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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of NEC products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NEC over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNEC
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank489649
Rank change on same period last yearUp+160
Matching contract IT job ads7017
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.227 %0.039 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£255£399
Average daily rate£315£411
% change on same period last year-23.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£423
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£295
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£47.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£47.50-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3077743582
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.33 %44.04 %
Daily rates quoted902612449
Average minimum daily rate£370£387
Average daily rate£395£411
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£435
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted28134000
Average minimum hourly rate£23.16£23.18
Average hourly rate£24.63£24.62
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.09£26.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the NEC Corporation.

NEC
Demand Trend

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

NEC Demand Trend

NEC
Daily Rate Trend

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

NEC Daily Rate Trend

NEC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NEC within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

NEC Daily Rate Histogram

NEC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

NEC Hourly Rate Trend

NEC
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing NEC within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

NEC Hourly Rate Histogram

NEC
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NEC within the UK over the 3 months to 10 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+14270£315-26.53 %
South EastUp+10762--
BerkshireNew entry-60--
MaidenheadNew entry-22--
ReadingNew entry-22--
HampshireNew entry-2--
BirminghamUp+202£288-
West MidlandsUp+162£292-
FarehamNew entry-2--
East of EnglandNew entry-1£350-
CambridgeshireNew entry-1£350-
EssexNew entry-1£350-
MidlandsUp+191--
North WestNew entry-1--
SolihullNew entry-1£300-
CambridgeNew entry-1£350-
HarlowNew entry-1£350-

NEC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing NEC 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 NEC.

177 (74.76 %)Nokia
264 (62.14 %)3G
342 (40.78 %)RNC
428 (27.18 %)Telecoms
522 (21.36 %)SLA
617 (16.50 %)Siemens
715 (14.56 %)2G
810 (9.709 %)Disaster Recovery
98 (7.767 %)Security Cleared
106 (5.825 %)Degree
115 (4.854 %)DV Cleared
115 (4.854 %)Government
115 (4.854 %)Military
115 (4.854 %)UTRAN
115 (4.854 %)UNIX
124 (3.883 %)Nortel
124 (3.883 %)Performance Management
124 (3.883 %)MODAF
133 (2.913 %)DoDAF
133 (2.913 %)UMTS
133 (2.913 %)Java
133 (2.913 %)Mapinfo
133 (2.913 %)Cramer
142 (1.942 %)BT
142 (1.942 %)Construction
142 (1.942 %)Project Management
142 (1.942 %)J2EE
142 (1.942 %)WebLogic
142 (1.942 %)Oracle
142 (1.942 %)Struts

NEC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing NEC 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 NEC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.942 %)Struts
12 (1.942 %)J2EE
21 (0.971 %)JSP
21 (0.971 %)HTML
21 (0.971 %).NET
21 (0.971 %)WebServices
21 (0.971 %)XML
21 (0.971 %)JMS
21 (0.971 %)Middleware
21 (0.971 %)Hibernate
21 (0.971 %)XMLBeans
21 (0.971 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (1.942 %)WebLogic
21 (0.971 %)IIS
21 (0.971 %)JBoss
21 (0.971 %)Apache
21 (0.971 %)OpenCms
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.971 %)MS Project
11 (0.971 %)MS Excel
11 (0.971 %)AutoCAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
164 (62.14 %)3G
242 (40.78 %)RNC
315 (14.56 %)2G
45 (4.854 %)UTRAN
53 (2.913 %)UMTS
62 (1.942 %)TETRA
71 (0.971 %)Intrusion Detection
71 (0.971 %)VPN
71 (0.971 %)ATM
71 (0.971 %)SDH
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.971 %)MySQL
11 (0.971 %)SQL Server
11 (0.971 %)RDBMS
11 (0.971 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (27.18 %)Telecoms
25 (4.854 %)Government
25 (4.854 %)Military
32 (1.942 %)Construction
41 (0.971 %)Finance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (34.95 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
219 (18.45 %)Support Engineer
314 (13.59 %)3rd Line Support
411 (10.68 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
58 (7.767 %)Performance Engineer
65 (4.854 %)Systems Engineer
74 (3.883 %)Team Leader
83 (2.913 %)2nd Line Support
83 (2.913 %)Analyst
83 (2.913 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
83 (2.913 %)3G Engineer
92 (1.942 %)RNC Engineer
92 (1.942 %)RNC Support Engineer
92 (1.942 %)Network Engineer
92 (1.942 %)Architect
92 (1.942 %)Project Manager
101 (0.971 %)Developer
101 (0.971 %)Project Planner
101 (0.971 %)Consultant
101 (0.971 %)Design Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (4.854 %)UNIX
21 (0.971 %)Windows
21 (0.971 %)Linux
21 (0.971 %)Windows XP
21 (0.971 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (0.971 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (9.709 %)Disaster Recovery
28 (7.767 %)Security Cleared
35 (4.854 %)DV Cleared
44 (3.883 %)Performance Management
44 (3.883 %)MODAF
53 (2.913 %)DoDAF
62 (1.942 %)Systems Analysis
62 (1.942 %)Project Management
62 (1.942 %)UML
71 (0.971 %)CRM
71 (0.971 %)PRINCE
71 (0.971 %)Six Sigma
71 (0.971 %)CMMI
71 (0.971 %)Programme Management
71 (0.971 %)Data Analysis
71 (0.971 %)PRINCE2
71 (0.971 %)Project Planning
71 (0.971 %)SC Cleared
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (2.913 %)Java
21 (0.971 %)SQL
21 (0.971 %)Ruby
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.825 %)Degree
22 (1.942 %)PhD
31 (0.971 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
122 (21.36 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.971 %)Active Directory
11 (0.971 %)Terminal Services
11 (0.971 %)ISA Server
11 (0.971 %)Backup Exec
11 (0.971 %)AquaLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.971 %)WSUS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
177 (74.76 %)Nokia
217 (16.50 %)Siemens
34 (3.883 %)Nortel
43 (2.913 %)Mapinfo
43 (2.913 %)Cramer
52 (1.942 %)Fujitsu
52 (1.942 %)BT
52 (1.942 %)Oracle
52 (1.942 %)Microsoft
61 (0.971 %)Avaya
61 (0.971 %)BEA
61 (0.971 %)Alcatel
61 (0.971 %)VERITAS
61 (0.971 %)Red Hat