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This section looks at the demand for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SVG over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkScalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank242295
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.074 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£235-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£270-
UK excluding London average daily rate£235-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.00
Average hourly rate-£38.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£55.00£38.00
% change on same period last year+44.73 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads26963992
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.593 %3.982 %
Daily rates quoted6791005
Average minimum daily rate£319£305
Average daily rate£339£323
% change on same period last year+4.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted250408
Average minimum hourly rate£33.35£33.54
Average hourly rate£35.35£36.18
% change on same period last year-2.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.35£38.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
SVG EnglandSVG
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.

SVG
Demand Trend

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

South East SVG Demand Trend

SVG
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East SVG Daily Rate Trend

SVG
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South East SVG Daily Rate Histogram

SVG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East SVG Hourly Rate Trend

SVG
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SVG 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
BerkshireNew entry-2£235-
SVG EnglandSVG
England

SVG
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)XML
13 (75.00 %)Adobe
22 (50.00 %)Advertising
22 (50.00 %)Validation
22 (50.00 %)HTML
22 (50.00 %)WML
22 (50.00 %)Photoshop
22 (50.00 %)Content Management
22 (50.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
22 (50.00 %)WAP
31 (25.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (25.00 %)Graphic Design
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (25.00 %)Silverlight
31 (25.00 %)InfoPath
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)C++
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)3D Graphics
31 (25.00 %)Games
31 (25.00 %)OpenGL
31 (25.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint

SVG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)WAP
22 (50.00 %)HTML
22 (50.00 %)WML
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)OpenGL
31 (25.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (25.00 %)Silverlight
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)Photoshop
12 (50.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (25.00 %)InfoPath
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Advertising
21 (25.00 %)3D Graphics
21 (25.00 %)Games
21 (25.00 %)Graphic Design
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Web Editor
12 (50.00 %)Content Editor
21 (25.00 %)SharePoint Developer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Validation
12 (50.00 %)Content Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
11 (25.00 %)C#
11 (25.00 %)C++
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Adobe