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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Education' in contract IT jobs within the Somerset region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Education over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEducation
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3938
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.395 %3.349 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£250£300
Average daily rate£250£300
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£338
% change on same period last year+7.92 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£36.50£13.12
Average hourly rate£38.25£13.95
% change on same period last year+174.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£14.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.60£23.06
% change on same period last year-19.35 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads167209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.236 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted4739
Average minimum daily rate£317£315
Average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted6554
Average minimum hourly rate£29.47£28.04
Average hourly rate£31.30£30.23
% change on same period last year+3.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.14£32.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Education South WestEducation
South West

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.

Education
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Education Demand Trend

Education
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Education Daily Rate Trend

Education
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Education across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Somerset Education Daily Rate Histogram

Education
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Education Hourly Rate Trend

Education
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Education across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Somerset Education Hourly Rate Histogram

Education
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Education within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 13 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
BathDown-42£250-16.66 %
WellsNew entry-2--
Education South WestEducation
South West

Education
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Education 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 Education.

15 (31.25 %)Windows
15 (31.25 %)Security Cleared
24 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (25.00 %)XML
24 (25.00 %)HTML
24 (25.00 %)Microsoft
33 (18.75 %)JavaScript
33 (18.75 %)Software Engineering
33 (18.75 %)Degree
42 (12.50 %)Data Management
42 (12.50 %)Information Management
42 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
42 (12.50 %)Project Management
42 (12.50 %)Aerospace
42 (12.50 %)Perl
42 (12.50 %)SQL
42 (12.50 %)VBScript
42 (12.50 %).NET
42 (12.50 %)Flash
42 (12.50 %)EMC
42 (12.50 %)OOP
42 (12.50 %)ClearCase
42 (12.50 %)Mathematics
42 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
51 (6.250 %)System Testing
51 (6.250 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
51 (6.250 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
51 (6.250 %)Data Modelling
51 (6.250 %)LAN
51 (6.250 %)WAN

Education
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Education 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 Education. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (25.00 %)HTML
14 (25.00 %)XML
22 (12.50 %).NET
31 (6.250 %)J2EE
31 (6.250 %)MFC
31 (6.250 %)CSS
31 (6.250 %)WinForms
31 (6.250 %)AJAX
31 (6.250 %).NET Framework
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.250 %)WebLogic
11 (6.250 %)JBoss
11 (6.250 %)Apache
11 (6.250 %)Tomcat
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Project
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.250 %)LAN
11 (6.250 %)WAN
11 (6.250 %)DNS
11 (6.250 %)Internet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)RDBMS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (12.50 %)Flash
12 (12.50 %)ClearCase
12 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
21 (6.250 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
21 (6.250 %)Visual Studio
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Aerospace
21 (6.250 %)Manufacturing
21 (6.250 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (6.250 %)Finance
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (18.75 %)Software Engineer
13 (18.75 %)Developer
22 (12.50 %)Systems Support
22 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Systems Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Hardware Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Flash Developer
22 (12.50 %)Systems Support Engineer
22 (12.50 %)Software Designer
31 (6.250 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (6.250 %)ICT Project Manager
31 (6.250 %)Project Manager
31 (6.250 %)Java Web Developer
31 (6.250 %)Java Applications Developer
31 (6.250 %)Web Applications Developer
31 (6.250 %)Programme Planner
31 (6.250 %)Applications Developer
31 (6.250 %)Java Developer
31 (6.250 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Project Planner
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (12.50 %)Mathematics
21 (6.250 %)NHS
21 (6.250 %)Management Information System
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (31.25 %)Windows
21 (6.250 %)Linux
21 (6.250 %)Windows CE
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (31.25 %)Security Cleared
24 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
33 (18.75 %)Software Engineering
42 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
42 (12.50 %)Project Management
42 (12.50 %)Data Management
42 (12.50 %)Information Management
42 (12.50 %)OOP
51 (6.250 %)Data Modelling
51 (6.250 %)PRINCE2
51 (6.250 %)UML
51 (6.250 %)System Testing
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (18.75 %)JavaScript
22 (12.50 %)Perl
22 (12.50 %)SQL
22 (12.50 %)VBScript
31 (6.250 %)C#
31 (6.250 %)C++
31 (6.250 %)Java
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)Degree
21 (6.250 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (25.00 %)Microsoft
22 (12.50 %)EMC
31 (6.250 %)Ericsson
31 (6.250 %)BT
31 (6.250 %)Telelogic
31 (6.250 %)HP