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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) in IT contracts within the Wales region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HND over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank63-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.367 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£271£189
% change on same period last year+43.57 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.83£20.28
% change on same period last year+12.59 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads16984
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.225 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted3816
Average minimum daily rate£322£321
Average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted485
Average minimum hourly rate£24.64£20.60
Average hourly rate£26.38£22.30
% change on same period last year+18.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.13£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
HND UKHND
UK

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.

HND
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing HND across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Wales HND Demand Trend

HND
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing HND across the Wales region.

Wales HND Daily Rate Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing HND across the Wales region.

Wales HND Hourly Rate Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HND across the Wales region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Wales HND Hourly Rate Histogram

HND
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Wales region over the 3 months to 25 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
South WalesNew entry-4--
HND UKHND
UK

HND
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing HND 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 HND.

14 (80.00 %)ISEB
14 (80.00 %)Software Testing
14 (80.00 %)Degree
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft
23 (60.00 %)MS Project
32 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)CSS
41 (20.00 %)XHTML
41 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
41 (20.00 %)HTML
41 (20.00 %)WCAG
41 (20.00 %)WAI
41 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (20.00 %)Aerospace
41 (20.00 %)CMS
41 (20.00 %)Web Design

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing HND 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 HND. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)HTML
11 (20.00 %)CSS
11 (20.00 %)XHTML
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)CMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (60.00 %)MS Project
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Aerospace
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Web Developer
21 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Software Testing
22 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Web Design
31 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)ISEB
14 (80.00 %)Degree
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)WCAG
11 (20.00 %)WAI
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft
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