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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in contract IT jobs within the Cheshire 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 Local Government over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4956
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads712
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.012 %
As % of the category below2.041 %2.830 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£352
% change on same period last year+5.19 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£38.33£40.00
Average hourly rate£39.17£40.00
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.56£18.16
% change on same period last year+7.70 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads343424
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.494 %0.432 %
Daily rates quoted10394
Average minimum daily rate£341£317
Average daily rate£351£328
% change on same period last year+7.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted2531
Average minimum hourly rate£22.53£22.26
Average hourly rate£23.31£23.38
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.08£24.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.68
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Local Government North WestLocal Government
North 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.

Local Government
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Local Government Demand Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Local Government Daily Rate Trend

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Local Government Hourly Rate Trend

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Local Government across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Cheshire Local Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Local Government
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 14 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
ChesterUp+37--
Local Government North WestLocal Government
North West

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Local 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 Local Government.

119 (100.00 %)Government
28 (42.11 %)SQL
37 (36.84 %)Microsoft
46 (31.58 %)Oracle EBS
46 (31.58 %)PRINCE2
46 (31.58 %)Oracle
46 (31.58 %)SQL Server
46 (31.58 %)LAN
46 (31.58 %)WAN
55 (26.32 %)UNIX
64 (21.05 %)BusinessObjects
64 (21.05 %)PL/SQL
64 (21.05 %)Crystal Reports
64 (21.05 %)Business Objects
64 (21.05 %)TOAD
64 (21.05 %)Business Intelligence
64 (21.05 %)Business Analysis
64 (21.05 %)BusinessObjects XI
64 (21.05 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
73 (15.79 %)SharePoint
73 (15.79 %)ITIL
73 (15.79 %)WebServices
82 (10.53 %).NET
82 (10.53 %)MS Office
82 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
82 (10.53 %)C#
82 (10.53 %)CRM
82 (10.53 %)Broadband
82 (10.53 %)AIX
82 (10.53 %)OO

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Local 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 Local Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (15.79 %)WebServices
22 (10.53 %).NET
22 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
22 (10.53 %).NET Framework
22 (10.53 %)WCF
22 (10.53 %)WF
22 (10.53 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (5.263 %)CSS
31 (5.263 %)J2EE
31 (5.263 %)XML
31 (5.263 %)XHTML
31 (5.263 %)HTML
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.79 %)SharePoint
22 (10.53 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (5.263 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (5.263 %)BizTalk Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.53 %)MS Office
21 (5.263 %)InfoPath
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (31.58 %)Oracle EBS
22 (10.53 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (10.53 %)Oracle Financials
22 (10.53 %)Microsoft CRM
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (31.58 %)LAN
16 (31.58 %)WAN
22 (10.53 %)Broadband
22 (10.53 %)SSL
22 (10.53 %)EIGRP
22 (10.53 %)Firewall
22 (10.53 %)IP Telephony
22 (10.53 %)VLAN
31 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (31.58 %)SQL Server
24 (21.05 %)Crystal Reports
24 (21.05 %)TOAD
24 (21.05 %)BusinessObjects
24 (21.05 %)BusinessObjects XI
24 (21.05 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
32 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (10.53 %)Oracle Discoverer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)Subversion
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (100.00 %)Government
22 (10.53 %)Finance
31 (5.263 %)Education
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Project Manager
25 (26.32 %)Technical Project Manager
25 (26.32 %)Solutions Architect
25 (26.32 %)Technical Manager
25 (26.32 %)Architect
34 (21.05 %)Support Analyst
34 (21.05 %)Solutions Designer
34 (21.05 %)Business Architect
34 (21.05 %)Analyst
34 (21.05 %)Oracle Analyst
34 (21.05 %)Oracle Support Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Systems Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Network Engineer
42 (10.53 %)Systems Support
42 (10.53 %)Systems Support Analyst
42 (10.53 %)Functional Analyst
51 (5.263 %)Java Programmer
51 (5.263 %)Lead Developer
51 (5.263 %)Programmer
51 (5.263 %)Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (26.32 %)UNIX
22 (10.53 %)AIX
31 (5.263 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (31.58 %)PRINCE2
24 (21.05 %)Business Intelligence
24 (21.05 %)Business Analysis
33 (15.79 %)ITIL
42 (10.53 %)Workflow
42 (10.53 %)OO
42 (10.53 %)CRM
51 (5.263 %)OOD
51 (5.263 %)SOA
51 (5.263 %)e-GIF
51 (5.263 %)Project Management
51 (5.263 %)UML
51 (5.263 %)Risk Assessment
51 (5.263 %)Agile Software Development
51 (5.263 %)TDD
51 (5.263 %)Critical Path Analysis
51 (5.263 %)Project Planning
51 (5.263 %)QMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (42.11 %)SQL
24 (21.05 %)PL/SQL
32 (10.53 %)C#
41 (5.263 %)Java
41 (5.263 %)JavaScript
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)Cisco Certification
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)ISO9000
11 (5.263 %)WCAG
11 (5.263 %)WAI
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.53 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (36.84 %)Microsoft
26 (31.58 %)Oracle
34 (21.05 %)Business Objects
42 (10.53 %)Cisco
42 (10.53 %)Avaya
42 (10.53 %)Remedy