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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Solihull region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank918
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below23.08 %16.67 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£255-
Average daily rate£258-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£262-
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£303
% change on same period last year+16.94 %
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£27.66£31.25
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Solihull
Matching contract IT job ads136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£255£400
Average daily rate£258£400
% change on same period last year-35.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£262£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£18.25£27.50
% change on same period last year-33.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.50£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Degree West MidlandsDegree
West Midlands

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.

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Solihull Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

Solihull Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the Solihull region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Solihull Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Solihull Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull region citing Degree 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 Degree.

12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)GSM
12 (50.00 %)UMTS
12 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Quality Management
21 (25.00 %)Risk Management
21 (25.00 %)2G
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (25.00 %)Knowledge Management
21 (25.00 %)3G
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)OO
21 (25.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %).NET
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)XML
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)GSM
12 (50.00 %)UMTS
21 (25.00 %)3G
21 (25.00 %)2G
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Project Manager
11 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Project Engineer
11 (25.00 %)3G Engineer
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Quality Management
21 (25.00 %)Risk Management
21 (25.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (25.00 %)Knowledge Management
21 (25.00 %)OO
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C#
11 (25.00 %)Java
11 (25.00 %)SQL