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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the Suffolk 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2520
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.011 %
As % of the category below6.897 %29.73 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£288
Average daily rate-£331
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£303
% change on same period last year+16.94 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.66£31.25
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads2937
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted212
Average minimum daily rate£325£328
Average daily rate£344£339
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted99
Average minimum hourly rate£26.84£17.69
Average hourly rate£26.84£18.38
% change on same period last year+46.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.84£19.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Degree East of EnglandDegree
East of 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.

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
IpswichDown-72--
Degree East of EnglandDegree
East of England

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

14 (44.44 %)Electronics
23 (33.33 %)Computer Science
23 (33.33 %)Finance
32 (22.22 %)Advertising
32 (22.22 %)MBA
32 (22.22 %)EMC
32 (22.22 %)Competitor Analysis
32 (22.22 %)Statistics
32 (22.22 %)Marketing
32 (22.22 %)Business Development
32 (22.22 %)NGN
32 (22.22 %)Direct Marketing
32 (22.22 %)Telecoms
32 (22.22 %)ISO9001
32 (22.22 %)Logistics
41 (11.11 %)Insurance
41 (11.11 %)Tapestry
41 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
41 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
41 (11.11 %)BT 21CN
41 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
41 (11.11 %)ISEB
41 (11.11 %)Red Hat
41 (11.11 %)SAP BW
41 (11.11 %)Internet
41 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
41 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
41 (11.11 %)Management Information System
41 (11.11 %)BT

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)HTML
11 (11.11 %)J2EE
11 (11.11 %)XHTML
11 (11.11 %)WAP
11 (11.11 %)Hibernate
11 (11.11 %)Spring
11 (11.11 %)Tapestry
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)JBoss
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)NGN
21 (11.11 %)BT 21CN
21 (11.11 %)SMS
21 (11.11 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)MySQL
11 (11.11 %)Datawarehouse
11 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
11 (11.11 %)SAP BW
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)JUnit
11 (11.11 %)Subversion
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Electronics
23 (33.33 %)Finance
32 (22.22 %)Advertising
32 (22.22 %)Telecoms
32 (22.22 %)Marketing
41 (11.11 %)Insurance
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (11.11 %)Project Manager
11 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
11 (11.11 %)Tester
11 (11.11 %)Developer
11 (11.11 %)Analyst
11 (11.11 %)IT Manager
11 (11.11 %)Technical Project Manager
11 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
11 (11.11 %)Senior Tester
11 (11.11 %)Network Manager
11 (11.11 %)Technical Manager
11 (11.11 %)Network Project Manager
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Computer Science
22 (22.22 %)Statistics
31 (11.11 %)Management Information System
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Windows
11 (11.11 %)Linux
11 (11.11 %)Red Hat Linux
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Logistics
12 (22.22 %)Competitor Analysis
12 (22.22 %)Business Development
12 (22.22 %)Direct Marketing
21 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
21 (11.11 %)ERP
21 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
21 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
21 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
21 (11.11 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
21 (11.11 %)TDD
21 (11.11 %)Content Management
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)Java
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)MBA
21 (11.11 %)ISEB
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)ISO9001
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)EMC
21 (11.11 %)Red Hat
21 (11.11 %)BT
21 (11.11 %)Business Objects
21 (11.11 %)SAP