The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Serena products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Serena over the 3 months to 17 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 Vendors 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within Serena Software, Inc.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Serena
Rank 61 - 44
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Serena 2 0 22
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.311% - 2.535%
As % of the Vendors category 0.683% - 4.911%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £325 £200
% change year-on-year
+30.76% +62.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 19
Average hourly rate £36.75 - £37.50
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.75 - £37.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.75 - £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.75 £28.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+42.98% -24.00%
All Vendors
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
293 364 448
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 45.57% 37.60% 51.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 140 168
Average daily rate £375 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £185 £189
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £471 £488
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 36 70
Average hourly rate £17.50 £16.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+9.37% -54.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £11.00 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £36.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Serena
East of England

Serena
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Serena Jobs Demand Trend

Serena
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Serena Daily Rate Trend

Serena
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Serena Hourly Rate Trend

Serena
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Serena within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stevenage - 2 - -
Serena
East of England

Serena
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Serena 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 Serena.

1 6 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (83.33%) Integration Testing
3 4 (66.67%) UML
3 4 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (66.67%) Rational Rhapsody
4 3 (50.00%) Ada
4 3 (50.00%) Degree
5 2 (33.33%) LabVIEW
5 2 (33.33%) LabWindows
5 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
5 2 (33.33%) C
5 2 (33.33%) C++
6 1 (16.67%) Windows
6 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
6 1 (16.67%) SysML
6 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
6 1 (16.67%) Windows Server 2008

Serena
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Serena 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 Serena. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) LabWindows
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
1 4 (66.67%) Rational Rhapsody
2 2 (33.33%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 5 (83.33%) Software Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) C++ Software Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) C Software Engineer
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Configuration Management
2 5 (83.33%) Integration Testing
3 4 (66.67%) UML
4 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
5 1 (16.67%) SysML
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) Ada
2 2 (33.33%) C
2 2 (33.33%) C++
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft