The first table below looks at the demand for PhD in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PhD over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Hertfordshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
PhD
Rank - 64 -
Contract jobs citing PhD 0 6 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire - 0.618% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 3.468% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 0
Average daily rate - £250 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £250 £275 £625
% change year-on-year
-9.09% -56.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £65.00 - £40.00
All Qualifications
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
115 173 131
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 18.05% 17.82% 14.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 70 36
Average daily rate £381 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.92% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £209 £176 £105
10% offered a daily rate of more than £453 £450 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 17 27
Average hourly rate £25.25 £35.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-27.85% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.50 £14.50 £22.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.50 £42.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
PhD
East of England

PhD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PhD across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Hertfordshire PhD Jobs Demand Trend

PhD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire PhD Daily Rate Trend

PhD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire PhD Hourly Rate Trend