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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in contract IT jobs within the North West 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 Local Government over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank85114
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads4233
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.033 %
As % of the category below2.881 %2.129 %
Daily rates quoted116
Average minimum daily rate£323£402
Average daily rate£354£406
% change on same period last year-12.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£346
% change on same period last year+5.96 %
Hourly rates quoted101
Average minimum hourly rate£22.72£5.00
Average hourly rate£24.50£7.50
% change on same period last year+226.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.28£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.83£17.54
% change on same period last year+18.73 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North West
Matching contract IT job ads14581550
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.053 %1.566 %
Daily rates quoted428379
Average minimum daily rate£367£346
Average daily rate£386£364
% change on same period last year+6.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted173145
Average minimum hourly rate£25.24£21.68
Average hourly rate£26.41£23.62
% change on same period last year+11.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.58£25.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Local Government EnglandLocal Government
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.

Local Government
Demand Trend

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

North West Local Government Demand Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Local Government Daily Rate Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Local Government across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Local Government Daily Rate Histogram

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Local Government Hourly Rate Trend

Local Government
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Local Government across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West Local Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Local Government
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LancashireNew entry-12£347-
CheshireUp+27--
ManchesterUp+37£358-
Local Government EnglandLocal Government
England

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Local 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 Local Government.

184 (100.00 %)Government
219 (22.62 %)Finance
317 (20.24 %)SQL
415 (17.86 %)Oracle
514 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
613 (15.48 %)Microsoft
712 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
712 (14.29 %)Health
811 (13.10 %)Crystal Reports
811 (13.10 %).NET
910 (11.90 %)PRINCE2
109 (10.71 %)JavaScript
109 (10.71 %)Project Management
118 (9.524 %)CSS
118 (9.524 %)Retail
127 (8.333 %)ASP
127 (8.333 %)ITIL
127 (8.333 %)VBScript
127 (8.333 %)BPR
136 (7.143 %)Education
136 (7.143 %)Oracle EBS
136 (7.143 %)LAN
136 (7.143 %)WAN
136 (7.143 %)SQL Server
145 (5.952 %)Visual Studio
145 (5.952 %)Oracle Reports
145 (5.952 %)UNIX
145 (5.952 %)e-GIF
145 (5.952 %)Active Directory
145 (5.952 %)TOAD

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Local 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 Local Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (13.10 %).NET
28 (9.524 %)CSS
37 (8.333 %)ASP
43 (3.571 %)ASP.NET
43 (3.571 %)WebServices
52 (2.381 %)XML
52 (2.381 %).NET Framework
52 (2.381 %)WCF
52 (2.381 %)WF
52 (2.381 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (2.381 %)HTML
61 (1.190 %)XHTML
61 (1.190 %)J2EE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.571 %)SharePoint
22 (2.381 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (1.190 %)ArcSDE
31 (1.190 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (1.190 %)BizTalk Server
31 (1.190 %)ArcGIS
31 (1.190 %)ArcIMS
31 (1.190 %)CMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.381 %)MS Project
12 (2.381 %)MS Office
12 (2.381 %)MS Excel
21 (1.190 %)InfoPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (7.143 %)Oracle EBS
23 (3.571 %)Summit
32 (2.381 %)Dynamics CRM
32 (2.381 %)Oracle Financials
32 (2.381 %)Microsoft CRM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (7.143 %)LAN
16 (7.143 %)WAN
22 (2.381 %)SSL
22 (2.381 %)SAN
22 (2.381 %)EIGRP
22 (2.381 %)Firewall
22 (2.381 %)IP Telephony
22 (2.381 %)VLAN
22 (2.381 %)Broadband
31 (1.190 %)Intranet
31 (1.190 %)TCP/IP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (13.10 %)Crystal Reports
26 (7.143 %)SQL Server
35 (5.952 %)Oracle Reports
35 (5.952 %)TOAD
44 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects
44 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects XI
44 (4.762 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
53 (3.571 %)GIS
62 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (2.381 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (1.190 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.952 %)Visual Studio
15 (5.952 %)InterDev
21 (1.190 %)Subversion
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
184 (100.00 %)Government
219 (22.62 %)Finance
312 (14.29 %)Health
48 (9.524 %)Retail
56 (7.143 %)Education
61 (1.190 %)Back Office
61 (1.190 %)Telecoms
61 (1.190 %)Publishing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (33.33 %)Analyst
220 (23.81 %)Project Manager
319 (22.62 %)Business Analyst
410 (11.90 %)Developer
57 (8.333 %)Web Developer
57 (8.333 %)Architect
66 (7.143 %)Process Analyst
66 (7.143 %)Business Process Analyst
75 (5.952 %)Solutions Architect
75 (5.952 %)Support Analyst
75 (5.952 %)Technical Project Manager
75 (5.952 %)Technical Manager
84 (4.762 %)Business Architect
84 (4.762 %)Oracle Analyst
84 (4.762 %)Oracle Support Analyst
84 (4.762 %)Solutions Designer
93 (3.571 %)Functional Consultant
93 (3.571 %)Programmer
93 (3.571 %)Process Consultant
93 (3.571 %)Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.952 %)NHS
22 (2.381 %)NPfIT
31 (1.190 %)Management Information System
31 (1.190 %)Statistics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (5.952 %)UNIX
23 (3.571 %)Windows
32 (2.381 %)AIX
32 (2.381 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.190 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.190 %)Windows XP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
210 (11.90 %)PRINCE2
39 (10.71 %)Project Management
47 (8.333 %)ITIL
47 (8.333 %)BPR
55 (5.952 %)e-GIF
55 (5.952 %)Migration
64 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
64 (4.762 %)Data Migration
73 (3.571 %)Workflow
73 (3.571 %)PRINCE
73 (3.571 %)CRM
73 (3.571 %)Stakeholder Management
82 (2.381 %)Content Management
91 (1.190 %)CTC Cleared
91 (1.190 %)Security Cleared
91 (1.190 %)Matrix Management
91 (1.190 %)Time Management
91 (1.190 %)Performance Management
91 (1.190 %)ISMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (20.24 %)SQL
212 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
39 (10.71 %)JavaScript
47 (8.333 %)VBScript
53 (3.571 %)C#
62 (2.381 %)Java
62 (2.381 %)C
62 (2.381 %)VB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.571 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (2.381 %)Cisco Certification
31 (1.190 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.190 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (1.190 %)MCSE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.381 %)HL7
21 (1.190 %)BS25999
21 (1.190 %)WCAG
21 (1.190 %)WAI
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (5.952 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.190 %)Tivoli
11 (1.190 %)MOM
11 (1.190 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (17.86 %)Oracle
213 (15.48 %)Microsoft
34 (4.762 %)Business Objects
42 (2.381 %)SAP
42 (2.381 %)Cisco
42 (2.381 %)Avaya
42 (2.381 %)Remedy
42 (2.381 %)ESRI
51 (1.190 %)VMware
51 (1.190 %)HP
51 (1.190 %)Citrix