South East E-Learning Contracts

This section looks at the demand for E-Learning (eLearning, Electronic Learning) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited E-Learning over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

E-Learning (eLearning, Electronic Learning)
Location Bath Bedford Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol Buckinghamshire Cardiff Cheltenham Cheshire Chester City of London Coventry Crawley East Midlands East of England England Gloucester Gloucestershire Hampshire Hendon Hertfordshire Kent Leeds Liverpool London Manchester Merseyside Milton Keynes Newcastle Upon Tyne North East North West Oxford Oxfordshire Portsmouth Reading Sheffield Slough Somerset South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Suffolk Surrey Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Wales Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Worthing Yorkshire	3 months to 29 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	210	251
Rank change on same period last year	+41
Matching contract IT job ads	34	48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.045 %	0.048 %
As % of the category below	1.915 %	1.852 %
Daily rates quoted	10	5
Average minimum daily rate	£351	£256
Average daily rate	£364	£273
% change on same period last year	+33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate	£378	£290
UK excluding London average daily rate	£347	£288
% change on same period last year	+20.67 %
Hourly rates quoted	10	4
Average minimum hourly rate	£19.20	£22.40
Average hourly rate	£22.45	£23.80
% change on same period last year	-5.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.70	£25.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£17.75	£27.27
% change on same period last year	-34.90 %
Miscellaneous South East
Matching contract IT job ads	1775	2592
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.366 %	2.586 %
Daily rates quoted	400	566
Average minimum daily rate	£333	£327
Average daily rate	£355	£349
% change on same period last year	+1.78 %
Average maximum daily rate	£377	£371
UK excluding London average daily rate	£350	£353
% change on same period last year	-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted	350	455
Average minimum hourly rate	£24.68	£29.79
Average hourly rate	£26.43	£31.50
% change on same period last year	-16.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£28.18	£33.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.01	£28.53
% change on same period last year	-12.34 %
E-Learning England

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.

E-Learning
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing E-Learning across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

E-Learning
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing E-Learning across the South East region.

E-Learning
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing E-Learning across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

E-Learning
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing E-Learning across the South East region.

E-Learning
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing E-Learning across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

E-Learning
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-Learning within the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 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.

Location	Rank 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
Berkshire	+45	12	£422	-
Hampshire	+23	6	-	-
Oxfordshire	-5	5	£295	-
Surrey	+12	3	£120	-64.70 %
West Sussex	+9	2	£525	-
Thames Valley	+17	2	-	-
Buckinghamshire	+8	2	-	-
Kent	-	1	-	-

E-Learning England

E-Learning
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing E-Learning 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 E-Learning.

1 23 (39.66 %) Flash 2 18 (31.03 %) Photoshop 2 18 (31.03 %) Content Management 3 12 (20.69 %) Agile Software Development 3 12 (20.69 %) Web 2.0 4 11 (18.97 %) Multimedia 5 9 (15.52 %) Taxonomies 6 8 (13.79 %) Education 6 8 (13.79 %) Government 6 8 (13.79 %) CSS 7 7 (12.07 %) Construction 8 6 (10.34 %) CMS 8 6 (10.34 %) HTML 8 6 (10.34 %) ActionScript 8 6 (10.34 %) MS PowerPoint

9 5 (8.621 %) Degree 9 5 (8.621 %) Dreamweaver 9 5 (8.621 %) Adobe 10 4 (6.897 %) Macromedia 10 4 (6.897 %) XML 10 4 (6.897 %) SAP 10 4 (6.897 %) RedDot 10 4 (6.897 %) Adobe Illustrator 10 4 (6.897 %) Finance 10 4 (6.897 %) 3ds Max 10 4 (6.897 %) Usability Testing 10 4 (6.897 %) Web Development 11 3 (5.172 %) Business Analysis 11 3 (5.172 %) Local Government 11 3 (5.172 %) WebServices

