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The table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Author in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5875
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads1312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.189 %0.740 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£225£207
Average daily rate£275£216
% change on same period last year+27.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£225
UK excluding London average daily rate£278£308
% change on same period last year-9.71 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£26.52£20.00
Average hourly rate£26.52£20.00
% change on same period last year+32.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.52£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.60£25.90
% change on same period last year-5.03 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads10931622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.553 %1.638 %
Daily rates quoted385659
Average minimum daily rate£344£329
Average daily rate£367£348
% change on same period last year+5.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted141181
Average minimum hourly rate£26.04£24.37
Average hourly rate£27.21£25.70
% change on same period last year+5.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.38£27.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Author East of EnglandAuthor
East of 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.

Author
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Author across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire Author Demand Trend

Author
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Author Daily Rate Trend

Author
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Author Hourly Rate Trend

Author
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
RickmansworthNew entry-2--
WatfordUp+182--
St AlbansNew entry-1£225-
StevenageUp+51--
Author East of EnglandAuthor
East of England

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title.

18 (28.57 %)Finance
18 (28.57 %)Photoshop
18 (28.57 %)FrameMaker
27 (25.00 %)MS Excel
27 (25.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
36 (21.43 %)Programme Management
36 (21.43 %)Pharmaceutical
44 (14.29 %)Microsoft
53 (10.71 %)LIMS
53 (10.71 %)Agile Software Development
53 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
62 (7.143 %)Management Information System
62 (7.143 %)Adobe
62 (7.143 %)Cognos
62 (7.143 %)MS Office
62 (7.143 %)Flash
71 (3.571 %)HTML
71 (3.571 %)XML
71 (3.571 %)ERP
71 (3.571 %)GMP
71 (3.571 %)Dreamweaver
71 (3.571 %)Macromedia
71 (3.571 %)Acrobat
71 (3.571 %)RoboHelp
71 (3.571 %)Fireworks
71 (3.571 %)RoboDemo
71 (3.571 %)Project Management
71 (3.571 %)Multimedia
71 (3.571 %)Document Management
71 (3.571 %)Adobe Captivate

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.571 %)HTML
11 (3.571 %)XML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (28.57 %)Photoshop
18 (28.57 %)FrameMaker
27 (25.00 %)Adobe Illustrator
27 (25.00 %)MS Excel
32 (7.143 %)MS Office
41 (3.571 %)Adobe Captivate
41 (3.571 %)Acrobat
41 (3.571 %)RoboHelp
41 (3.571 %)Fireworks
41 (3.571 %)RoboDemo
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.143 %)Flash
21 (3.571 %)Dreamweaver
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (28.57 %)Finance
26 (21.43 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (3.571 %)Education
31 (3.571 %)Government
31 (3.571 %)Multimedia
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.71 %)LIMS
22 (7.143 %)Management Information System
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (21.43 %)Programme Management
23 (10.71 %)Agile Software Development
23 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
31 (3.571 %)Document Management
31 (3.571 %)SC Cleared
31 (3.571 %)ERP
31 (3.571 %)Project Management
31 (3.571 %)Quality Management
31 (3.571 %)Change Management
31 (3.571 %)Validation
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.571 %)GMP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (14.29 %)Microsoft
22 (7.143 %)Adobe
22 (7.143 %)Cognos
31 (3.571 %)Macromedia