Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus products and/or services in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lotus over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5271
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1824
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.026 %
As % of the category below3.346 %3.468 %
Daily rates quoted56
Average minimum daily rate£265£182
Average daily rate£295£190
% change on same period last year+55.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£198
UK excluding London average daily rate£218£212
% change on same period last year+2.72 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average minimum hourly rate£7.00£14.74
Average hourly rate£7.00£15.68
% change on same period last year-55.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£7.00£16.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.80£18.43
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads538692
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.847 %0.742 %
Daily rates quoted177249
Average minimum daily rate£333£339
Average daily rate£352£362
% change on same period last year-2.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted4290
Average minimum hourly rate£22.90£25.59
Average hourly rate£24.39£26.93
% change on same period last year-9.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.87£28.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Lotus East of EnglandLotus
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire Lotus Daily Rate Histogram

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lotus within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
StevenageUp+21--
Lotus East of EnglandLotus
East of England

Lotus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

126 (83.87 %)Lotus Notes
216 (51.61 %)Citrix
315 (48.39 %)Active Directory
414 (45.16 %)MS Office
414 (45.16 %)Windows
58 (25.81 %)SQL Server
58 (25.81 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
67 (22.58 %)Validation
76 (19.35 %)OpenView Configuration Management
76 (19.35 %)SQL
76 (19.35 %)Lotus Domino
85 (16.13 %)ADSI
85 (16.13 %)VBScript
85 (16.13 %)VB
85 (16.13 %)SAN
85 (16.13 %)WMI
85 (16.13 %)Test Scripting
94 (12.90 %)QA
94 (12.90 %)Government
94 (12.90 %)Transact-SQL
94 (12.90 %)ADO
94 (12.90 %)DHCP
94 (12.90 %)DNS
94 (12.90 %)IBM
103 (9.677 %)Microsoft
103 (9.677 %)MS Excel
103 (9.677 %)TestDirector
103 (9.677 %)Project Management
103 (9.677 %)Performance Testing

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (16.13 %)ADSI
15 (16.13 %)WMI
24 (12.90 %)ADO
32 (6.452 %).NET
32 (6.452 %).NET Framework
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (83.87 %)Lotus Notes
26 (19.35 %)Lotus Domino
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (45.16 %)MS Office
23 (9.677 %)MS Excel
31 (3.226 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.452 %)Academy Housing
12 (6.452 %)arcHouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (16.13 %)SAN
24 (12.90 %)DHCP
24 (12.90 %)DNS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (25.81 %)SQL Server
22 (6.452 %)OLAP
22 (6.452 %)MS Access
22 (6.452 %)Data Mining
22 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (6.452 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
22 (6.452 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (9.677 %)TestDirector
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (12.90 %)Government
22 (6.452 %)Pharmaceutical
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (22.58 %)Analyst
24 (12.90 %)Administrator
24 (12.90 %)Test Consultant
24 (12.90 %)Consultant
32 (6.452 %)Support Analyst
32 (6.452 %)Helpdesk Analyst
32 (6.452 %)Software Developer
32 (6.452 %)Project Manager
32 (6.452 %)Business Analyst
32 (6.452 %)Tester
32 (6.452 %)Developer
32 (6.452 %)Infrastructure Consultant
32 (6.452 %)Business Project Manager
32 (6.452 %)Project Administrator
32 (6.452 %)Business Manager
41 (3.226 %)Active Directory Specialist
41 (3.226 %)Helpdesk Operator
41 (3.226 %)Procurement Administrator
41 (3.226 %)Citrix Consultant
41 (3.226 %)Test Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)NHS
12 (6.452 %)Informatics
21 (3.226 %)Blackberry
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (45.16 %)Windows
28 (25.81 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.226 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
31 (3.226 %)Windows XP
31 (3.226 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
27 (22.58 %)Validation
35 (16.13 %)Test Scripting
43 (9.677 %)Performance Testing
43 (9.677 %)Test Management
43 (9.677 %)Project Management
52 (6.452 %)Asset Management
61 (3.226 %)ITIL
61 (3.226 %)Business Intelligence
61 (3.226 %)SC Cleared
61 (3.226 %)BC Cleared
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (19.35 %)SQL
25 (16.13 %)VBScript
25 (16.13 %)VB
34 (12.90 %)Transact-SQL
42 (6.452 %)C#
42 (6.452 %)C++
42 (6.452 %)VBA
42 (6.452 %)VC++
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (12.90 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (48.39 %)Active Directory
21 (3.226 %)MetaFrame
21 (3.226 %)NetBackup
21 (3.226 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (19.35 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (3.226 %)OpenView
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (51.61 %)Citrix
24 (12.90 %)IBM
33 (9.677 %)Microsoft
42 (6.452 %)HP
42 (6.452 %)Anite
42 (6.452 %)VMware
42 (6.452 %)Northgate
42 (6.452 %)Civica
42 (6.452 %)Capita
42 (6.452 %)Orchard
51 (3.226 %)Cisco
51 (3.226 %)Sun
51 (3.226 %)Novell
51 (3.226 %)Symantec