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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Hampshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2942
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads91103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.104 %
As % of the category below32.73 %28.22 %
Daily rates quoted2217
Average minimum daily rate£358£274
Average daily rate£402£286
% change on same period last year+40.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£305
% change on same period last year+15.17 %
Hourly rates quoted3741
Average minimum hourly rate£36.11£33.98
Average hourly rate£37.45£35.83
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.78£37.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.67£30.92
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads278365
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.393 %0.369 %
Daily rates quoted7972
Average minimum daily rate£340£292
Average daily rate£373£308
% change on same period last year+20.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted7773
Average minimum hourly rate£28.15£28.40
Average hourly rate£29.78£29.84
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.41£31.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£25.96
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Degree South EastDegree
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.

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Hampshire Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Hampshire Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
BasingstokeUp+825£480+62.85 %
PortsmouthDown-613£343-
SouthamptonUp+66£400+25.65 %
HavantUp+11--
Degree South EastDegree
South East

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Degree 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 Degree.

132 (18.71 %)Computer Science
229 (16.96 %)Security Cleared
327 (15.79 %)C
426 (15.20 %)Windows
524 (14.04 %)C++
623 (13.45 %)Embedded C
623 (13.45 %)Middleware
722 (12.87 %)Embedded C++
722 (12.87 %)DVB
722 (12.87 %)STB
821 (12.28 %)Electronics
821 (12.28 %)HNC
920 (11.70 %)iDTV
1018 (10.53 %)Microsoft
1115 (8.772 %)MS Excel
1214 (8.187 %)Telecoms
1214 (8.187 %)Health
1214 (8.187 %)MS Office
1313 (7.602 %)HND
1313 (7.602 %)PRINCE2
1313 (7.602 %)SC Cleared
1412 (7.018 %)QA
1412 (7.018 %)Handset
1412 (7.018 %)Linux
1412 (7.018 %)SQL
1511 (6.433 %)Military
1511 (6.433 %)Software Engineering
1610 (5.848 %)Multimedia
1610 (5.848 %)Aerospace
1610 (5.848 %)Management Information System

