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This section looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the South Wales region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2735
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads3317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.017 %
As % of the category below22.45 %23.29 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£277£500
Average daily rate£319£650
% change on same period last year-50.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£800
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£295
% change on same period last year+20.69 %
Hourly rates quoted92
Average minimum hourly rate£23.96£11.50
Average hourly rate£26.46£12.00
% change on same period last year+120.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.96£12.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.55£31.72
% change on same period last year-13.15 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads14773
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.194 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted3010
Average minimum daily rate£301£302
Average daily rate£330£323
% change on same period last year+2.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted494
Average minimum hourly rate£29.51£21.00
Average hourly rate£31.02£22.17
% change on same period last year+39.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.53£23.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Degree WalesDegree
Wales

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.

Degree
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Wales Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South Wales Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 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
NewportDown-311--
CardiffDown-29£295-
BridgendUp+59£425-
TorfaenNew entry-1£238-
Degree WalesDegree
Wales

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Degree 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 Degree.

129 (51.79 %)Microsoft
218 (32.14 %)Education
317 (30.36 %)Health
416 (28.57 %)NHS
416 (28.57 %)MS Project
515 (26.79 %)PRINCE2
614 (25.00 %)ISEB
79 (16.07 %)HND
79 (16.07 %)Visual Studio
79 (16.07 %)Programme Management
79 (16.07 %)Software Testing
88 (14.29 %)MS Office
88 (14.29 %)RUP
97 (12.50 %)Office Project Server
106 (10.71 %)Active Directory
115 (8.929 %)MS Visio
115 (8.929 %)Data Modelling
115 (8.929 %)MS Excel
115 (8.929 %)Incident Management
115 (8.929 %)Publishing
115 (8.929 %)Finance
124 (7.143 %)Government
124 (7.143 %)Change Management
124 (7.143 %)Information Management
124 (7.143 %)Requirements Analysis
124 (7.143 %)Test Management
124 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
124 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
124 (7.143 %)Windows
124 (7.143 %)SQL

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (5.357 %).NET
21 (1.786 %)UDDI
21 (1.786 %)WSDL
21 (1.786 %)OpenGL
21 (1.786 %)DirectX
21 (1.786 %)HTML
21 (1.786 %)CSS
21 (1.786 %)SOAP
21 (1.786 %)WebServices
21 (1.786 %)XML
21 (1.786 %)XSLT
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (12.50 %)Office Project Server
22 (3.571 %)SharePoint
31 (1.786 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.786 %)Lotus Notes
31 (1.786 %)Exchange Server 2003
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (28.57 %)MS Project
28 (14.29 %)MS Office
35 (8.929 %)MS Visio
35 (8.929 %)MS Excel
41 (1.786 %)Spreadsheet
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.357 %)Internet
21 (1.786 %)Broadband
21 (1.786 %)VoIP
21 (1.786 %)VPN
21 (1.786 %)DVB
21 (1.786 %)Firewall
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.357 %)Oracle 10g
13 (5.357 %)Crystal Reports
13 (5.357 %)Oracle Reports
22 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server
31 (1.786 %)MS Access
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (16.07 %)Visual Studio
23 (5.357 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (32.14 %)Education
217 (30.36 %)Health
35 (8.929 %)Publishing
35 (8.929 %)Finance
44 (7.143 %)Government
52 (3.571 %)Marketing
61 (1.786 %)Games
61 (1.786 %)Aerospace
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (39.29 %)Analyst
211 (19.64 %)Test Analyst
310 (17.86 %)Programme Manager
46 (10.71 %)Project Manager
55 (8.929 %)Developer
64 (7.143 %)Service Analyst
64 (7.143 %)Service Desk Analyst
64 (7.143 %)Support Manager
64 (7.143 %)Project Support Manager
73 (5.357 %)Business Analyst
73 (5.357 %)Report Developer
73 (5.357 %)Crystal Reports Developer
82 (3.571 %)Project Support Officer
82 (3.571 %)Test Engineer
82 (3.571 %)Technical Analyst
82 (3.571 %)Test Manager
82 (3.571 %)Support Engineer
82 (3.571 %)Project Officer
91 (1.786 %)Software Engineer
91 (1.786 %)Web Developer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (28.57 %)NHS
22 (3.571 %)Management Information System
22 (3.571 %)IPTV
31 (1.786 %)Credit Risk
31 (1.786 %)Computer Science
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (7.143 %)Windows
23 (5.357 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.786 %)Windows XP
31 (1.786 %)UNIX
31 (1.786 %)Linux
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (26.79 %)PRINCE2
29 (16.07 %)Programme Management
29 (16.07 %)Software Testing
38 (14.29 %)RUP
45 (8.929 %)Data Modelling
45 (8.929 %)Incident Management
54 (7.143 %)Change Management
54 (7.143 %)Information Management
54 (7.143 %)Requirements Analysis
54 (7.143 %)Test Management
54 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
54 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
54 (7.143 %)Project Management
63 (5.357 %)UML
63 (5.357 %)SSADM
63 (5.357 %)Business Analysis
72 (3.571 %)Business Continuity
72 (3.571 %)Information Security
72 (3.571 %)Integration Testing
72 (3.571 %)SC Cleared
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (7.143 %)SQL
22 (3.571 %)VB.NET
31 (1.786 %)XQuery
31 (1.786 %)VBA
31 (1.786 %)C++
31 (1.786 %)JavaScript
31 (1.786 %)XPath
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (25.00 %)ISEB
29 (16.07 %)HND
32 (3.571 %)ISEB Practitioner
32 (3.571 %)CISSP
41 (1.786 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.571 %)QA
12 (3.571 %)SNOMED CT
21 (1.786 %)HL7
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (10.71 %)Active Directory
21 (1.786 %)Terminal Services
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.786 %)DameWare
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (51.79 %)Microsoft
23 (5.357 %)Oracle
31 (1.786 %)Lotus