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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in contract IT jobs within the Oxford 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank824
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads3414
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.014 %
As % of the category below48.57 %17.28 %
Daily rates quoted194
Average minimum daily rate£299£393
Average daily rate£319£411
% change on same period last year-22.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£344
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£12.95
Average hourly rate£10.00£14.23
% change on same period last year-29.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00£15.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.62£19.08
% change on same period last year+23.76 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads7081
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.080 %
Daily rates quoted3620
Average minimum daily rate£278£361
Average daily rate£294£392
% change on same period last year-25.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£12.22£15.92
Average hourly rate£13.11£18.43
% change on same period last year-28.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£20.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Local Government OxfordshireLocal Government
Oxfordshire

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Oxford Local Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

150 (100.00 %)Government
219 (38.00 %)Finance
314 (28.00 %)Project Management
314 (28.00 %)C
412 (24.00 %)SQL
510 (20.00 %)ITIL
69 (18.00 %)Oracle
69 (18.00 %)BPR
78 (16.00 %)Business Analysis
78 (16.00 %)PRINCE2
78 (16.00 %)IBM
86 (12.00 %)LAN
86 (12.00 %)WAN
86 (12.00 %)BusinessObjects
86 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
86 (12.00 %)Windows
86 (12.00 %)Linux
86 (12.00 %)Windows 2000
86 (12.00 %)MS Excel
86 (12.00 %)SQL Server
86 (12.00 %)DB2
86 (12.00 %)Crystal Reports
86 (12.00 %)Business Objects
86 (12.00 %)Data Management
86 (12.00 %)Migration
86 (12.00 %)DB2 UDB
86 (12.00 %)Resource Management
86 (12.00 %)Data Migration
95 (10.00 %)Lagan
95 (10.00 %)CRM

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.000 %)HTML
13 (6.000 %).NET
13 (6.000 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.000 %)WebSphere
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.000 %)WebSphere MQ
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (12.00 %)MS Excel
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (12.00 %)LAN
16 (12.00 %)WAN
22 (4.000 %)Internet
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.00 %)SQL Server
16 (12.00 %)DB2
16 (12.00 %)Crystal Reports
16 (12.00 %)BusinessObjects
16 (12.00 %)DB2 UDB
22 (4.000 %)DataStage
31 (2.000 %)Datawarehouse
31 (2.000 %)ETL
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
150 (100.00 %)Government
219 (38.00 %)Finance
33 (6.000 %)General Ledger
42 (4.000 %)Education
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (40.00 %)Analyst
215 (30.00 %)Project Manager
311 (22.00 %)Business Analyst
46 (12.00 %)Consultant
46 (12.00 %)Data Analyst
46 (12.00 %)Solutions Analyst
55 (10.00 %)CRM Consultant
64 (8.000 %)Project Analyst
73 (6.000 %)1st Line Support Analyst
73 (6.000 %)Systems Administrator
73 (6.000 %)Programmer
73 (6.000 %)Support Analyst
73 (6.000 %)1st Line Support
73 (6.000 %)Administrator
73 (6.000 %)Developer
82 (4.000 %)Business Project Manager
82 (4.000 %)Business Manager
82 (4.000 %)Project Coordinator
82 (4.000 %)Team Leader
82 (4.000 %)Support Team Leader
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.000 %)Management Information System
12 (4.000 %)E-Learning
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (12.00 %)Windows
16 (12.00 %)Linux
16 (12.00 %)Windows 2000
16 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (28.00 %)Project Management
210 (20.00 %)ITIL
39 (18.00 %)BPR
48 (16.00 %)Business Analysis
48 (16.00 %)PRINCE2
56 (12.00 %)Migration
56 (12.00 %)Data Management
56 (12.00 %)Data Migration
56 (12.00 %)Resource Management
65 (10.00 %)CRM
73 (6.000 %)E-Procurement
73 (6.000 %)Workflow
73 (6.000 %)Logistics
82 (4.000 %)Incident Management
82 (4.000 %)Project Planning
82 (4.000 %)Service Management
91 (2.000 %)Benchmarking
91 (2.000 %)Performance Management
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (28.00 %)C
212 (24.00 %)SQL
33 (6.000 %)VB
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.000 %)MCP
12 (4.000 %)MCSE
12 (4.000 %)CCNA
12 (4.000 %)Cisco Certification
12 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.000 %)SLA
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (6.000 %)Active Directory
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (18.00 %)Oracle
28 (16.00 %)IBM
36 (12.00 %)Business Objects
45 (10.00 %)Lagan
54 (8.000 %)SAP
63 (6.000 %)Microsoft
63 (6.000 %)Intel
63 (6.000 %)Agresso
63 (6.000 %)Anite