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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Education' in contract IT jobs across the UK together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Education over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEducation
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank152200
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching contract IT job ads769673
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.987 %0.756 %
As % of the category below2.089 %1.614 %
Daily rates quoted174148
Average minimum daily rate£322£329
Average daily rate£348£359
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£333
% change on same period last year+5.29 %
Hourly rates quoted10581
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£18.16
Average hourly rate£18.99£19.16
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.48£20.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.41£20.33
% change on same period last year-4.52 %
General UKGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3681141710
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled47.23 %46.86 %
Daily rates quoted1348914264
Average minimum daily rate£419£422
Average daily rate£451£450
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£482£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£372
% change on same period last year+4.63 %
Hourly rates quoted21972058
Average minimum hourly rate£24.02£24.35
Average hourly rate£25.81£25.95
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.60£27.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.74£26.10
% change on same period last year-1.35 %

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.

Education
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Education across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Education Demand Trend

Education
Daily Rate Trend

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

Education Daily Rate Trend

Education
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Education across the UK over the past 3 months.

Education Daily Rate Histogram

Education
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Education across the UK.

Education Hourly Rate Trend

Education
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Education across the UK over the past 3 months.

Education Hourly Rate Histogram

Education
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Education within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+41730£348-2.87 %
2LondonUp+35292£343-10.21 %
3South EastUp+8114£356+18.85 %
4West MidlandsUp+1683£399+13.76 %
5City of LondonUp+1061£360-8.86 %
6East of EnglandUp+1650£334+5.90 %
7YorkshireUp+2749£347+15.66 %
8North WestDown-948£370+6.34 %
9CoventryUp+746£406+3.01 %
10South WestUp+3644£190-56.38 %
11SurreyUp+2832£349-18.79 %
12HertfordshireUp+524£375+17.55 %
12WalesUp+1324£350-
13West YorkshireUp+321£348+31.13 %
13ManchesterDown-1521£344+8.46 %
14South YorkshireUp+420£347-7.55 %
15Docklands, LondonUp+1119--
16SheffieldUp+218£390+4.00 %
17BerkshireDown-316£353+5.44 %
18East MidlandsDown-515£213-41.46 %
18MidlandsDown-1515--
18LeedsUp+215£348+15.83 %
19OxfordshireUp+113--
20East SussexUp+1812£263-
20South WalesUp+712£350-
20West WalesNew entry-12--
21ScotlandUp+1211--
21EssexDown-311£169-
21HampshireUp+911£425+25.00 %
21BrightonNew entry-11£263-

Education
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Education also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Education.

1312 (22.37 %)Degree
2201 (14.41 %)Finance
3153 (10.97 %)Government
4149 (10.68 %)SQL
5136 (9.749 %)Microsoft
6135 (9.677 %)PRINCE2
7133 (9.534 %)Project Management
8132 (9.462 %)C#
9129 (9.247 %)Windows
10122 (8.746 %).NET
11113 (8.100 %)Banking
12109 (7.814 %)SQL Server
1399 (7.097 %)MS Office
1496 (6.882 %)Java
1589 (6.380 %)Oracle
1589 (6.380 %)MS Excel
1686 (6.165 %)Derivative
1783 (5.950 %)XML
1878 (5.591 %)Investment Banking
1976 (5.448 %)C++
2071 (5.090 %)HTML
2071 (5.090 %)Front Office
2161 (4.373 %)Telecoms
2260 (4.301 %)Unix
2355 (3.943 %)Mathematics
2454 (3.871 %)Change Management
2454 (3.871 %)ASP.NET
2553 (3.799 %)UML
2652 (3.728 %)JavaScript
2652 (3.728 %)MS Project

Education
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Education also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Education. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1122 (8.746 %).NET
283 (5.950 %)XML
371 (5.090 %)HTML
454 (3.871 %)ASP.NET
544 (3.154 %)CSS
632 (2.294 %)J2EE
727 (1.935 %)XHTML
819 (1.362 %)WebServices
916 (1.147 %)ASP
916 (1.147 %)AJAX
1015 (1.075 %)JSP
1015 (1.075 %)Middleware
1114 (1.004 %)Hibernate
1114 (1.004 %)Swing
1114 (1.004 %)Spring
1211 (0.789 %)WebSphere
1211 (0.789 %)Struts
1211 (0.789 %)EJB
1310 (0.717 %).NET Framework
149 (0.645 %)XSLT
Application Platforms
134 (2.437 %)SharePoint
225 (1.792 %)CMS
319 (1.362 %)Lotus Notes
418 (1.290 %)WebLogic
517 (1.219 %)MS Exchange
616 (1.147 %)Exchange Server 2003
715 (1.075 %)Apache
89 (0.645 %)SAS
89 (0.645 %)Exchange Server 2000
97 (0.502 %)WebSphere MQ
97 (0.502 %)Tomcat
97 (0.502 %)IIS
106 (0.430 %)JBoss
106 (0.430 %)Office Project Server
113 (0.215 %)SharePoint Server 2007
113 (0.215 %)Documentum
113 (0.215 %)Tuxedo
113 (0.215 %)GroupWise
113 (0.215 %)ColdFusion
113 (0.215 %)TeamSite
Applications
199 (7.097 %)MS Office
289 (6.380 %)MS Excel
352 (3.728 %)MS Project
443 (3.082 %)MS Visio
529 (2.079 %)MS PowerPoint
618 (1.290 %)Photoshop
711 (0.789 %)Acrobat
86 (0.430 %)Adobe Illustrator
94 (0.287 %)SPSS
102 (0.143 %)Adobe Director
102 (0.143 %)AutoCAD
102 (0.143 %)TeamPlay
102 (0.143 %)FrameMaker
102 (0.143 %)RoboHelp
102 (0.143 %)Quicktime
102 (0.143 %)CA Clarity
111 (0.072 %)Authorware
111 (0.072 %)Fireworks
111 (0.072 %)3ds Max
Business Applications
111 (0.789 %)Fidessa
26 (0.430 %)Oracle 11i
35 (0.358 %)Oracle CRM
35 (0.358 %)ResourceLink
44 (0.287 %)assyst
44 (0.287 %)SAP IS-U
44 (0.287 %)SAP MM
44 (0.287 %)SAP HR
53 (0.215 %)Oracle Financials
53 (0.215 %)SAP Oil and Gas
53 (0.215 %)Line 50
62 (0.143 %)SAP FI/CO
62 (0.143 %)Summit
62 (0.143 %)SAP CO
62 (0.143 %)SAP EBP
62 (0.143 %)Remedy ITSM
62 (0.143 %)SAP SRM
62 (0.143 %)SAP ERP
62 (0.143 %)PeopleSoft Financials
62 (0.143 %)SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
149 (3.513 %)Internet
231 (2.222 %)LAN
325 (1.792 %)WAN
417 (1.219 %)TCP/IP
417 (1.219 %)DNS
512 (0.860 %)Firewall
611 (0.789 %)Intranet
710 (0.717 %)VPN
710 (0.717 %)WINS
89 (0.645 %)UMTS
89 (0.645 %)LDAP
89 (0.645 %)SAN
98 (0.573 %)Wireless
98 (0.573 %)BGP
98 (0.573 %)MPLS
107 (0.502 %)OSPF
107 (0.502 %)RIP
107 (0.502 %)3G
107 (0.502 %)GPRS
115 (0.358 %)GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1109 (7.814 %)SQL Server
232 (2.294 %)SQL Server 2005
325 (1.792 %)Datawarehouse
424 (1.720 %)MySQL
518 (1.290 %)SQL Server 2000
518 (1.290 %)Oracle 10g
615 (1.075 %)Crystal Reports
711 (0.789 %)Oracle Reports
711 (0.789 %)RDBMS
711 (0.789 %)Oracle 9i
89 (0.645 %)MS Access
