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

LinkDigital Television (DTV)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£379£304
% change on same period last year+24.62 %
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£34.12£34.80
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads812668
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.098 %0.659 %
Daily rates quoted187112
Average minimum daily rate£302£288
Average daily rate£320£308
% change on same period last year+3.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted111139
Average minimum hourly rate£18.43£17.30
Average hourly rate£21.39£18.75
% change on same period last year+14.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.36£20.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
DTV EnglandDTV
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.

DTV
Demand Trend

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

North West DTV Demand Trend

DTV
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West DTV Daily Rate Trend

DTV
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West DTV Hourly Rate Trend

DTV
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing DTV 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 DTV.

12 (100.00 %)PHP
12 (100.00 %)Games
12 (100.00 %)IPTV
12 (100.00 %)Marketing
12 (100.00 %)Creative Marketing
12 (100.00 %)PHP5
12 (100.00 %)PHP4
12 (100.00 %)Online Games

DTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Games
12 (100.00 %)Marketing
12 (100.00 %)Online Games
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)IPTV
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Creative Marketing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)PHP
12 (100.00 %)PHP5
12 (100.00 %)PHP4