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The table below looks at the demand for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) 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 ODBC over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6693
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.049 %0.385 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£294
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£341
% change on same period last year-9.84 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.39-
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads244519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.557 %
Daily rates quoted92208
Average minimum daily rate£317£274
Average daily rate£339£290
% change on same period last year+17.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1439
Average minimum hourly rate£28.87£31.48
Average hourly rate£29.93£32.78
% change on same period last year-8.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£34.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
ODBC East of EnglandODBC
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.

ODBC
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire ODBC Demand Trend

ODBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire ODBC Daily Rate Trend

ODBC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire ODBC Hourly Rate Trend

ODBC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ODBC within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
StevenageNew entry-1--
ODBC East of EnglandODBC
East of England

ODBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)XPath
23 (60.00 %)Project Management
23 (60.00 %).NET
23 (60.00 %)C++
23 (60.00 %)HTML
23 (60.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)JavaScript
23 (60.00 %)ASP
23 (60.00 %)JDBC
23 (60.00 %)JSP
23 (60.00 %)Servlets
23 (60.00 %)SOAP
23 (60.00 %)WebServices
23 (60.00 %)XML
23 (60.00 %)XSD
23 (60.00 %)XSLT
23 (60.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)OO
23 (60.00 %)EAI
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft
23 (60.00 %)SAX
23 (60.00 %)InterSystems
32 (40.00 %)Telecoms
32 (40.00 %)BusinessObjects
32 (40.00 %)SAS
32 (40.00 %)MS Access
32 (40.00 %)Business Objects
32 (40.00 %)VB
41 (20.00 %)PRINCE2

ODBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)HTML
13 (60.00 %).NET
13 (60.00 %)ASP
13 (60.00 %)JDBC
13 (60.00 %)JSP
13 (60.00 %)Servlets
13 (60.00 %)SOAP
13 (60.00 %)WebServices
13 (60.00 %)XML
13 (60.00 %)XSD
13 (60.00 %)XSLT
13 (60.00 %)SAX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)SAS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)MS Access
12 (40.00 %)BusinessObjects
21 (20.00 %)Datawarehouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Telecoms
21 (20.00 %)Government
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Java Developer
21 (20.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)C++ Developer
21 (20.00 %)VB Developer
21 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
21 (20.00 %)Access Developer
21 (20.00 %)Developer Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Integration Analyst
21 (20.00 %)C++/Java Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)OO
13 (60.00 %)EAI
13 (60.00 %)Project Management
21 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)C++
23 (60.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)JavaScript
23 (60.00 %)XPath
32 (40.00 %)VB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft
13 (60.00 %)InterSystems
22 (40.00 %)Business Objects