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This section looks at the demand for Internet skills within the Leicestershire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2629
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads77
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.007 %
As % of the category below16.28 %13.73 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£337
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted33
Average minimum hourly rate£10.67£10.00
Average hourly rate£11.33£11.00
% change on same period last year+3.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.11£26.06
% change on same period last year-11.31 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads4351
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted93
Average minimum daily rate£181£252
Average daily rate£181£276
% change on same period last year-34.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£181£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1410
Average minimum hourly rate£16.42£17.94
Average hourly rate£18.62£19.16
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.82£20.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
Internet East MidlandsInternet
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.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Leicestershire Internet Hourly Rate Histogram

Internet
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Leicestershire 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
LeicesterUp+93--
KegworthUp+63--
Internet East MidlandsInternet
East Midlands

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

119 (73.08 %)Windows
217 (65.38 %)Microsoft
314 (53.85 %)Windows XP
411 (42.31 %)Windows Server 2003
411 (42.31 %)MS Office
59 (34.62 %)Active Directory
65 (19.23 %)ASP.NET
65 (19.23 %).NET
74 (15.38 %)XML
74 (15.38 %)HTML
74 (15.38 %)VB.NET
74 (15.38 %)Intranet
74 (15.38 %)Extranet
74 (15.38 %)SQL Server
74 (15.38 %)MS Excel
82 (7.692 %)BCP
82 (7.692 %)NHS
82 (7.692 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
82 (7.692 %)SQL
82 (7.692 %)WSUS
82 (7.692 %)Marketing
82 (7.692 %)SCCM
82 (7.692 %)Data Protection
82 (7.692 %)Business Continuity
91 (3.846 %)Java EE
91 (3.846 %)Direct Marketing
91 (3.846 %)Internet Marketing
91 (3.846 %)C#
91 (3.846 %)J2EE
91 (3.846 %)MOM

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (19.23 %)ASP.NET
15 (19.23 %).NET
24 (15.38 %)XML
24 (15.38 %)HTML
31 (3.846 %)Java EE
31 (3.846 %)J2EE
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (42.31 %)MS Office
24 (15.38 %)MS Excel
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (15.38 %)Intranet
14 (15.38 %)Extranet
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (15.38 %)SQL Server
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (7.692 %)Marketing
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (30.77 %)1st Line Support
27 (26.92 %)Technical Support
35 (19.23 %).NET Developer
35 (19.23 %)Helpdesk Support
35 (19.23 %)Developer
35 (19.23 %)Analyst
35 (19.23 %)ASP.NET Developer
44 (15.38 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
44 (15.38 %)VB.NET Developer
53 (11.54 %)Helpdesk Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Project Manager
62 (7.692 %)Configuration Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Technical Lead
71 (3.846 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
71 (3.846 %)C# Developer
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)NHS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (73.08 %)Windows
214 (53.85 %)Windows XP
311 (42.31 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.692 %)BCP
12 (7.692 %)Data Protection
12 (7.692 %)Business Continuity
21 (3.846 %)Direct Marketing
21 (3.846 %)Internet Marketing
21 (3.846 %)SEO
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (15.38 %)VB.NET
22 (7.692 %)SQL
31 (3.846 %)C#
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (34.62 %)Active Directory
21 (3.846 %)ISA Server
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.692 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (7.692 %)WSUS
12 (7.692 %)SCCM
21 (3.846 %)MOM
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (65.38 %)Microsoft