89 (0.645 %)Oracle 8/8i
98 (0.573 %)GIS
107 (0.502 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
116 (0.430 %)BusinessObjects
125 (0.358 %)SQL Server 7
125 (0.358 %)Star Schema
125 (0.358 %)DB2
134 (0.287 %)DTS
134 (0.287 %)Base SAS
Development Applications
128 (2.007 %)Visual Studio
224 (1.720 %)Flash
318 (1.290 %)ClearCase
411 (0.789 %)Eclipse
510 (0.717 %)Dreamweaver
66 (0.430 %)Oracle Forms
75 (0.358 %)Subversion
75 (0.358 %)JUnit
84 (0.287 %)PVCS
84 (0.287 %)VSS/SourceSafe
84 (0.287 %)ERwin
93 (0.215 %)Ant
102 (0.143 %)ClearQuest
102 (0.143 %)JDeveloper
102 (0.143 %)FrontPage
102 (0.143 %)GoLive
102 (0.143 %)CruiseControl
111 (0.072 %)HttpUnit
111 (0.072 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
111 (0.072 %)Firebug
General
1201 (14.41 %)Finance
2153 (10.97 %)Government
3113 (8.100 %)Banking
478 (5.591 %)Investment Banking
571 (5.090 %)Front Office
661 (4.373 %)Telecoms
752 (3.728 %)Local Government
844 (3.154 %)Health
933 (2.366 %)Marketing
1024 (1.720 %)Back Office
1119 (1.362 %)Publishing
1214 (1.004 %)Retail
1214 (1.004 %)Multimedia
1313 (0.932 %)Electric
1412 (0.860 %)Financial Institution
1412 (0.860 %)Insurance
1511 (0.789 %)Manufacturing
1610 (0.717 %)Legal
178 (0.573 %)Military
178 (0.573 %)Aerospace
Job Titles
1270 (19.35 %)Developer
2226 (16.20 %)Analyst
3132 (9.462 %)Project Manager
479 (5.663 %)Business Analyst
577 (5.520 %)Consultant
661 (4.373 %)Administrator
758 (4.158 %)C# Developer
845 (3.226 %).NET Developer
944 (3.154 %)Trainer
1038 (2.724 %)Architect
1135 (2.509 %)Programme Manager
1232 (2.294 %)Java Developer
1328 (2.007 %)C++ Developer
1427 (1.935 %)IT Trainer
1427 (1.935 %)Support Engineer
1525 (1.792 %)Software Engineer
1525 (1.792 %)Senior Analyst
1624 (1.720 %)Junior
1723 (1.649 %)Web Developer
1822 (1.577 %)SQL Developer
Miscellaneous
186 (6.165 %)Derivative
255 (3.943 %)Mathematics
346 (3.297 %)Computer Science
444 (3.154 %)E-Learning
535 (2.509 %)Credit Derivative
535 (2.509 %)NHS
625 (1.792 %)Management Information System
625 (1.792 %)Equities
625 (1.792 %)Equity Derivative
720 (1.434 %)Fixed Income
815 (1.075 %)PMI
913 (0.932 %)DTV
913 (0.932 %)STB
1012 (0.860 %)Statistics
1012 (0.860 %)SCORM
1110 (0.717 %)Blackberry
129 (0.645 %)W3C
129 (0.645 %)German Language
129 (0.645 %)Spanish Language
138 (0.573 %)iDTV
Operating Systems
1129 (9.247 %)Windows
260 (4.301 %)Unix
345 (3.226 %)Linux
427 (1.935 %)Windows XP
526 (1.864 %)Windows 2000
620 (1.434 %)Solaris
716 (1.147 %)Windows Server 2003
87 (0.502 %)Windows NT
94 (0.287 %)HPUX
94 (0.287 %)SUSE
94 (0.287 %)Windows CE
103 (0.215 %)Debian
103 (0.215 %)Ubuntu
112 (0.143 %)Windows Mobile
112 (0.143 %)Embedded Linux
112 (0.143 %)AIX
121 (0.072 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1135 (9.677 %)PRINCE2
