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This section looks at the demand for ACI BASE24 skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BASE24 over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkACI BASE24
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7592
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below14.89 %1.923 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£287£350
Average daily rate£318£365
% change on same period last year-12.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£397
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
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£33.30£23.42
% change on same period last year+42.16 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads4752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted1314
Average minimum daily rate£288£421
Average daily rate£320£446
% change on same period last year-28.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£472
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£421
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£19.76
Average hourly rate-£19.86
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£19.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.59£24.63
% change on same period last year+12.02 %
BASE24 East of EnglandBASE24
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.

BASE24
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BASE24 across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Hertfordshire BASE24 Demand Trend

BASE24
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BASE24 across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire BASE24 Daily Rate Trend

BASE24
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BASE24 across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hertfordshire BASE24 Daily Rate Histogram

BASE24
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BASE24 within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
WelwynNew entry-1--
BASE24 East of EnglandBASE24
East of England

BASE24
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing BASE24 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 BASE24.

15 (62.50 %)ATM
24 (50.00 %)EFT
24 (50.00 %)ISO8583
32 (25.00 %)Migration
32 (25.00 %)APACS
32 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
32 (25.00 %)COBOL
32 (25.00 %)Tandem
32 (25.00 %)UNIX
41 (12.50 %)Systems Analysis
41 (12.50 %)QA
41 (12.50 %)SQL
41 (12.50 %)PSTN
41 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
41 (12.50 %)Telecoms
41 (12.50 %)Finance
41 (12.50 %)X.25

BASE24
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing BASE24 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 BASE24. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (62.50 %)ATM
21 (12.50 %)PSTN
21 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
21 (12.50 %)X.25
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Telecoms
11 (12.50 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Tester
24 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)Analyst
32 (25.00 %)Analyst Developer
41 (12.50 %)Test Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Systems Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Consultant
41 (12.50 %)Systems Tester
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (50.00 %)EFT
22 (25.00 %)APACS
22 (25.00 %)Tandem
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Migration
12 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
21 (12.50 %)Systems Analysis
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)COBOL
21 (12.50 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (50.00 %)ISO8583
21 (12.50 %)QA