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This section looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8689
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.083 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£548-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£597-
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£417
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
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£21.00£27.92
% change on same period last year-24.77 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads14495
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.096 %
Daily rates quoted5026
Average minimum daily rate£352£360
Average daily rate£390£387
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£414
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£371
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted196
Average minimum hourly rate£18.90£27.13
Average hourly rate£19.33£29.06
% change on same period last year-33.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.75£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.31£24.73
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
COBIT East of EnglandCOBIT
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.

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBIT across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Hertfordshire COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire COBIT Daily Rate Trend

COBIT
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire COBIT Daily Rate Histogram

COBIT
Top 14 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)ITIL
25 (83.33 %)CA
25 (83.33 %)Six Sigma
25 (83.33 %)Asset Management
34 (66.67 %)Unicenter
34 (66.67 %)Security Management
34 (66.67 %)Retail
43 (50.00 %)Change Management
52 (33.33 %)ITIL Certification
61 (16.67 %)IT Governance
61 (16.67 %)Release Management
61 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
61 (16.67 %)Microsoft
61 (16.67 %)Configuration Management

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Architect
24 (66.67 %)Technical Architect
32 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
41 (16.67 %)Technical Solutions Architect
41 (16.67 %)IT Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)ITIL
25 (83.33 %)Six Sigma
25 (83.33 %)Asset Management
34 (66.67 %)Security Management
43 (50.00 %)Change Management
51 (16.67 %)IT Governance
51 (16.67 %)Release Management
51 (16.67 %)Configuration Management
51 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (33.33 %)ITIL Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (66.67 %)Unicenter
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)CA
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft
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