Exchange
23 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2007
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (17.65 %)MS Excel
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (23.53 %)SoftGrid
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (23.53 %)DSL
22 (11.76 %)ATM
31 (5.882 %)Ethernet
31 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (23.53 %)SQL Server
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.76 %)Military
21 (5.882 %)Aerospace
21 (5.882 %)Marketing
21 (5.882 %)Avionics
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (23.53 %)Software Manager
14 (23.53 %)UNIX Support
14 (23.53 %)Support Specialist
14 (23.53 %)UNIX Specialist
23 (17.65 %)Analyst
23 (17.65 %)Support Analyst
23 (17.65 %)Technical Support
23 (17.65 %)Technical Support Analyst
23 (17.65 %)Technical Analyst
23 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support
23 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
32 (11.76 %)ATM Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Systems Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Software Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Electrical Engineer
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (23.53 %)PKI
14 (23.53 %)CMDB
21 (5.882 %)Physics
21 (5.882 %)Computer Science
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (29.41 %)Windows
24 (23.53 %)Windows Vista
24 (23.53 %)Solaris
24 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
24 (23.53 %)UNIX
31 (5.882 %)Windows CE
31 (5.882 %)VxWorks
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (64.71 %)ITIL
111 (64.71 %)Service Management
111 (64.71 %)Security Cleared
27 (41.18 %)Problem Management
34 (23.53 %)DV Cleared
34 (23.53 %)Service Delivery
41 (5.882 %)UML
41 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.882 %)C
11 (5.882 %)C#
11 (5.882 %)C++
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (64.71 %)HNC
25 (29.41 %)Degree
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (64.71 %)Microsoft
24 (23.53 %)Altiris
31 (5.882 %)EMC