Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' 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 Electronics over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank43-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.156 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£550-
Average daily rate£575-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£600-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£352
% change on same period last year-5.14 %
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£29.71£30.47
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads173121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.345 %0.151 %
Daily rates quoted3028
Average minimum daily rate£389£360
Average daily rate£438£390
% change on same period last year+12.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£487£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£382
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
Hourly rates quoted7917
Average minimum hourly rate£31.26£20.94
Average hourly rate£32.77£21.19
% change on same period last year+54.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.28£21.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.82£26.53
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Electronics South WestElectronics
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.

Electronics
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Electronics Demand Trend

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Electronics Daily Rate Trend

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Electronics Hourly Rate Trend

Electronics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 7 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
WellsNew entry-2£575-
Electronics South WestElectronics
South West

Electronics
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

12 (28.57 %)JSP
12 (28.57 %)BS7799
12 (28.57 %)FrameMaker
12 (28.57 %)Telecoms
12 (28.57 %)Military
12 (28.57 %)Information Security
12 (28.57 %)ISO27001
12 (28.57 %)JSP 440
12 (28.57 %)RMADS
12 (28.57 %)Government
12 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
21 (14.29 %)Device Driver
21 (14.29 %)MS Office
21 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
21 (14.29 %)WiMAX
21 (14.29 %)Aerospace
21 (14.29 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)GSM
21 (14.29 %)WCDMA

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %)JSP
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)FrameMaker
21 (14.29 %)MS Office
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)GSM
11 (14.29 %)WCDMA
11 (14.29 %)WiMAX
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Telecoms
12 (28.57 %)Government
12 (28.57 %)Military
21 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
21 (14.29 %)Aerospace
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Author
12 (28.57 %)Technical Author
12 (28.57 %)Consultant
12 (28.57 %)CLAS Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Test Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Integration Engineer
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)RMADS
21 (14.29 %)Device Driver
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Information Security
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (28.57 %)BS7799
12 (28.57 %)ISO27001
12 (28.57 %)JSP 440