Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT contracts within the Gloucestershire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Graduate in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank49-
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 below0.394 %0.000 %
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£156£164
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£10.29£14.69
% change on same period last year-29.97 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads508501
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.824 %0.547 %
Daily rates quoted149145
Average minimum daily rate£357£384
Average daily rate£367£414
% change on same period last year-11.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£444
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted6087
Average minimum hourly rate£21.66£27.63
Average hourly rate£23.40£28.42
% change on same period last year-17.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.14£29.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Graduate South WestGraduate
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.

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire Graduate Demand Trend

Graduate
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Graduate Hourly Rate Trend

Graduate
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Graduate across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Gloucestershire Graduate Hourly Rate Histogram

Graduate
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
FiltonNew entry-2--
Graduate South WestGraduate
South West

Graduate
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Graduate in their job title 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 with Graduate in their job title.

12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
12 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
21 (25.00 %)E-Learning
21 (25.00 %)Lingo
21 (25.00 %)Multimedia
21 (25.00 %)Flash
21 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
21 (25.00 %)Adobe
21 (25.00 %)Macromedia
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)HTML
21 (25.00 %)VB
21 (25.00 %)ActionScript
21 (25.00 %).NET

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region that cited Graduate in their job title 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 with Graduate in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)HTML
11 (25.00 %).NET
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
12 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Flash
11 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Multimedia
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)E-Learning
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C++
11 (25.00 %)VB
11 (25.00 %)ActionScript
11 (25.00 %)Lingo
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Adobe
11 (25.00 %)Macromedia