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The table below looks at the demand for Mathematics (Maths) 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 Mathematics over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3429
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below9.524 %5.882 %
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£360£344
% change on same period last year+4.56 %
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£30.18£21.80
% change on same period last year+38.41 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads2151
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted77
Average minimum daily rate£234£255
Average daily rate£258£271
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£281£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£345
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted211
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.35
Average hourly rate£17.50£21.54
% change on same period last year-18.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.50£22.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.83£26.95
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Mathematics OxfordshireMathematics
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.

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

Oxford Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxford Mathematics Daily Rate Trend

Mathematics
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics.

12 (66.67 %)OO
12 (66.67 %)Physics
12 (66.67 %)Computer Science
21 (33.33 %)Chemistry
21 (33.33 %)VC++
21 (33.33 %)Python
21 (33.33 %)Eclipse
21 (33.33 %)Fortran
21 (33.33 %)C#
21 (33.33 %)C++
21 (33.33 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)Perforce
21 (33.33 %)Scrum
21 (33.33 %)Jython
21 (33.33 %)Degree

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)XML
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)Eclipse
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (33.33 %)Java Developer
21 (33.33 %)C++ Developer
21 (33.33 %)C# Developer
21 (33.33 %)C++/C# Developer
21 (33.33 %)UI Developer
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Physics
12 (66.67 %)Computer Science
21 (33.33 %)Chemistry
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)OO
21 (33.33 %)Scrum
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)C#
11 (33.33 %)C++
11 (33.33 %)Java
11 (33.33 %)VC++
11 (33.33 %)Python
11 (33.33 %)Fortran
11 (33.33 %)Jython
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)Degree
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Perforce