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The table below looks at the demand for Bluetooth skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Bluetooth over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBluetooth
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-147
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads016
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.973 %
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-£363
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£34.00
Average hourly rate-£37.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.75£38.17
% change on same period last year-11.57 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching contract IT job ads583811
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.918 %0.869 %
Daily rates quoted117151
Average minimum daily rate£338£307
Average daily rate£358£326
% change on same period last year+9.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted114127
Average minimum hourly rate£26.77£27.64
Average hourly rate£28.48£29.48
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.19£31.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Bluetooth EnglandBluetooth
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.

Bluetooth
Demand Trend

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

South West Bluetooth Demand Trend

Bluetooth
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Bluetooth Hourly Rate Trend

Bluetooth
Top 11 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP
12 (100.00 %)GPRS
12 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
12 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
12 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
12 (100.00 %)PDA
21 (50.00 %)Dutch Language
21 (50.00 %)Swedish Language

Bluetooth
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)GPRS
12 (100.00 %)Wi-Fi
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)PDA
21 (50.00 %)Dutch Language
21 (50.00 %)Swedish Language
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP
12 (100.00 %)Mac OS X
12 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile