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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Windows skills in IT contracts advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Windows over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category for the Hertfordshire region.

 Microsoft Windows
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank51613
Rank change year-on-year
Up+11Down-3
Matching contract IT job ads5662128
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire10.87 %8.345 %8.371 %
As % of the Operating Systems category52.83 %48.44 %56.14 %
Daily rates quoted141534
Average daily rate£313£220£338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+42.04 %-34.81 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£150£133£226
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£350£424£468
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£300£323
% change year-on-year
--6.970 %
Hourly rates quoted19845
Average hourly rate£14.00£15.25£18.70
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.190 %-18.44 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.50£12.70£11.20
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£25.50£27.10£31.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.75£16.50£16.50
% change year-on-year
-10.60 %-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryAll Operating Systems
Hertfordshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
106128228
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire20.58 %17.23 %14.91 %
Daily rates quoted303070
Average daily rate£325£350£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.140 %-6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£150£140£265
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£493£400£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£310£335
% change year-on-year
+0.800 %-7.460 %
Hourly rates quoted251753
Average hourly rate£16.00£31.00£19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-48.38 %+63.15 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.50£13.50£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£31.25£39.85£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.00£17.50£18.00
% change year-on-year
-14.28 %-2.770 %
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Windows
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Windows Demand Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Windows Daily Rate Trend

Windows
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Hertfordshire Windows Daily Rate Histogram

Windows
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Windows Hourly Rate Trend

Windows
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Hertfordshire Windows Hourly Rate Histogram

Windows
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WatfordDown-79--
StevenageUp+26£335-
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-6£313-
St AlbansUp+11--
Kings LangleyNew entry-1--
Windows East of EnglandWindows
East of England

Windows
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Windows 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 Windows.

135 (32.71 %)Microsoft
231 (28.97 %)Windows Server 2003
322 (20.56 %)Active Directory
420 (18.69 %)HP
420 (18.69 %)MS Office
517 (15.89 %).NET
616 (14.95 %)SQL Server
616 (14.95 %)Windows XP
616 (14.95 %)Security Cleared
714 (13.08 %)VMware
714 (13.08 %)SQL
714 (13.08 %)Windows 2000
813 (12.15 %)Linux
813 (12.15 %)C#
912 (11.21 %)Lotus Domino
912 (11.21 %)VMware Infrastructure
1011 (10.28 %)Citrix
1011 (10.28 %)VB
1011 (10.28 %)ASP.NET
1110 (9.346 %)MS Excel
129 (8.411 %)TCP/IP
129 (8.411 %)UNIX
129 (8.411 %)C++
129 (8.411 %)Government
138 (7.477 %)SC Cleared
138 (7.477 %)SQL Server 2005
138 (7.477 %)MySQL
138 (7.477 %)Microsoft Certification
138 (7.477 %)SAN
138 (7.477 %)Lotus

