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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Stevenage 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank210
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads1110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.010 %
As % of the category below64.71 %47.62 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£306
% change on same period last year+15.76 %
Hourly rates quoted810
Average minimum hourly rate£30.25£32.30
Average hourly rate£31.13£34.75
% change on same period last year-10.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£37.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.72£31.02
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1721
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£383£325
Average daily rate£387£335
% change on same period last year+15.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£323
% change on same period last year+4.11 %
Hourly rates quoted915
Average minimum hourly rate£29.00£29.42
Average hourly rate£29.88£32.33
% change on same period last year-7.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.77£35.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Degree HertfordshireDegree
Hertfordshire

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 Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Stevenage Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

18 (36.36 %)Electronics
27 (31.82 %)Aerospace
27 (31.82 %)C
36 (27.27 %)C++
36 (27.27 %)Software Engineering
36 (27.27 %)Security Cleared
44 (18.18 %)Mathematics
44 (18.18 %)HNC
44 (18.18 %)UML
44 (18.18 %)Electric
53 (13.64 %)ClearCase
53 (13.64 %)SNMP
53 (13.64 %)TCP/IP
53 (13.64 %)ClearQuest
53 (13.64 %)XML
53 (13.64 %)Configuration Management
53 (13.64 %)FMECA
53 (13.64 %)QA
53 (13.64 %)SC Cleared
62 (9.091 %)BC Cleared
62 (9.091 %)Physics
62 (9.091 %)Computer Science
62 (9.091 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
62 (9.091 %)Microsoft
62 (9.091 %)HND
62 (9.091 %)MFC
62 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
62 (9.091 %)Telecoms
62 (9.091 %)NEC
62 (9.091 %)Risk Management

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (13.64 %)XML
22 (9.091 %)MFC
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.545 %)NASTRAN
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (13.64 %)SNMP
13 (13.64 %)TCP/IP
21 (4.545 %)Cisco ASA
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (13.64 %)ClearCase
13 (13.64 %)ClearQuest
22 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
31 (4.545 %)Eclipse
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (36.36 %)Electronics
27 (31.82 %)Aerospace
34 (18.18 %)Electric
42 (9.091 %)Government
42 (9.091 %)Telecoms
51 (4.545 %)Automotive
51 (4.545 %)Education
51 (4.545 %)Avionics
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (31.82 %)Software Engineer
23 (13.64 %)Programmer
23 (13.64 %)QA Engineer
23 (13.64 %)Software Programmer
23 (13.64 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Hardware Engineer
32 (9.091 %)FPGA Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Quality Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Test Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Team Leader
41 (4.545 %)Electronics Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Cisco Specialist
41 (4.545 %)Implementation Specialist
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (18.18 %)Mathematics
22 (9.091 %)Physics
22 (9.091 %)Computer Science
22 (9.091 %)VHDL
22 (9.091 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.545 %)VxWorks
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (27.27 %)Software Engineering
16 (27.27 %)Security Cleared
24 (18.18 %)UML
33 (13.64 %)Configuration Management
33 (13.64 %)SC Cleared
33 (13.64 %)FMECA
42 (9.091 %)BC Cleared
42 (9.091 %)Risk Management
51 (4.545 %)Validation
51 (4.545 %)HOOD
51 (4.545 %)CAD
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (31.82 %)C
26 (27.27 %)C++
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (18.18 %)HNC
22 (9.091 %)HND
31 (4.545 %)CCNP
31 (4.545 %)Cisco Certification
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (13.64 %)QA
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (9.091 %)Microsoft
12 (9.091 %)NEC
21 (4.545 %)Cisco