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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in contract IT jobs within the Leeds 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2717
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads6185
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.086 %
As % of the category below10.80 %18.32 %
Daily rates quoted1818
Average minimum daily rate£326£422
Average daily rate£348£453
% change on same period last year-23.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£483
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£369
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.50
Average hourly rate-£19.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£31.14
% change on same period last year-9.96 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads565464
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.753 %0.469 %
Daily rates quoted185101
Average minimum daily rate£335£320
Average daily rate£355£343
% change on same period last year+3.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted725
Average minimum hourly rate£13.84£24.55
Average hourly rate£14.97£26.07
% change on same period last year-42.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.09£27.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Government West YorkshireGovernment
West Yorkshire

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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Government Daily Rate Trend

Government
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Government across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds Government Daily Rate Histogram

Government
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Government Hourly Rate Trend

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

145 (35.43 %)Health
237 (29.13 %)NHS
333 (25.98 %)Project Management
428 (22.05 %)PRINCE2
525 (19.69 %)Security Cleared
618 (14.17 %)Firewall
716 (12.60 %)SC Cleared
814 (11.02 %)PRINCE2 Certification
814 (11.02 %)Java
913 (10.24 %)DNS
1011 (8.661 %)Microsoft
1011 (8.661 %)UNIX
1011 (8.661 %)Windows
1011 (8.661 %)Banking
1110 (7.874 %)Stakeholder Management
1110 (7.874 %)ISO27001
1110 (7.874 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
1110 (7.874 %)SharePoint
128 (6.299 %)PRINCE
128 (6.299 %)Internet
128 (6.299 %)SOA
128 (6.299 %)SQL Server
128 (6.299 %)Information Security
137 (5.512 %)Business Analysis
137 (5.512 %)MS Office
137 (5.512 %)MS Excel
137 (5.512 %)Risk Management
137 (5.512 %)Finance
137 (5.512 %)Shell Script
146 (4.724 %)TCP/IP

