The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Local Government over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Hertfordshire region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Local Government
Rank - 71 66
Contract jobs citing Local Government 0 1 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire - 0.104% 0.236%
As % of the General category - 0.215% 0.446%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Average daily rate - - £250
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £340 £360
% change year-on-year
-2.94% -5.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £17.43 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.25 £20.26 £15.50
% change year-on-year
+9.84% +30.67%
All of the General Category
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
314 466 448
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 48.01% 48.39% 52.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 201 212
Average daily rate £400 £375 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £248 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £461 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 34 33
Average hourly rate £16.75 £33.50 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-50.00% +109.37%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £11.00 £11.08
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £49.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
- -5.66%
Local Government
East of England

Local Government
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Local Government across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Hertfordshire Local Government Jobs Demand Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Local Government Daily Rate Trend

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Local Government Hourly Rate Trend