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The table below looks at the demand for Unified Modeling Language (UML) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited UML over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnified Modeling Language (UML)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3322
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads39108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.116 %
As % of the category below6.270 %12.30 %
Daily rates quoted1232
Average minimum daily rate£371£395
Average daily rate£388£412
% change on same period last year-5.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£369
% change on same period last year+3.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1716
Average minimum hourly rate£34.27£37.88
Average hourly rate£34.92£38.34
% change on same period last year-8.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.56£38.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.20£36.13
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.943 %
Daily rates quoted209370
Average minimum daily rate£338£346
Average daily rate£364£369
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7291
Average minimum hourly rate£31.59£32.37
Average hourly rate£32.56£33.73
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
UML East of EnglandUML
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.

UML
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire UML Demand Trend

UML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire UML Daily Rate Trend

UML
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire UML Daily Rate Histogram

UML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire UML Hourly Rate Trend

UML
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire UML Hourly Rate Histogram

UML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UML 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
StevenageDown-311--
WatfordUp+25--
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-2£450-
RickmansworthNew entry-1--
UML East of EnglandUML
East of England

UML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

144 (47.83 %)Java
229 (31.52 %)WebServices
325 (27.17 %)Finance
325 (27.17 %)OO
424 (26.09 %)C
424 (26.09 %)C++
523 (25.00 %)Hibernate
621 (22.83 %).NET
621 (22.83 %)JUnit
621 (22.83 %)SOA
621 (22.83 %)Spring
720 (21.74 %)WebLogic
819 (20.65 %)C#
918 (19.57 %)Oracle
1015 (16.30 %)SQL Server
1015 (16.30 %)XML
1015 (16.30 %)Eclipse
1114 (15.22 %)Microsoft
1114 (15.22 %)SQL
1114 (15.22 %)ClearQuest
1213 (14.13 %)Back Office
1213 (14.13 %)ClearCase
1213 (14.13 %)Agile Software Development
1213 (14.13 %)Use Case
1213 (14.13 %)Security Cleared
1312 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
1312 (13.04 %)E-Commerce
1312 (13.04 %)J2EE
1411 (11.96 %)Telecoms
1411 (11.96 %)Configuration Management

