Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Statistics skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Statistics over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStatistics
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6291
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads94
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.004 %
As % of the category below7.826 %1.316 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£233£275
Average daily rate£250£325
% change on same period last year-23.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£267£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£301
% change on same period last year+6.68 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.69£18.25
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads115304
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.326 %
Daily rates quoted26129
Average minimum daily rate£359£293
Average daily rate£382£312
% change on same period last year+22.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2537
Average minimum hourly rate£28.02£29.74
Average hourly rate£29.24£31.31
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.45£32.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Statistics East of EnglandStatistics
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.

Statistics
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Statistics Demand Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Statistics Daily Rate Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire Statistics Daily Rate Histogram

Statistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Statistics Hourly Rate Trend

Statistics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics 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
WatfordNew entry-1--
Statistics East of EnglandStatistics
East of England

Statistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (38.46 %)Telecoms
23 (23.08 %)Mathematics
23 (23.08 %)UNIX
23 (23.08 %)STATISTICA
32 (15.38 %)3G
32 (15.38 %)Project Management
32 (15.38 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (15.38 %)MS Office
32 (15.38 %)SAP
32 (15.38 %)GSM
32 (15.38 %)UMTS
32 (15.38 %)2G
32 (15.38 %)MS Access
32 (15.38 %)Manufacturing
41 (7.692 %)Validation
41 (7.692 %)PhD
41 (7.692 %)SAS
41 (7.692 %)Legal
41 (7.692 %)Computer Science
41 (7.692 %)Biostatistics
41 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
41 (7.692 %)Performance Management
41 (7.692 %)QMS
41 (7.692 %)GMP
41 (7.692 %)Microsoft
41 (7.692 %)Sun
41 (7.692 %)Nortel
41 (7.692 %)SAS Certification
41 (7.692 %)Ericsson
41 (7.692 %)Nokia

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)HTML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)SAS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (15.38 %)MS Office
21 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (15.38 %)GSM
12 (15.38 %)UMTS
12 (15.38 %)3G
12 (15.38 %)2G
21 (7.692 %)RNC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (23.08 %)STATISTICA
22 (15.38 %)MS Access
31 (7.692 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (38.46 %)Telecoms
22 (15.38 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (15.38 %)Manufacturing
31 (7.692 %)Legal
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (23.08 %)Statistician
22 (15.38 %)Project Coordinator
22 (15.38 %)Project Planner
22 (15.38 %)Coordinator
31 (7.692 %)Junior
31 (7.692 %)DBA
31 (7.692 %)Programmer
31 (7.692 %)Administrator
31 (7.692 %)Project Administrator
31 (7.692 %)SAS Programmer
31 (7.692 %)RNC Engineer
31 (7.692 %)MySQL DBA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)Mathematics
21 (7.692 %)Computer Science
21 (7.692 %)NHS
21 (7.692 %)Management Information System
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Project Management
21 (7.692 %)Quality Management
21 (7.692 %)Validation
21 (7.692 %)Statistical Analysis
21 (7.692 %)Project Planning
21 (7.692 %)Biostatistics
21 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
21 (7.692 %)Performance Management
21 (7.692 %)QMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
11 (7.692 %)VBA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)PhD
11 (7.692 %)SAS Certification
11 (7.692 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)GMP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)SAP
21 (7.692 %)Microsoft
21 (7.692 %)Sun
21 (7.692 %)Nortel
21 (7.692 %)Ericsson
21 (7.692 %)Nokia