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (13.45 %)Middleware
25 (2.924 %).NET
25 (2.924 %)Swing
33 (1.754 %)ASP
33 (1.754 %)ASP.NET
42 (1.170 %)XHTML
42 (1.170 %)J2EE
42 (1.170 %)HTML
51 (0.585 %)ADO
51 (0.585 %)ATL
51 (0.585 %)CSS
51 (0.585 %)SOAP
51 (0.585 %)STL
51 (0.585 %)Struts
51 (0.585 %)XML
51 (0.585 %)ODBC
51 (0.585 %)ActiveX
51 (0.585 %)DAO
51 (0.585 %)Spring
51 (0.585 %)AJAX
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (2.339 %)SAS
23 (1.754 %)IIS
32 (1.170 %)Lotus Notes
32 (1.170 %)CICS
32 (1.170 %)MS Exchange
41 (0.585 %)WebLogic
41 (0.585 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (0.585 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (0.585 %)Tomcat
41 (0.585 %)Tuxedo
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (8.772 %)MS Excel
214 (8.187 %)MS Office
37 (4.094 %)MS Project
44 (2.339 %)Quicktime
53 (1.754 %)CATIA
62 (1.170 %)SPSS
62 (1.170 %)Spreadsheet
71 (0.585 %)MATLAB
71 (0.585 %)NASTRAN
71 (0.585 %)MS Visio
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.754 %)SoftGrid
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (12.87 %)DVB
26 (3.509 %)GSM
26 (3.509 %)UMTS
35 (2.924 %)Internet
44 (2.339 %)TETRA
44 (2.339 %)VoIP
44 (2.339 %)ATM
53 (1.754 %)TCP/IP
53 (1.754 %)VPN
62 (1.170 %)DNS
62 (1.170 %)Intranet
62 (1.170 %)WAN
62 (1.170 %)DHCP
62 (1.170 %)Wi-Fi
62 (1.170 %)Wireless
62 (1.170 %)Frame Relay
62 (1.170 %)WiMAX
62 (1.170 %)BGP
71 (0.585 %)SAN
71 (0.585 %)WLAN
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (5.848 %)SQL Server
24 (2.339 %)Hyperion Essbase
33 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.170 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.585 %)DTS
51 (0.585 %)TOAD
51 (0.585 %)DataStage
51 (0.585 %)Oracle OWB
51 (0.585 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.585 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (3.509 %)Ant
16 (3.509 %)Eclipse
16 (3.509 %)CruiseControl
16 (3.509 %)Subversion
25 (2.924 %)Flash
34 (2.339 %)JUnit
41 (0.585 %)Visual Studio
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (12.28 %)Electronics
214 (8.187 %)Telecoms
214 (8.187 %)Health
311 (6.433 %)Military
410 (5.848 %)Multimedia
410 (5.848 %)Aerospace
57 (4.094 %)Education
66 (3.509 %)Electric
66 (3.509 %)Finance
75 (2.924 %)Marketing
75 (2.924 %)Video Editing
84 (2.339 %)Auditing
93 (1.754 %)Manufacturing
102 (1.170 %)Back Office
102 (1.170 %)Insurance
102 (1.170 %)Legal
111 (0.585 %)Government
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (22.22 %)Software Engineer
219 (11.11 %)Project Manager
315 (8.772 %)Systems Engineer
414 (8.187 %)Developer
414 (8.187 %)Analyst
513 (7.602 %)Quality Engineer
610 (5.848 %)QA Engineer
79 (5.263 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
88 (4.678 %)Tester
97 (4.094 %)Support Engineer
106 (3.509 %)Java Developer
106 (3.509 %)Mechanical Engineer
115 (2.924 %)Java Swing Developer
124 (2.339 %)Design Engineer
133 (1.754 %)Quality Manager
133 (1.754 %)Software Tester
133 (1.754 %).NET Developer
133 (1.754 %)Infrastructure Manager
133 (1.754 %)Information Analyst
133 (1.754 %)Programmer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (18.71 %)Computer Science
222 (12.87 %)STB
320 (11.70 %)iDTV
412 (7.018 %)Handset
510 (5.848 %)Management Information System
69 (5.263 %)Mathematics
69 (5.263 %)Physics
78 (4.678 %)MPEG
87 (4.094 %)DTV
95 (2.924 %)Mainframe
95 (2.924 %)NHS
103 (1.754 %)Client/Server
103 (1.754 %)VHDL
112 (1.170 %)VSAM
112 (1.170 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
112 (1.170 %)Statistics
112 (1.170 %)French Language
112 (1.170 %)IBM Mainframe
121 (0.585 %)Multithreading
121 (0.585 %)Firmware
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (15.20 %)Windows
212 (7.018 %)Linux
36 (3.509 %)Mac OS X
36 (3.509 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (3.509 %)UNIX
45 (2.924 %)Windows 2000
52 (1.170 %)Solaris
61 (0.585 %)AIX
61 (0.585 %)Windows XP
61 (0.585 %)Tru64
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (16.96 %)Security Cleared
213 (7.602 %)SC Cleared
213 (7.602 %)PRINCE2
311 (6.433 %)Software Engineering
410 (5.848 %)Project Management
58 (4.678 %)Validation
58 (4.678 %)OO
67 (4.094 %)RAD
67 (4.094 %)Configuration Management
75 (2.924 %)CAE
75 (2.924 %)UML
75 (2.924 %)PDM
84 (2.339 %)Test-First Development
84 (2.339 %)Data Management
84 (2.339 %)Unit Testing
84 (2.339 %)Finite Element Analysis
93 (1.754 %)BC Cleared
93 (1.754 %)Requirements Analysis
93 (1.754 %)ERP
93 (1.754 %)CAD
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (15.79 %)C
224 (14.04 %)C++
323 (13.45 %)Embedded C
422 (12.87 %)Embedded C++
512 (7.018 %)SQL
69 (5.263 %)Java
75 (2.924 %)Python
84 (2.339 %)VB
93 (1.754 %)VB.NET
102 (1.170 %)VBA
102 (1.170 %)REXX
102 (1.170 %)COBOL
102 (1.170 %)JCL
111 (0.585 %)Ruby
111 (0.585 %)Fortran
111 (0.585 %)DHTML
111 (0.585 %)C#
111 (0.585 %)JavaScript
111 (0.585 %)Perl
111 (0.585 %)PL/SQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (12.28 %)HNC
213 (7.602 %)HND
39 (5.263 %)PRINCE2 Certification
46 (3.509 %)ISEB
55 (2.924 %)MCSE
55 (2.924 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (1.754 %)CCA
63 (1.754 %)Citrix Certification
72 (1.170 %)Cisco Certification
72 (1.170 %)MCP
72 (1.170 %)CCNA
81 (0.585 %)Sun Certification
81 (0.585 %)IBM AIX Certification
81 (0.585 %)MBA
81 (0.585 %)ISEB Practitioner
81 (0.585 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
81 (0.585 %)PhD
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (7.018 %)QA
25 (2.924 %)ISO9000
34 (2.339 %)ISO9001
43 (1.754 %)ISO12207
43 (1.754 %)ISO15504
51 (0.585 %)SLA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (4.094 %)Active Directory
23 (1.754 %)Terminal Server
31 (0.585 %)Terminal Services
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.170 %)Netcool
21 (0.585 %)CONTROL-M
21 (0.585 %)DameWare
21 (0.585 %)Tivoli
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (10.53 %)Microsoft
25 (2.924 %)Oracle
25 (2.924 %)SAP
34 (2.339 %)Hyperion
43 (1.754 %)Citrix
52 (1.170 %)Lotus
52 (1.170 %)Cisco
52 (1.170 %)IBM
52 (1.170 %)HP
52 (1.170 %)Cadence
52 (1.170 %)AppSense
52 (1.170 %)Altiris
52 (1.170 %)Netezza
61 (0.585 %)Northgate
61 (0.585 %)EMC
61 (0.585 %)Sun
61 (0.585 %)PeopleSoft
61 (0.585 %)Apple
61 (0.585 %)Sony
61 (0.585 %)Infragistics