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The table below looks at the demand for Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IPTV over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet Protocol Television (IPTV)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank441599
Rank change on same period last yearUp+158
Matching contract IT job ads11960
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.168 %0.061 %
As % of the category below0.795 %0.289 %
Daily rates quoted3522
Average minimum daily rate£345£400
Average daily rate£380£420
% change on same period last year-9.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£484
% change on same period last year-24.03 %
Hourly rates quoted207
Average minimum hourly rate£31.05£39.56
Average hourly rate£32.88£40.75
% change on same period last year-19.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.70£41.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.12£43.33
% change on same period last year-25.88 %
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1496620752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled21.16 %21.01 %
Daily rates quoted57447248
Average minimum daily rate£433£463
Average daily rate£466£497
% change on same period last year-6.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£498£530
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted12221663
Average minimum hourly rate£24.13£23.75
Average hourly rate£26.03£25.67
% change on same period last year+1.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.92£27.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %

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.

IPTV
Demand Trend

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

IPTV Demand Trend

IPTV
Daily Rate Trend

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

IPTV Daily Rate Trend

IPTV
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPTV within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

IPTV Daily Rate Histogram

IPTV
Hourly Rate Trend

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

IPTV Hourly Rate Trend

IPTV
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPTV within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

IPTV Hourly Rate Histogram

IPTV
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPTV within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 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+146112£384-8.71 %
LondonUp+13373£383-0.28 %
South EastUp+4215£392-23.71 %
South WestUp+2412£350-12.50 %
BerkshireUp+366£392-23.80 %
DevonNew entry-6--
ManchesterNew entry-4--
CambridgeNew entry-4--
East of EnglandUp+204--
North WestUp+184--
CambridgeshireNew entry-4--
Northern IrelandNew entry-3--
BuckinghamshireUp+203£300-
HampshireUp+243--
BasingstokeNew entry-2--
SloughNew entry-2--
BrentfordNew entry-2--
City of LondonNew entry-2£488-
WalesDown-22£238-
BristolUp+42£350-22.22 %
South WalesNo change02£238-
BirminghamNew entry-1--
North EastNew entry-1--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
County AntrimNew entry-1--
CwmbranUp+11£238-
ScotlandNew entry-1--
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
ReadingNew entry-1£350-
Milton KeynesNo change01£300-

IPTV
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing IPTV 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 IPTV.

154 (27.27 %)JavaScript
247 (23.74 %)Linux
345 (22.73 %)C
345 (22.73 %)HTML
444 (22.22 %)STB
537 (18.69 %)ISEB
635 (17.68 %)DVB
734 (17.17 %)C++
832 (16.16 %)Flash
930 (15.15 %)XML
1029 (14.65 %)DTV
1029 (14.65 %)Telecoms
1127 (13.64 %)UNIX
1226 (13.13 %)Middleware
1325 (12.63 %)Embedded C
1325 (12.63 %)Apache
1424 (12.12 %)Windows
1523 (11.62 %)Embedded C++
1620 (10.10 %)MPEG
1719 (9.596 %)Broadband
1719 (9.596 %)iDTV
1818 (9.091 %)Solaris
1917 (8.586 %)Continuous Integration
2016 (8.081 %)VoIP
2016 (8.081 %)Cisco
2016 (8.081 %)Internet
2016 (8.081 %)LLU
2115 (7.576 %)ISEB Practitioner
2115 (7.576 %)VxWorks
2212 (6.061 %)Multimedia

IPTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing IPTV 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 IPTV. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (22.73 %)HTML
230 (15.15 %)XML
326 (13.13 %)Middleware
48 (4.040 %)AJAX
48 (4.040 %)ASP
56 (3.030 %).NET
65 (2.525 %)CSS
73 (1.515 %)ASP.NET
73 (1.515 %)XHTML
82 (1.010 %)FIX Protocol
82 (1.010 %)WebSphere
91 (0.505 %)Java EE
91 (0.505 %)Adobe Flex
91 (0.505 %)Silverlight
91 (0.505 %)POSIX
91 (0.505 %)WAP
91 (0.505 %)STL
91 (0.505 %)XSL
91 (0.505 %)XSLT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (12.63 %)Apache
24 (2.020 %)WebLogic
24 (2.020 %)CMS
31 (0.505 %)MTS
31 (0.505 %)Tomcat
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (3.030 %)Photoshop
16 (3.030 %)Adobe Illustrator
24 (2.020 %)MS Excel
32 (1.010 %)MS Visio
32 (1.010 %)ImageReady
32 (1.010 %)Adobe Premiere
32 (1.010 %)MS Office
41 (0.505 %)Adobe After Effects
41 (0.505 %)MS Project
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (17.68 %)DVB
219 (9.596 %)Broadband
316 (8.081 %)VoIP
316 (8.081 %)Internet
316 (8.081 %)LLU
412 (6.061 %)TCP/IP
511 (5.556 %)Wireless
66 (3.030 %)DSLAM
66 (3.030 %)DSL
74 (2.020 %)WiMAX
74 (2.020 %)VPN
74 (2.020 %)WAN
74 (2.020 %)GPRS
74 (2.020 %)GSM
74 (2.020 %)LAN
74 (2.020 %)UMTS
83 (1.515 %)Ethernet
83 (1.515 %)MPLS
92 (1.010 %)NGN
92 (1.010 %)HSDPA
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (4.040 %)RDBMS
23 (1.515 %)Oracle 8/8i
23 (1.515 %)Oracle 9i
31 (0.505 %)Data Mining
31 (0.505 %)MySQL
31 (0.505 %)SQL Server
31 (0.505 %)Oracle 10g
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (16.16 %)Flash
27 (3.535 %)JUnit
27 (3.535 %)Selenium
27 (3.535 %)FitNesse
32 (1.010 %)Ant
32 (1.010 %)Dreamweaver
32 (1.010 %)WinRunner
32 (1.010 %)Subversion
32 (1.010 %)LoadRunner
41 (0.505 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.505 %)JMeter
41 (0.505 %)Bugzilla
41 (0.505 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.505 %)ClearCase
41 (0.505 %)JIRA
41 (0.505 %)TestDirector
41 (0.505 %)Atlassian Bamboo
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (14.65 %)Telecoms
212 (6.061 %)Multimedia
33 (1.515 %)Billing
33 (1.515 %)Marketing
33 (1.515 %)Graphic Design
33 (1.515 %)Advertising
42 (1.010 %)Online Games
42 (1.010 %)Music
42 (1.010 %)Games
51 (0.505 %)Publishing
51 (0.505 %)Finance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (21.21 %)Analyst
233 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
332 (16.16 %)Test Analyst
424 (12.12 %)Project Manager
522 (11.11 %)Developer
613 (6.566 %)Embedded Software Engineer
711 (5.556 %)Technical Manager
88 (4.040 %)Integration Engineer
88 (4.040 %)Test Engineer
88 (4.040 %)Business Analyst
88 (4.040 %)Web Developer
97 (3.535 %)Web Analyst
97 (3.535 %)Web Test Analyst
106 (3.030 %)NOC Engineer
106 (3.030 %)Flash Developer
106 (3.030 %)Technical Project Manager
106 (3.030 %)Support Engineer
115 (2.525 %)Field Engineer
115 (2.525 %)Network Engineer
115 (2.525 %)Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
144 (22.22 %)STB
229 (14.65 %)DTV
320 (10.10 %)MPEG
419 (9.596 %)iDTV
511 (5.556 %)Interactive TV
69 (4.545 %)Client/Server
75 (2.525 %)Flash Lite
83 (1.515 %)Streaming Media
92 (1.010 %)RIA
92 (1.010 %)Computer Science
92 (1.010 %)Dutch Language
92 (1.010 %)French Language
101 (0.505 %)Web 2.0
101 (0.505 %)Streaming Music
101 (0.505 %)PMI
101 (0.505 %)Firmware
101 (0.505 %)Management Information System
101 (0.505 %)BBC
101 (0.505 %)Device Driver
101 (0.505 %)Handset
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (23.74 %)Linux
227 (13.64 %)UNIX
324 (12.12 %)Windows
418 (9.091 %)Solaris
515 (7.576 %)VxWorks
69 (4.545 %)FreeBSD
75 (2.525 %)AIX
83 (1.515 %)Embedded Linux
92 (1.010 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (0.505 %)Fedora
101 (0.505 %)Nucleus RTOS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (8.586 %)Continuous Integration
28 (4.040 %)Scrum
37 (3.535 %)Project Management
46 (3.030 %)PRINCE2
46 (3.030 %)UML
46 (3.030 %)Automated Testing
46 (3.030 %)Fault Management
55 (2.525 %)Content Management
55 (2.525 %)Risk Management
64 (2.020 %)ITIL
64 (2.020 %)DSDM
64 (2.020 %)Web Development
73 (1.515 %)Project Planning
73 (1.515 %)Asset Management
73 (1.515 %)Software Testing
73 (1.515 %)SC Cleared
73 (1.515 %)Security Cleared
82 (1.010 %)Investment Management
82 (1.010 %)User Acceptance Testing
82 (1.010 %)Performance Testing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (27.27 %)JavaScript
245 (22.73 %)C
334 (17.17 %)C++
425 (12.63 %)Embedded C
523 (11.62 %)Embedded C++
611 (5.556 %)ActionScript
78 (4.040 %)Java
87 (3.535 %)Perl
95 (2.525 %)SQL
104 (2.020 %)PHP
104 (2.020 %)C#
113 (1.515 %)PL/SQL
122 (1.010 %)PHP5
122 (1.010 %)PHP4
122 (1.010 %)Python
131 (0.505 %)Ruby
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (18.69 %)ISEB
215 (7.576 %)ISEB Practitioner
33 (1.515 %)Degree
41 (0.505 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.505 %)PMP
41 (0.505 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.535 %)QA
24 (2.020 %)SLA
31 (0.505 %)JTAG
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.515 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.010 %)Netcool
12 (1.010 %)Netcool/Proviso
21 (0.505 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (8.081 %)Cisco
210 (5.051 %)Sun
37 (3.535 %)OpenTV
46 (3.030 %)Microsoft
55 (2.525 %)Huawei
64 (2.020 %)Oracle
64 (2.020 %)CA
73 (1.515 %)VERITAS
82 (1.010 %)Red Hat
82 (1.010 %)Intel
82 (1.010 %)Tandberg
91 (0.505 %)Adobe
91 (0.505 %)CheckPoint
91 (0.505 %)Remedy