Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Internet skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hampshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 11 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Hampshire region.

 Internet
Location
3 months to
11 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank554875
Rank change year-on-year
Down-7Up+27
Matching contract IT job ads153040
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire1.369 %2.141 %1.423 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category8.671 %10.31 %6.410 %
Daily rates quoted111112
Average daily rate£290£383£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-24.18 %+2.000 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£340£181
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£650£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£350£320
% change year-on-year
-8.570 %+9.370 %
Hourly rates quoted1211
Average hourly rate£25.00£26.90£38.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.040 %-30.14 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.00£20.00£20.00
% change year-on-year
-30.00 %-
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
Hampshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
173291624
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire15.78 %20.77 %22.21 %
Daily rates quoted8068110
Average daily rate£350£338£360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.700 %-6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£290£266
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£425£525£488
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£330£340
% change year-on-year
-1.510 %-2.940 %
Hourly rates quoted2841138
Average hourly rate£30.50£40.00£39.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-23.75 %+2.560 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£24.00£16.60£24.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£41.60£50.00£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.00£24.00£28.50
% change year-on-year
--15.78 %
Internet South EastInternet
South East

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Internet across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 11 March 2010.

Hampshire Internet Daily Rate Histogram

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 11 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
RomseyNew entry-2£250-
PortsmouthUp+51£325-4.41 %
SouthamptonUp+31£450+125.00 %
BasingstokeUp+11--
FarnboroughDown-21--
Internet South EastInternet
South East

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 11 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Internet 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 Internet.

19 (42.86 %)Linux
28 (38.10 %)C
37 (33.33 %)Python
37 (33.33 %)Subversion
37 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
46 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
46 (28.57 %)Software Testing
46 (28.57 %)UML
55 (23.81 %)HTML
55 (23.81 %)CSS
55 (23.81 %)Intranet
63 (14.29 %)Content Management
63 (14.29 %)Telecoms
63 (14.29 %)CMS
63 (14.29 %)Adobe
72 (9.524 %)Lotus
72 (9.524 %)Lotus Notes
72 (9.524 %)SharePoint
72 (9.524 %)Struts
72 (9.524 %)Photoshop
72 (9.524 %)WebLogic
72 (9.524 %)Java
72 (9.524 %)JavaScript
72 (9.524 %)J2EE
72 (9.524 %)Government
72 (9.524 %)Extranet
72 (9.524 %)Flash
81 (4.762 %)Information Architecture
81 (4.762 %)WCAG
81 (4.762 %)WAI

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 11 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Internet 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 Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
15 (23.81 %)HTML
15 (23.81 %)CSS
22 (9.524 %)Struts
22 (9.524 %)J2EE
22 (9.524 %)Flash
31 (4.762 %)XHTML
31 (4.762 %).NET
31 (4.762 %)ASP
31 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
13 (14.29 %)CMS
22 (9.524 %)Lotus Notes
22 (9.524 %)SharePoint
22 (9.524 %)WebLogic
31 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (4.762 %)WebLogic Portal
31 (4.762 %)Apache
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
12 (9.524 %)Photoshop
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (23.81 %)Intranet
22 (9.524 %)Extranet
31 (4.762 %)DOCSIS
31 (4.762 %)TCP/IP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.762 %)MySQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
17 (33.33 %)Subversion
21 (4.762 %)Dreamweaver
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
13 (14.29 %)Telecoms
22 (9.524 %)Government
31 (4.762 %)Back Office
31 (4.762 %)Insurance
31 (4.762 %)Health
31 (4.762 %)Finance
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
17 (33.33 %)Developer
22 (9.524 %)Web Administrator
22 (9.524 %)Web Editor
22 (9.524 %)Project Manager
22 (9.524 %)Programmer
22 (9.524 %)Administrator
31 (4.762 %)CMS Developer
31 (4.762 %)Designer
31 (4.762 %)NHS Business Analyst
31 (4.762 %)Firmware Engineer
31 (4.762 %)Web Content Administrator
31 (4.762 %)Web Content Editor
31 (4.762 %)Content Editor
31 (4.762 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (4.762 %)UI Designer
31 (4.762 %)Analyst
31 (4.762 %)Web Developer
31 (4.762 %)Systems Administrator
31 (4.762 %)Business Analyst
31 (4.762 %)Software Developer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)Social Network
11 (4.762 %)RIA
11 (4.762 %)Handset
11 (4.762 %)E-Learning
11 (4.762 %)NHS
11 (4.762 %)W3C
11 (4.762 %)Firmware
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
19 (42.86 %)Linux
21 (4.762 %)Windows
21 (4.762 %)Solaris
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
16 (28.57 %)Software Testing
16 (28.57 %)UML
23 (14.29 %)Content Management
31 (4.762 %)Information Architecture
31 (4.762 %)Resource Management
31 (4.762 %)Problem Management
31 (4.762 %)Usability Testing
31 (4.762 %)Performance Testing
31 (4.762 %)Integration Testing
31 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
31 (4.762 %)Risk Management
31 (4.762 %)Project Management
31 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
31 (4.762 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (4.762 %)PRINCE2
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
18 (38.10 %)C
27 (33.33 %)Python
32 (9.524 %)Java
32 (9.524 %)JavaScript
41 (4.762 %)PHP5
41 (4.762 %)C#
41 (4.762 %)Perl
41 (4.762 %)PHP
41 (4.762 %)SQL
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
17 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
26 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
31 (4.762 %)Microsoft Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.762 %)WCAG
11 (4.762 %)WAI
11 (4.762 %)SLA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
13 (14.29 %)Adobe
22 (9.524 %)Lotus
31 (4.762 %)Microsoft
31 (4.762 %)Sun
31 (4.762 %)Citrix
31 (4.762 %)Interwoven