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The table below looks at the demand for Internet skills within the Somerset region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3938
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below8.108 %14.58 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£367£250
Average daily rate£383£260
% change on same period last year+47.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£270
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£337
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
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£20.95£26.56
% change on same period last year-21.12 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads3748
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted714
Average minimum daily rate£343£323
Average daily rate£354£349
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted1215
Average minimum hourly rate£22.16£20.05
Average hourly rate£24.53£21.77
% change on same period last year+12.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.89£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Internet South WestInternet
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.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Somerset Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Internet across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Somerset Internet Daily Rate Histogram

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 10 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
StreetUp+23£383-
Internet South WestInternet
South West

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Internet 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 Internet.

18 (53.33 %)HTML
27 (46.67 %)DNS
36 (40.00 %)Intranet
36 (40.00 %)Extranet
36 (40.00 %)JavaScript
36 (40.00 %)CSS
45 (33.33 %)IIS
45 (33.33 %)ASP
45 (33.33 %)Windows
45 (33.33 %)Firewall
45 (33.33 %)Law
54 (26.67 %)XHTML
63 (20.00 %)XML
63 (20.00 %)Flash
63 (20.00 %)ImageReady
63 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
63 (20.00 %)Photoshop
63 (20.00 %)Adobe
63 (20.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
63 (20.00 %)Web Design
63 (20.00 %)AJAX
72 (13.33 %)Internet Marketing
72 (13.33 %)Online Banking
72 (13.33 %)Marketing
72 (13.33 %)Banking
72 (13.33 %)Retail
72 (13.33 %)BT
72 (13.33 %)Finance
72 (13.33 %)HP
72 (13.33 %)Ericsson

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing Internet 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 Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (53.33 %)HTML
26 (40.00 %)CSS
35 (33.33 %)ASP
44 (26.67 %)XHTML
53 (20.00 %)AJAX
53 (20.00 %)XML
62 (13.33 %)J2EE
71 (6.667 %)Windows SharePoint Services
71 (6.667 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
71 (6.667 %).NET
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (33.33 %)IIS
22 (13.33 %)JBoss
22 (13.33 %)Apache
22 (13.33 %)Tomcat
22 (13.33 %)WebLogic
31 (6.667 %)SharePoint
31 (6.667 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (20.00 %)Photoshop
13 (20.00 %)ImageReady
13 (20.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (46.67 %)DNS
26 (40.00 %)Intranet
26 (40.00 %)Extranet
35 (33.33 %)Firewall
42 (13.33 %)LAN
42 (13.33 %)WAN
51 (6.667 %)GSM
51 (6.667 %)PSTN
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (13.33 %)RDBMS
21 (6.667 %)MySQL
21 (6.667 %)SQL Server
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (20.00 %)Flash
13 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Law
22 (13.33 %)Banking
22 (13.33 %)Retail
22 (13.33 %)Online Banking
22 (13.33 %)Marketing
22 (13.33 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (13.33 %)Finance
31 (6.667 %)Education
31 (6.667 %)Government
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (26.67 %)Developer
23 (20.00 %)Interface Designer
23 (20.00 %)Web Designer
23 (20.00 %)Team Leader
23 (20.00 %)Support Team Leader
23 (20.00 %)Web Team Leader
32 (13.33 %)Java/J2EE Developer
32 (13.33 %)Web Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Project Manager
32 (13.33 %)Senior Manager
32 (13.33 %)Support Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Senior Project Manager
32 (13.33 %)Java Developer
32 (13.33 %)Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Web Developer
41 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Applications Developer
41 (6.667 %).NET Developer
41 (6.667 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (6.667 %).NET Web Developer
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)NHS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (33.33 %)Windows
22 (13.33 %)Linux
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Web Design
22 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
22 (13.33 %)E-Commerce
22 (13.33 %)Data Modelling
22 (13.33 %)Project Management
22 (13.33 %)Internet Marketing
31 (6.667 %)System Testing
31 (6.667 %)DV Cleared
31 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
31 (6.667 %)CRM
31 (6.667 %)Enterprise Architecture
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (40.00 %)JavaScript
22 (13.33 %)SQL
22 (13.33 %)Java
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Adobe
22 (13.33 %)HP
22 (13.33 %)Ericsson
22 (13.33 %)BT
31 (6.667 %)Oracle
31 (6.667 %)Chordiant
31 (6.667 %)Microsoft