The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in IT contracts advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Local Government over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Essex region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Local Government
Rank 41 37 33
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -4
Contract jobs citing Local Government 5 7 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 1.229% 1.707% 4.304%
As % of the General category 3.788% 5.185% 10.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 2
Average daily rate £288 £350 £435
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-17.85% -19.54%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £198 £310 £383
10% offered a daily rate of more than £378 £416 £487
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £331 £360
% change year-on-year
-1.88% -7.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.00 £22.41 £15.50
% change year-on-year
+2.63% +44.58%
All of the General Category
Essex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
132 135 158
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 32.43% 32.93% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 60 61
Average daily rate £375 £396 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.30% +21.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £244 £170 £174
10% offered a daily rate of more than £530 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 14 24
Average hourly rate £30.00 £17.00 £24.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+76.47% -30.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £17.00 £8.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.10 £30.00 £38.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Local Government across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Essex Local Government Jobs Demand Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex Local Government Daily Rate Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Local Government across the Essex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Essex Local Government Daily Rate Histogram

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex Local Government Hourly Rate Trend

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 Essex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Chelmsford -2 3 £288 -33.52%
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

1 3 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
2 2 (22.22%) Project Management
2 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
2 2 (22.22%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
2 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (22.22%) Business Transformation
3 1 (11.11%) Software Deployment
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
3 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 1 (11.11%) MCSE
3 1 (11.11%) MCSA
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

General
1 1 (11.11%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Team Leader
1 2 (22.22%) Technical Team Leader
1 2 (22.22%) ICT Project Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Project Manager
1 2 (22.22%) Business Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Desktop Support
2 1 (11.11%) Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Technical Assistant
2 1 (11.11%) Technical Design Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Technical Architect
2 1 (11.11%) Support Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Desktop Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) ITIL
2 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
2 2 (22.22%) Project Management
2 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
2 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
2 2 (22.22%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 2 (22.22%) Business Transformation
3 1 (11.11%) Software Deployment
3 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
3 1 (11.11%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (11.11%) MCSE
2 1 (11.11%) MCSA
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
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