Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Back Office' in contract IT jobs within the Hertfordshire 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 Back Office over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBack Office
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5785
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads329
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.670 %0.994 %
Daily rates quoted83
Average minimum daily rate£413£367
Average daily rate£441£367
% change on same period last year+20.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£469£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£418
% change on same period last year-5.42 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£20.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.94£19.68
% change on same period last year+52.09 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads872905
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.162 %0.916 %
Daily rates quoted333409
Average minimum daily rate£347£330
Average daily rate£380£353
% change on same period last year+7.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted9859
Average minimum hourly rate£25.70£20.91
Average hourly rate£26.80£22.84
% change on same period last year+17.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.90£24.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Back Office East of EnglandBack Office
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.

Back Office
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Back Office Demand Trend

Back Office
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Back Office Daily Rate Trend

Back Office
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Back Office across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hertfordshire Back Office Daily Rate Histogram

Back Office
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Back Office Hourly Rate Trend

Back Office
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the Hertfordshire 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
RickmansworthNew entry-9£475-
WatfordUp+11--
Back Office East of EnglandBack Office
East of England

Back Office
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Back Office 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 Back Office.

157 (91.94 %)Java
254 (87.10 %)Finance
353 (85.48 %)Hibernate
353 (85.48 %)Spring
452 (83.87 %)Banking
452 (83.87 %)JUnit
550 (80.65 %)SOA
647 (75.81 %)Eclipse
647 (75.81 %)UML
744 (70.97 %)Oracle
843 (69.35 %)OO
941 (66.13 %)Java EE
1039 (62.90 %)PL/SQL
1039 (62.90 %)SQL
1136 (58.06 %)WebServices
1234 (54.84 %)J2EE
1329 (46.77 %)RAD
1415 (24.19 %)JSF
1512 (19.35 %)Agile Software Development
1512 (19.35 %)Subversion
1611 (17.74 %)JIRA
1611 (17.74 %)WebLogic
179 (14.52 %)Financial Institution
186 (9.677 %)AJAX
186 (9.677 %)JavaScript
195 (8.065 %)Apache Beehive
195 (8.065 %)WebLogic Portal
195 (8.065 %)Struts
204 (6.452 %)UNIX
204 (6.452 %)Web Development

Back Office
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Back Office 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 Back Office. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (85.48 %)Hibernate
153 (85.48 %)Spring
241 (66.13 %)Java EE
336 (58.06 %)WebServices
434 (54.84 %)J2EE
515 (24.19 %)JSF
66 (9.677 %)AJAX
75 (8.065 %)Apache Beehive
75 (8.065 %)Struts
83 (4.839 %)XML
91 (1.613 %)LAMP
91 (1.613 %)CSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (17.74 %)WebLogic
25 (8.065 %)WebLogic Portal
31 (1.613 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.613 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (1.613 %)Apache
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.613 %)DHCP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.226 %)SQL Server
21 (1.613 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
152 (83.87 %)JUnit
247 (75.81 %)Eclipse
312 (19.35 %)Subversion
411 (17.74 %)JIRA
52 (3.226 %)ClearQuest
52 (3.226 %)ClearCase
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (87.10 %)Finance
252 (83.87 %)Banking
39 (14.52 %)Financial Institution
43 (4.839 %)Retail
51 (1.613 %)Advertising
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (87.10 %)Developer
252 (83.87 %)Java Developer
329 (46.77 %)Senior Developer
427 (43.55 %)Senior Java Developer
512 (19.35 %)Java/J2EE Developer
611 (17.74 %)J2EE Developer
76 (9.677 %)Tester
76 (9.677 %)Senior J2EE Developer
76 (9.677 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
82 (3.226 %)UAT Tester
91 (1.613 %)Java Architect
91 (1.613 %)Senior Java Architect
91 (1.613 %)Desktop Support
91 (1.613 %)Architect
91 (1.613 %)Business Analyst
91 (1.613 %)Analyst
91 (1.613 %)Systems Analyst
91 (1.613 %)Web Developer
91 (1.613 %)Server Support
91 (1.613 %)Senior Web Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.226 %)Mainframe
21 (1.613 %)EPoS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (6.452 %)UNIX
21 (1.613 %)Windows
21 (1.613 %)Windows XP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
150 (80.65 %)SOA
247 (75.81 %)UML
343 (69.35 %)OO
429 (46.77 %)RAD
512 (19.35 %)Agile Software Development
64 (6.452 %)Web Development
72 (3.226 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (3.226 %)Continuous Integration
72 (3.226 %)Software Testing
81 (1.613 %)ITIL
81 (1.613 %)Business Analysis
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
157 (91.94 %)Java
239 (62.90 %)PL/SQL
239 (62.90 %)SQL
36 (9.677 %)JavaScript
41 (1.613 %)PHP
41 (1.613 %)ActionScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.613 %)MCP
11 (1.613 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.613 %)WSUS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (70.97 %)Oracle
23 (4.839 %)Microsoft
32 (3.226 %)BEA
41 (1.613 %)Google
41 (1.613 %)HP
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo