The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Physics in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Physics over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Hertfordshire region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Physics
Rank 61 62 -
Rank change year-on-year
+1 -
Contract jobs citing Physics 2 8 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.314% 0.819% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.515% 3.960% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £250 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £350 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.71% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £41.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- +66.00%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
132 202 140
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 20.72% 20.68% 15.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 80 66
Average daily rate £388 £350 £345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+10.71% +1.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £255 £222 £148
10% offered a daily rate of more than £504 £446 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 15 9
Average hourly rate £35.00 £23.50 £37.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+48.93% -36.48%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £10.27 £25.49
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £49.00 £37.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
Physics
East of England

Physics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Physics across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Hertfordshire Physics Jobs Demand Trend

Physics
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Physics across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Physics Daily Rate Trend

Physics
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Physics across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Physics Hourly Rate Trend

Physics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Royston - 2 - -
Physics
East of England

Physics
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Physics 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 Physics.

1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
2 2 (66.67%) 2G
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) 3GPP
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
2 2 (66.67%) LTE
3 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (33.33%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (33.33%) UML
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
3 1 (33.33%) Simulink
3 1 (33.33%) SysML

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Physics 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 Physics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) 2G
1 2 (66.67%) 3GPP
1 2 (66.67%) LTE
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (33.33%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Test Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) UML
2 1 (33.33%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared