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This section looks at the demand for Firmware skills within the Norfolk region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Firmware over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFirmware
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank42-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.250 %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£470£400
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50-
Average hourly rate£43.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.21£38.44
% change on same period last year-13.60 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads4853
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted1219
Average minimum daily rate£378£338
Average daily rate£420£354
% change on same period last year+18.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£21.50
Average hourly rate£24.30£23.96
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.60£26.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Firmware East of EnglandFirmware
East of 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.

Firmware
Demand Trend

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

Norfolk Firmware Demand Trend

Firmware
Daily Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Firmware Daily Rate Trend

Firmware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Norfolk Firmware Hourly Rate Trend

Firmware
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Firmware across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Norfolk Firmware Hourly Rate Histogram

Firmware
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Firmware within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 20 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
NorwichNew entry-3--
Firmware East of EnglandFirmware
East of England

Firmware
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region citing Firmware 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 Firmware.

13 (60.00 %)UNIX
13 (60.00 %)AIX
13 (60.00 %)SLA
22 (40.00 %)IBM
22 (40.00 %)VERITAS
22 (40.00 %)NetBackup
22 (40.00 %)GSM
31 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Change Management
31 (20.00 %)Electronics
31 (20.00 %)Telecoms
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (20.00 %)GPRS
31 (20.00 %)C
31 (20.00 %)C++
31 (20.00 %)Java

Firmware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)GSM
21 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (20.00 %)GPRS
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Electronics
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Hardware Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Communications Engineer
21 (20.00 %)AIX Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Systems Administrator
21 (20.00 %)Administrator
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)UNIX
13 (60.00 %)AIX
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
11 (20.00 %)Change Management
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Embedded C
11 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
11 (20.00 %)C
11 (20.00 %)C++
11 (20.00 %)Java
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (60.00 %)SLA
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)NetBackup
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)IBM
12 (40.00 %)VERITAS