Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pensions' 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 Pensions over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPension
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6783
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads412
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.839 %1.389 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£408£325
Average daily rate£433£325
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£417
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
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£125.00£38.60
% change on same period last year+223.83 %
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 %
Pensions East of EnglandPensions
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.

Pensions
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Pensions Demand Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Pensions Daily Rate Trend

Pensions
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Pensions Hourly Rate Trend

Pensions
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pensions 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
Potters BarDown-111£525-
Pensions East of EnglandPensions
East of England

Pensions
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

14 (36.36 %)Finance
23 (27.27 %)GAP Analysis
32 (18.18 %)Mainframe
32 (18.18 %)Citrix
32 (18.18 %)Migration
32 (18.18 %)WebSphere
32 (18.18 %)Insurance
41 (9.091 %)Marketing
41 (9.091 %)Java EE
41 (9.091 %)Application Packaging
41 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (9.091 %)Stellent
41 (9.091 %)AppSense
41 (9.091 %)Altiris
41 (9.091 %)Content Management
41 (9.091 %)PMI
41 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (9.091 %)Internet
41 (9.091 %)Tivoli
41 (9.091 %)Six Sigma
41 (9.091 %)Project Management
41 (9.091 %)Java
41 (9.091 %).NET
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server
41 (9.091 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (9.091 %)WebServices
41 (9.091 %)Windows
41 (9.091 %)Microsoft
41 (9.091 %)CMMI

Pensions
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %)WebSphere
21 (9.091 %)Java EE
21 (9.091 %)Application Packaging
21 (9.091 %).NET
21 (9.091 %)WebServices
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)WebSphere Application Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Finance
22 (18.18 %)Insurance
31 (9.091 %)Marketing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Analyst
24 (36.36 %)Business Analyst
32 (18.18 %)Systems Analyst
32 (18.18 %)Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Solutions Architect
41 (9.091 %)Senior Business Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Senior Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Technical Specialist
41 (9.091 %)Programme Planner
41 (9.091 %)Actuary
41 (9.091 %)Architect
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)Mainframe
21 (9.091 %)PMI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)GAP Analysis
22 (18.18 %)Migration
31 (9.091 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (9.091 %)Content Management
31 (9.091 %)Six Sigma
31 (9.091 %)Project Management
31 (9.091 %)CMMI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)Java
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (9.091 %)Tivoli
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Citrix
21 (9.091 %)Stellent
21 (9.091 %)AppSense
21 (9.091 %)Altiris
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft