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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in contract IT jobs within the East Midlands 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5745
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads3654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.054 %
As % of the category below4.945 %6.835 %
Daily rates quoted911
Average minimum daily rate£367£241
Average daily rate£379£259
% change on same period last year+46.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£277
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£349
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Hourly rates quoted37
Average minimum hourly rate£30.67£25.29
Average hourly rate£30.83£26.46
% change on same period last year+16.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£27.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.82£19.46
% change on same period last year+22.39 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads728790
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.970 %0.788 %
Daily rates quoted297189
Average minimum daily rate£401£373
Average daily rate£424£399
% change on same period last year+6.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£446£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted4179
Average minimum hourly rate£29.75£22.46
Average hourly rate£31.46£23.68
% change on same period last year+32.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.17£24.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Local Government EnglandLocal Government
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.

Local Government
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Local Government Daily Rate Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Local Government across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East Midlands Local Government Daily Rate Histogram

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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

East Midlands Local Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Local Government
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 29 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
NottinghamshireDown-39£444-
NorthamptonshireDown-246£350+37.25 %
LeicestershireNo change02£333-
DerbyshireNew entry-1£200-
Local Government EnglandLocal Government
England

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

157 (100.00 %)Government
222 (38.60 %)PRINCE2
312 (21.05 %)Oracle
49 (15.79 %)BPR
58 (14.04 %)GIS
67 (12.28 %)Microsoft
76 (10.53 %)Information Management
85 (8.772 %)Health
85 (8.772 %)Finance
85 (8.772 %)NHS
85 (8.772 %)SQL Server
94 (7.018 %)Change Management
94 (7.018 %)SQL
94 (7.018 %)UNIX
94 (7.018 %)Windows
94 (7.018 %)MS Excel
94 (7.018 %)Internet
94 (7.018 %)Ingres
94 (7.018 %)WAN
94 (7.018 %)Taxonomies
94 (7.018 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
94 (7.018 %)Content Management
103 (5.263 %)Web 2.0
103 (5.263 %)Cisco
103 (5.263 %)EDRMS
103 (5.263 %)CRM
103 (5.263 %)Solaris
103 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
103 (5.263 %)ITIL
112 (3.509 %)Security Management

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.509 %)Middleware
21 (1.754 %).NET
21 (1.754 %)ASP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.754 %)ArcGIS
11 (1.754 %)ArcIMS
11 (1.754 %)ArcSDE
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.018 %)MS Excel
21 (1.754 %)MS Office
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.754 %)Oracle Financials
11 (1.754 %)Oracle EBS
11 (1.754 %)Oracle HRMS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (7.018 %)WAN
14 (7.018 %)Internet
21 (1.754 %)Intranet
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (14.04 %)GIS
25 (8.772 %)SQL Server
34 (7.018 %)Ingres
43 (5.263 %)EDRMS
51 (1.754 %)BusinessObjects XI
51 (1.754 %)Data Cleansing
51 (1.754 %)BusinessObjects
51 (1.754 %)MS Access
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.754 %)Visual Studio
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
157 (100.00 %)Government
25 (8.772 %)Health
25 (8.772 %)Finance
32 (3.509 %)Education
41 (1.754 %)Back Office
41 (1.754 %)Law
41 (1.754 %)Legal
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (36.84 %)Analyst
217 (29.82 %)Project Manager
39 (15.79 %)Business Analyst
48 (14.04 %)Systems Analyst
55 (8.772 %)Consultant
55 (8.772 %)Architect
64 (7.018 %)Information Architect
64 (7.018 %)Applications Support
64 (7.018 %)Web Architect
73 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
73 (5.263 %)Applications Support Analyst
73 (5.263 %)Programme Manager
82 (3.509 %)Tester
82 (3.509 %)Developer
82 (3.509 %)Business Systems Analyst
82 (3.509 %)Systems Tester
82 (3.509 %)Cisco Engineer
82 (3.509 %)Senior Manager
82 (3.509 %)Senior Project Manager
91 (1.754 %)Procurement Analyst
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (8.772 %)NHS
24 (7.018 %)Taxonomies
33 (5.263 %)Web 2.0
41 (1.754 %)Statistics
41 (1.754 %)Management Information System
41 (1.754 %)Data Conversion
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (7.018 %)UNIX
14 (7.018 %)Windows
23 (5.263 %)Solaris
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (38.60 %)PRINCE2
29 (15.79 %)BPR
36 (10.53 %)Information Management
44 (7.018 %)Content Management
44 (7.018 %)Change Management
53 (5.263 %)ITIL
53 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
53 (5.263 %)CRM
62 (3.509 %)PRINCE
62 (3.509 %)Benchmarking
62 (3.509 %)Project Management
62 (3.509 %)Security Management
62 (3.509 %)Migration
62 (3.509 %)Stakeholder Management
62 (3.509 %)Workflow
62 (3.509 %)Test Management
71 (1.754 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.754 %)Data Migration
71 (1.754 %)Data Validation
71 (1.754 %)Strategic Planning
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (7.018 %)SQL
21 (1.754 %)C#
21 (1.754 %)JavaScript
21 (1.754 %)PL/SQL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.018 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
22 (3.509 %)Cisco Certification
22 (3.509 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (1.754 %)Citrix Certification
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (21.05 %)Oracle
27 (12.28 %)Microsoft
33 (5.263 %)Cisco
41 (1.754 %)Business Objects
41 (1.754 %)Citrix
41 (1.754 %)Lagan
41 (1.754 %)Northgate
41 (1.754 %)Capita