UML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (31.52 %)WebServices
223 (25.00 %)Hibernate
321 (22.83 %)Spring
321 (22.83 %).NET
415 (16.30 %)XML
512 (13.04 %)J2EE
610 (10.87 %)ADO.NET
610 (10.87 %)AJAX
610 (10.87 %)Java EE
79 (9.783 %)Struts
88 (8.696 %)JSF
97 (7.609 %).NET Framework
97 (7.609 %)Apache Beehive
105 (5.435 %)ASP.NET
105 (5.435 %)XSL
105 (5.435 %)XHTML
112 (2.174 %)XML Schema
112 (2.174 %)OpenGL
112 (2.174 %)DirectX
112 (2.174 %)CSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (21.74 %)WebLogic
28 (8.696 %)WebLogic Portal
35 (5.435 %)JBoss
44 (4.348 %)Commerce Server 2007
44 (4.348 %)Commerce Server
53 (3.261 %)SharePoint
62 (2.174 %)BizTalk Server
62 (2.174 %)Apache
62 (2.174 %)Tomcat
71 (1.087 %)IIS
71 (1.087 %)Resin
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (10.87 %)MATLAB
26 (6.522 %)Simulink
32 (2.174 %)MS Office
32 (2.174 %)MS Visio
41 (1.087 %)MS Project
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (5.435 %)Microsoft CRM
15 (5.435 %)Dynamics CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.522 %)CTI
24 (4.348 %)HTTP
33 (3.261 %)SMTP
33 (3.261 %)FTP
42 (2.174 %)Softphone
42 (2.174 %)SNMP
42 (2.174 %)TCP/IP
42 (2.174 %)Internet
51 (1.087 %)DVB
51 (1.087 %)TELNET
51 (1.087 %)SMPP
51 (1.087 %)Firewall
51 (1.087 %)DNS
51 (1.087 %)NGN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (16.30 %)SQL Server
26 (6.522 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (5.435 %)SQL Server 2008
43 (3.261 %)Datawarehouse
52 (2.174 %)MySQL
61 (1.087 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (1.087 %)RDBMS
61 (1.087 %)GIS
61 (1.087 %)MS Access
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (22.83 %)JUnit
215 (16.30 %)Eclipse
314 (15.22 %)ClearQuest
413 (14.13 %)ClearCase
55 (5.435 %)RequisitePro
64 (4.348 %)Rational Robot
71 (1.087 %)Subversion
71 (1.087 %)Rational Rose
71 (1.087 %)PVCS
71 (1.087 %)Ant
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (27.17 %)Finance
213 (14.13 %)Back Office
311 (11.96 %)Telecoms
49 (9.783 %)Banking
49 (9.783 %)Retail
55 (5.435 %)Financial Institution
64 (4.348 %)Billing
72 (2.174 %)Marketing
72 (2.174 %)Games
72 (2.174 %)Military
81 (1.087 %)Education
81 (1.087 %)Electric
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (31.52 %)Analyst
228 (30.43 %)Developer
319 (20.65 %)Business Analyst
416 (17.39 %)Software Engineer
416 (17.39 %)Java Developer
514 (15.22 %)Systems Analyst
613 (14.13 %)Business Systems Analyst
712 (13.04 %)Senior Developer
810 (10.87 %)C Software Engineer
99 (9.783 %)Architect
99 (9.783 %)Senior Java Developer
106 (6.522 %)UML Business Analyst
106 (6.522 %)C++ Software Engineer
115 (5.435 %)Technical Analyst
124 (4.348 %)Software Developer
133 (3.261 %)Software Architect
142 (2.174 %)Telecoms Business Analyst
142 (2.174 %)J2EE Developer
151 (1.087 %)Embedded C/C++ Developer
151 (1.087 %)Embedded C++ Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.174 %)Web 2.0
12 (2.174 %)Computer Science
21 (1.087 %)German Language
21 (1.087 %)EPoS
21 (1.087 %)Streaming Video
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (6.522 %)VxWorks
24 (4.348 %)UNIX
33 (3.261 %)Windows
42 (2.174 %)Solaris
42 (2.174 %)Linux
42 (2.174 %)Windows Vista
42 (2.174 %)Windows Server 2008
42 (2.174 %)Windows XP
42 (2.174 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.087 %)Windows NT
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (27.17 %)OO
221 (22.83 %)SOA
313 (14.13 %)Agile Software Development
313 (14.13 %)Use Case
313 (14.13 %)Security Cleared
412 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
412 (13.04 %)E-Commerce
511 (11.96 %)Configuration Management
68 (8.696 %)Web Development
77 (7.609 %)CRM
77 (7.609 %)User Acceptance Testing
77 (7.609 %)Systems Analysis
77 (7.609 %)Business Analysis
85 (5.435 %)TOGAF
85 (5.435 %)RAD
94 (4.348 %)RUP
94 (4.348 %)Six Sigma
94 (4.348 %)Content Management
94 (4.348 %)Unified Process
94 (4.348 %)Lean Six Sigma
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
144 (47.83 %)Java
224 (26.09 %)C
224 (26.09 %)C++
319 (20.65 %)C#
414 (15.22 %)SQL
510 (10.87 %)JavaScript
69 (9.783 %)Transact-SQL
69 (9.783 %)PL/SQL
72 (2.174 %)PHP
72 (2.174 %)VB
81 (1.087 %)Embedded C
81 (1.087 %)Embedded C++
81 (1.087 %)VB6
81 (1.087 %)VBScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.348 %)Degree
21 (1.087 %)PMP
21 (1.087 %)PMI Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (19.57 %)Oracle
214 (15.22 %)Microsoft
34 (4.348 %)BEA
42 (2.174 %)Genesys
51 (1.087 %)StorageTek
51 (1.087 %)Mercator
51 (1.087 %)Serena
51 (1.087 %)Brocade
51 (1.087 %)Sun
51 (1.087 %)Cisco