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This section looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 last 3 months to 22 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to 22 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3946
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads3223
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.026 %
As % of the category below18.39 %16.55 %
Daily rates quoted81
Average minimum daily rate£369£200
Average daily rate£387£200
% change on same period last year+93.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£318
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.90£28.23
% change on same period last year-1.16 %
Qualifications LeedsQualifications
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads174139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.226 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted5038
Average minimum daily rate£286£271
Average daily rate£299£286
% change on same period last year+4.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£333
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Hourly rates quoted114
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50£24.20
Average hourly rate£17.42£26.10
% change on same period last year-33.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.34£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.80£25.81
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Degree West YorkshireDegree
West Yorkshire

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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Degree across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Leeds Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the past 3 months.

Leeds Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Leeds region citing Degree also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Degree.

124 (38.10 %)Computer Science
223 (36.51 %)Oracle
321 (33.33 %)Java
321 (33.33 %)Oracle 8/8i
321 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
418 (28.57 %).NET
516 (25.40 %)Health
615 (23.81 %)Hibernate
615 (23.81 %)Spring
615 (23.81 %)J2EE
615 (23.81 %)SQL Server
714 (22.22 %)Project Management
811 (17.46 %)SQL
811 (17.46 %)PRINCE2
910 (15.87 %)NHS
109 (14.29 %)C#
109 (14.29 %)Government
118 (12.70 %)Firewall
118 (12.70 %)Windows
118 (12.70 %)UML
127 (11.11 %)Microsoft
127 (11.11 %)DNS
127 (11.11 %)Linux
127 (11.11 %)JSP
127 (11.11 %)Smartcard
127 (11.11 %)PKI
127 (11.11 %)WebSphere
136 (9.524 %)WebLogic
145 (7.937 %)C++
145 (7.937 %)XML

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Leeds region citing Degree also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
118 (28.57 %).NET
215 (23.81 %)Hibernate
215 (23.81 %)Spring
215 (23.81 %)J2EE
37 (11.11 %)JSP
37 (11.11 %)WebSphere
45 (7.937 %)XML
54 (6.349 %)XHTML
54 (6.349 %)ASP.NET
54 (6.349 %)CSS
54 (6.349 %)HTML
63 (4.762 %)XSLT
63 (4.762 %)WAP
63 (4.762 %)WCF
63 (4.762 %)WPF
72 (3.175 %)Middleware
72 (3.175 %)WebServices
81 (1.587 %)ASP
Application Platforms
16 (9.524 %)WebLogic
21 (1.587 %)SharePoint
21 (1.587 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Applications
14 (6.349 %)MS Excel
14 (6.349 %)MS Project
23 (4.762 %)MS Office
32 (3.175 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.587 %)Photoshop
41 (1.587 %)Acrobat
41 (1.587 %)Fireworks
Business Applications
11 (1.587 %)Cognos Planning
Communications & Networking
18 (12.70 %)Firewall
27 (11.11 %)DNS
32 (3.175 %)VPN
32 (3.175 %)LAN
32 (3.175 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
121 (33.33 %)Oracle 8/8i
215 (23.81 %)SQL Server
31 (1.587 %)Oracle Reports
31 (1.587 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.587 %)Reference Data
Development Applications
13 (4.762 %)Flash
22 (3.175 %)Rational Rose
22 (3.175 %)Visual Studio
22 (3.175 %)JUnit
31 (1.587 %)Dreamweaver
General
116 (25.40 %)Health
29 (14.29 %)Government
34 (6.349 %)Finance
34 (6.349 %)Education
43 (4.762 %)Insurance
43 (4.762 %)Graphic Design
51 (1.587 %)Publishing
Job Titles
131 (49.21 %)Developer
221 (33.33 %)Java Developer
315 (23.81 %)Analyst
315 (23.81 %)J2EE Developer
315 (23.81 %)Java/J2EE Developer
49 (14.29 %)Project Manager
55 (7.937 %)Business Analyst
55 (7.937 %)C# Developer
55 (7.937 %)Deployment Analyst
64 (6.349 %)Web Developer
73 (4.762 %)Technical Support
82 (3.175 %)Insurance Business Analyst
82 (3.175 %)Technical Analyst
82 (3.175 %)Consultant
82 (3.175 %)Support Analyst
82 (3.175 %)Technical Support Analyst
91 (1.587 %)Programme Manager
91 (1.587 %)Network Analyst
91 (1.587 %)Data Analyst
91 (1.587 %)Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
124 (38.10 %)Computer Science
210 (15.87 %)NHS
37 (11.11 %)Smartcard
37 (11.11 %)PKI
42 (3.175 %)Flash Lite
42 (3.175 %)Statistics
51 (1.587 %)W3C
51 (1.587 %)Clustering
51 (1.587 %)E-Learning
51 (1.587 %)Informatics
Operating Systems
18 (12.70 %)Windows
27 (11.11 %)Linux
33 (4.762 %)Unix
33 (4.762 %)Ubuntu
42 (3.175 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.587 %)Solaris
51 (1.587 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
121 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
214 (22.22 %)Project Management
311 (17.46 %)PRINCE2
48 (12.70 %)UML
53 (4.762 %)OO
53 (4.762 %)Enterprise Architecture
62 (3.175 %)Use Case
62 (3.175 %)Business Analysis
62 (3.175 %)Software Engineering
62 (3.175 %)Service Management
62 (3.175 %)Quality Management
62 (3.175 %)Change Management
62 (3.175 %)ITIL
71 (1.587 %)Six Sigma
71 (1.587 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.587 %)Migration
71 (1.587 %)Programme Management
71 (1.587 %)GAP Analysis
71 (1.587 %)Data Security
71 (1.587 %)Workflow
Programming Languages
121 (33.33 %)Java
211 (17.46 %)SQL
39 (14.29 %)C#
45 (7.937 %)C++
54 (6.349 %)JavaScript
54 (6.349 %)PHP
63 (4.762 %)DHTML
72 (3.175 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
14 (6.349 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (1.587 %)MCAD
21 (1.587 %)MCSD
21 (1.587 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.587 %)Oracle Certification
21 (1.587 %)PRINCE2 Certification
System Software
11 (1.587 %)MetaFrame
Vendors
123 (36.51 %)Oracle
27 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (1.587 %)Cognos
31 (1.587 %)Adobe
31 (1.587 %)Compuware
31 (1.587 %)Citrix
31 (1.587 %)VMware
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