| Security Clearance |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 15 | 27 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +12 | +17 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 33 | 45 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 6.019 % | 4.441 % | 2.943 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 45.59 % | 34.74 % | 19.91 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Average daily rate | £305 | £275 | £338 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £158 | £166 | £205 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £370 | £400 | £360 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £388 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.75 | £23.50 | £33.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £14.88 | £15.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.80 | £33.40 | £36.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.25 | £33.83 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 68 | 95 | 226 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 13.20 % | 12.79 % | 14.78 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 29 | 78 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £275 | £338 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £153 | £140 | £244 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 21 | 19 | 46 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.00 | £23.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £14.88 | £14.40 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.00 | £33.40 | £35.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
