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

LinkBluetooth
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-138
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.904 %
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-£363
% change on same period last year-
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£47.50£37.67
% change on same period last year+26.10 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching contract IT job ads422553
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.678 %0.594 %
Daily rates quoted70116
Average minimum daily rate£319£315
Average daily rate£332£328
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted6570
Average minimum hourly rate£22.88£22.93
Average hourly rate£25.10£24.67
% change on same period last year+1.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.31£26.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Bluetooth EnglandBluetooth
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.

Bluetooth
Demand Trend

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

North West Bluetooth Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Bluetooth Daily Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Bluetooth Hourly Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Top 11 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)VERITAS
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)3G
11 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
11 (100.00 %)AS400

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)3G
11 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)1st Line Support
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)AS400
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)VERITAS