Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sage products and/or services in IT contracts within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sage over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSage
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1521
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.762 %1.370 %
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£300£382
% change on same period last year-21.47 %
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£17.00£15.00
% change on same period last year+13.33 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted511
Average minimum daily rate£279£322
Average daily rate£296£344
% change on same period last year-14.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£26.50£13.38
Average hourly rate£27.75£16.23
% change on same period last year+70.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£19.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Sage West MidlandsSage
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sage Group PLC.

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Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Sage Demand Trend

Sage
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Sage Daily Rate Trend

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Top 5 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Crystal Reports
11 (100.00 %)VB6

Sage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Crystal Reports
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Analyst Programmer
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VB6