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The table below looks at the demand for PhD 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 PhD over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPhD
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank26-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.448 %0.000 %
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£246£373
% change on same period last year-34.04 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.71£49.64
% change on same period last year-28.05 %
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 %
PhD East of EnglandPhD
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.

PhD
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk PhD Demand Trend

PhD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk PhD Hourly Rate Trend

PhD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PhD 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
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1--
PhD East of EnglandPhD
East of England

PhD
Top 5 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)Education
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineering
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

PhD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing PhD 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 PhD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Education
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)Software Engineering
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++