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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cadence products and/or services in IT contracts within the South West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cadence over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCadence
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank139163
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads36
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.161 %0.277 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.08£42.50
% change on same period last year-24.50 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South West
Matching contract IT job ads18662163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.462 %2.154 %
Daily rates quoted508517
Average minimum daily rate£342£326
Average daily rate£366£346
% change on same period last year+5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted253222
Average minimum hourly rate£23.81£20.90
Average hourly rate£25.70£22.67
% change on same period last year+13.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.59£24.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Cadence EnglandCadence
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Cadence Design Systems.

Cadence
Demand Trend

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

South West Cadence Demand Trend

Cadence
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Cadence Hourly Rate Trend

Cadence
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cadence within the South West 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
WiltshireDown-41--
DevonNew entry-1--
Cadence EnglandCadence
England

Cadence
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

11 (25.00 %)VHDL
11 (25.00 %)Verilog
11 (25.00 %)IC Design
11 (25.00 %)Mentor Graphics
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)ASIC
11 (25.00 %)CAD
11 (25.00 %)MATLAB
11 (25.00 %)Manufacturing

Cadence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
11 (25.00 %)MATLAB
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Design Engineer
21 (25.00 %)IC Design Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)VHDL
11 (25.00 %)Verilog
11 (25.00 %)ASIC
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)IC Design
11 (25.00 %)CAD
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Mentor Graphics
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft