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The table below looks at the demand for Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PDA over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPersonal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008		Same period last year
Rank316400
Rank change on same period last yearUp+84
Matching contract IT job ads5663
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.067 %
As % of the category below0.745 %0.512 %
Daily rates quoted1817
Average minimum daily rate£366£278
Average daily rate£382£293
% change on same period last year+30.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£269£307
% change on same period last year-12.30 %
Hourly rates quoted1410
Average minimum hourly rate£17.57£16.99
Average hourly rate£17.82£17.53
% change on same period last year+1.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.07£18.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.86£16.67
% change on same period last year-4.88 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
London
Matching contract IT job ads751312315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.91 %13.11 %
Daily rates quoted33955384
Average minimum daily rate£443£495
Average daily rate£479£530
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£514£566
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£342
% change on same period last year+1.01 %
Hourly rates quoted365441
Average minimum hourly rate£24.15£22.07
Average hourly rate£25.88£23.91
% change on same period last year+8.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.62£25.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.63£25.42
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
PDA EnglandPDA
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.

PDA
Demand Trend

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

London PDA Demand Trend

PDA
Daily Rate Trend

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

London PDA Daily Rate Trend

PDA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PDA across the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

London PDA Daily Rate Histogram

PDA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London PDA Hourly Rate Trend

PDA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PDA across the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

London PDA Hourly Rate Histogram

PDA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PDA within the London region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
City of LondonUp+513£337+48.20 %
Docklands, LondonUp+342--
UxbridgeNew entry-1--
Canary WharfUp+201--
PDA EnglandPDA
England

PDA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing PDA 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 PDA.

151 (53.13 %)Windows
234 (35.42 %)MS Office
332 (33.33 %)Windows XP
431 (32.29 %)Microsoft
527 (28.13 %)Blackberry
621 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
621 (21.88 %)Active Directory
719 (19.79 %)Windows 2000
818 (18.75 %)Citrix
916 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
1014 (14.58 %)MS Excel
1014 (14.58 %)Wireless
1014 (14.58 %)Finance
1113 (13.54 %)Internet
1211 (11.46 %)Law
1310 (10.42 %)Lotus
1310 (10.42 %)Lotus Notes
149 (9.375 %)SQL
149 (9.375 %)SLA
149 (9.375 %)Microsoft Certification
149 (9.375 %)Dell
158 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
158 (8.333 %)Windows Vista
167 (7.292 %)Windows Mobile
167 (7.292 %)Degree
167 (7.292 %)Legal
167 (7.292 %)MCSE
167 (7.292 %)ITIL
176 (6.250 %)HP
176 (6.250 %)Project Management

PDA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing PDA 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 PDA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (4.167 %)HTML
22 (2.083 %).NET
22 (2.083 %)ASP
22 (2.083 %)WebServices
31 (1.042 %)XML
31 (1.042 %)XSLT
31 (1.042 %)XHTML
31 (1.042 %)WAP
31 (1.042 %)AJAX
31 (1.042 %)Velocity
31 (1.042 %)CSS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
210 (10.42 %)Lotus Notes
36 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2007
44 (4.167 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (4.167 %)SharePoint
53 (3.125 %)Exchange Server 5.5
62 (2.083 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (1.042 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (1.042 %)CMS
71 (1.042 %)Office Communications Server
71 (1.042 %)IIS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
134 (35.42 %)MS Office
214 (14.58 %)MS Excel
34 (4.167 %)MS Visio
43 (3.125 %)Acrobat
43 (3.125 %)MS Project
52 (2.083 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (1.042 %)Photoshop
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (14.58 %)Wireless
213 (13.54 %)Internet
38 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
45 (5.208 %)VPN
45 (5.208 %)Wi-Fi
54 (4.167 %)LAN
62 (2.083 %)GPRS
62 (2.083 %)DNS
62 (2.083 %)3G
71 (1.042 %)Firewall
71 (1.042 %)GSM
71 (1.042 %)WAN
71 (1.042 %)Broadband
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.125 %)SQL Server
21 (1.042 %)MS Access
21 (1.042 %)SQL Server 7
21 (1.042 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.042 %)MySQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.125 %)Flash
21 (1.042 %)FrontPage
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (14.58 %)Finance
211 (11.46 %)Law
37 (7.292 %)Legal
46 (6.250 %)Government
54 (4.167 %)Banking
54 (4.167 %)Insurance
63 (3.125 %)Retail
63 (3.125 %)Telecoms
72 (2.083 %)Police
81 (1.042 %)Advertising
81 (1.042 %)Health
81 (1.042 %)Pharmaceutical
81 (1.042 %)Financial Institution
81 (1.042 %)Front Office
81 (1.042 %)Retail Banking
81 (1.042 %)Marketing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (22.92 %)Analyst
218 (18.75 %)Support Analyst
314 (14.58 %)Desktop Support
48 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
48 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
48 (8.333 %)Desktop Support Analyst
48 (8.333 %)Desktop Analyst
57 (7.292 %)Helpdesk Support
57 (7.292 %)Project Manager
65 (5.208 %)Architect
65 (5.208 %)Programme Manager
65 (5.208 %)1st Line Support
65 (5.208 %)Support Technician
65 (5.208 %)Technical Specialist
74 (4.167 %)Desktop Engineer
74 (4.167 %)Helpdesk Technician
74 (4.167 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
74 (4.167 %)Developer
83 (3.125 %)Technical Support
83 (3.125 %)Helpdesk Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
127 (28.13 %)Blackberry
23 (3.125 %)Smartphone
32 (2.083 %)Management Information System
32 (2.083 %)Video Conferencing
41 (1.042 %)BBC
41 (1.042 %)Handset
41 (1.042 %)DTV
41 (1.042 %)Psychology
41 (1.042 %)Arabic Language
41 (1.042 %)German Language
41 (1.042 %)Russian Language
41 (1.042 %)Spanish Language
41 (1.042 %)Welsh Language
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
151 (53.13 %)Windows
232 (33.33 %)Windows XP
321 (21.88 %)Windows Server 2003
419 (19.79 %)Windows 2000
58 (8.333 %)Windows Vista
67 (7.292 %)Windows Mobile
74 (4.167 %)UNIX
83 (3.125 %)Mac OS X
83 (3.125 %)Windows NT
83 (3.125 %)Linux
92 (2.083 %)NetWare
101 (1.042 %)Windows Server 2008
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (7.292 %)ITIL
26 (6.250 %)Project Management
34 (4.167 %)CRM
34 (4.167 %)Security Cleared
43 (3.125 %)SC Cleared
43 (3.125 %)E-Commerce
43 (3.125 %)Document Management
52 (2.083 %)Test Scripting
52 (2.083 %)PRINCE2
52 (2.083 %)CTC Cleared
61 (1.042 %)UML
61 (1.042 %)PRINCE
61 (1.042 %)Investment Management
61 (1.042 %)Time Management
61 (1.042 %)Supplier Management
61 (1.042 %)Service Management
61 (1.042 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.042 %)ITSM
61 (1.042 %)Workflow
61 (1.042 %)Web Design
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (9.375 %)SQL
24 (4.167 %)C
33 (3.125 %)C#
33 (3.125 %)VB
33 (3.125 %)JavaScript
42 (2.083 %)VB.NET
42 (2.083 %)C++
51 (1.042 %)Java
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (9.375 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (7.292 %)MCSE
27 (7.292 %)Degree
33 (3.125 %)MCP
42 (2.083 %)MCSA
51 (1.042 %)CCNA
51 (1.042 %)CCA
51 (1.042 %)Citrix Certification
51 (1.042 %)CISSP
51 (1.042 %)Cisco Certification
51 (1.042 %)A+ Certification
51 (1.042 %)ITIL Certification
51 (1.042 %)PMP
51 (1.042 %)CCSA
51 (1.042 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (9.375 %)SLA
21 (1.042 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (21.88 %)Active Directory
23 (3.125 %)NetBackup
31 (1.042 %)Backup Exec
31 (1.042 %)ISA Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (3.125 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 (3.125 %)ARCserve
21 (1.042 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (1.042 %)OVSD
21 (1.042 %)OpenView
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (32.29 %)Microsoft
218 (18.75 %)Citrix
310 (10.42 %)Lotus
49 (9.375 %)Dell
56 (6.250 %)HP
65 (5.208 %)Adobe
74 (4.167 %)Remedy
74 (4.167 %)McAfee Security
83 (3.125 %)Compaq
83 (3.125 %)CA
83 (3.125 %)Nokia
83 (3.125 %)VERITAS
92 (2.083 %)Reuters
92 (2.083 %)Bloomberg
92 (2.083 %)Intel
101 (1.042 %)Nortel
101 (1.042 %)Interwoven
101 (1.042 %)Symantec
101 (1.042 %)Apple
101 (1.042 %)Cisco
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