2133 (9.534 %)Project Management
354 (3.871 %)Change Management
453 (3.799 %)UML
548 (3.441 %)Business Analysis
647 (3.369 %)ITIL
743 (3.082 %)Migration
837 (2.652 %)OO
935 (2.509 %)Service Management
1034 (2.437 %)Content Management
1132 (2.294 %)CRM
1231 (2.222 %)Programme Management
1231 (2.222 %)Risk Management
1329 (2.079 %)Software Testing
1428 (2.007 %)Test Scripting
1428 (2.007 %)Data Analysis
1524 (1.720 %)PRINCE
1524 (1.720 %)Service Delivery
1623 (1.649 %)Web Development
1721 (1.505 %)Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1149 (10.68 %)SQL
2132 (9.462 %)C#
396 (6.882 %)Java
476 (5.448 %)C++
552 (3.728 %)JavaScript
650 (3.584 %)C
732 (2.294 %)VBA
829 (2.079 %)PHP
918 (1.290 %)Perl
1013 (0.932 %)PL/SQL
1013 (0.932 %)VB
1013 (0.932 %)VB.NET
1111 (0.789 %)Transact-SQL
1210 (0.717 %)Shell Script
138 (0.573 %)Python
147 (0.502 %)ActionScript
154 (0.287 %)Ada
154 (0.287 %)DHTML
163 (0.215 %)VC++
163 (0.215 %)Embedded C
Qualifications
1312 (22.37 %)Degree
237 (2.652 %)ISEB
333 (2.366 %)Microsoft Certification
423 (1.649 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
522 (1.577 %)Cisco Certification
621 (1.505 %)HNC
717 (1.219 %)MCSE
816 (1.147 %)CCNP
816 (1.147 %)PRINCE2 Certification
915 (1.075 %)HND
915 (1.075 %)MCP
1013 (0.932 %)PMI Certification
118 (0.573 %)NVQ Level 3
118 (0.573 %)CCIE
127 (0.502 %)CCNA
127 (0.502 %)MBA
134 (0.287 %)PMP
134 (0.287 %)Sun Certification
134 (0.287 %)CISSP
134 (0.287 %)MCAD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
130 (2.151 %)QA
212 (0.860 %)SLA
37 (0.502 %)WAI
46 (0.430 %)BS7799
46 (0.430 %)ISO17799
55 (0.358 %)ISO9001
55 (0.358 %)ISO27001
62 (0.143 %)WCAG
62 (0.143 %)ISO9000
62 (0.143 %)COBIT
62 (0.143 %)BS15000
71 (0.072 %)CESG Infosec
71 (0.072 %)BS25999
71 (0.072 %)GCP
71 (0.072 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
145 (3.226 %)Active Directory
21 (0.072 %)NetBackup
21 (0.072 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.072 %)AquaLogic
Systems Management
17 (0.502 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (0.287 %)Tivoli
24 (0.287 %)ZENworks
33 (0.215 %)MAILsweeper
33 (0.215 %)MOM
33 (0.215 %)SCOM
42 (0.143 %)CONTROL-M
51 (0.072 %)OpenView
51 (0.072 %)AutoSys
51 (0.072 %)OVSD
51 (0.072 %)WSUS
Vendors
1136 (9.749 %)Microsoft
289 (6.380 %)Oracle
350 (3.584 %)SAP
439 (2.796 %)Sybase
525 (1.792 %)Cisco
619 (1.362 %)Adobe
619 (1.362 %)Lotus
717 (1.219 %)HP
816 (1.147 %)Remedy
914 (1.004 %)Sun
914 (1.004 %)BEA
1012 (0.860 %)SolidWorks
1110 (0.717 %)Citrix
128 (0.573 %)IBM
128 (0.573 %)Capita
137 (0.502 %)RedDot
146 (0.430 %)Hyperion
146 (0.430 %)Macromedia
146 (0.430 %)Business Objects
146 (0.430 %)PeopleSoft
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