Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mercator 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 Mercator over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMercator
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-94
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.140 %
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£342£520
% change on same period last year-34.25 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads527713
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.847 %0.766 %
Daily rates quoted164247
Average minimum daily rate£331£333
Average daily rate£349£356
% change on same period last year-1.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted4193
Average minimum hourly rate£21.90£25.08
Average hourly rate£23.35£26.36
% change on same period last year-11.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.79£27.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Mercator East of EnglandMercator
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 Mercator Software, Inc.

Mercator
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Mercator Demand Trend

Mercator
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Mercator Daily Rate Trend

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Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Mercator 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 Mercator.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)JUnit
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)SOA
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic Portal
11 (100.00 %)Hibernate
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)JSF
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
11 (100.00 %)Web Development
11 (100.00 %)Apache Beehive

Mercator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Mercator 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 Mercator. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)Hibernate
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)JSF
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
11 (100.00 %)Apache Beehive
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic Portal
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)JUnit
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)J2EE Developer
11 (100.00 %)WebLogic Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)SOA
11 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (100.00 %)Web Development
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle