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The table below looks at the demand for Set-Top Box (STB) 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 STB over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSet-Top Box (STB)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank392544
Rank change on same period last yearUp+152
Matching contract IT job ads169115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.239 %0.116 %
As % of the category below1.129 %0.554 %
Daily rates quoted4520
Average minimum daily rate£374£375
Average daily rate£407£406
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£305
% change on same period last year+27.25 %
Hourly rates quoted4241
Average minimum hourly rate£37.57£31.17
Average hourly rate£39.51£33.79
% change on same period last year+16.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.45£36.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.18£36.39
% change on same period last year+7.66 %
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.

STB
Demand Trend

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

STB Demand Trend

STB
Daily Rate Trend

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

STB Daily Rate Trend

STB
Daily Rate Histogram

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

STB Daily Rate Histogram

STB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

STB Hourly Rate Trend

STB
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

STB Hourly Rate Histogram

STB
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 STB 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+138162£409+0.68 %
South EastUp+7085£394+29.41 %
LondonUp+9743£426-3.05 %
BerkshireUp+6139£373+20.39 %
HampshireUp+3529£443-
BasingstokeUp+1716£613-
ReadingUp+511£400-
South WestUp+2410£300-
Thames ValleyUp+129--
East of EnglandUp+238£388-
ManchesterNew entry-7--
North WestNew entry-7--
CambridgeshireUp+167--
CambridgeUp+187--
BelfastNew entry-5£350-
County AntrimNew entry-5£350-
Northern IrelandNew entry-5£350-
WokinghamUp+34£325+3.17 %
West YorkshireUp+82--
YorkshireUp+142--
City of LondonDown-172--
SloughUp+22£350-
MiddlesexDown-82--
SurreyUp+261£438-
WiltshireDown-21--
DevonNew entry-1--
DorsetNew entry-1£300-
BristolNew entry-1--
MaidenheadNew entry-1£375-
BournemouthNew entry-1£300-

STB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1135 (47.70 %)C
2115 (40.64 %)DTV
3111 (39.22 %)Middleware
4105 (37.10 %)DVB
593 (32.86 %)Embedded C
692 (32.51 %)C++
764 (22.61 %)iDTV
863 (22.26 %)Embedded C++
959 (20.85 %)Linux
1044 (15.55 %)IPTV
1143 (15.19 %)Degree
1143 (15.19 %)MPEG
1228 (9.894 %)Computer Science
1326 (9.187 %)Multimedia
1326 (9.187 %)UML
1422 (7.774 %)Java
1521 (7.420 %)VxWorks
1620 (7.067 %)Test Scripting
1719 (6.714 %)OpenTV
1818 (6.360 %)Perl
1818 (6.360 %)User Acceptance Testing
1818 (6.360 %)Embedded Linux
1917 (6.007 %)Performance Testing
1917 (6.007 %)UNIX
2016 (5.654 %)JavaScript
2114 (4.947 %)Electronics
2114 (4.947 %)HTML
2114 (4.947 %)SQL
2213 (4.594 %)Flash
2213 (4.594 %)Telecoms

