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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Automotive' in contract IT jobs within the Northamptonshire 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 Automotive over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Automotive
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3137
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.549 %2.994 %
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£368
% change on same period last year+2.87 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.00
Average hourly rate-£16.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.84£29.42
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads182167
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.256 %0.169 %
Daily rates quoted12774
Average minimum daily rate£421£364
Average daily rate£442£389
% change on same period last year+13.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£463£414
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted510
Average minimum hourly rate£20.50£19.25
Average hourly rate£20.50£20.81
% change on same period last year-1.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.50£22.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Automotive East MidlandsAutomotive
East Midlands

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.

Automotive
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire Automotive Demand Trend

Automotive
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Automotive Daily Rate Trend

Automotive
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Automotive Hourly Rate Trend

Automotive
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automotive within the Northamptonshire 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
DaventryNew entry-1--
Automotive East MidlandsAutomotive
East Midlands

Automotive
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing Automotive 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 Automotive.

13 (75.00 %)MS Office
13 (75.00 %)SAP
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
13 (75.00 %)SAP R/3
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere
21 (25.00 %)JMS
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)J2EE

Automotive
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)J2EE
11 (25.00 %)JMS
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (75.00 %)SAP R/3
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Technical Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (25.00 %)Technical Support
21 (25.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (25.00 %)Java Developer
21 (25.00 %)J2EE Developer
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (25.00 %)Developer
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)SAP
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft