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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Military' in contract IT jobs within the Thames Valley region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Military over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Military
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-43
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads07
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.846 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£379
% change on same period last year-15.32 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.54£34.58
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads104182
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.147 %0.184 %
Daily rates quoted1326
Average minimum daily rate£299£368
Average daily rate£332£393
% change on same period last year-15.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted514
Average minimum hourly rate£36.00£37.86
Average hourly rate£38.00£40.07
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£42.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Military South EastMilitary
South East

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.

Military
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Military across the Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Thames Valley Military Demand Trend

Military
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Military across the Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley Military Daily Rate Trend

Military
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Thames Valley Military Hourly Rate Trend

Military
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing Military 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 Military.

16 (66.67 %)C++
25 (55.56 %)C
34 (44.44 %)Security Cleared
43 (33.33 %)Embedded C
52 (22.22 %)Embedded C++
52 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
52 (22.22 %)Aerospace
52 (22.22 %)MFC
52 (22.22 %)Linux
52 (22.22 %)UML
52 (22.22 %)OO
61 (11.11 %)VC++
61 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
61 (11.11 %)Windows
61 (11.11 %)BC Cleared
61 (11.11 %)Avionics

Military
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing Military 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 Military. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %)MFC
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Aerospace
21 (11.11 %)Avionics
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (44.44 %)Software Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Test Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Software Test Engineer
31 (11.11 %)RF Engineer
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)Linux
21 (11.11 %)Windows
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)UML
22 (22.22 %)OO
22 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
31 (11.11 %)BC Cleared
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (66.67 %)C++
25 (55.56 %)C
33 (33.33 %)Embedded C
42 (22.22 %)Embedded C++
51 (11.11 %)VC++