E-Learning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing E-Learning 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 E-Learning. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 8 (13.79 %) CSS 2 6 (10.34 %) HTML 3 4 (6.897 %) XML 4 3 (5.172 %) WebServices 5 2 (3.448 %) .NET 5 2 (3.448 %) ASP.NET 5 2 (3.448 %) RSS	Application Platforms 1 6 (10.34 %) CMS
Applications 1 18 (31.03 %) Photoshop 2 6 (10.34 %) MS PowerPoint 3 4 (6.897 %) 3ds Max 3 4 (6.897 %) Adobe Illustrator 4 3 (5.172 %) MS Excel 5 1 (1.724 %) Shockwave 5 1 (1.724 %) Paint Shop Pro 5 1 (1.724 %) MS Office 5 1 (1.724 %) LightWave 3D 5 1 (1.724 %) Spreadsheet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 3 (5.172 %) MS Access 2 1 (1.724 %) Crystal Reports
Development Applications 1 23 (39.66 %) Flash 2 5 (8.621 %) Dreamweaver	General 1 11 (18.97 %) Multimedia 2 8 (13.79 %) Education 2 8 (13.79 %) Government 3 7 (12.07 %) Construction 4 4 (6.897 %) Finance 5 3 (5.172 %) Local Government 6 2 (3.448 %) Publishing 7 1 (1.724 %) 3D Graphics 7 1 (1.724 %) Games 7 1 (1.724 %) Advertising 7 1 (1.724 %) Electric 7 1 (1.724 %) Animation
Job Titles 1 20 (34.48 %) Developer 2 12 (20.69 %) Architect 3 9 (15.52 %) Information Architect 4 8 (13.79 %) E-Learning Developer 5 5 (8.621 %) Flash Developer 5 5 (8.621 %) Instructional Designer 6 4 (6.897 %) Web Developer 6 4 (6.897 %) Trainer 7 3 (5.172 %) Project Manager 7 3 (5.172 %) Flash Designer 8 2 (3.448 %) Web Editor 8 2 (3.448 %) Consultant 8 2 (3.448 %) Technical Architect 8 2 (3.448 %) Development Manager 8 2 (3.448 %) Graphic Designer 8 2 (3.448 %) Training Consultant 8 2 (3.448 %) Junior 9 1 (1.724 %) Coordinator 9 1 (1.724 %) Analyst 9 1 (1.724 %) Business Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 12 (20.69 %) Web 2.0 2 9 (15.52 %) Taxonomies 3 2 (3.448 %) SCORM 4 1 (1.724 %) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies 1 18 (31.03 %) Content Management 2 12 (20.69 %) Agile Software Development 3 4 (6.897 %) Usability Testing 3 4 (6.897 %) Web Development 4 3 (5.172 %) Business Analysis 4 3 (5.172 %) Project Management 5 2 (3.448 %) OOP 5 2 (3.448 %) OO 5 2 (3.448 %) BPR 5 2 (3.448 %) Performance Testing 5 2 (3.448 %) System Testing 5 2 (3.448 %) User Acceptance Testing 6 1 (1.724 %) SC Cleared 6 1 (1.724 %) Security Cleared 6 1 (1.724 %) RAD 6 1 (1.724 %) CRM 6 1 (1.724 %) Service Delivery 6 1 (1.724 %) Scrum 6 1 (1.724 %) Web Design	Programming Languages 1 6 (10.34 %) ActionScript 2 2 (3.448 %) C# 2 2 (3.448 %) SQL 3 1 (1.724 %) VB 3 1 (1.724 %) JavaScript 3 1 (1.724 %) Lingo 3 1 (1.724 %) VB6 3 1 (1.724 %) C
Qualifications 1 5 (8.621 %) Degree 2 1 (1.724 %) HND	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (1.724 %) TickIT
Vendors 1 5 (8.621 %) Adobe 2 4 (6.897 %) Macromedia 2 4 (6.897 %) RedDot 2 4 (6.897 %) SAP 3 1 (1.724 %) Saba 3 1 (1.724 %) Lagan