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This section looks at the demand for Digital Television (DTV) skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DTV over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDigital Television (DTV)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank122138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.543 %1.009 %
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£384£320
% change on same period last year+20.02 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.73£35.00
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads737694
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.973 %0.691 %
Daily rates quoted168107
Average minimum daily rate£338£345
Average daily rate£363£378
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted5250
Average minimum hourly rate£22.47£20.27
Average hourly rate£24.18£22.35
% change on same period last year+8.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.89£24.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
DTV EnglandDTV
England

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.

DTV
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire DTV Demand Trend

DTV
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire DTV Daily Rate Trend

DTV
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire DTV Hourly Rate Trend

DTV
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DTV within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
West YorkshireNew entry-3--
DTV EnglandDTV
England

DTV
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing DTV 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 DTV.

114 (87.50 %)STB
213 (81.25 %)C
213 (81.25 %)DVB
311 (68.75 %)DOCSIS
311 (68.75 %)Degree
410 (62.50 %)Electric
410 (62.50 %)EMC
57 (43.75 %)Wireless
66 (37.50 %)Broadband
74 (25.00 %)Linux
83 (18.75 %)Embedded Linux
92 (12.50 %)Embedded C
101 (6.250 %)MATLAB
101 (6.250 %)Electronics
101 (6.250 %)Ethernet
101 (6.250 %)VB
101 (6.250 %)Genesys
101 (6.250 %)Middleware
101 (6.250 %)CAD
101 (6.250 %)Computer Science

DTV
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing DTV 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 DTV. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.250 %)Middleware
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MATLAB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (81.25 %)DVB
211 (68.75 %)DOCSIS
37 (43.75 %)Wireless
46 (37.50 %)Broadband
51 (6.250 %)Ethernet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (62.50 %)Electric
21 (6.250 %)Electronics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (62.50 %)RF Engineer
25 (31.25 %)Senior RF Engineer
33 (18.75 %)Software Engineer
42 (12.50 %)Embedded Software Engineer
51 (6.250 %)Project Manager
51 (6.250 %)Test Engineer
51 (6.250 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (6.250 %)Hardware Engineer
51 (6.250 %)RF Design Engineer
51 (6.250 %)Design Engineer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (87.50 %)STB
21 (6.250 %)Computer Science
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (25.00 %)Linux
23 (18.75 %)Embedded Linux
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)CAD
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (81.25 %)C
22 (12.50 %)Embedded C
31 (6.250 %)VB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (68.75 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (62.50 %)EMC
21 (6.250 %)Genesys