North West NASTRAN Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for NASTRAN skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NASTRAN over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

NASTRAN
Location Cheshire East of England England Hampshire Hertfordshire Norfolk North West Northwich Portsmouth South East South West Stevenage Swindon UK Wiltshire	3 months to 13 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	129	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	2	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.003 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.452 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum daily rate	-	-
Average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£34.50	£30.00
% change on same period last year	+14.99 %
Applications North West
Matching contract IT job ads	442	507
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.625 %	0.513 %
Daily rates quoted	87	97
Average minimum daily rate	£257	£256
Average daily rate	£272	£268
% change on same period last year	+1.75 %
Average maximum daily rate	£288	£279
UK excluding London average daily rate	£292	£280
% change on same period last year	+4.17 %
Hourly rates quoted	74	129
Average minimum hourly rate	£17.45	£15.53
Average hourly rate	£18.68	£16.96
% change on same period last year	+10.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£19.92	£18.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£18.55	£19.44
% change on same period last year	-4.57 %
NASTRAN 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.

NASTRAN
Demand Trend

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

NASTRAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NASTRAN within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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.

Location	Rank 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
Cheshire	-	2	-	-

NASTRAN England

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Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing NASTRAN 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 NASTRAN.

1 7 (100.00 %) Automotive 1 7 (100.00 %) Finite Element Analysis 1 7 (100.00 %) Stress Testing 2 1 (14.29 %) Aerospace

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing NASTRAN 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 NASTRAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General 1 7 (100.00 %) Automotive 2 1 (14.29 %) Aerospace

Processes & Methodologies 1 7 (100.00 %) Finite Element Analysis 1 7 (100.00 %) Stress Testing