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The table below looks at the demand for Rational Unified Process (RUP) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RUP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRational Unified Process (RUP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5846
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads1351
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.055 %
As % of the category below2.090 %5.809 %
Daily rates quoted616
Average minimum daily rate£400£403
Average daily rate£463£421
% change on same period last year+9.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£525£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£402£377
% change on same period last year+6.67 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.89£27.61
% change on same period last year+44.46 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.943 %
Daily rates quoted209370
Average minimum daily rate£338£346
Average daily rate£364£369
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7291
Average minimum hourly rate£31.59£32.37
Average hourly rate£32.56£33.73
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
RUP East of EnglandRUP
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.

RUP
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire RUP Demand Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire RUP Daily Rate Trend

RUP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire RUP Daily Rate Histogram

RUP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire RUP Hourly Rate Trend

RUP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RUP 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
RickmansworthNew entry-2--
Potters BarDown-102--
RUP East of EnglandRUP
East of England

RUP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (64.29 %)Java
27 (50.00 %)SQL Server
27 (50.00 %)WebServices
36 (42.86 %)Java EE
45 (35.71 %)Finance
54 (28.57 %)Microsoft
54 (28.57 %)RequisitePro
54 (28.57 %)Tivoli
54 (28.57 %)ClearQuest
54 (28.57 %)XML
54 (28.57 %).NET
54 (28.57 %)ClearCase
54 (28.57 %)UML
54 (28.57 %)WebSphere Application Server
54 (28.57 %)Migration
54 (28.57 %)Stellent
54 (28.57 %)Unified Process
54 (28.57 %)Zachman Framework
54 (28.57 %)TOGAF
54 (28.57 %)Content Management
54 (28.57 %)Systems Analysis
54 (28.57 %)WebSphere
54 (28.57 %)E-business
54 (28.57 %)Use Case
63 (21.43 %)DB2 UDB
63 (21.43 %)Java SE
63 (21.43 %)Hibernate
63 (21.43 %)IBM
63 (21.43 %)OO
63 (21.43 %)SOA

RUP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (50.00 %)WebServices
26 (42.86 %)Java EE
34 (28.57 %)WebSphere
34 (28.57 %)XML
34 (28.57 %).NET
43 (21.43 %)Java SE
43 (21.43 %)Hibernate
52 (14.29 %)XML Schema
61 (7.143 %)J2EE
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (28.57 %)WebSphere Application Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)Intranet
12 (14.29 %)Internet
12 (14.29 %)Extranet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (50.00 %)SQL Server
23 (21.43 %)DB2
23 (21.43 %)DB2 UDB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (28.57 %)ClearCase
14 (28.57 %)RequisitePro
14 (28.57 %)ClearQuest
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Finance
22 (14.29 %)Insurance
31 (7.143 %)Financial Institution
31 (7.143 %)Health
31 (7.143 %)Banking
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Analyst
24 (28.57 %)Architect
24 (28.57 %)Business Analyst
24 (28.57 %)Developer
24 (28.57 %)Lead Developer
33 (21.43 %)Systems Architect
42 (14.29 %)Lead Java Developer
42 (14.29 %)WebSphere Architect
42 (14.29 %)Lead Software Developer
42 (14.29 %)Java Developer
42 (14.29 %)Systems Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Software Developer
51 (7.143 %)Solutions Architect
51 (7.143 %)Development Manager
51 (7.143 %)Business Systems Analyst
51 (7.143 %)UML Business Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Technical Manager
51 (7.143 %)Senior Systems Architect
51 (7.143 %)Senior Solutions Architect
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)PMI
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)E-business
14 (28.57 %)Migration
14 (28.57 %)Unified Process
14 (28.57 %)Zachman Framework
14 (28.57 %)TOGAF
14 (28.57 %)Content Management
14 (28.57 %)Systems Analysis
14 (28.57 %)Use Case
14 (28.57 %)UML
23 (21.43 %)OO
23 (21.43 %)SOA
32 (14.29 %)Code Coverage
32 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
32 (14.29 %)Continuous Integration
41 (7.143 %)CMMI
41 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
41 (7.143 %)B2B
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (64.29 %)Java
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (14.29 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.143 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (28.57 %)Tivoli
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (28.57 %)Microsoft
14 (28.57 %)Stellent
23 (21.43 %)IBM
31 (7.143 %)Oracle
31 (7.143 %)Citrix