Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) skills within the Thames Valley region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SEO over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3549
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.581 %0.450 %
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£203£243
% change on same period last year-16.39 %
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£35.83£28.02
% change on same period last year+27.89 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads172222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.243 %0.225 %
Daily rates quoted2729
Average minimum daily rate£340£381
Average daily rate£369£409
% change on same period last year-9.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted412
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50£31.56
Average hourly rate£38.33£34.94
% change on same period last year+9.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.17£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.42£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
SEO South EastSEO
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.

SEO
Demand Trend

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

Thames Valley SEO Demand Trend

SEO
Top 5 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)ISEB
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)Local Government
11 (100.00 %)Degree

SEO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)Local Government
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)ISEB
11 (100.00 %)Degree