Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Sun Certification in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun Certification over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6993
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.905 %0.962 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£353
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
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£25.88£35.00
% change on same period last year-26.05 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads105208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.223 %
Daily rates quoted3270
Average minimum daily rate£307£341
Average daily rate£328£360
% change on same period last year-8.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3032
Average minimum hourly rate£27.15£28.98
Average hourly rate£28.32£30.43
% change on same period last year-6.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.50£31.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Sun Certification East of EnglandSun Certification
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.

Sun Certification
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sun Certification Demand Trend

Sun Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Sun Certification Daily Rate Trend

Sun Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun Certification 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
WatfordUp+201--
Sun Certification East of EnglandSun Certification
East of England

Sun Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Sun
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Interwoven
21 (50.00 %)Tridion
21 (50.00 %)MVC
21 (50.00 %)Education
21 (50.00 %)Content Management
21 (50.00 %)JSF
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere
21 (50.00 %)Web Development
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)JSTL
21 (50.00 %)HP APS
21 (50.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)Perl
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)DB2
21 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (50.00 %)EJB
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)JDBC
21 (50.00 %)JSP
21 (50.00 %)Struts
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)RAD
21 (50.00 %)XHTML

Sun Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)HTML
11 (50.00 %)EJB
11 (50.00 %)CSS
11 (50.00 %)JDBC
11 (50.00 %)JSP
11 (50.00 %)Struts
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)XHTML
11 (50.00 %)MVC
11 (50.00 %)JSF
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere
11 (50.00 %)JSTL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
11 (50.00 %)Eclipse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Education
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Java Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)RAD
11 (50.00 %)Content Management
11 (50.00 %)Web Development
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)JavaScript
11 (50.00 %)Perl
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Degree
11 (50.00 %)HP APS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Sun
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Interwoven
21 (50.00 %)Tridion
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)IBM