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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) 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 HND over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank92116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.833 %2.848 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£288
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Hourly rates quoted65
Average minimum hourly rate£27.33£30.00
Average hourly rate£30.42£30.50
% change on same period last year-0.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.50£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.47£21.06
% change on same period last year+16.21 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads287316
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.379 %0.315 %
Daily rates quoted7258
Average minimum daily rate£333£297
Average daily rate£365£318
% change on same period last year+14.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted7073
Average minimum hourly rate£25.33£29.42
Average hourly rate£27.12£31.26
% change on same period last year-13.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.91£33.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
HND South EastHND
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.

HND
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire HND Demand Trend

HND
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire HND Daily Rate Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire HND Hourly Rate Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hampshire HND Hourly Rate Histogram

HND
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND 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-1--
HND South EastHND
South East

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (64.00 %)Degree
211 (44.00 %)Electronics
38 (32.00 %)HNC
38 (32.00 %)Security Cleared
45 (20.00 %)Telecoms
45 (20.00 %)Flash
45 (20.00 %)Handset
45 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
54 (16.00 %)Validation
54 (16.00 %)GSM
54 (16.00 %)WCDMA
63 (12.00 %)Education
63 (12.00 %)SC Cleared
63 (12.00 %)Physics
63 (12.00 %)QA
63 (12.00 %)Health
63 (12.00 %)Agilent
63 (12.00 %)Statistical Analysis
72 (8.000 %)QMS
72 (8.000 %)Supply Chain Management
72 (8.000 %)Software Engineering
72 (8.000 %)Military
72 (8.000 %)Wireless
72 (8.000 %)Frame Relay
72 (8.000 %)Government
72 (8.000 %)ISO9001
72 (8.000 %)VPN
72 (8.000 %)Cisco
72 (8.000 %)CCNA
72 (8.000 %)EMC

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)MS Office
11 (4.000 %)CATIA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (16.00 %)GSM
14 (16.00 %)WCDMA
22 (8.000 %)Wireless
22 (8.000 %)Frame Relay
22 (8.000 %)VPN
22 (8.000 %)VoIP
22 (8.000 %)WAN
22 (8.000 %)ATM
22 (8.000 %)BGP
31 (4.000 %)Internet
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (20.00 %)Flash
21 (4.000 %)LabVIEW
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (44.00 %)Electronics
25 (20.00 %)Telecoms
25 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
33 (12.00 %)Education
33 (12.00 %)Health
42 (8.000 %)Military
42 (8.000 %)Government
51 (4.000 %)Aerospace
51 (4.000 %)Electric
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (32.00 %)Support Engineer
26 (24.00 %)Quality Engineer
33 (12.00 %)Analyst
33 (12.00 %)RF Engineer
42 (8.000 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
42 (8.000 %)QA Engineer
42 (8.000 %)Mechanical Engineer
42 (8.000 %)Tester
51 (4.000 %)Programme Manager
51 (4.000 %)Systems Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Support Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Technical Support
51 (4.000 %)Network Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Design Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Technical Support Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Test Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Technical Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Hardware Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Hardware Support Engineer
51 (4.000 %)Configuration Analyst
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (20.00 %)Handset
23 (12.00 %)Physics
31 (4.000 %)ASIC
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (32.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (16.00 %)Validation
33 (12.00 %)SC Cleared
33 (12.00 %)Statistical Analysis
42 (8.000 %)QMS
42 (8.000 %)Supply Chain Management
42 (8.000 %)Software Engineering
42 (8.000 %)CAD
51 (4.000 %)Configuration Management
51 (4.000 %)PDM
51 (4.000 %)Test Scripting
51 (4.000 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (4.000 %)Asset Management
51 (4.000 %)Finite Element Analysis
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (64.00 %)Degree
28 (32.00 %)HNC
32 (8.000 %)CCNA
32 (8.000 %)Cisco Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (12.00 %)QA
22 (8.000 %)ISO9001
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.000 %)Netcool
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (12.00 %)Agilent
22 (8.000 %)Cisco
22 (8.000 %)EMC
31 (4.000 %)Lucent