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This section looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Oxford region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3336
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below14.63 %4.167 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£417£307
% change on same period last year+35.55 %
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£38.24£35.35
% change on same period last year+8.17 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads4124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted105
Average minimum daily rate£223£404
Average daily rate£261£409
% change on same period last year-36.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£414
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted145
Average minimum hourly rate£18.88£22.78
Average hourly rate£22.41£24.99
% change on same period last year-10.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.94£27.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
Computer Science OxfordshireComputer Science
Oxfordshire

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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxford Computer Science Daily Rate Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxford Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

15 (83.33 %)Degree
24 (66.67 %)Java
33 (50.00 %)SQL
33 (50.00 %)Servlets
33 (50.00 %)SOAP
33 (50.00 %)XML
33 (50.00 %)OO
33 (50.00 %)IBM
33 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
33 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ
33 (50.00 %)Middleware
33 (50.00 %)ESB
33 (50.00 %)WPS
33 (50.00 %)BPEL
33 (50.00 %)WebSphere
42 (33.33 %)C++
42 (33.33 %)Perforce
51 (16.67 %)Scrum
51 (16.67 %)Jython
51 (16.67 %)Python
51 (16.67 %)Eclipse
51 (16.67 %)Mathematics
51 (16.67 %)Physics
51 (16.67 %)Chemistry

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)Servlets
13 (50.00 %)SOAP
13 (50.00 %)XML
13 (50.00 %)Middleware
13 (50.00 %)WebSphere
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
13 (50.00 %)WebSphere MQ
13 (50.00 %)WPS
13 (50.00 %)ESB
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Eclipse
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Developer
11 (16.67 %)Programmer
11 (16.67 %)Java Developer
11 (16.67 %)C++ Programmer
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Mathematics
11 (16.67 %)Physics
11 (16.67 %)Chemistry
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)OO
13 (50.00 %)BPEL
21 (16.67 %)Scrum
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (33.33 %)C++
41 (16.67 %)Python
41 (16.67 %)Jython
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (83.33 %)Degree
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)IBM
22 (33.33 %)Perforce
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