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This section looks at the demand for European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ECDL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEuropean Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank552631
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads3324
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.024 %
As % of the category below0.418 %0.246 %
Daily rates quoted131
Average minimum daily rate£177£200
Average daily rate£183£225
% change on same period last year-18.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£189£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£199-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted106
Average minimum hourly rate£11.87£11.83
Average hourly rate£12.12£12.67
% change on same period last year-4.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.37£13.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.40£12.67
% change on same period last year-9.97 %
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads78919760
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.52 %9.874 %
Daily rates quoted25512795
Average minimum daily rate£341£352
Average daily rate£362£372
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted831959
Average minimum hourly rate£23.61£24.10
Average hourly rate£25.30£25.61
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.98£27.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %

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.

ECDL
Demand Trend

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

ECDL Demand Trend

ECDL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ECDL within the UK.

ECDL Daily Rate Trend

ECDL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ECDL within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

ECDL Daily Rate Histogram

ECDL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ECDL within the UK.

ECDL Hourly Rate Trend

ECDL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ECDL within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

ECDL Hourly Rate Histogram

ECDL
Top 20 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ECDL within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EnglandUp+7424£183-18.63 %
South WalesNew entry-9--
WalesNew entry-9--
North WestNo change08£148-
LondonUp+648£157-30.22 %
South EastUp+537£230-
KentNew entry-6£230-
GwentNew entry-6--
ManchesterDown-95£163-
LancashireNew entry-2£120-
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
South WestNew entry-1--
NewportNew entry-1--
RomfordNew entry-1--
WiganNew entry-1--
CheshireNew entry-1--
DorsetNew entry-1--
MaidstoneNew entry-1£230-
BridgendNew entry-1--
ChesterNew entry-1--

ECDL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ECDL 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 ECDL.

136 (60.00 %)NHS
230 (50.00 %)MS Office
319 (31.67 %)MS Excel
415 (25.00 %)Microsoft
510 (16.67 %)Windows
69 (15.00 %)MS Visio
69 (15.00 %)MOS
77 (11.67 %)Spreadsheet
86 (10.00 %)SQL Server
86 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
86 (10.00 %)MS Access
95 (8.333 %)Internet
95 (8.333 %)MS PowerPoint
95 (8.333 %)Health
104 (6.667 %)Acrobat
104 (6.667 %)Windows NT
104 (6.667 %)C
104 (6.667 %)MCP
113 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
113 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
113 (5.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
113 (5.000 %)Government
113 (5.000 %)MCDST
113 (5.000 %)Degree
122 (3.333 %)Local Government
122 (3.333 %)Data Protection
122 (3.333 %)Data Management
122 (3.333 %)UNIX
122 (3.333 %)SAP
122 (3.333 %)ITIL

ECDL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ECDL 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 ECDL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.667 %)GroupWise
11 (1.667 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
130 (50.00 %)MS Office
219 (31.67 %)MS Excel
39 (15.00 %)MS Visio
47 (11.67 %)Spreadsheet
55 (8.333 %)MS PowerPoint
64 (6.667 %)Acrobat
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.667 %)Summit
11 (1.667 %)Cerner Millennium
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (8.333 %)Internet
21 (1.667 %)TETRA
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (10.00 %)SQL Server
16 (10.00 %)MS Access
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.333 %)Health
23 (5.000 %)Government
32 (3.333 %)Local Government
41 (1.667 %)Finance
41 (1.667 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (61.67 %)Trainer
224 (40.00 %)IT Trainer
38 (13.33 %)ECDL Trainer
44 (6.667 %)Administrator
53 (5.000 %)Analyst
53 (5.000 %)Desktop Engineer
53 (5.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
62 (3.333 %)Training Manager
62 (3.333 %)IT Manager
71 (1.667 %)Support Assistant
71 (1.667 %)Support Analyst
71 (1.667 %)Technical Support
71 (1.667 %)Test Manager
71 (1.667 %)Service Manager
71 (1.667 %)Support Manager
71 (1.667 %)Business Manager
71 (1.667 %)Incident Manager
71 (1.667 %)ITIL Manager
71 (1.667 %)Microsoft Trainer
71 (1.667 %)Helpdesk Support
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (60.00 %)NHS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (16.67 %)Windows
24 (6.667 %)Windows NT
33 (5.000 %)Windows 2000
33 (5.000 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (3.333 %)UNIX
42 (3.333 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (3.333 %)ITIL
12 (3.333 %)Data Management
12 (3.333 %)Data Protection
21 (1.667 %)SC Cleared
21 (1.667 %)Security Cleared
21 (1.667 %)Document Management
21 (1.667 %)Incident Management
21 (1.667 %)PRINCE
21 (1.667 %)Service Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (6.667 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (15.00 %)MOS
26 (10.00 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (6.667 %)MCP
43 (5.000 %)MCDST
43 (5.000 %)Degree
51 (1.667 %)ITIL Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.667 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (5.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (25.00 %)Microsoft
22 (3.333 %)SAP
31 (1.667 %)Cerner
31 (1.667 %)Hummingbird
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