Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkOrchard
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£250£275
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
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£27.50£25.00
% change on same period last year+10.00 %
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 %
Orchard East of EnglandOrchard
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 Orchard Information Systems Ltd.

Orchard
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Orchard Demand Trend

Orchard
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Orchard Daily Rate Trend

Orchard
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Orchard Hourly Rate Trend

Orchard
Top 19 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VBA
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)OLAP
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
12 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
12 (100.00 %)Data Mining
12 (100.00 %)Lotus
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (100.00 %)Project Management
12 (100.00 %)Anite
12 (100.00 %)Asset Management
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
12 (100.00 %)Northgate
12 (100.00 %)Civica
12 (100.00 %)Capita
12 (100.00 %)Academy Housing
12 (100.00 %)arcHouse
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services

Orchard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (100.00 %)Academy Housing
12 (100.00 %)arcHouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)OLAP
12 (100.00 %)Data Mining
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Project Manager
12 (100.00 %)Business Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Business Project Manager
12 (100.00 %)Business Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Project Management
12 (100.00 %)Asset Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VBA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Lotus
12 (100.00 %)Anite
12 (100.00 %)Northgate
12 (100.00 %)Civica
12 (100.00 %)Capita