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (4.724 %).NET
16 (4.724 %)ASP.NET
24 (3.150 %)XML
33 (2.362 %)J2EE
33 (2.362 %)ASP.NET 2.0
42 (1.575 %)WebServices
42 (1.575 %).NET Framework
42 (1.575 %)Application Packaging
42 (1.575 %)ADO.NET
51 (0.787 %)ASP
51 (0.787 %)Hibernate
51 (0.787 %)Spring
51 (0.787 %)Struts
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (7.874 %)SharePoint
22 (1.575 %)Lotus Notes
22 (1.575 %)Lotus Domino
31 (0.787 %)WebLogic
31 (0.787 %)MS Exchange
31 (0.787 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (0.787 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (0.787 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (0.787 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.787 %)Exchange Server 2007
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (5.512 %)MS Office
17 (5.512 %)MS Excel
24 (3.150 %)MS Visio
32 (1.575 %)MS Project
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.362 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (14.17 %)Firewall
213 (10.24 %)DNS
38 (6.299 %)Internet
46 (4.724 %)TCP/IP
55 (3.937 %)HTTP
63 (2.362 %)WAN
63 (2.362 %)VPN
72 (1.575 %)LAN
81 (0.787 %)VoIP
81 (0.787 %)LDAP
81 (0.787 %)Broadband
81 (0.787 %)SAN
81 (0.787 %)Intranet
81 (0.787 %)Network Security
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (6.299 %)SQL Server
25 (3.937 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.362 %)SQL Server Integration Services
33 (2.362 %)MS Access
33 (2.362 %)GIS
42 (1.575 %)SQL Server 7
42 (1.575 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.787 %)TOAD
51 (0.787 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.787 %)EDRMS
51 (0.787 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.362 %)MSI
13 (2.362 %)Oracle APEX
22 (1.575 %)JUnit
22 (1.575 %)Visual Studio
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
145 (35.43 %)Health
211 (8.661 %)Banking
37 (5.512 %)Finance
46 (4.724 %)Auditing
54 (3.150 %)Telecoms
63 (2.362 %)Education
72 (1.575 %)Local Government
81 (0.787 %)Legal
81 (0.787 %)Electric
81 (0.787 %)Construction
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (23.62 %)Analyst
218 (14.17 %)Project Manager
314 (11.02 %)Developer
49 (7.087 %)Architect
58 (6.299 %)Senior Manager
58 (6.299 %)Security Analyst
58 (6.299 %)Information Analyst
58 (6.299 %)Information Security Analyst
67 (5.512 %)Senior Project Manager
67 (5.512 %)Consultant
67 (5.512 %)Business Analyst
67 (5.512 %)Tester
76 (4.724 %)Solutions Architect
76 (4.724 %)Deployment Analyst
85 (3.937 %)Programme Manager
94 (3.150 %)Test Analyst
94 (3.150 %)Technical Manager
94 (3.150 %)Systems Integrator
103 (2.362 %).NET Developer
103 (2.362 %)Applications Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
137 (29.13 %)NHS
26 (4.724 %)PKI
35 (3.937 %)Smartcard
42 (1.575 %)Informatics
51 (0.787 %)Data Extraction
51 (0.787 %)Statistics
51 (0.787 %)NPfIT
51 (0.787 %)Economics
51 (0.787 %)Client/Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (8.661 %)UNIX
111 (8.661 %)Windows
24 (3.150 %)Linux
33 (2.362 %)Windows 2000
42 (1.575 %)Windows NT
42 (1.575 %)Windows XP
42 (1.575 %)Solaris
51 (0.787 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.787 %)Windows Mobile
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (25.98 %)Project Management
228 (22.05 %)PRINCE2
325 (19.69 %)Security Cleared
416 (12.60 %)SC Cleared
510 (7.874 %)Stakeholder Management
68 (6.299 %)Information Security
68 (6.299 %)SOA
68 (6.299 %)PRINCE
77 (5.512 %)Risk Management
77 (5.512 %)Business Analysis
85 (3.937 %)Change Management
94 (3.150 %)Quality Management
103 (2.362 %)Service Management
103 (2.362 %)GAP Analysis
103 (2.362 %)Supplier Management
103 (2.362 %)Migration
103 (2.362 %)BC Cleared
103 (2.362 %)Performance Management
112 (1.575 %)Document Management
112 (1.575 %)Automated Testing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (11.02 %)Java
27 (5.512 %)Shell Script
36 (4.724 %)C
36 (4.724 %)Perl
44 (3.150 %)SQL
53 (2.362 %)Transact-SQL
62 (1.575 %)DHTML
62 (1.575 %)JavaScript
71 (0.787 %)VBScript
71 (0.787 %)LotusScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (11.02 %)PRINCE2 Certification
210 (7.874 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (2.362 %)Degree
42 (1.575 %)Cisco Certification
42 (1.575 %)CCNA
51 (0.787 %)ISEB
51 (0.787 %)CISSP
51 (0.787 %)MCP
51 (0.787 %)CCNP
51 (0.787 %)Microsoft Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (7.874 %)ISO27001
22 (1.575 %)ISO17799
22 (1.575 %)BS7799
31 (0.787 %)BS15000
31 (0.787 %)QA
31 (0.787 %)SNOMED CT
31 (0.787 %)HL7
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (3.150 %)Active Directory
21 (0.787 %)MetaFrame
21 (0.787 %)Novell eDirectory
21 (0.787 %)VMware Infrastructure
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.575 %)OpenView
12 (1.575 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.787 %)ZENworks
21 (0.787 %)OVSD
21 (0.787 %)NNM
21 (0.787 %)OVOW
21 (0.787 %)OVIS
21 (0.787 %)OVPA
21 (0.787 %)OVPM
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (8.661 %)Microsoft
25 (3.937 %)Oracle
34 (3.150 %)HP
43 (2.362 %)ESRI
52 (1.575 %)Compuware
52 (1.575 %)Macromedia
52 (1.575 %)Lotus
61 (0.787 %)Apple
61 (0.787 %)CheckPoint
61 (0.787 %)Sun
61 (0.787 %)VMware
61 (0.787 %)Finjan
61 (0.787 %)Citrix
61 (0.787 %)Juniper
61 (0.787 %)Novell
61 (0.787 %)Business Objects
61 (0.787 %)Cisco
61 (0.787 %)IBM
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