Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Quark products and/or services in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Quark over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuark
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.364 %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-£118
% 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-£9.56
% change on same period last year-
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads275224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.433 %0.240 %
Daily rates quoted7537
Average minimum daily rate£310£325
Average daily rate£338£344
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted6347
Average minimum hourly rate£24.65£22.24
Average hourly rate£25.71£24.09
% change on same period last year+6.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.78£25.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Quark South EastQuark
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Quark, Inc.

Quark
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Quark Demand Trend

Quark
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Quark Hourly Rate Trend

Quark
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Quark within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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-1--
Quark South EastQuark
South East

Quark
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Quark 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 Quark.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)PHP
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript
11 (100.00 %)Photoshop
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)Flash
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)Graphic Design
11 (100.00 %)Animation

Quark
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Quark 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 Quark. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)Photoshop
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Flash
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Graphic Design
11 (100.00 %)Animation
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Web Developer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)PHP
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript