The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts advertised for the Stevenage region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 24 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 Qualifications for the Stevenage 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 10 8 14
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +6
Contract jobs citing Degree 5 6 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Stevenage 13.51% 10.53% 12.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 38.46% 23.08% 38.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 2
Average hourly rate £33.00 £37.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.81% +5.71%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £30.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year
-33.33% -11.76%
All Qualifications
Stevenage
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
13 26 26
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Stevenage 35.14% 45.61% 31.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 3
Average daily rate £350 - £300
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 - £270
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 - £375
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 11 11
Average hourly rate £36.75 £35.00 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.00% -6.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.00 £32.50 £36.95
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.50 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Degree
Hertfordshire

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Stevenage Degree Jobs Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 6 (66.67%) Military
1 6 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 6 (66.67%) SCOM
1 6 (66.67%) Avionics
1 6 (66.67%) Telecoms
1 6 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) Serena
2 2 (22.22%) Configuration Management
3 1 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (11.11%) C
3 1 (11.11%) C++
3 1 (11.11%) Windows
3 1 (11.11%) UML
3 1 (11.11%) SAS
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 1 (11.11%) LabWindows
3 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) SysML
3 1 (11.11%) CDISC
3 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
3 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (11.11%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (11.11%) Rational Rhapsody
3 1 (11.11%) LabVIEW

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SAS
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) LabWindows
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (11.11%) Rational Rhapsody
1 1 (11.11%) LabVIEW
General
1 6 (66.67%) Military
1 6 (66.67%) Avionics
1 6 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Validation Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Software Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Programmer
2 1 (11.11%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) SAS Programmer
2 1 (11.11%) C Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
1 1 (11.11%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 6 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (22.22%) Configuration Management
3 1 (11.11%) UML
3 1 (11.11%) Software Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) SysML
3 1 (11.11%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) C
1 1 (11.11%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) SC Cleared
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) CDISC
Systems Management
1 6 (66.67%) SCOM
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Serena
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
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