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The table below looks at the demand for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HTTP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£401
% change on same period last year-6.12 %
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£21.76£38.83
% change on same period last year-43.95 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1028
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£373£387
Average daily rate£407£387
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£32.86£14.50
Average hourly rate£36.07£17.06
% change on same period last year+111.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.29£19.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
HTTP West MidlandsHTTP
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.

HTTP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing HTTP across the Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Herefordshire HTTP Demand Trend

HTTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire HTTP Daily Rate Trend

HTTP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HTTP within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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 HempsteadNew entry-1--
HTTP West MidlandsHTTP
West Midlands

HTTP
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing HTTP 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 HTTP.

11 (100.00 %)Ant
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)FTP
11 (100.00 %)XML Schema
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
11 (100.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker

HTTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing HTTP 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 HTTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XML Schema
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere MQ
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)FTP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Ant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Regression Testing