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The table below looks at the demand for PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PVCS over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPVCS (Polytron Version Control System)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6769
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads427
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.029 %
As % of the category below6.154 %11.39 %
Daily rates quoted218
Average minimum daily rate£275£247
Average daily rate£288£249
% change on same period last year+15.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£251
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£312
% change on same period last year+7.31 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£34.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£34.50
% change on same period last year-5.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.00£34.00
% change on same period last year-2.94 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads65237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted27108
Average minimum daily rate£304£277
Average daily rate£323£293
% change on same period last year+10.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted731
Average minimum hourly rate£35.71£34.48
Average hourly rate£36.29£35.35
% change on same period last year+2.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.88£36.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
PVCS East of EnglandPVCS
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.

PVCS
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire PVCS Demand Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire PVCS Daily Rate Trend

PVCS
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire PVCS Daily Rate Histogram

PVCS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire PVCS Hourly Rate Trend

PVCS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PVCS 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+92£288+16.94 %
PVCS East of EnglandPVCS
East of England

PVCS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
12 (50.00 %)SharePoint
12 (50.00 %)MS Visio
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
12 (50.00 %)WinRunner
12 (50.00 %)TestDirector
12 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
12 (50.00 %)Project Management
12 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
12 (50.00 %)Project Planning
12 (50.00 %)Test Management
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)GIS
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Serena
21 (25.00 %)LuciadMap
21 (25.00 %)Middleware
21 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)Solaris
21 (25.00 %)Linux
21 (25.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)CORBA
21 (25.00 %)STL
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)C

PVCS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)STL
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)CORBA
11 (25.00 %)Middleware
11 (25.00 %)LuciadMap
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)SharePoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
12 (50.00 %)MS Excel
12 (50.00 %)MS Visio
12 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)GIS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)WinRunner
12 (50.00 %)TestDirector
12 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Coordinator
11 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Administrator
11 (25.00 %)Test Coordinator
11 (25.00 %)Java Software Engineer
11 (25.00 %)C Software Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Solaris
11 (25.00 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Project Management
12 (50.00 %)Project Planning
12 (50.00 %)Test Management
12 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)UML
21 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
11 (25.00 %)C++
11 (25.00 %)Java
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (50.00 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Serena