Wales SolidWorks Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SolidWorks products and/or services in IT contracts within the Wales region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SolidWorks over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Bristol Devon East of England England King's Lynn M4 Corridor Manchester Norfolk North West Oxfordshire South East South West Sussex UK Wales	3 months to 5 Sep 2008	Same period last year
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Matching contract IT job ads	0	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.000 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.000 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
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% change on same period last year	-
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UK excluding London average daily rate	-	-
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Hourly rates quoted	0	0
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UK excluding London average hourly rate	£21.42	£23.63
% change on same period last year	-9.34 %
Vendors Wales
Matching contract IT job ads	404	475
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.546 %	0.468 %
Daily rates quoted	120	117
Average minimum daily rate	£341	£348
Average daily rate	£361	£373
% change on same period last year	-3.09 %
Average maximum daily rate	£381	£397
UK excluding London average daily rate	£361	£358
% change on same period last year	+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted	46	50
Average minimum hourly rate	£28.08	£19.88
Average hourly rate	£29.53	£20.95
% change on same period last year	+40.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£30.98	£22.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.29	£24.78
% change on same period last year	-1.97 %
SolidWorks 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.

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

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Demand Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks.

1 12 (100.00 %) CAD 1 12 (100.00 %) Education 1 12 (100.00 %) Risk Analysis

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing SolidWorks 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 SolidWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General 1 12 (100.00 %) Education	Job Titles 1 12 (100.00 %) Design Engineer 1 12 (100.00 %) Mechanical Design Engineer 1 12 (100.00 %) Mechanical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies 1 12 (100.00 %) CAD 1 12 (100.00 %) Risk Analysis