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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Police' in contract IT jobs within the London 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 Police over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPolice
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank272400
Rank change on same period last yearUp+128
Matching contract IT job ads13991
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.188 %0.090 %
As % of the category below0.752 %0.323 %
Daily rates quoted3613
Average minimum daily rate£404£468
Average daily rate£435£520
% change on same period last year-16.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£572
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£303
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£18.83£15.00
Average hourly rate£20.08£16.83
% change on same period last year+19.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.33£18.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.00£12.00
% change on same period last year+141.66 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
London
Matching contract IT job ads1847828200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.98 %27.81 %
Daily rates quoted864411636
Average minimum daily rate£436£445
Average daily rate£468£476
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£501£506
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted695996
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67£24.14
Average hourly rate£27.59£25.95
% change on same period last year+6.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.50£27.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Police EnglandPolice
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.

Police
Demand Trend

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

London Police Demand Trend

Police
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Police Daily Rate Trend

Police
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Police across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London Police Daily Rate Histogram

Police
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Police Hourly Rate Trend

Police
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Police across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London Police Hourly Rate Histogram

Police
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Police within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
City of LondonNew entry-9£338-
HendonNo change02£550-
HayesNew entry-1£325-
Police EnglandPolice
England

Police
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Police 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 Police.

1134 (51.74 %)Security Cleared
2104 (40.15 %)Government
371 (27.41 %)SC Cleared
460 (23.17 %)Criminal Justice
547 (18.15 %)PRINCE2
638 (14.67 %)Project Management
735 (13.51 %)CTC Cleared
833 (12.74 %)SAP
926 (10.04 %)Oracle
1023 (8.880 %)XML
1120 (7.722 %)Change Management
1218 (6.950 %)Release Management
1316 (6.178 %)ERP
1415 (5.792 %)J2EE
1514 (5.405 %)Windows
1514 (5.405 %)ITIL
1514 (5.405 %)EDRMS
1514 (5.405 %)Degree
1613 (5.019 %)Microsoft
1613 (5.019 %)MS Office
1613 (5.019 %)WebLogic
1712 (4.633 %)MS Excel
1712 (4.633 %)Workflow
1712 (4.633 %)Finance
1712 (4.633 %)Supplier Management
1712 (4.633 %)Enterprise Architecture
1811 (4.247 %)Service Delivery
1811 (4.247 %)MS Visio
1811 (4.247 %).NET
1811 (4.247 %)Business Intelligence