Windows
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Windows 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 Windows. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
117 (15.89 %).NET
211 (10.28 %)ASP.NET
37 (6.542 %)Web Services
46 (5.607 %)WF
55 (4.673 %)ASP
55 (4.673 %)HTML
55 (4.673 %)LINQ
64 (3.738 %)AJAX
73 (2.804 %)WCF
73 (2.804 %).NET Framework
73 (2.804 %)WinForms
82 (1.869 %)OpenGL
91 (0.935 %)DirectX
91 (0.935 %)XML
91 (0.935 %)XSL
91 (0.935 %)CSS
91 (0.935 %)Qt
91 (0.935 %)ASP.NET MVC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
112 (11.21 %)Lotus Domino
27 (6.542 %)Lotus Notes
35 (4.673 %)MS Exchange
44 (3.738 %)CMS
44 (3.738 %)EPiServer
53 (2.804 %)BizTalk Server
53 (2.804 %)SharePoint
53 (2.804 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (0.935 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
61 (0.935 %)IIS
61 (0.935 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (0.935 %)Exchange Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
120 (18.69 %)MS Office
210 (9.346 %)MS Excel
31 (0.935 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (0.935 %)InfoPath
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
19 (8.411 %)TCP/IP
28 (7.477 %)SAN
36 (5.607 %)Firewall
45 (4.673 %)VPN
45 (4.673 %)DNS
54 (3.738 %)NAS
54 (3.738 %)WAN
54 (3.738 %)X.400
63 (2.804 %)LAN
63 (2.804 %)VoIP
63 (2.804 %)DHCP
63 (2.804 %)Wireless
72 (1.869 %)Internet
72 (1.869 %)3G
81 (0.935 %)X.500
81 (0.935 %)DSL
81 (0.935 %)TELNET
81 (0.935 %)Ethernet
81 (0.935 %)FTP
81 (0.935 %)WLAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (14.95 %)SQL Server
28 (7.477 %)SQL Server 2005
28 (7.477 %)MySQL
36 (5.607 %)MS Access
36 (5.607 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.869 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.935 %)EDRMS
51 (0.935 %)SQL Server 7
51 (0.935 %)ETL
51 (0.935 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (0.935 %)SQL Server 2008
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
13 (2.804 %)OpenDeploy
13 (2.804 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.869 %)WatiN
22 (1.869 %)NUnit
31 (0.935 %)Dreamweaver
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
19 (8.411 %)Government
27 (6.542 %)Telecoms
34 (3.738 %)Finance
42 (1.869 %)Retail
51 (0.935 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (0.935 %)Auditing
51 (0.935 %)3D Graphics
51 (0.935 %)Games
51 (0.935 %)Electronics
51 (0.935 %)Electric
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
130 (28.04 %)Analyst
219 (17.76 %)Support Analyst
316 (14.95 %)Developer
412 (11.21 %)Desktop Support
58 (7.477 %)Support Engineer
58 (7.477 %)Solutions Designer
58 (7.477 %)Designer
67 (6.542 %)Architect
67 (6.542 %)Desktop Support Analyst
67 (6.542 %)Desktop Analyst
76 (5.607 %)Database Analyst
85 (4.673 %)2nd Line Support
85 (4.673 %)Administrator
94 (3.738 %)Helpdesk Analyst
94 (3.738 %)Consultant
94 (3.738 %)Technical Architect
103 (2.804 %)Coordinator
103 (2.804 %)Software Developer
103 (2.804 %)Graduate
103 (2.804 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
15 (4.673 %)Clustering
23 (2.804 %)Blackberry
23 (2.804 %)Thin Client
23 (2.804 %)Fat Client
32 (1.869 %)Device Driver
32 (1.869 %)Multithreading
32 (1.869 %)NHS
32 (1.869 %)EPoS
41 (0.935 %)Chip and PIN
41 (0.935 %)EFT
41 (0.935 %)EFTPOS
41 (0.935 %)Firmware
41 (0.935 %)MPEG
41 (0.935 %)PDA
41 (0.935 %)Handset
41 (0.935 %)Replication
41 (0.935 %)CLARiiON
41 (0.935 %)Dependency Injection
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
131 (28.97 %)Windows Server 2003
216 (14.95 %)Windows XP
314 (13.08 %)Windows 2000
413 (12.15 %)Linux
59 (8.411 %)UNIX
66 (5.607 %)Windows Vista
75 (4.673 %)NetWare
75 (4.673 %)Windows Server 2008
84 (3.738 %)Windows Mobile
84 (3.738 %)Solaris
93 (2.804 %)Windows NT
93 (2.804 %)AIX
93 (2.804 %)HPUX
102 (1.869 %)Windows 2000 Server
102 (1.869 %)Windows CE
111 (0.935 %)Mac OS
111 (0.935 %)Windows 7
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
17 (6.542 %)ITIL
26 (5.607 %)Workflow
26 (5.607 %)Migration
35 (4.673 %)OO
35 (4.673 %)Enterprise Architecture
44 (3.738 %)Software Testing
44 (3.738 %)Software Engineering
44 (3.738 %)Time Management
44 (3.738 %)SOA
53 (2.804 %)PRINCE
53 (2.804 %)E-Commerce
53 (2.804 %)Business Desktop Deployment
53 (2.804 %)TDD
53 (2.804 %)Software Architecture
62 (1.869 %)Service Management
62 (1.869 %)Automated Testing
62 (1.869 %)Web Development
62 (1.869 %)Agile Software Development
62 (1.869 %)Project Management
71 (0.935 %)CAD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
114 (13.08 %)SQL
213 (12.15 %)C#
311 (10.28 %)VB
49 (8.411 %)C++
54 (3.738 %)Java
54 (3.738 %)JavaScript
54 (3.738 %)C
62 (1.869 %)PowerShell
62 (1.869 %)VBScript
62 (1.869 %)Perl
71 (0.935 %)VC++
71 (0.935 %)PHP
71 (0.935 %)T-SQL
71 (0.935 %)VB.NET
71 (0.935 %)VB6
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
116 (14.95 %)Security Cleared
28 (7.477 %)SC Cleared
28 (7.477 %)Microsoft Certification
37 (6.542 %)Degree
45 (4.673 %)MCSE
53 (2.804 %)MCP
62 (1.869 %)MOS
71 (0.935 %)HND
71 (0.935 %)HP APS
71 (0.935 %)Network+ Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.738 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
122 (20.56 %)Active Directory
212 (11.21 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (5.607 %)VMware ESX
43 (2.804 %)ISA Server
43 (2.804 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (1.869 %)NFS
52 (1.869 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.935 %)Terminal Services
61 (0.935 %)MSMQ
61 (0.935 %)XenServer
61 (0.935 %)Xen
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
14 (3.738 %)OpenView Configuration Management
23 (2.804 %)OpenView
23 (2.804 %)WSUS
32 (1.869 %)EMC NetWorker
32 (1.869 %)Legato
41 (0.935 %)ARCserve
41 (0.935 %)ZENworks
41 (0.935 %)CiscoWorks
41 (0.935 %)Unicenter
41 (0.935 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.935 %)SCCM
41 (0.935 %)OSSEC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
135 (32.71 %)Microsoft
220 (18.69 %)HP
314 (13.08 %)VMware
411 (10.28 %)Citrix
58 (7.477 %)Lotus
66 (5.607 %)Novell
75 (4.673 %)Oracle
84 (3.738 %)NetApp
84 (3.738 %)Dell
84 (3.738 %)EMC
93 (2.804 %)TIBCO
93 (2.804 %)Avaya
93 (2.804 %)Cisco
93 (2.804 %)JBoss
93 (2.804 %)ATG
102 (1.869 %)Brocade
102 (1.869 %)Altiris
102 (1.869 %)Business Objects
102 (1.869 %)IBM
102 (1.869 %)Apple