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The table below looks at the demand for Physics skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Physics over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPhysics
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4746
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.774 %7.317 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£331
% change on same period last year-24.02 %
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£35.21£30.12
% change on same period last year+16.89 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads5341
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.050 %
Daily rates quoted98
Average minimum daily rate£323£310
Average daily rate£329£329
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Hourly rates quoted1413
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£17.82
Average hourly rate£20.76£20.55
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.60£23.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.91£25.37
% change on same period last year+2.11 %
Physics South EastPhysics
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.

Physics
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Physics Demand Trend

Physics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Physics Daily Rate Trend

Physics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Physics within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+41--
Physics South EastPhysics
South East

Physics
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Physics 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 Physics.

14 (100.00 %)Computer Science
23 (75.00 %)C++
32 (50.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)OO
32 (50.00 %)Python
32 (50.00 %)CA
32 (50.00 %)C
32 (50.00 %)Degree
32 (50.00 %)Mathematics
32 (50.00 %)Electric
32 (50.00 %)Device Driver
41 (25.00 %)Scrum
41 (25.00 %)Jython
41 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
41 (25.00 %)Chemistry
41 (25.00 %)Automotive
41 (25.00 %)Project Management
41 (25.00 %)OOD
41 (25.00 %)Eclipse
41 (25.00 %)Linux
41 (25.00 %)Java
41 (25.00 %)Perl

Physics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Physics 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 Physics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Eclipse
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Electric
21 (25.00 %)Automotive
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Systems Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Junior
21 (25.00 %)Systems Support
21 (25.00 %)Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Java Developer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Programmer
21 (25.00 %)Junior Programmer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (100.00 %)Computer Science
22 (50.00 %)Device Driver
22 (50.00 %)Mathematics
31 (25.00 %)Chemistry
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)Linux
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)OOD
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Scrum
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)Python
22 (50.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)Jython
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)Perl
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)CA