Police
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing Police 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 Police. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (8.880 %)XML
215 (5.792 %)J2EE
311 (4.247 %).NET
49 (3.475 %)HTML
58 (3.089 %)SOAP
58 (3.089 %)WSDL
58 (3.089 %)WebServices
66 (2.317 %)Middleware
75 (1.931 %)Servlets
84 (1.544 %)CSS
84 (1.544 %)XML Schema
84 (1.544 %)Struts
93 (1.158 %)SAML
93 (1.158 %)JSP
102 (0.772 %)ASP
102 (0.772 %)SAP XI
111 (0.386 %)WebSphere
111 (0.386 %)JDBC
111 (0.386 %)XML Messaging
111 (0.386 %)XSLT
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (5.019 %)WebLogic
24 (1.544 %)Documentum
33 (1.158 %)CMS
42 (0.772 %)LiveLink
42 (0.772 %)MS Exchange
42 (0.772 %)SAS
42 (0.772 %)IIS
51 (0.386 %)Tomcat
51 (0.386 %)Content Management Server
51 (0.386 %)Exchange Server 2007
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (5.019 %)MS Office
212 (4.633 %)MS Excel
311 (4.247 %)MS Visio
48 (3.089 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (1.931 %)Spreadsheet
55 (1.931 %)MS Project
63 (1.158 %)Photoshop
72 (0.772 %)Adobe Illustrator
81 (0.386 %)Fireworks
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.544 %)SAP CRM
23 (1.158 %)SAP ERP
32 (0.772 %)SAP HR
41 (0.386 %)SAP R/3
41 (0.386 %)Oracle 11i
41 (0.386 %)MAXIMO
41 (0.386 %)SAP EBP
41 (0.386 %)Oracle iRecruitment
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (3.475 %)Intranet
26 (2.317 %)SAN
35 (1.931 %)Internet
44 (1.544 %)LDAP
44 (1.544 %)TETRA
53 (1.158 %)X.500
62 (0.772 %)Firewall
62 (0.772 %)DHCP
62 (0.772 %)DNS
71 (0.386 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.386 %)LAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (5.405 %)EDRMS
27 (2.703 %)SAP BW
36 (2.317 %)SQL Server
36 (2.317 %)Datawarehouse
36 (2.317 %)ETL
45 (1.931 %)Oracle Reports
54 (1.544 %)TOAD
54 (1.544 %)GIS
54 (1.544 %)Oracle 10g
54 (1.544 %)Data Cleansing
63 (1.158 %)Oracle Discoverer
72 (0.772 %)Adabas
72 (0.772 %)Data Mining
72 (0.772 %)Oracle 9i
72 (0.772 %)Text Mining
72 (0.772 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
72 (0.772 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
81 (0.386 %)Reference Data
81 (0.386 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.386 %)MS Access
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.544 %)LoadRunner
14 (1.544 %)RequisitePro
14 (1.544 %)ClearQuest
23 (1.158 %)Dreamweaver
23 (1.158 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (0.772 %)Flash
32 (0.772 %)Telelogic DOORS
41 (0.386 %)Oracle APEX
41 (0.386 %)Ant
41 (0.386 %)WinRunner
41 (0.386 %)TestDirector
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1104 (40.15 %)Government
260 (23.17 %)Criminal Justice
312 (4.633 %)Finance
410 (3.861 %)Marketing
59 (3.475 %)Health
65 (1.931 %)Law
74 (1.544 %)Home Office
82 (0.772 %)Military
82 (0.772 %)Multimedia
82 (0.772 %)Advertising
91 (0.386 %)Financial Institution
91 (0.386 %)Education
91 (0.386 %)Legal
91 (0.386 %)Graphic Design
91 (0.386 %)Video Editing
91 (0.386 %)Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
167 (25.87 %)Analyst
236 (13.90 %)Business Analyst
327 (10.42 %)Project Manager
422 (8.494 %)Architect
520 (7.722 %)Developer
618 (6.950 %)Consultant
711 (4.247 %)Configuration Manager
711 (4.247 %)Programme Manager
810 (3.861 %)Release Manager
99 (3.475 %)Technical Architect
107 (2.703 %)Web Developer
107 (2.703 %)Service Manager
107 (2.703 %)Data Analyst
107 (2.703 %)Web Architect
116 (2.317 %)Environment Manager
116 (2.317 %)Business Manager
116 (2.317 %)Business Change Analyst
116 (2.317 %)Change Analyst
116 (2.317 %)Implementation Manager
116 (2.317 %)Test Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (2.317 %)RMADS
25 (1.931 %)PKI
25 (1.931 %)Management Information System
34 (1.544 %)CESG
34 (1.544 %)Smartcard
42 (0.772 %)Mainframe
42 (0.772 %)Client/Server
42 (0.772 %)Data Integration
51 (0.386 %)Video Conferencing
51 (0.386 %)PDA
51 (0.386 %)Statistics
51 (0.386 %)Mathematics
51 (0.386 %)Computer Science
51 (0.386 %)Java Card
51 (0.386 %)NHS
51 (0.386 %)CESG CLAS
51 (0.386 %)E-Learning
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (5.405 %)Windows
29 (3.475 %)UNIX
35 (1.931 %)Solaris
43 (1.158 %)Windows XP
43 (1.158 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.386 %)Windows 2000
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1134 (51.74 %)Security Cleared
271 (27.41 %)SC Cleared
347 (18.15 %)PRINCE2
438 (14.67 %)Project Management
535 (13.51 %)CTC Cleared
620 (7.722 %)Change Management
718 (6.950 %)Release Management
816 (6.178 %)ERP
914 (5.405 %)ITIL
1012 (4.633 %)Workflow
1012 (4.633 %)Supplier Management
1012 (4.633 %)Enterprise Architecture
1111 (4.247 %)Configuration Management
1111 (4.247 %)Service Delivery
1111 (4.247 %)Business Intelligence
1210 (3.861 %)Risk Management
1210 (3.861 %)Business Analysis
1210 (3.861 %)Test Scripting
139 (3.475 %)User Acceptance Testing
139 (3.475 %)Content Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (3.861 %)Java
110 (3.861 %)SQL
24 (1.544 %)C
32 (0.772 %)PL/SQL
32 (0.772 %)JavaScript
32 (0.772 %)NATURAL
41 (0.386 %)JCL
41 (0.386 %)Transact-SQL
41 (0.386 %)Shell Script
41 (0.386 %)PHP
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (5.405 %)Degree
25 (1.931 %)Sun Certification
33 (1.158 %)ITIL Certification
33 (1.158 %)PRINCE2 Certification
33 (1.158 %)ISEB
33 (1.158 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
33 (1.158 %)CIPD
42 (0.772 %)Citrix Certification
42 (0.772 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
51 (0.386 %)MCSE
51 (0.386 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (0.386 %)OCP
51 (0.386 %)Oracle Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.931 %)SLA
15 (1.931 %)QA
23 (1.158 %)CESG Infosec
31 (0.386 %)BS7799
31 (0.386 %)BS7666
31 (0.386 %)ISO17799
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (2.317 %)Active Directory
21 (0.386 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.386 %)Oracle RAC
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (12.74 %)SAP
226 (10.04 %)Oracle
313 (5.019 %)Microsoft
410 (3.861 %)Sun
410 (3.861 %)Siebel
410 (3.861 %)Telelogic
59 (3.475 %)BEA
66 (2.317 %)HP
75 (1.931 %)Cisco
75 (1.931 %)EMC
75 (1.931 %)Symantec
84 (1.544 %)Motorola
93 (1.158 %)Siemens
93 (1.158 %)VMware
102 (0.772 %)PlateSpin
102 (0.772 %)Planview
102 (0.772 %)Citrix
102 (0.772 %)Dell
111 (0.386 %)IBM
111 (0.386 %)Software AG