Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in contract IT jobs within the Bristol region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Government over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2431
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads3328
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.035 %
As % of the category below11.58 %6.846 %
Daily rates quoted1013
Average minimum daily rate£600£377
Average daily rate£640£401
% change on same period last year+59.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£680£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£414
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£17.00
% change on same period last year+135.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£26.20
% change on same period last year-7.99 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads285409
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.571 %0.512 %
Daily rates quoted101176
Average minimum daily rate£349£350
Average daily rate£372£359
% change on same period last year+3.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£382
% change on same period last year-1.82 %
Hourly rates quoted5756
Average minimum hourly rate£29.41£23.56
Average hourly rate£30.17£25.13
% change on same period last year+20.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.93£26.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.80£26.54
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Government South WestGovernment
South West

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.

Government
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Government Demand Trend

Government
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Government Daily Rate Trend

Government
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Government across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol Government Daily Rate Histogram

Government
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Government Hourly Rate Trend

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Government 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 Government.

135 (44.30 %)Security Cleared
226 (32.91 %)SC Cleared
316 (20.25 %)Local Government
413 (16.46 %)Windows
512 (15.19 %)PRINCE2
512 (15.19 %)NetBackup
610 (12.66 %)VERITAS
610 (12.66 %)UNIX
79 (11.39 %)Solaris
79 (11.39 %)SAN
79 (11.39 %)HP
79 (11.39 %)Symantec
87 (8.861 %)Enterprise Architecture
96 (7.595 %)TOGAF
96 (7.595 %)Oracle
105 (6.329 %)MS Visio
105 (6.329 %)Project Management
105 (6.329 %)Asset Management
105 (6.329 %)Business Analysis
114 (5.063 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
114 (5.063 %)Finance
114 (5.063 %)Migration
114 (5.063 %)Change Management
114 (5.063 %)SQL
123 (3.797 %)C
123 (3.797 %)SAP
123 (3.797 %)PL/SQL
123 (3.797 %)SAS
123 (3.797 %)Oracle 9i
123 (3.797 %)MS Excel

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Government 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 Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (2.532 %)HTML
12 (2.532 %)MDX
21 (1.266 %)J2EE
21 (1.266 %)EJB
21 (1.266 %)JSP
21 (1.266 %)XML
21 (1.266 %)XSLT
21 (1.266 %)Spring
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.797 %)SAS
21 (1.266 %)Oracle 9iAS
21 (1.266 %)CMS
21 (1.266 %)Oracle Workflow
21 (1.266 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (1.266 %)WebLogic
21 (1.266 %)SharePoint
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (6.329 %)MS Visio
23 (3.797 %)MS Excel
31 (1.266 %)MS Project
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.266 %)Oracle EBS
11 (1.266 %)Oracle Applications
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (11.39 %)SAN
23 (3.797 %)Network Security
31 (1.266 %)Internet
31 (1.266 %)Firewall
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.797 %)Oracle 9i
13 (3.797 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
22 (2.532 %)Oracle 10g
22 (2.532 %)MS Access
22 (2.532 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.266 %)Oracle Reports
31 (1.266 %)Datawarehouse
31 (1.266 %)GIS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.532 %)Oracle APEX
21 (1.266 %)Ant
21 (1.266 %)Oracle Forms
21 (1.266 %)CruiseControl
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (20.25 %)Local Government
24 (5.063 %)Finance
33 (3.797 %)Police
42 (2.532 %)Health
51 (1.266 %)Telecoms
51 (1.266 %)Education
51 (1.266 %)Military
51 (1.266 %)Pensions
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (16.46 %)Architect
211 (13.92 %)Project Manager
211 (13.92 %)Analyst
39 (11.39 %)Programme Manager
39 (11.39 %)VERITAS Engineer
46 (7.595 %)Security Architect
55 (6.329 %)Business Architect
55 (6.329 %)Business Analyst
64 (5.063 %)Developer
64 (5.063 %)Consultant
73 (3.797 %)SAS Analyst
73 (3.797 %)Security Manager
73 (3.797 %)Desktop Engineer
73 (3.797 %)Information Analyst
73 (3.797 %)Enterprise Architect
73 (3.797 %)Lead Architect
82 (2.532 %)Security Project Manager
82 (2.532 %)Database Developer
82 (2.532 %)Oracle DBA
82 (2.532 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.797 %)Data Integration
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (16.46 %)Windows
210 (12.66 %)UNIX
39 (11.39 %)Solaris
43 (3.797 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (2.532 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (1.266 %)Windows Vista
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (15.19 %)PRINCE2
27 (8.861 %)Enterprise Architecture
36 (7.595 %)TOGAF
45 (6.329 %)Business Analysis
45 (6.329 %)Asset Management
45 (6.329 %)Project Management
54 (5.063 %)Change Management
54 (5.063 %)Migration
63 (3.797 %)Stakeholder Management
63 (3.797 %)Programme Management
63 (3.797 %)Incident Management
63 (3.797 %)BPR
72 (2.532 %)ITIL
72 (2.532 %)Supplier Management
72 (2.532 %)MODAF
72 (2.532 %)Requirements Management
81 (1.266 %)Time Management
81 (1.266 %)Data Migration
81 (1.266 %)Content Management
81 (1.266 %)Document Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (5.063 %)SQL
23 (3.797 %)PL/SQL
23 (3.797 %)C
31 (1.266 %)JavaScript
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (44.30 %)Security Cleared
226 (32.91 %)SC Cleared
34 (5.063 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
43 (3.797 %)Degree
52 (2.532 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (1.266 %)DV Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (15.19 %)NetBackup
22 (2.532 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (1.266 %)MailMarshal
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (12.66 %)VERITAS
29 (11.39 %)Symantec
29 (11.39 %)HP
36 (7.595 %)Oracle
43 (3.797 %)SAP
52 (2.532 %)Microsoft
52 (2.532 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.266 %)Dell
61 (1.266 %)BEA
61 (1.266 %)Novell
61 (1.266 %)Meridio
61 (1.266 %)TIBCO