The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Digital Media in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Digital Media over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Digital Media
Rank 95 111 109
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -2
Contract jobs citing Digital Media 16 30 18
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.796% 0.924% 0.627%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.970% 4.702% 3.509%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 25 4
Average daily rate £325 £325 £280
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +16.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £129 £225 £236
10% offered a daily rate of more than £405 £390 £408
UK excluding London average daily rate £285 £300 £350
% change year-on-year
-5.00% -14.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Average hourly rate £42.50 £31.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+37.09% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £14.50 £25.50 -
% change year-on-year
-43.13% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
403 638 513
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 20.05% 19.66% 17.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 208 341 218
Average daily rate £350 £390 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.25% +11.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £268 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £503 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 42 57
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.70 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £44.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £23.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-2.17% -13.20%
Digital Media
England

Digital Media
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Digital Media across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West Digital Media Jobs Demand Trend

Digital Media
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Digital Media Daily Rate Trend

Digital Media
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Digital Media across the South West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South West Digital Media Daily Rate Histogram

Digital Media
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Digital Media Hourly Rate Trend

Digital Media
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Digital Media within the South West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol 0 7 £263 -17.96%
Wiltshire - 4 £338 -
Dorset - 2 £105 -
Somerset +2 1 £413 +17.85%
Digital Media
England

Digital Media
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Digital Media 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 Digital Media.

1 9 (39.13%) PHP
1 9 (39.13%) MySQL
1 9 (39.13%) CSS
2 8 (34.78%) JavaScript
3 6 (26.09%) Windows
3 6 (26.09%) Apache
3 6 (26.09%) Oracle
3 6 (26.09%) Telecoms
3 6 (26.09%) Agile Software Development
3 6 (26.09%) Android
3 6 (26.09%) HTML5
4 5 (21.74%) Open Source
4 5 (21.74%) Marketing
4 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
4 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
4 5 (21.74%) FMCG
4 5 (21.74%) Sencha
4 5 (21.74%) Apple iOS
4 5 (21.74%) Mobile App
4 5 (21.74%) Windows Phone
4 5 (21.74%) Banking
4 5 (21.74%) Retail
4 5 (21.74%) IPTV
4 5 (21.74%) Finance
4 5 (21.74%) CMS
4 5 (21.74%) HTML
4 5 (21.74%) Web Services
4 5 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (21.74%) Blackberry
4 5 (21.74%) NHS

Digital Media
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Digital Media 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 Digital Media. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (39.13%) CSS
2 6 (26.09%) HTML5
3 5 (21.74%) HTML
3 5 (21.74%) Web Services
4 4 (17.39%) Sencha Touch
5 3 (13.04%) jQuery
5 3 (13.04%) .NET
6 2 (8.696%) LAMP
7 1 (4.348%) CSS3
7 1 (4.348%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (4.348%) Adobe AIR
7 1 (4.348%) WebSphere
7 1 (4.348%) XHTML
7 1 (4.348%) DOM
7 1 (4.348%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 6 (26.09%) Apache
2 5 (21.74%) CMS
3 4 (17.39%) Drupal
4 3 (13.04%) Apache Solr
4 3 (13.04%) SharePoint
5 2 (8.696%) Joomla!
6 1 (4.348%) Magento
6 1 (4.348%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (8.696%) Adobe Illustrator
1 2 (8.696%) InDesign
1 2 (8.696%) Photoshop
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.348%) Internet
1 1 (4.348%) DVB
1 1 (4.348%) Firewall
1 1 (4.348%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (39.13%) MySQL
2 4 (17.39%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (17.39%) SQL Server
3 2 (8.696%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (8.696%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (8.696%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (4.348%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 4 (17.39%) Appcelerator Titanium
2 3 (13.04%) Git (software)
3 1 (4.348%) GitHub
3 1 (4.348%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (4.348%) Eclipse
General
1 6 (26.09%) Telecoms
2 5 (21.74%) Marketing
2 5 (21.74%) Banking
2 5 (21.74%) Retail
2 5 (21.74%) Finance
3 2 (8.696%) Advertising
4 1 (4.348%) Electronics
4 1 (4.348%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 15 (65.22%) Developer
2 5 (21.74%) Architect
3 4 (17.39%) Mobile Developer
3 4 (17.39%) Drupal Developer
4 3 (13.04%) Front-End Developer
5 2 (8.696%) Data Architect
5 2 (8.696%) Configuration Manager
5 2 (8.696%) SQL Server Architect
5 2 (8.696%) SQL Server Data Warehouse Architect
5 2 (8.696%) Joomla! Developer
5 2 (8.696%) Data Warehouse Architect
6 1 (4.348%) Android Developer
6 1 (4.348%) IT Operations Manager
6 1 (4.348%) JavaScript Developer
6 1 (4.348%) Project Manager
6 1 (4.348%) Operations Manager
6 1 (4.348%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (4.348%) Senior Developer
6 1 (4.348%) Integration Manager
6 1 (4.348%) PHP Developer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) Open Source
1 5 (21.74%) FMCG
1 5 (21.74%) Mobile App
1 5 (21.74%) IPTV
1 5 (21.74%) Blackberry
1 5 (21.74%) NHS
2 2 (8.696%) Visualisation
2 2 (8.696%) Social Media
2 2 (8.696%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (4.348%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (4.348%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (4.348%) Social Network
3 1 (4.348%) Animation
3 1 (4.348%) DTV
3 1 (4.348%) STB
Operating Systems
1 6 (26.09%) Windows
1 6 (26.09%) Android
2 5 (21.74%) Apple iOS
2 5 (21.74%) Windows Phone
3 3 (13.04%) Linux
4 1 (4.348%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (26.09%) Agile Software Development
2 5 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (8.696%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (8.696%) Data Management
3 2 (8.696%) Web Design
3 2 (8.696%) ETL
3 2 (8.696%) Mobile Device Management
3 2 (8.696%) Master Data Management
4 1 (4.348%) Change Control
4 1 (4.348%) Feature Driven Development
4 1 (4.348%) Web Development
4 1 (4.348%) OOP
4 1 (4.348%) PRINCE2
4 1 (4.348%) SOA
4 1 (4.348%) Project Management
4 1 (4.348%) Validation
4 1 (4.348%) Scrum
4 1 (4.348%) Information Security
4 1 (4.348%) MODAF
4 1 (4.348%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 9 (39.13%) PHP
2 8 (34.78%) JavaScript
3 2 (8.696%) Java
4 1 (4.348%) Clojure
4 1 (4.348%) PHP4
Qualifications
1 5 (21.74%) SC Cleared
1 5 (21.74%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.348%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.348%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 6 (26.09%) Oracle
2 5 (21.74%) Sencha
3 4 (17.39%) Appcelerator
4 3 (13.04%) Adobe
5 1 (4.348%) Cisco
5 1 (4.348%) IBM
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