The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Economics in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Economics over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Economics
Rank 219 235 214
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -21
Contract jobs citing Economics 10 11 28
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.126% 0.106% 0.273%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.630% 0.560% 1.451%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 15
Average daily rate £331 £370 £352
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.47% +5.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £316 £314 £170
10% offered a daily rate of more than £346 £568 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £372 £338
% change year-on-year
+20.96% +10.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £52.50 - £49.00
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1588 1963 1930
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 20.05% 18.98% 18.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 719 833 795
Average daily rate £375 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £211 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £475 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 181 177
Average hourly rate £22.69 £27.50 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.49% -5.17%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.00 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.66
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -12.31%
Economics
England

Economics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Economics across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South East Economics Jobs Demand Trend

Economics
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Economics Daily Rate Trend

Economics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Economics Hourly Rate Trend

Economics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Berkshire +19 7 £313 -15.54%
Surrey +16 1 £350 -
Hampshire -4 1 - -
Economics
England

Economics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Economics 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 Economics.

1 8 (53.33%) Project Management
2 7 (46.67%) Degree
3 6 (40.00%) Finance
3 6 (40.00%) Telecoms
4 4 (26.67%) Change Management
4 4 (26.67%) Mathematics
5 3 (20.00%) Project Planning
5 3 (20.00%) 3G
6 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
6 2 (13.33%) Programme Management
6 2 (13.33%) Supplier Management
6 2 (13.33%) MS PowerPoint
6 2 (13.33%) Smart Meter
6 2 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
7 1 (6.667%) LTE
7 1 (6.667%) Fujitsu
7 1 (6.667%) Resource Management
7 1 (6.667%) French Language
7 1 (6.667%) QMS
7 1 (6.667%) DV Cleared
7 1 (6.667%) Security Cleared
7 1 (6.667%) Financial Analysis
7 1 (6.667%) Network Management
7 1 (6.667%) 4G
7 1 (6.667%) Change Control
7 1 (6.667%) Infrastructure Management
7 1 (6.667%) Huawei
7 1 (6.667%) Statistical Analysis
7 1 (6.667%) Marketing
7 1 (6.667%) Local Government

Economics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Economics 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 Economics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (13.33%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) 3G
2 1 (6.667%) LTE
2 1 (6.667%) 4G
2 1 (6.667%) 2G
2 1 (6.667%) HTTP
General
1 6 (40.00%) Finance
1 6 (40.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (6.667%) French Language
2 1 (6.667%) Marketing
2 1 (6.667%) Local Government
2 1 (6.667%) Legal
Job Titles
1 4 (26.67%) Project Manager
1 4 (26.67%) Business Analyst
1 4 (26.67%) Analyst
2 2 (13.33%) Implementation Manager
3 1 (6.667%) Strategy Manager
3 1 (6.667%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (6.667%) Bid Manager
3 1 (6.667%) Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (26.67%) Mathematics
2 2 (13.33%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Project Management
2 4 (26.67%) Change Management
3 3 (20.00%) Project Planning
4 2 (13.33%) PRINCE2
4 2 (13.33%) Programme Management
4 2 (13.33%) Supplier Management
4 2 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
5 1 (6.667%) Resource Management
5 1 (6.667%) QMS
5 1 (6.667%) Financial Analysis
5 1 (6.667%) Network Management
5 1 (6.667%) Change Control
5 1 (6.667%) Infrastructure Management
5 1 (6.667%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (6.667%) Strategic Planning
5 1 (6.667%) Logistics
5 1 (6.667%) Business Analysis
5 1 (6.667%) Validation
5 1 (6.667%) B2C
5 1 (6.667%) Benchmarking
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.667%) C
Qualifications
1 7 (46.67%) Degree
2 1 (6.667%) DV Cleared
2 1 (6.667%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.667%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.667%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (6.667%) Fujitsu
1 1 (6.667%) Huawei
1 1 (6.667%) HP