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This section looks at the demand for Mathematics (Maths) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mathematics over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMathematics (Maths)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7896
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.174 %0.625 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£300
% change on same period last year+10.85 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£23.25£11.00
Average hourly rate£24.38£11.00
% change on same period last year+121.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.50£11.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.76£26.90
% change on same period last year-15.37 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads184320
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.245 %0.319 %
Daily rates quoted57148
Average minimum daily rate£341£326
Average daily rate£369£341
% change on same period last year+8.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£353
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted4948
Average minimum hourly rate£27.65£29.15
Average hourly rate£28.90£30.98
% change on same period last year-6.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.14£32.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.01£28.53
% change on same period last year-12.34 %
Mathematics East of EnglandMathematics
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.

Mathematics
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Mathematics Demand Trend

Mathematics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Mathematics Daily Rate Trend

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Mathematics Hourly Rate Trend

Mathematics
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mathematics across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Mathematics Hourly Rate Histogram

Mathematics
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mathematics within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
StevenageUp+62--
Mathematics East of EnglandMathematics
East of England

Mathematics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics.

18 (80.00 %)Degree
26 (60.00 %)Electronics
35 (50.00 %)Microsoft
44 (40.00 %)MFC
44 (40.00 %)C
44 (40.00 %)C++
44 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
44 (40.00 %)Physics
53 (30.00 %)Statistics
62 (20.00 %)FMECA
62 (20.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
62 (20.00 %)Electric
62 (20.00 %)STATISTICA
62 (20.00 %)VHDL
62 (20.00 %)MS Excel
62 (20.00 %)PhD
71 (10.00 %)Quality Management
71 (10.00 %)MS Office
71 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
71 (10.00 %)GMP
71 (10.00 %)SQL
71 (10.00 %)VBA
71 (10.00 %)Government
71 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
71 (10.00 %)Finance
71 (10.00 %)Local Government
71 (10.00 %)Data Protection Act
71 (10.00 %)QMS
71 (10.00 %)Data Protection

Mathematics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Mathematics 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 Mathematics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (40.00 %)MFC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Excel
21 (10.00 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)STATISTICA
21 (10.00 %)Datawarehouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (60.00 %)Electronics
22 (20.00 %)Electric
31 (10.00 %)Government
31 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
31 (10.00 %)Local Government
31 (10.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Software Engineer
14 (40.00 %)Test Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Hardware Engineer
22 (20.00 %)FPGA Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Statistician
31 (10.00 %)Data Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Software Support Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (40.00 %)Physics
23 (30.00 %)Statistics
32 (20.00 %)VHDL
32 (20.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
41 (10.00 %)Data Protection Act
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)FMECA
21 (10.00 %)QMS
21 (10.00 %)Data Protection
21 (10.00 %)Quality Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (40.00 %)C
14 (40.00 %)C++
21 (10.00 %)SQL
21 (10.00 %)VBA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (80.00 %)Degree
22 (20.00 %)PhD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)GMP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Microsoft