London AutoCAD Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Autodesk AutoCAD skills within the London region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AutoCAD over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Autodesk AutoCAD
Location Aberdeen Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cheshire City of London Coventry Derby Derbyshire Dorset East Anglia East Midlands East of England England Essex Hampshire Harlow Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Kent London Maidenhead Manchester Middlesex Newbury North East North West North Yorkshire Reading Salford Scotland Slough South East South West Suffolk Surrey Thames Valley UK West Midlands West Sussex Winchester Wolverhampton York Yorkshire	3 months to 21 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	396	434
Rank change on same period last year	+38
Matching contract IT job ads	20	43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.026 %	0.043 %
As % of the category below	0.519 %	0.808 %
Daily rates quoted	1	6
Average minimum daily rate	£450	£198
Average daily rate	£450	£218
% change on same period last year	+106.10 %
Average maximum daily rate	£450	£239
UK excluding London average daily rate	£281	£169
% change on same period last year	+66.49 %
Hourly rates quoted	10	12
Average minimum hourly rate	£14.50	£14.08
Average hourly rate	£18.75	£16.04
% change on same period last year	+16.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£23.00	£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£20.86	£21.75
% change on same period last year	-4.09 %
Applications London
Matching contract IT job ads	3853	5323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	5.085 %	5.302 %
Daily rates quoted	1542	1879
Average minimum daily rate	£320	£343
Average daily rate	£343	£362
% change on same period last year	-5.33 %
Average maximum daily rate	£365	£381
UK excluding London average daily rate	£297	£284
% change on same period last year	+4.33 %
Hourly rates quoted	471	612
Average minimum hourly rate	£18.64	£19.18
Average hourly rate	£20.13	£20.51
% change on same period last year	-1.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£21.63	£21.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£18.62	£19.30
% change on same period last year	-3.53 %
AutoCAD England

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.

AutoCAD
Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AutoCAD across the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

AutoCAD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AutoCAD within the London region over the 3 months to 21 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.

Location	Rank 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
City of London	-28	2	-	-

AutoCAD England

AutoCAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing AutoCAD 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 AutoCAD.

1 24 (51.06 %) CAD 2 13 (27.66 %) MS Office 3 12 (25.53 %) Windows 4 11 (23.40 %) Windows XP 4 11 (23.40 %) Active Directory 5 9 (19.15 %) MS Exchange 5 9 (19.15 %) Exchange Server 2003 6 5 (10.64 %) Electric 6 5 (10.64 %) 3ds Max 7 4 (8.511 %) Health 8 3 (6.383 %) Microsoft 8 3 (6.383 %) MS Visio 8 3 (6.383 %) ITIL 8 3 (6.383 %) Pro/ENGINEER 8 3 (6.383 %) Government

9 2 (4.255 %) Local Government 9 2 (4.255 %) Law 9 2 (4.255 %) Construction 9 2 (4.255 %) MCP 9 2 (4.255 %) HNC 9 2 (4.255 %) Windows 2000 9 2 (4.255 %) MCSE 9 2 (4.255 %) MCSA 9 2 (4.255 %) MS Excel 9 2 (4.255 %) Photoshop 9 2 (4.255 %) TCP/IP 9 2 (4.255 %) CCNA 9 2 (4.255 %) Cisco Certification 9 2 (4.255 %) Microsoft Certification 9 2 (4.255 %) Avaya

AutoCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing AutoCAD 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 AutoCAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms 1 9 (19.15 %) MS Exchange 1 9 (19.15 %) Exchange Server 2003 2 1 (2.128 %) Documentum	Applications 1 13 (27.66 %) MS Office 2 5 (10.64 %) 3ds Max 3 3 (6.383 %) MS Visio 3 3 (6.383 %) Pro/ENGINEER 4 2 (4.255 %) MS Excel 4 2 (4.255 %) Photoshop 5 1 (2.128 %) MS Project 5 1 (2.128 %) MS PowerPoint 5 1 (2.128 %) Spreadsheet
Business Applications 1 1 (2.128 %) Summit	Communications & Networking 1 2 (4.255 %) TCP/IP 2 1 (2.128 %) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence 1 1 (2.128 %) SQL Server	General 1 5 (10.64 %) Electric 2 4 (8.511 %) Health 3 3 (6.383 %) Government 4 2 (4.255 %) Local Government 4 2 (4.255 %) Law 4 2 (4.255 %) Construction 5 1 (2.128 %) Telecoms 5 1 (2.128 %) Finance 5 1 (2.128 %) Auditing
Job Titles 1 7 (14.89 %) Developer 2 6 (12.77 %) 2nd Line Support 3 4 (8.511 %) Desktop Support 4 3 (6.383 %) Analyst 4 3 (6.383 %) Support Analyst 4 3 (6.383 %) CAD Technician 4 3 (6.383 %) Draughtsman 5 2 (4.255 %) CAD Designer 5 2 (4.255 %) PC Support 5 2 (4.255 %) AutoCAD Technician 5 2 (4.255 %) IT Support Technician 5 2 (4.255 %) Support Technician 5 2 (4.255 %) 3D Artist 5 2 (4.255 %) Coordinator 5 2 (4.255 %) 2nd Line Support Analyst 6 1 (2.128 %) Project Manager 6 1 (2.128 %) Junior 6 1 (2.128 %) IT Manager 6 1 (2.128 %) Consultant 6 1 (2.128 %) Desktop Support Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 1 (2.128 %) Statistics
Operating Systems 1 12 (25.53 %) Windows 2 11 (23.40 %) Windows XP 3 2 (4.255 %) Windows 2000 4 1 (2.128 %) Windows Vista	Processes & Methodologies 1 24 (51.06 %) CAD 2 3 (6.383 %) ITIL 3 2 (4.255 %) Project Management 4 1 (2.128 %) PRINCE2 4 1 (2.128 %) Validation 4 1 (2.128 %) Service Management 4 1 (2.128 %) Document Management 4 1 (2.128 %) Operations Management
Qualifications 1 2 (4.255 %) MCP 1 2 (4.255 %) HNC 1 2 (4.255 %) MCSE 1 2 (4.255 %) MCSA 1 2 (4.255 %) CCNA 1 2 (4.255 %) Cisco Certification 1 2 (4.255 %) Microsoft Certification	System Software 1 11 (23.40 %) Active Directory
Vendors 1 3 (6.383 %) Microsoft 2 2 (4.255 %) Avaya 2 2 (4.255 %) VERITAS