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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Online Games' in contract IT jobs within the Hertfordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Online Games over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Game
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7076
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.210 %2.199 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£500£263
Average daily rate£500£292
% change on same period last year+71.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£280
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
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-£22.00
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads477864
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.766 %0.928 %
Daily rates quoted139377
Average minimum daily rate£349£330
Average daily rate£377£357
% change on same period last year+5.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted5582
Average minimum hourly rate£28.19£28.08
Average hourly rate£29.54£29.97
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.88£31.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Online Games East of EnglandOnline Games
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.

Online Games
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Online Games Demand Trend

Online Games
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Online Games Daily Rate Trend

Online Games
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Online Games 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
WatfordUp+61£500+57.17 %
Online Games East of EnglandOnline Games
East of England

Online Games
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)Games
22 (66.67 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)Sybase
31 (33.33 %)DB2
31 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
31 (33.33 %)Business Objects
31 (33.33 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)Windows
31 (33.33 %)AIX
31 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
31 (33.33 %)SLA
31 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects
31 (33.33 %)Tru64
31 (33.33 %)Workflow
31 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)BODI
31 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects XI
31 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

Online Games
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)WebServices
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)DB2
11 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
11 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects
11 (33.33 %)BODI
11 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects XI
11 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Games
21 (33.33 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Analyst
11 (33.33 %)Test Analyst
11 (33.33 %)DBA
11 (33.33 %)Administrator
11 (33.33 %)Senior DBA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)Windows
11 (33.33 %)AIX
11 (33.33 %)Tru64
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
11 (33.33 %)Workflow
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Sybase
11 (33.33 %)Business Objects