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This section looks at the demand for Set-Top Box (STB) 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 STB over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSet-Top Box (STB)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7392
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads2531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.031 %
As % of the category below7.645 %5.536 %
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£385£372
% change on same period last year+3.50 %
Hourly rates quoted2012
Average minimum hourly rate£40.25£34.50
Average hourly rate£40.48£35.92
% change on same period last year+12.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.70£37.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.20£36.52
% change on same period last year+7.34 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads327560
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.436 %0.559 %
Daily rates quoted5968
Average minimum daily rate£333£341
Average daily rate£358£361
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£353
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted88166
Average minimum hourly rate£32.48£31.72
Average hourly rate£33.85£33.40
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.23£35.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.01£28.53
% change on same period last year-12.34 %
STB South EastSTB
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.

STB
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire STB Demand Trend

STB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire STB Daily Rate Trend

STB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire STB Hourly Rate Trend

STB
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing STB across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Hampshire STB Hourly Rate Histogram

STB
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing STB within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
BasingstokeUp+1717--
STB South EastSTB
South East

STB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing STB 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 STB.

132 (74.42 %)Middleware
228 (65.12 %)C
228 (65.12 %)C++
326 (60.47 %)DVB
423 (53.49 %)Embedded C
423 (53.49 %)Embedded C++
520 (46.51 %)iDTV
617 (39.53 %)DTV
716 (37.21 %)Degree
716 (37.21 %)Computer Science
86 (13.95 %)MPEG
86 (13.95 %)UML
94 (9.302 %)Use Case
103 (6.977 %)Linux
112 (4.651 %)OpenTV
112 (4.651 %)Information Security
112 (4.651 %)Electronics
112 (4.651 %)Education
112 (4.651 %)RTSP
112 (4.651 %)MediaHighway
112 (4.651 %)XMPP
112 (4.651 %)Software Testing
112 (4.651 %)User Acceptance Testing
112 (4.651 %)Performance Testing
112 (4.651 %)Test Scripting
112 (4.651 %)Embedded Linux
112 (4.651 %)TestDirector
112 (4.651 %)HTTP
112 (4.651 %)NDS
112 (4.651 %)LDAP

STB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing STB 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 STB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (74.42 %)Middleware
22 (4.651 %)MHP
22 (4.651 %)XMPP
22 (4.651 %)HTML
22 (4.651 %)CSS
22 (4.651 %)XML
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (60.47 %)DVB
22 (4.651 %)HTTP
22 (4.651 %)RTSP
22 (4.651 %)LDAP
31 (2.326 %)Bluetooth
31 (2.326 %)GSM
31 (2.326 %)Ethernet
31 (2.326 %)Wi-Fi
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.651 %)ClearCase
12 (4.651 %)TestDirector
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (4.651 %)Electronics
12 (4.651 %)Education
21 (2.326 %)Billing
21 (2.326 %)Telecoms
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (60.47 %)Software Engineer
25 (11.63 %)Test Engineer
34 (9.302 %)Project Manager
43 (6.977 %)Senior Manager
43 (6.977 %)Senior Project Manager
52 (4.651 %)Senior Analyst
52 (4.651 %)Senior Business Analyst
52 (4.651 %)Business Analyst
52 (4.651 %)Analyst
61 (2.326 %)Software Developer
61 (2.326 %)Developer
61 (2.326 %)Tester
61 (2.326 %)Trainer
61 (2.326 %)Technical Trainer
61 (2.326 %)Senior Developer
61 (2.326 %)Senior Software Developer
61 (2.326 %)Delivery Manager
61 (2.326 %)Linux Engineer
61 (2.326 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (46.51 %)iDTV
217 (39.53 %)DTV
316 (37.21 %)Computer Science
46 (13.95 %)MPEG
52 (4.651 %)MediaHighway
61 (2.326 %)IPTV
61 (2.326 %)Handset
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.977 %)Linux
22 (4.651 %)Embedded Linux
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (13.95 %)UML
24 (9.302 %)Use Case
32 (4.651 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (4.651 %)Performance Testing
32 (4.651 %)Test Scripting
32 (4.651 %)Information Security
32 (4.651 %)Software Testing
41 (2.326 %)Regression Testing
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (65.12 %)C
128 (65.12 %)C++
223 (53.49 %)Embedded C
223 (53.49 %)Embedded C++
32 (4.651 %)JavaScript
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (37.21 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.651 %)BS7799
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.651 %)NDS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (4.651 %)OpenTV