Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the PC Engineer role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PC Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 PC Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6494
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.760 %0.063 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£123-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£145-
UK excluding London average daily rate£196£106
% change on same period last year+85.67 %
Hourly rates quoted61
Average minimum hourly rate£15.49£20.00
Average hourly rate£16.74£22.50
% change on same period last year-25.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.99£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.44£14.60
% change on same period last year+5.70 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
PC Engineer East of EnglandPC Engineer
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.

PC Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire PC Engineer Demand Trend

PC Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire PC Engineer Daily Rate Trend

PC Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire PC Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

PC Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PC Engineer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire PC Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

PC Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PC Engineer 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
WatfordNew entry-1--
PC Engineer East of EnglandPC Engineer
East of England

PC Engineer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited PC Engineer in their job title 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 with PC Engineer in their job title.

15 (45.45 %)CMDB
23 (27.27 %)Insurance
23 (27.27 %)Dell
23 (27.27 %)Citrix
23 (27.27 %)Government
32 (18.18 %)Windows
32 (18.18 %)Windows XP
41 (9.091 %)HP
41 (9.091 %)MS Office
41 (9.091 %)MCP
41 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
41 (9.091 %)MCSE
41 (9.091 %)Windows NT
41 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification

PC Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited PC Engineer in their job title 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 with PC Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Government
13 (27.27 %)Insurance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (45.45 %)CMDB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (18.18 %)Windows
12 (18.18 %)Windows XP
21 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
21 (9.091 %)Windows NT
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)MCP
11 (9.091 %)MCSE
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)Dell
13 (27.27 %)Citrix
21 (9.091 %)HP