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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Serena products and/or services in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Serena over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSerena
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6995
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.090 %0.413 %
Daily rates quoted130
Average minimum daily rate£423-
Average daily rate£462-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£403
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£34.00
Average hourly rate-£34.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.10£27.75
% change on same period last year+30.09 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622727
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.829 %0.725 %
Daily rates quoted214289
Average minimum daily rate£350£340
Average daily rate£371£360
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted6883
Average minimum hourly rate£27.18£21.87
Average hourly rate£28.08£23.62
% change on same period last year+18.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.99£25.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Serena East of EnglandSerena
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Serena Software, Inc.

Serena
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Serena Demand Trend

Serena
Daily Rate Trend

The 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
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Serena across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Serena Daily Rate Histogram

Serena
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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

This section 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 29 August 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
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-1£475-
Serena East of EnglandSerena
East of England

Serena
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, 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.

116 (69.57 %)Retail
213 (56.52 %)Microsoft
312 (52.17 %)Migration
49 (39.13 %)Games
49 (39.13 %)Scrum
49 (39.13 %)AJAX
49 (39.13 %)WPF
49 (39.13 %)Internet
49 (39.13 %)C#
49 (39.13 %).NET
49 (39.13 %)ASP.NET
49 (39.13 %)XML
49 (39.13 %)XSLT
49 (39.13 %)VSS/SourceSafe
49 (39.13 %)OO
49 (39.13 %)RAD
49 (39.13 %)SMTP
49 (39.13 %)FTP
49 (39.13 %)HTTP
49 (39.13 %)TCP/IP
58 (34.78 %)ADO.NET
58 (34.78 %)SQL
58 (34.78 %)E-Commerce
58 (34.78 %)BizTalk Server
66 (26.09 %)Change Management
74 (17.39 %)PRINCE
74 (17.39 %)PMP
74 (17.39 %)PMI Certification
82 (8.696 %)Project Management
82 (8.696 %)Matrix Management

Serena
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (39.13 %)ASP.NET
19 (39.13 %)XML
19 (39.13 %)XSLT
19 (39.13 %)AJAX
19 (39.13 %)WPF
19 (39.13 %).NET
28 (34.78 %)ADO.NET
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (34.78 %)BizTalk Server
21 (4.348 %)IIS
21 (4.348 %)TeamSite
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (39.13 %)SMTP
19 (39.13 %)FTP
19 (39.13 %)HTTP
19 (39.13 %)TCP/IP
19 (39.13 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (39.13 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (4.348 %)OpenDeploy
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (69.57 %)Retail
29 (39.13 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (30.43 %)Project Manager
26 (26.09 %)Development Manager
34 (17.39 %)Implementation Manager
42 (8.696 %)Web Manager
42 (8.696 %)Developer
51 (4.348 %)Web Developer
51 (4.348 %)Junior
51 (4.348 %).NET Developer
51 (4.348 %)C# Developer
51 (4.348 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.348 %)Technical Specialist
51 (4.348 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.348 %)UI Developer
51 (4.348 %).NET Web Developer
51 (4.348 %)C# Web Developer
51 (4.348 %)Web Development Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)Windows
11 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (52.17 %)Migration
29 (39.13 %)Scrum
29 (39.13 %)OO
29 (39.13 %)RAD
38 (34.78 %)E-Commerce
46 (26.09 %)Change Management
54 (17.39 %)PRINCE
62 (8.696 %)Web Development
62 (8.696 %)Matrix Management
62 (8.696 %)Project Management
71 (4.348 %)Service Delivery
71 (4.348 %)Release Management
71 (4.348 %)Configuration Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (39.13 %)C#
28 (34.78 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (17.39 %)PMP
14 (17.39 %)PMI Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (56.52 %)Microsoft
21 (4.348 %)Interwoven