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The table below looks at the demand for Unified Process 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 Unified Process over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnified Process
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6693
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.804 %0.228 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£401-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£401-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£365
% change on same period last year-10.93 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Unified Process East of EnglandUnified Process
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.

Unified Process
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Unified Process Demand Trend

Unified Process
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Unified Process Daily Rate Trend

Unified Process
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Unified Process Hourly Rate Trend

Unified Process
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Unified Process 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
RickmansworthNew entry-1--
Unified Process East of EnglandUnified Process
East of England

Unified Process
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

14 (80.00 %)RequisitePro
14 (80.00 %)ClearQuest
14 (80.00 %)XML
14 (80.00 %)UML
14 (80.00 %)RUP
14 (80.00 %)ClearCase
14 (80.00 %)Finance
14 (80.00 %)Systems Analysis
14 (80.00 %)Use Case
22 (40.00 %)Degree
22 (40.00 %)XML Schema
31 (20.00 %)Oracle
31 (20.00 %)Legal
31 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (20.00 %)ERP
31 (20.00 %)Financial Institution

Unified Process
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %)XML
22 (40.00 %)XML Schema
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (80.00 %)ClearCase
14 (80.00 %)RequisitePro
14 (80.00 %)ClearQuest
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Legal
21 (20.00 %)Banking
21 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Business Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Procurement Consultant
21 (20.00 %)UML Business Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)UML
14 (80.00 %)RUP
14 (80.00 %)Systems Analysis
14 (80.00 %)Use Case
21 (20.00 %)ERP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle