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The table below looks at the demand for Handsets skills within the Middlesex region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Handset over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Handsets
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank45-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.163 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£371
% change on same period last year-21.07 %
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£28.45£32.67
% change on same period last year-12.91 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads86113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.116 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted1839
Average minimum daily rate£337£269
Average daily rate£358£297
% change on same period last year+20.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted1113
Average minimum hourly rate£22.21£33.21
Average hourly rate£22.92£34.18
% change on same period last year-32.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.63£35.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Handset South EastHandset
South East

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.

Handset
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex Handset Demand Trend

Handset
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Handset Daily Rate Trend

Handset
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Handset 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 Handset.

12 (66.67 %)3G
12 (66.67 %)Electronics
12 (66.67 %)Degree
12 (66.67 %)Computer Science
21 (33.33 %)Validation
21 (33.33 %)RTP
21 (33.33 %)IPsec
21 (33.33 %)GPRS
21 (33.33 %)GSM
21 (33.33 %)UMTS
21 (33.33 %)TCP/IP

Handset
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Handset 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 Handset. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)3G
21 (33.33 %)RTP
21 (33.33 %)IPsec
21 (33.33 %)GPRS
21 (33.33 %)GSM
21 (33.33 %)UMTS
21 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Electronics
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Software Developer
12 (66.67 %)Developer
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Data Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Voice Analyst
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Computer Science
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Validation
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)Degree