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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Leicestershire 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 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1729
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads1112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.012 %
As % of the category below34.38 %44.44 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£305
% change on same period last year+14.98 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£12.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£12.50
% change on same period last year+160.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.74£30.94
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads3227
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted67
Average minimum daily rate£233£279
Average daily rate£241£284
% change on same period last year-15.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£248£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted104
Average minimum hourly rate£15.70£11.33
Average hourly rate£16.95£11.67
% change on same period last year+45.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.20£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Degree East MidlandsDegree
East Midlands

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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Leicestershire Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Leicestershire Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LeicesterUp+64--
LoughboroughNew entry-3--
KegworthNew entry-1--
Degree East MidlandsDegree
East Midlands

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Degree 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 Degree.

17 (50.00 %).NET
17 (50.00 %)C#
17 (50.00 %)C++
17 (50.00 %)Windows
17 (50.00 %)OO
26 (42.86 %)UML
26 (42.86 %)OOD
26 (42.86 %)ISO9001
26 (42.86 %)Oracle 10g
26 (42.86 %)Software Engineering
26 (42.86 %)AJAX
26 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2003
26 (42.86 %)QA
26 (42.86 %)HTML
26 (42.86 %)JavaScript
26 (42.86 %)C
26 (42.86 %)VB
26 (42.86 %)Oracle
26 (42.86 %)Crystal Reports
26 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
26 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
34 (28.57 %)HNC
34 (28.57 %)Mathematics
34 (28.57 %)Oracle Reports
43 (21.43 %)Statistics
51 (7.143 %)Service Management
51 (7.143 %)ArcGIS
51 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
51 (7.143 %)Change Management
51 (7.143 %)XAML

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (50.00 %).NET
26 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
26 (42.86 %)AJAX
26 (42.86 %)HTML
31 (7.143 %).NET Framework
31 (7.143 %)WPF
31 (7.143 %)Silverlight
31 (7.143 %)SOAP
31 (7.143 %)WebServices
31 (7.143 %)XML
31 (7.143 %)XSD
31 (7.143 %)XSLT
31 (7.143 %)WinForms
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)ArcGIS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (42.86 %)Crystal Reports
16 (42.86 %)Oracle 10g
24 (28.57 %)Oracle Reports
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.143 %)Finance
11 (7.143 %)Education
11 (7.143 %)Health
11 (7.143 %)Retail
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (28.57 %)Software Engineer
23 (21.43 %)Developer
23 (21.43 %)C# Developer
23 (21.43 %)Graduate
32 (14.29 %)Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Account Manager
41 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
41 (7.143 %)Database Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Applications Support
41 (7.143 %)Service Manager
41 (7.143 %).NET Developer
41 (7.143 %)Coordinator
41 (7.143 %)Team Leader
41 (7.143 %)Support Team Leader
41 (7.143 %)Contracts Manager
41 (7.143 %)C# Application Developer
41 (7.143 %).NET Applications Developer
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (28.57 %)Mathematics
23 (21.43 %)Statistics
31 (7.143 %)NHS
31 (7.143 %)Physics
31 (7.143 %)Computer Science
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (50.00 %)Windows
26 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (50.00 %)OO
26 (42.86 %)OOD
26 (42.86 %)Software Engineering
26 (42.86 %)UML
31 (7.143 %)ITIL
31 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
31 (7.143 %)Continuous Integration
31 (7.143 %)Performance Management
31 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
31 (7.143 %)Service Management
31 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
31 (7.143 %)Change Management
31 (7.143 %)TDD
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (50.00 %)C#
17 (50.00 %)C++
26 (42.86 %)JavaScript
26 (42.86 %)VB
26 (42.86 %)C
31 (7.143 %)XAML
31 (7.143 %)C++/CLI
31 (7.143 %)SQL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (28.57 %)HNC
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (42.86 %)ISO9001
16 (42.86 %)QA
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (42.86 %)Oracle