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This section looks at the demand for European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) in IT contracts within the South East region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ECDL over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEuropean Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank243296
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.067 %0.161 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£148-
% change on same period last year-
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£14.18£13.50
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads14931861
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.990 %1.857 %
Daily rates quoted430457
Average minimum daily rate£332£326
Average daily rate£349£339
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£330
% change on same period last year+0.64 %
Hourly rates quoted228286
Average minimum hourly rate£23.53£24.30
Average hourly rate£25.01£25.65
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.48£27.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.85
% change on same period last year-4.74 %
ECDL EnglandECDL
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.

ECDL
Demand Trend

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

South East ECDL Demand Trend

ECDL
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East ECDL Daily Rate Trend

ECDL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East ECDL Hourly Rate Trend

ECDL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ECDL 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.

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
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
ECDL EnglandECDL
England

ECDL
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

16 (85.71 %)MS Office
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft
24 (57.14 %)Acrobat
24 (57.14 %)C
33 (42.86 %)MS Excel
41 (14.29 %)SLA
41 (14.29 %)ITIL
41 (14.29 %)PRINCE
41 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
41 (14.29 %)Summit
41 (14.29 %)Local Government
41 (14.29 %)Degree
41 (14.29 %)Service Management
41 (14.29 %)Finance
41 (14.29 %)Government
41 (14.29 %)Legal

ECDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (85.71 %)MS Office
24 (57.14 %)Acrobat
33 (42.86 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)Summit
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
11 (14.29 %)Government
11 (14.29 %)Legal
11 (14.29 %)Local Government
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Trainer
25 (71.43 %)IT Trainer
31 (14.29 %)Incident Manager
31 (14.29 %)ECDL Trainer
31 (14.29 %)ITIL Manager
31 (14.29 %)ITIL Service Manager
31 (14.29 %)Service Manager
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)ITIL
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE
11 (14.29 %)Service Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
11 (14.29 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft