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The table below looks at the demand for Ada skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ada over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAda
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank126137
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.089 %0.457 %
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-£357
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£27.50
Average hourly rate-£29.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.53£34.12
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching contract IT job ads11201313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.800 %1.410 %
Daily rates quoted187230
Average minimum daily rate£303£307
Average daily rate£321£323
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted141142
Average minimum hourly rate£25.17£25.31
Average hourly rate£27.58£27.48
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£29.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Ada EnglandAda
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.

Ada
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ada across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North West Ada Demand Trend

Ada
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Ada Daily Rate Trend

Ada
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Ada Hourly Rate Trend

Ada
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ada within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 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
CumbriaDown-21--
Ada EnglandAda
England

Ada
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Ada 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 Ada.

14 (80.00 %)C
14 (80.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)UML
31 (20.00 %)OO
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (20.00 %)Tivoli
31 (20.00 %)VxWorks
31 (20.00 %)Java
31 (20.00 %)UNIX
31 (20.00 %)AIX
31 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)Validation
31 (20.00 %)Military
31 (20.00 %)Integration Testing
31 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Security Cleared

Ada
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Ada 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 Ada. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
11 (20.00 %)Military
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Linux
21 (20.00 %)VxWorks
21 (20.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)AIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)UML
11 (20.00 %)OO
11 (20.00 %)Validation
11 (20.00 %)Integration Testing
11 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C
14 (80.00 %)C++
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (20.00 %)Tivoli