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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Aerospace' in contract IT jobs within the South West region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Aerospace over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAerospace
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4076
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads14990
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.096 %
As % of the category below7.525 %3.893 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£200£348
Average daily rate£210£394
% change on same period last year-46.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£220£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£413
% change on same period last year-10.25 %
Hourly rates quoted9950
Average minimum hourly rate£30.89£31.63
Average hourly rate£32.36£33.47
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.84£35.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.27£30.39
% change on same period last year+2.91 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
South West
Matching contract IT job ads19802312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.119 %2.477 %
Daily rates quoted758753
Average minimum daily rate£375£361
Average daily rate£395£382
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted284278
Average minimum hourly rate£28.66£28.67
Average hourly rate£30.21£30.31
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.76£31.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£26.71
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Aerospace EnglandAerospace
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.

Aerospace
Demand Trend

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

South West Aerospace Demand Trend

Aerospace
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Aerospace Daily Rate Trend

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Aerospace Hourly Rate Trend

Aerospace
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Aerospace across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Aerospace Hourly Rate Histogram

Aerospace
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Aerospace within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
SomersetUp+848--
DorsetUp+3737--
BristolDown-314--
GloucestershireUp+1012--
WiltshireDown-95--
Aerospace EnglandAerospace
England

Aerospace
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Aerospace 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 Aerospace.

1146 (51.05 %)Security Cleared
268 (23.78 %)C++
350 (17.48 %)Windows
449 (17.13 %)SC Cleared
547 (16.43 %)Ada
646 (16.08 %)UML
739 (13.64 %)C
830 (10.49 %)Government
830 (10.49 %)Avionics
926 (9.091 %)Microsoft
1025 (8.741 %)Validation
1120 (6.993 %)Automotive
1219 (6.643 %)Electric
1219 (6.643 %)Visual Studio
1317 (5.944 %)MFC
1416 (5.594 %)Java
1416 (5.594 %)Electronics
1416 (5.594 %)CATIA
1416 (5.594 %)MS PowerPoint
1515 (5.245 %)Requirements Management
1515 (5.245 %)Test Scripting
1515 (5.245 %).NET
1614 (4.895 %)ARTiSAN
1713 (4.545 %)MOM
1713 (4.545 %)SMS
1713 (4.545 %)VBScript
1713 (4.545 %)Health
1713 (4.545 %)Degree
1713 (4.545 %)WSUS
1812 (4.196 %)Simulink

Aerospace
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Aerospace 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 Aerospace. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (5.944 %)MFC
215 (5.245 %).NET
39 (3.147 %)XML
47 (2.448 %)JNI
55 (1.748 %)ASP.NET
64 (1.399 %)Middleware
73 (1.049 %)XML Schema
82 (0.699 %)wxWidgets
91 (0.350 %)SWT
91 (0.350 %)CORBA
91 (0.350 %)J2SE
91 (0.350 %)RSS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.399 %)BizTalk Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (5.594 %)CATIA
116 (5.594 %)MS PowerPoint
212 (4.196 %)Simulink
310 (3.497 %)MATLAB
46 (2.098 %)MS Excel
55 (1.748 %)MS Office
64 (1.399 %)Stateflow
72 (0.699 %)Windchill
81 (0.350 %)MS Project
81 (0.350 %)CA Clarity
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.699 %)DELMIA
21 (0.350 %)SAP PLM
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (4.545 %)SMS
25 (1.748 %)TCP/IP
33 (1.049 %)DNS
33 (1.049 %)DHCP
41 (0.350 %)Ethernet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (1.399 %)Oracle 10g
21 (0.350 %)SQL Server
21 (0.350 %)MS Access
21 (0.350 %)ETL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (6.643 %)Visual Studio
214 (4.895 %)ARTiSAN
311 (3.846 %)Eclipse
41 (0.350 %)QARun
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (10.49 %)Government
130 (10.49 %)Avionics
220 (6.993 %)Automotive
319 (6.643 %)Electric
416 (5.594 %)Electronics
513 (4.545 %)Health
611 (3.846 %)Military
75 (1.748 %)Manufacturing
84 (1.399 %)Banking
93 (1.049 %)Telecoms
102 (0.699 %)Education
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
194 (32.87 %)Software Engineer
250 (17.48 %)Systems Engineer
337 (12.94 %)Test Engineer
430 (10.49 %)Integration Engineer
524 (8.392 %)Developer
621 (7.343 %)Design Engineer
718 (6.294 %)Software Developer
815 (5.245 %)Software Test Engineer
913 (4.545 %)Analyst
109 (3.147 %)Embedded Software Engineer
118 (2.797 %)Electronics Engineer
127 (2.448 %)Project Manager
136 (2.098 %)Support Engineer
136 (2.098 %)C Software Engineer
145 (1.748 %)Embedded C Engineer
145 (1.748 %)Hardware Design Engineer
145 (1.748 %)C++ Software Engineer
145 (1.748 %)Hardware Engineer
145 (1.748 %)Systems Test Engineer
154 (1.399 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (1.399 %)Physics
14 (1.399 %)French Language
14 (1.399 %)German Language
14 (1.399 %)Spanish Language
21 (0.350 %)VHDL
21 (0.350 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
21 (0.350 %)Statistics
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
150 (17.48 %)Windows
210 (3.497 %)VxWorks
35 (1.748 %)UNIX
43 (1.049 %)Windows XP
43 (1.049 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.350 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1146 (51.05 %)Security Cleared
249 (17.13 %)SC Cleared
346 (16.08 %)UML
425 (8.741 %)Validation
515 (5.245 %)Requirements Management
515 (5.245 %)Test Scripting
612 (4.196 %)OO
711 (3.846 %)OOD
89 (3.147 %)Scrum
89 (3.147 %)Agile Software Development
97 (2.448 %)Project Management
97 (2.448 %)Software Engineering
106 (2.098 %)CAD
114 (1.399 %)Data Management
114 (1.399 %)Integration Testing
114 (1.399 %)Use Case
123 (1.049 %)Unit Testing
123 (1.049 %)Software Testing
123 (1.049 %)BC Cleared
123 (1.049 %)PLM
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
168 (23.78 %)C++
247 (16.43 %)Ada
339 (13.64 %)C
416 (5.594 %)Java
513 (4.545 %)VBScript
612 (4.196 %)C#
710 (3.497 %)VC++
87 (2.448 %)Embedded C
96 (2.098 %)Embedded C++
104 (1.399 %)Tcl
104 (1.399 %)VB
111 (0.350 %)Perl
111 (0.350 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (4.545 %)Degree
27 (2.448 %)Chartered Engineer
31 (0.350 %)PMP
31 (0.350 %)PMI Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (2.098 %)QA
21 (0.350 %)ISO9001
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.049 %)Active Directory
13 (1.049 %)Backup Exec
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (4.545 %)MOM
113 (4.545 %)WSUS
23 (1.049 %)NNM
23 (1.049 %)OpenView
23 (1.049 %)CiscoWorks
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (9.091 %)Microsoft
24 (1.399 %)Oracle
24 (1.399 %)MathWorks
24 (1.399 %)Green Hills
33 (1.049 %)VERITAS
33 (1.049 %)Symantec
33 (1.049 %)McAfee Security
33 (1.049 %)SAP
33 (1.049 %)Cisco
33 (1.049 %)HP
42 (0.699 %)ANSYS
51 (0.350 %)Citrix