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The table below looks at the demand for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HTTP over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4852
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.882 %1.235 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£267£250
Average daily rate£269£275
% change on same period last year-2.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£271£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£400
% change on same period last year-11.96 %
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£33.52£39.90
% change on same period last year-15.98 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads11981
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted389
Average minimum daily rate£268£374
Average daily rate£278£392
% change on same period last year-29.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£287£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£336
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted2721
Average minimum hourly rate£28.74£16.34
Average hourly rate£31.38£17.14
% change on same period last year+83.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.01£17.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.56£28.73
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
HTTP South EastHTTP
South East

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.

HTTP
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire HTTP Demand Trend

HTTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire HTTP Daily Rate Trend

HTTP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HTTP across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Oxfordshire HTTP Daily Rate Histogram

HTTP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HTTP within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
OxfordNew entry-5£278-
AbingdonNew entry-1--
HTTP South EastHTTP
South East

HTTP
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing HTTP 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 HTTP.

114 (100.00 %)Perl
114 (100.00 %)UNIX
114 (100.00 %)Linux
213 (92.86 %)SMTP
312 (85.71 %)Python
411 (78.57 %)TCP/IP
411 (78.57 %)NetApp
411 (78.57 %)FTP
59 (64.29 %)Automated Testing
68 (57.14 %)FreeBSD
68 (57.14 %)Shell Script
76 (42.86 %)DNS
83 (21.43 %)HTTPS
83 (21.43 %)LDAP
83 (21.43 %)Internet
83 (21.43 %)Subversion
83 (21.43 %)Content Management
83 (21.43 %)CentOS
83 (21.43 %)NFS
83 (21.43 %)SNMP
83 (21.43 %)Apache
83 (21.43 %)MySQL
92 (14.29 %)CMS
92 (14.29 %)LAMP
92 (14.29 %)Degree

HTTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing HTTP 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 HTTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (14.29 %)LAMP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (21.43 %)Apache
22 (14.29 %)CMS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (92.86 %)SMTP
211 (78.57 %)TCP/IP
211 (78.57 %)FTP
36 (42.86 %)DNS
43 (21.43 %)HTTPS
43 (21.43 %)LDAP
43 (21.43 %)Internet
43 (21.43 %)SNMP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (21.43 %)MySQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (21.43 %)Subversion
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (57.14 %)Analyst
18 (57.14 %)Test Analyst
23 (21.43 %)Systems Administrator
23 (21.43 %)Administrator
31 (7.143 %)Lead Test Analyst
31 (7.143 %)Linux Administrator
31 (7.143 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
31 (7.143 %)UNIX Administrator
31 (7.143 %)Linux Systems Administrator
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (100.00 %)UNIX
114 (100.00 %)Linux
28 (57.14 %)FreeBSD
33 (21.43 %)CentOS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (64.29 %)Automated Testing
23 (21.43 %)Content Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)Perl
212 (85.71 %)Python
38 (57.14 %)Shell Script
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (14.29 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (21.43 %)NFS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (78.57 %)NetApp