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This section looks at the demand for Use Cases skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Use Case over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUse Cases
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7753
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching contract IT job ads2142
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.044 %
As % of the category below2.071 %4.545 %
Daily rates quoted623
Average minimum daily rate£428£350
Average daily rate£462£364
% change on same period last year+26.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£495£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£353
% change on same period last year+6.59 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£18.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.84£31.52
% change on same period last year+10.52 %
Processes & Methodologies HertfordshireProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1014924
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.337 %0.966 %
Daily rates quoted429361
Average minimum daily rate£387£348
Average daily rate£416£369
% change on same period last year+12.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£445£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£375
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Hourly rates quoted8861
Average minimum hourly rate£28.67£24.51
Average hourly rate£29.35£26.74
% change on same period last year+9.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.03£28.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.33
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Use Case East of EnglandUse Case
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.

Use Case
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Use Case Demand Trend

Use Case
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Use Case Daily Rate Trend

Use Case
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Use Case across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Hertfordshire Use Case Daily Rate Histogram

Use Case
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Use Case Hourly Rate Trend

Use Case
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Use Case within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 July 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
RickmansworthDown-134£350-
WatfordDown-152£525+45.24 %
Use Case East of EnglandUse Case
East of England

Use Case
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Use Case 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 Use Case.

130 (65.22 %)UML
221 (45.65 %)Systems Analysis
320 (43.48 %)Finance
419 (41.30 %)XML
518 (39.13 %)RUP
617 (36.96 %)ClearCase
617 (36.96 %)RequisitePro
617 (36.96 %)ClearQuest
714 (30.43 %)XML Schema
813 (28.26 %)Unified Process
911 (23.91 %)Internet
911 (23.91 %)Degree
109 (19.57 %)iDTV
109 (19.57 %)Financial Institution
117 (15.22 %)HTML
126 (13.04 %)DSDM
135 (10.87 %)PRINCE2
135 (10.87 %)Business Intelligence
135 (10.87 %)CSS
135 (10.87 %)Telecoms
135 (10.87 %)Business Analysis
144 (8.696 %)AJAX
144 (8.696 %)Retail
144 (8.696 %)Requirements Management
144 (8.696 %)Stakeholder Management
144 (8.696 %)GAP Analysis
144 (8.696 %)E-Commerce
153 (6.522 %)Datawarehouse
153 (6.522 %)XHTML
153 (6.522 %)DHTML

Use Case
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Use Case 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 Use Case. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
119 (41.30 %)XML
214 (30.43 %)XML Schema
37 (15.22 %)HTML
45 (10.87 %)CSS
54 (8.696 %)AJAX
63 (6.522 %)XHTML
63 (6.522 %).NET
72 (4.348 %)WinForms
72 (4.348 %).NET Framework
72 (4.348 %)ASP.NET
72 (4.348 %)J2EE
72 (4.348 %)ADO.NET
72 (4.348 %)JSP
72 (4.348 %)Struts
72 (4.348 %)WebServices
72 (4.348 %)XSL
81 (2.174 %)Servlets
81 (2.174 %)ASP
81 (2.174 %)JSTL
81 (2.174 %)Taglibs
Application Platforms
12 (4.348 %)WebLogic
12 (4.348 %)IIS
Business Applications
11 (2.174 %)SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
111 (23.91 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (6.522 %)Datawarehouse
22 (4.348 %)SQL Server
31 (2.174 %)MS Access
31 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
117 (36.96 %)ClearCase
117 (36.96 %)RequisitePro
117 (36.96 %)ClearQuest
General
120 (43.48 %)Finance
29 (19.57 %)Financial Institution
35 (10.87 %)Telecoms
44 (8.696 %)Retail
53 (6.522 %)Marketing
53 (6.522 %)Billing
62 (4.348 %)Games
71 (2.174 %)Education
71 (2.174 %)Electric
71 (2.174 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (2.174 %)Auditing
Job Titles
139 (84.78 %)Analyst
225 (54.35 %)Business Analyst
225 (54.35 %)Systems Analyst
312 (26.09 %)Business Systems Analyst
44 (8.696 %)Team Leader
44 (8.696 %)UML Business Analyst
53 (6.522 %)Software Engineer
53 (6.522 %)Developer
62 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
71 (2.174 %)Software Developer
71 (2.174 %)Web Developer
71 (2.174 %)Systems Engineer
71 (2.174 %)Senior Developer
71 (2.174 %)Senior Business Analyst
71 (2.174 %)Lead Business Analyst
71 (2.174 %)Java Developer
71 (2.174 %)Development Team Leader
71 (2.174 %)SAP Business Analyst
71 (2.174 %)Senior Java Developer
71 (2.174 %)CRM Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
19 (19.57 %)iDTV
22 (4.348 %)W3C
Operating Systems
12 (4.348 %)Windows
12 (4.348 %)Windows XP
21 (2.174 %)Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
130 (65.22 %)UML
221 (45.65 %)Systems Analysis
318 (39.13 %)RUP
413 (28.26 %)Unified Process
56 (13.04 %)DSDM
65 (10.87 %)PRINCE2
65 (10.87 %)Business Intelligence
65 (10.87 %)Business Analysis
74 (8.696 %)Requirements Management
74 (8.696 %)Stakeholder Management
74 (8.696 %)GAP Analysis
74 (8.696 %)E-Commerce
83 (6.522 %)E-business
83 (6.522 %)CMMI
92 (4.348 %)Agile Software Development
92 (4.348 %)OO
101 (2.174 %)CRM
101 (2.174 %)Workflow
101 (2.174 %)Validation
101 (2.174 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
13 (6.522 %)DHTML
22 (4.348 %)Java
22 (4.348 %)JavaScript
22 (4.348 %)VBScript
22 (4.348 %)C#
31 (2.174 %)VB
31 (2.174 %)VB.NET
31 (2.174 %)VB6
Qualifications
111 (23.91 %)Degree
21 (2.174 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.348 %)WCAG
Vendors
13 (6.522 %)Borland
21 (2.174 %)SAP
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