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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in contract IT jobs within the Herefordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank929
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads76
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.006 %
As % of the category below24.14 %8.333 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£423
Average daily rate-£435
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£448
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£369
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
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£28.03£31.14
% change on same period last year-9.96 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2972
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted937
Average minimum daily rate£340£327
Average daily rate£351£331
% change on same period last year+6.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£22.50£27.17
% change on same period last year-17.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£28.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Government West MidlandsGovernment
West Midlands

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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Government Daily Rate Trend

Government
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Government Hourly Rate Trend

Government
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Government within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+207--
Government West MidlandsGovernment
West Midlands

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

118 (64.29 %)Windows
217 (60.71 %)Active Directory
313 (46.43 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (46.43 %)Security Cleared
412 (42.86 %)Citrix
511 (39.29 %)IBM
610 (35.71 %)OpenView Configuration Management
610 (35.71 %)SAN
79 (32.14 %)Lotus
79 (32.14 %)WMI
79 (32.14 %)Lotus Domino
79 (32.14 %)ADSI
79 (32.14 %)DHCP
79 (32.14 %)DNS
79 (32.14 %)SQL
79 (32.14 %)Transact-SQL
79 (32.14 %)SQL Server
79 (32.14 %)ADO
88 (28.57 %)VBScript
88 (28.57 %)VB
94 (14.29 %)VMware
94 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
94 (14.29 %)Windows XP
94 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
103 (10.71 %)ESB
103 (10.71 %)Test Scripting
103 (10.71 %)SOA
103 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
103 (10.71 %)MCSE
103 (10.71 %)Cisco

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (32.14 %)ADO
19 (32.14 %)ADSI
19 (32.14 %)WMI
21 (3.571 %)WebSphere
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (32.14 %)Lotus Domino
23 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (10.71 %)ESB
23 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2007
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (35.71 %)SAN
29 (32.14 %)DHCP
29 (32.14 %)DNS
33 (10.71 %)Firewall
42 (7.143 %)Cisco IOS
42 (7.143 %)TACACS
42 (7.143 %)LAN
51 (3.571 %)WAN
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (32.14 %)SQL Server
21 (3.571 %)RDBMS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.571 %)Telecoms
11 (3.571 %)Legal
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (28.57 %)Consultant
24 (14.29 %)Tester
24 (14.29 %)Analyst
24 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
24 (14.29 %)Support Consultant
33 (10.71 %)IT Consultant
42 (7.143 %)Network Consultant
42 (7.143 %)Architect
42 (7.143 %)Project Manager
42 (7.143 %)3rd Line Support
51 (3.571 %)Technical Consultant
51 (3.571 %)2nd Line Support
51 (3.571 %)Applications Packager
51 (3.571 %)Senior Tester
51 (3.571 %)Project Engineer
51 (3.571 %)Development Project Manager
51 (3.571 %)Infrastructure Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Senior Network Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Project Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Technical Architect
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.143 %)Thin Client
12 (7.143 %)Fat Client
21 (3.571 %)Clustering
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (64.29 %)Windows
213 (46.43 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
34 (14.29 %)Windows XP
42 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
51 (3.571 %)UNIX
51 (3.571 %)Solaris
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (46.43 %)Security Cleared
23 (10.71 %)Business Desktop Deployment
23 (10.71 %)Test Scripting
23 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
23 (10.71 %)SOA
32 (7.143 %)Project Management
32 (7.143 %)ITIL
41 (3.571 %)Data Migration
41 (3.571 %)Migration
41 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (32.14 %)SQL
19 (32.14 %)Transact-SQL
28 (28.57 %)VBScript
28 (28.57 %)VB
32 (7.143 %)C
41 (3.571 %)Shell Script
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (10.71 %)MCSE
13 (10.71 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.571 %)ITIL Certification
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (60.71 %)Active Directory
24 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (10.71 %)AquaLogic
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (35.71 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (3.571 %)CiscoWorks
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (42.86 %)Citrix
211 (39.29 %)IBM
39 (32.14 %)Lotus
44 (14.29 %)VMware
53 (10.71 %)BEA
53 (10.71 %)Dell
53 (10.71 %)Cisco
61 (3.571 %)Oracle
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