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The table below looks at the demand for Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) skills within the Northern Ireland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DVB over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Video Broadcasting (DVB)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
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£263-
% change on same period last year-
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£41.07£36.53
% change on same period last year+12.43 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads1635
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.044 %
Daily rates quoted29
Average minimum daily rate£170£311
Average daily rate£185£324
% change on same period last year-42.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£13.75
Average hourly rate£17.50£13.88
% change on same period last year+26.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.67£27.04
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
DVB UKDVB
UK

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.

DVB
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DVB across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Northern Ireland DVB Demand Trend

DVB
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing DVB 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 DVB.

11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)iDTV
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
11 (100.00 %)STB
11 (100.00 %)IPTV

DVB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region citing DVB 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 DVB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Middleware
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)iDTV
11 (100.00 %)STB
11 (100.00 %)IPTV
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript