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The table below looks at the demand for Robotics 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 Robotics over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRobotics
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank124-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.434 %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£350-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.17£28.25
% change on same period last year+3.24 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads691764
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.772 %
Daily rates quoted171114
Average minimum daily rate£289£299
Average daily rate£309£319
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted106146
Average minimum hourly rate£21.25£15.51
Average hourly rate£23.25£16.76
% change on same period last year+38.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.26£18.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
Robotics EnglandRobotics
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.

Robotics
Demand Trend

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

North West Robotics Demand Trend

Robotics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Robotics Hourly Rate Trend

Robotics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Robotics within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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.

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
ManchesterNew entry-3--
Robotics EnglandRobotics
England

Robotics
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Robotics 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 Robotics.

14 (100.00 %)C++
14 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
14 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)Telecoms
32 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
32 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
41 (25.00 %)ILOG
41 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (25.00 %)DCOM
41 (25.00 %)VC++
41 (25.00 %)MFC
41 (25.00 %)Electric

Robotics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Robotics 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 Robotics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)MFC
11 (25.00 %)DCOM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Telecoms
22 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
31 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (25.00 %)Electric
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (50.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (25.00 %)Developer
31 (25.00 %)C++ Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C++
14 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
14 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (25.00 %)VC++
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)ILOG