STB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1111 (39.22 %)Middleware
214 (4.947 %)HTML
312 (4.240 %)XML
410 (3.534 %)MHP
56 (2.120 %)J2ME
64 (1.413 %)J2SE
73 (1.060 %)EDI
73 (1.060 %)POSIX
82 (0.707 %)XMPP
82 (0.707 %)CSS
82 (0.707 %)Murex Flex
91 (0.353 %)Silverlight
91 (0.353 %)Java EE
91 (0.353 %)FIX Protocol
91 (0.353 %)OpenGL
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (0.707 %)Apache
21 (0.353 %)Tomcat
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (1.767 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1105 (37.10 %)DVB
210 (3.534 %)Ethernet
39 (3.180 %)Wireless
48 (2.827 %)DOCSIS
56 (2.120 %)TCP/IP
56 (2.120 %)Broadband
65 (1.767 %)GSM
65 (1.767 %)UMTS
65 (1.767 %)3G
73 (1.060 %)Internet
73 (1.060 %)RTSP
82 (0.707 %)RTP
82 (0.707 %)HTTP
91 (0.353 %)SNMP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (4.594 %)Flash
212 (4.240 %)TestDirector
310 (3.534 %)ClearCase
44 (1.413 %)Eclipse
44 (1.413 %)Subversion
53 (1.060 %)ClearQuest
62 (0.707 %)Bugzilla
62 (0.707 %)JIRA
62 (0.707 %)WinRunner
62 (0.707 %)LoadRunner
62 (0.707 %)Ant
62 (0.707 %)JUnit
71 (0.353 %)Visual Studio
71 (0.353 %)Selenium
71 (0.353 %)FitNesse
71 (0.353 %)Atlassian Bamboo
71 (0.353 %)JMeter
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (9.187 %)Multimedia
214 (4.947 %)Electronics
313 (4.594 %)Telecoms
49 (3.180 %)Manufacturing
49 (3.180 %)Games
58 (2.827 %)Education
58 (2.827 %)Electric
58 (2.827 %)Animation
66 (2.120 %)Banking
66 (2.120 %)Back Office
75 (1.767 %)Front Office
75 (1.767 %)Finance
84 (1.413 %)Retail
84 (1.413 %)Music
93 (1.060 %)Investment Banking
101 (0.353 %)Private Banking
101 (0.353 %)Billing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
180 (28.27 %)Software Engineer
236 (12.72 %)Developer
330 (10.60 %)Test Engineer
423 (8.127 %)Integration Engineer
521 (7.420 %)Project Manager
615 (5.300 %)Embedded Software Engineer
710 (3.534 %)Architect
710 (3.534 %)Tester
89 (3.180 %)Solutions Architect
89 (3.180 %)Flash Developer
98 (2.827 %)C Developer
107 (2.473 %)Embedded C Developer
107 (2.473 %)RF Engineer
107 (2.473 %)Analyst
107 (2.473 %)Test Manager
116 (2.120 %)Test Analyst
116 (2.120 %)Consultant
116 (2.120 %)Software Architect
116 (2.120 %)C++ Developer
116 (2.120 %)Murex Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1115 (40.64 %)DTV
264 (22.61 %)iDTV
344 (15.55 %)IPTV
443 (15.19 %)MPEG
528 (9.894 %)Computer Science
610 (3.534 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
77 (2.473 %)Device Driver
85 (1.767 %)MediaHighway
94 (1.413 %)Statistics
102 (0.707 %)German Language
111 (0.353 %)Flash Lite
111 (0.353 %)Streaming Video
111 (0.353 %)Management Information System
111 (0.353 %)Firmware
111 (0.353 %)Client/Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
159 (20.85 %)Linux
221 (7.420 %)VxWorks
318 (6.360 %)Embedded Linux
417 (6.007 %)UNIX
54 (1.413 %)Nucleus RTOS
62 (0.707 %)Windows
71 (0.353 %)Fedora
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (9.187 %)UML
220 (7.067 %)Test Scripting
318 (6.360 %)User Acceptance Testing
417 (6.007 %)Performance Testing
512 (4.240 %)Software Testing
68 (2.827 %)Unit Testing
76 (2.120 %)Project Management
85 (1.767 %)Integration Testing
94 (1.413 %)Use Case
94 (1.413 %)CAD
94 (1.413 %)Risk Management
94 (1.413 %)Software Engineering
103 (1.060 %)Agile Software Development
103 (1.060 %)Fault Management
103 (1.060 %)Manual Testing
103 (1.060 %)PRINCE2
112 (0.707 %)System Testing
112 (0.707 %)Continuous Integration
112 (0.707 %)Test Management
112 (0.707 %)Supplier Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1135 (47.70 %)C
293 (32.86 %)Embedded C
392 (32.51 %)C++
463 (22.26 %)Embedded C++
522 (7.774 %)Java
618 (6.360 %)Perl
716 (5.654 %)JavaScript
814 (4.947 %)SQL
910 (3.534 %)VBA
109 (3.180 %)ActionScript
109 (3.180 %)Korn
112 (0.707 %)Shell Script
121 (0.353 %)Ruby
121 (0.353 %)Python
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
143 (15.19 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (4.594 %)JTAG
25 (1.767 %)QA
31 (0.353 %)Basel II
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (3.887 %)NDS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (6.714 %)OpenTV
211 (3.887 %)Murex
37 (2.473 %)EMC
44 (1.413 %)CA
51 (0.353 %)HP
51 (0.353 %)Trolltech
51 (0.353 %)Oracle