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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in contract IT jobs within the Highlands region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Government over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£390£381
% change on same period last year+2.25 %
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£29.60£28.64
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Highlands
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£280
Average daily rate£425£290
% change on same period last year+46.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.19£27.23
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
Government ScotlandGovernment
Scotland

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.

Government
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Government across the Highlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Highlands Government Demand Trend

Government
Daily Rate Trend

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

Highlands Government Daily Rate Trend

Government
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Highlands region citing Government 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 Government.

14 (100.00 %)WebServices
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
14 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)VB
23 (75.00 %)SQL Server
23 (75.00 %)Business Objects
23 (75.00 %)UNIX
23 (75.00 %)Oracle Reports
23 (75.00 %)CRM
23 (75.00 %)BusinessObjects
23 (75.00 %)Content Management Server
23 (75.00 %)JavaScript
23 (75.00 %)CMS
23 (75.00 %)Local Government
31 (25.00 %)Shell Script
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Highlands region citing Government 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 Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)WebServices
14 (100.00 %)XML
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)Content Management Server
13 (75.00 %)CMS
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)SQL Server
13 (75.00 %)Oracle Reports
13 (75.00 %)BusinessObjects
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Local Government
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)Applications Support
31 (25.00 %).NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)Applications Developer
31 (25.00 %)Software Developer
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)UNIX
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)CRM
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)VB
23 (75.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET
31 (25.00 %)Shell Script
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (75.00 %)Business Objects