| Firewall |
| 3 months to
12 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 32 | 37 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +5 | +18 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 20 | 39 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 2.729 % | 2.625 % | 2.567 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 9.655 % | 6.173 % | 14.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £275 | £346 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £34.50 | £16.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.50 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 145 | 324 | 272 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 28.27 % | 42.52 % | 17.91 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 44 | 101 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £325 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £250 | £227 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £400 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £336 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 25 | 25 | 31 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £35.00 | £19.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.00 | £15.00 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.30 | £46.50 | £26.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £24.00 | £28.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Firewall across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
