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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of OpenTV 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 job ads that have cited OpenTV over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenTV
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank572630
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching contract IT job ads1619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.049 %0.047 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£350£285
Average daily rate£398£312
% change on same period last year+27.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£446£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£404£335
% change on same period last year+20.64 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£41.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.25-
% change on same period last year-
Vendors UKVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3275640815
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.19 %43.29 %
Daily rates quoted951111470
Average minimum daily rate£381£387
Average daily rate£406£410
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£356
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Hourly rates quoted28583234
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£24.06
Average hourly rate£23.58£25.68
% change on same period last year-8.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.12£27.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.10
% change on same period last year-8.72 %

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 OpenTV Corporation .

OpenTV
Demand Trend

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

OpenTV  Demand Trend

OpenTV
Daily Rate Trend

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

OpenTV  Daily Rate Trend

OpenTV
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OpenTV within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

OpenTV  Daily Rate Histogram

OpenTV
Hourly Rate Trend

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

OpenTV  Hourly Rate Trend

OpenTV
Top 12 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing OpenTV within the UK over the 3 months to 4 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+5516£398+27.76 %
LondonUp+698£389+31.40 %
South EastUp+303--
EssexNew entry-3£404-
East of EnglandNew entry-3£404-
South WestNew entry-2--
HampshireNew entry-2--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
SomersetNew entry-1--
BristolNew entry-1--
City of LondonNew entry-1--
BathNew entry-1--

OpenTV
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing OpenTV 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 OpenTV .

130 (81.08 %)C
224 (64.86 %)C++
319 (51.35 %)XML
418 (48.65 %)JavaScript
418 (48.65 %)Perl
517 (45.95 %)HTML
517 (45.95 %)STB
616 (43.24 %)Interactive TV
616 (43.24 %)QA
616 (43.24 %)DTV
712 (32.43 %)IPTV
811 (29.73 %)Middleware
910 (27.03 %)NDS
910 (27.03 %)Software Testing
109 (24.32 %)Embedded C
109 (24.32 %)C#
118 (21.62 %)Java
127 (18.92 %)MPEG
127 (18.92 %)DVB
136 (16.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
145 (13.51 %)Nucleus RTOS
154 (10.81 %)TestDirector
154 (10.81 %)Internet
154 (10.81 %)Electronics
154 (10.81 %)MHP
154 (10.81 %)TCP/IP
154 (10.81 %)MediaHighway
154 (10.81 %)Agile Software Development
154 (10.81 %)TDD
154 (10.81 %)Performance Testing

OpenTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing OpenTV 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 OpenTV . Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
119 (51.35 %)XML
217 (45.95 %)HTML
311 (29.73 %)Middleware
44 (10.81 %)MHP
52 (5.405 %)EDI
61 (2.703 %).NET
61 (2.703 %)ASP.NET
61 (2.703 %)CSS
Communications & Networking
17 (18.92 %)DVB
24 (10.81 %)TCP/IP
24 (10.81 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (2.703 %)MySQL
Development Applications
14 (10.81 %)TestDirector
22 (5.405 %)Selenium
31 (2.703 %)FitNesse
General
14 (10.81 %)Electronics
22 (5.405 %)Telecoms
31 (2.703 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
16 (16.22 %)QA Manager
25 (13.51 %)Tester
25 (13.51 %)Test Engineer
34 (10.81 %)Consultant
43 (8.108 %)Test Manager
43 (8.108 %)Test Consultant
43 (8.108 %)Systems Tester
52 (5.405 %)QA Test Manager
52 (5.405 %)Software Engineer
52 (5.405 %)Developer
61 (2.703 %)Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Test Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Systems Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Senior Developer
61 (2.703 %)Integration Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Systems Test Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Senior .NET Developer
61 (2.703 %)Embedded C Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
Miscellaneous
117 (45.95 %)STB
216 (43.24 %)Interactive TV
216 (43.24 %)DTV
312 (32.43 %)IPTV
47 (18.92 %)MPEG
54 (10.81 %)MediaHighway
62 (5.405 %)iDTV
71 (2.703 %)BBC
71 (2.703 %)Device Driver
Operating Systems
15 (13.51 %)Nucleus RTOS
22 (5.405 %)VxWorks
31 (2.703 %)Windows
31 (2.703 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
110 (27.03 %)Software Testing
26 (16.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (10.81 %)Performance Testing
34 (10.81 %)Agile Software Development
34 (10.81 %)TDD
34 (10.81 %)Test Scripting
42 (5.405 %)Automated Testing
42 (5.405 %)Load Testing
42 (5.405 %)Security Testing
Programming Languages
130 (81.08 %)C
224 (64.86 %)C++
318 (48.65 %)JavaScript
318 (48.65 %)Perl
49 (24.32 %)Embedded C
49 (24.32 %)C#
58 (21.62 %)Java
63 (8.108 %)Embedded C++
71 (2.703 %)SQL
Qualifications
13 (8.108 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
116 (43.24 %)QA
23 (8.108 %)JTAG
System Software
110 (27.03 %)NDS
Vendors
11 (2.703 %)Microsoft
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