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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank80115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads2310
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.010 %
As % of the category below6.907 %1.706 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£258
Average daily rate-£279
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£267
% change on same period last year+38.19 %
Hourly rates quoted182
Average minimum hourly rate£39.50£42.50
Average hourly rate£39.75£45.00
% change on same period last year-11.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.88£35.86
% change on same period last year+0.04 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads333586
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.439 %0.584 %
Daily rates quoted5577
Average minimum daily rate£340£343
Average daily rate£366£360
% change on same period last year+1.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted91169
Average minimum hourly rate£32.24£32.39
Average hourly rate£33.92£34.06
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.60£35.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
Computer Science South EastComputer Science
South East

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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Computer Science across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hampshire Computer Science Hourly Rate Histogram

Computer Science
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Computer Science within the Hampshire 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
BasingstokeNew entry-17--
AndoverNew entry-1--
Computer Science South EastComputer Science
South East

Computer Science
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

127 (90.00 %)Degree
217 (56.67 %)C
316 (53.33 %)C++
415 (50.00 %)DVB
415 (50.00 %)Embedded C
415 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
415 (50.00 %)Middleware
415 (50.00 %)STB
514 (46.67 %)iDTV
67 (23.33 %)MPEG
67 (23.33 %)OO
75 (16.67 %)Windows
75 (16.67 %)Java
84 (13.33 %)Mac OS X
84 (13.33 %)Python
84 (13.33 %)UML
84 (13.33 %)Eclipse
84 (13.33 %)Quicktime
84 (13.33 %)Ant
84 (13.33 %)JUnit
84 (13.33 %)Linux
84 (13.33 %)Subversion
84 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
84 (13.33 %)Video Editing
84 (13.33 %)Test-First Development
84 (13.33 %)Multimedia
84 (13.33 %)CruiseControl
84 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
93 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
93 (10.00 %)Validation

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (50.00 %)Middleware
23 (10.00 %)Swing
31 (3.333 %)AJAX
31 (3.333 %)WebSphere
31 (3.333 %).NET
31 (3.333 %)J2EE
31 (3.333 %)MFC
31 (3.333 %)ASP.NET
31 (3.333 %)CSS
31 (3.333 %)WebServices
31 (3.333 %)XML
31 (3.333 %)CORBA
31 (3.333 %)XHTML
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (13.33 %)Quicktime
22 (6.667 %)MS Excel
31 (3.333 %)Spreadsheet
31 (3.333 %)MATLAB
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (50.00 %)DVB
21 (3.333 %)ATM
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.667 %)SQL Server
21 (3.333 %)Hyperion Essbase
21 (3.333 %)MySQL
21 (3.333 %)Datawarehouse
21 (3.333 %)Oracle 9i
21 (3.333 %)Oracle 10g
21 (3.333 %)SQL Server 2000
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (13.33 %)Eclipse
14 (13.33 %)Ant
14 (13.33 %)JUnit
14 (13.33 %)Subversion
14 (13.33 %)CruiseControl
21 (3.333 %)ClearCase
21 (3.333 %)TestDirector
21 (3.333 %)ARTiSAN
21 (3.333 %)InstallShield
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.33 %)Video Editing
14 (13.33 %)Multimedia
22 (6.667 %)Education
31 (3.333 %)Insurance
31 (3.333 %)Electric
31 (3.333 %)Health
31 (3.333 %)Finance
31 (3.333 %)Aerospace
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (56.67 %)Software Engineer
25 (16.67 %)Developer
34 (13.33 %)Java Developer
34 (13.33 %)Tester
43 (10.00 %)Java Swing Developer
51 (3.333 %)Test Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Senior Test Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Database Developer
51 (3.333 %)Essbase Developer
51 (3.333 %)PHP Programmer
51 (3.333 %)Hyperion Developer
51 (3.333 %)Technical Trainer
51 (3.333 %)Senior Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Design Engineer
51 (3.333 %)Architect
51 (3.333 %)Project Manager
51 (3.333 %)Trainer
51 (3.333 %)Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Test Analyst
51 (3.333 %)Software Architect
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (50.00 %)STB
214 (46.67 %)iDTV
37 (23.33 %)MPEG
42 (6.667 %)Physics
51 (3.333 %)Mathematics
51 (3.333 %)DTV
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (16.67 %)Windows
24 (13.33 %)Mac OS X
24 (13.33 %)Linux
31 (3.333 %)Windows XP
31 (3.333 %)Windows 2000
31 (3.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (23.33 %)OO
24 (13.33 %)UML
24 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
24 (13.33 %)Test-First Development
24 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
33 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
33 (10.00 %)Validation
42 (6.667 %)Software Engineering
51 (3.333 %)Test Scripting
51 (3.333 %)Systems Analysis
51 (3.333 %)Requirements Management
51 (3.333 %)PRINCE2
51 (3.333 %)E-Commerce
51 (3.333 %)OOD
51 (3.333 %)Project Management
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (56.67 %)C
216 (53.33 %)C++
315 (50.00 %)Embedded C
315 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
45 (16.67 %)Java
54 (13.33 %)Python
62 (6.667 %)SQL
71 (3.333 %)PHP5
71 (3.333 %)Transact-SQL
71 (3.333 %)VBA
71 (3.333 %)JavaScript
71 (3.333 %)PHP
71 (3.333 %)PL/SQL
71 (3.333 %)Ada
71 (3.333 %)C#
71 (3.333 %)Fortran
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (90.00 %)Degree
21 (3.333 %)PhD
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (10.00 %)Oracle
21 (3.333 %)Netezza
21 (3.333 %)SAP
21 (3.333 %)Microsoft
21 (3.333 %)Hyperion