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

LinkMicroformat
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank81-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.272 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
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, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads367498
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.489 %0.497 %
Daily rates quoted166213
Average minimum daily rate£356£325
Average daily rate£384£348
% change on same period last year+10.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1922
Average minimum hourly rate£30.86£30.97
Average hourly rate£32.09£32.31
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.33£33.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Microformats East of EnglandMicroformats
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.

Microformats
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Microformats Demand Trend

Microformats
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Microformats Daily Rate Trend

Microformats
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microformats 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
WatfordNew entry-1£325-
Microformats East of EnglandMicroformats
East of England

Microformats
Top 14 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)Flash
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (100.00 %)W3C
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)Insurance
11 (100.00 %)JSTL

Microformats
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)JSTL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Flash
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)Insurance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)W3C
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)ActionScript