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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electric' in contract IT jobs within the North West region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Electric over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectric
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank115120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2818
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.018 %
As % of the category below1.894 %1.158 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£420-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£440-
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£369
% change on same period last year+2.12 %
Hourly rates quoted147
Average minimum hourly rate£16.32£20.54
Average hourly rate£17.37£22.39
% change on same period last year-22.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.43£24.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.19£26.90
% change on same period last year-6.36 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching contract IT job ads14781555
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.970 %1.573 %
Daily rates quoted396430
Average minimum daily rate£355£344
Average daily rate£376£360
% change on same period last year+4.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted123106
Average minimum hourly rate£22.89£22.43
Average hourly rate£25.05£24.77
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.21£27.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Electric EnglandElectric
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.

Electric
Demand Trend

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

North West Electric Demand Trend

Electric
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Electric Daily Rate Trend

Electric
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Electric Hourly Rate Trend

Electric
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electric across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West Electric Hourly Rate Histogram

Electric
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electric within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ManchesterDown-115£420-
CheshireDown-65--
CumbriaNew entry-2--
LancashireUp+71--
Electric EnglandElectric
England

Electric
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Electric 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 Electric.

118 (36.00 %)Manufacturing
210 (20.00 %)Education
210 (20.00 %)HNC
37 (14.00 %)Aerospace
37 (14.00 %)NVQ Level 3
46 (12.00 %)Electronics
46 (12.00 %)C
54 (8.000 %)Construction
54 (8.000 %)Telecoms
63 (6.000 %)Automotive
63 (6.000 %)EMC
63 (6.000 %)Degree
63 (6.000 %)Validation
72 (4.000 %)Government
72 (4.000 %)Health
72 (4.000 %)Military
72 (4.000 %)VHDL
72 (4.000 %)Physics
72 (4.000 %)QA
72 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
72 (4.000 %)Security Cleared
72 (4.000 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
72 (4.000 %)Mitel
72 (4.000 %)ClearQuest
72 (4.000 %)CAD
72 (4.000 %)AutoCAD
72 (4.000 %)Configuration Management
72 (4.000 %)Project Management
72 (4.000 %)C++
72 (4.000 %)Java

Electric
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Electric 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 Electric. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.000 %).NET
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.000 %)AutoCAD
21 (2.000 %)CATIA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.000 %)ClearQuest
21 (2.000 %)ClearCase
21 (2.000 %)TestDirector
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (36.00 %)Manufacturing
210 (20.00 %)Education
37 (14.00 %)Aerospace
46 (12.00 %)Electronics
54 (8.000 %)Telecoms
54 (8.000 %)Construction
63 (6.000 %)Automotive
72 (4.000 %)Government
72 (4.000 %)Health
72 (4.000 %)Military
81 (2.000 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (10.00 %)Design Engineer
15 (10.00 %)Project Engineer
24 (8.000 %)Electrical Engineer
33 (6.000 %)Software Engineer
33 (6.000 %)Project Manager
42 (4.000 %)Author
42 (4.000 %)Technical Author
42 (4.000 %)1st Line Support
42 (4.000 %)Support Engineer
42 (4.000 %)Network Support
51 (2.000 %)Draughtsman
51 (2.000 %)Project Consultant
51 (2.000 %)Technical Engineer
51 (2.000 %)Senior Project Manager
51 (2.000 %)Embedded Software Engineer
51 (2.000 %)Project Coordinator
51 (2.000 %)Technical Support Engineer
51 (2.000 %)Test Engineer
51 (2.000 %)Hardware Engineer
51 (2.000 %)Desktop Support
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.000 %)VHDL
12 (4.000 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
12 (4.000 %)Physics
21 (2.000 %)Firmware
21 (2.000 %)Statistics
21 (2.000 %)SCADA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.000 %)UNIX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (6.000 %)Validation
22 (4.000 %)CAD
22 (4.000 %)Configuration Management
22 (4.000 %)Project Management
22 (4.000 %)SC Cleared
22 (4.000 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.000 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (2.000 %)PDM
31 (2.000 %)Supplier Management
31 (2.000 %)Project Planning
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (12.00 %)C
22 (4.000 %)C++
22 (4.000 %)Java
22 (4.000 %)Ada
31 (2.000 %)Embedded C
31 (2.000 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (20.00 %)HNC
27 (14.00 %)NVQ Level 3
33 (6.000 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.000 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (6.000 %)EMC
22 (4.000 %)Mitel
22 (4.000 %)Cisco
31 (2.000 %)Oracle
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