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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in contract IT jobs within the Oxfordshire 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
Rank2234
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads3720
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.020 %
As % of the category below23.13 %14.49 %
Daily rates quoted205
Average minimum daily rate£350£364
Average daily rate£376£374
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£369
% change on same period last year+4.87 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£31.80£12.95
Average hourly rate£34.40£14.23
% change on same period last year+141.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£15.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£31.14
% change on same period last year-9.96 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads160138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.213 %0.140 %
Daily rates quoted4924
Average minimum daily rate£316£329
Average daily rate£338£350
% change on same period last year-3.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2817
Average minimum hourly rate£25.73£17.57
Average hourly rate£28.40£19.71
% change on same period last year+44.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.07£21.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Government South EastGovernment
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Government Hourly Rate Trend

Government
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Oxfordshire Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Government
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Government within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
OxfordUp+523£374+0.11 %
BicesterNew entry-4£450-
Government South EastGovernment
South East

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

139 (63.93 %)Local Government
214 (22.95 %)C
214 (22.95 %)Security Cleared
313 (21.31 %)SQL
313 (21.31 %)Project Management
412 (19.67 %)Finance
511 (18.03 %)IBM
511 (18.03 %)Business Analysis
610 (16.39 %)SC Cleared
610 (16.39 %)Migration
79 (14.75 %)DB2
79 (14.75 %)ITIL
88 (13.11 %)Windows
88 (13.11 %)Oracle
97 (11.48 %)Business Objects
97 (11.48 %)MS Excel
97 (11.48 %)Windows 2000
97 (11.48 %)BusinessObjects
97 (11.48 %)DB2 UDB
97 (11.48 %)Data Migration
97 (11.48 %)Data Management
106 (9.836 %)Resource Management
106 (9.836 %)Linux
106 (9.836 %)LAN
106 (9.836 %)WAN
106 (9.836 %)PRINCE2
106 (9.836 %)SQL Server
106 (9.836 %)Crystal Reports
115 (8.197 %)Ingres
115 (8.197 %)BPR

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.918 %)HTML
13 (4.918 %).NET
13 (4.918 %)ASP.NET
13 (4.918 %)WebSphere
22 (3.279 %)WebServices
31 (1.639 %)XML
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.279 %)CMS
21 (1.639 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.639 %)WebSphere MQ
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (11.48 %)MS Excel
21 (1.639 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (9.836 %)LAN
16 (9.836 %)WAN
22 (3.279 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (14.75 %)DB2
27 (11.48 %)BusinessObjects
27 (11.48 %)DB2 UDB
36 (9.836 %)SQL Server
36 (9.836 %)Crystal Reports
45 (8.197 %)Ingres
54 (6.557 %)Data Cleansing
63 (4.918 %)DataStage
63 (4.918 %)RDBMS
72 (3.279 %)ETL
81 (1.639 %)Oracle 10g
81 (1.639 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (1.639 %)Datawarehouse
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (63.93 %)Local Government
212 (19.67 %)Finance
31 (1.639 %)Education
31 (1.639 %)Legal
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (34.43 %)Analyst
215 (24.59 %)Project Manager
311 (18.03 %)Business Analyst
311 (18.03 %)Developer
47 (11.48 %)Data Analyst
47 (11.48 %)Solutions Analyst
55 (8.197 %)Project Analyst
55 (8.197 %)Consultant
63 (4.918 %)DBA
63 (4.918 %)Programmer
63 (4.918 %)Support Engineer
72 (3.279 %)Webmaster
72 (3.279 %)Migration Consultant
72 (3.279 %)Coordinator
72 (3.279 %)Project Coordinator
72 (3.279 %)CRM Consultant
72 (3.279 %)Business Project Manager
72 (3.279 %)Business Manager
72 (3.279 %)WebSphere Developer
81 (1.639 %)ETL Consultant
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.918 %)Economics
21 (1.639 %)Management Information System
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (13.11 %)Windows
27 (11.48 %)Windows 2000
36 (9.836 %)Linux
44 (6.557 %)UNIX
51 (1.639 %)HPUX
51 (1.639 %)Solaris
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (22.95 %)Security Cleared
213 (21.31 %)Project Management
311 (18.03 %)Business Analysis
410 (16.39 %)SC Cleared
410 (16.39 %)Migration
59 (14.75 %)ITIL
67 (11.48 %)Data Management
67 (11.48 %)Data Migration
76 (9.836 %)Resource Management
76 (9.836 %)PRINCE2
85 (8.197 %)BPR
85 (8.197 %)Project Planning
94 (6.557 %)BC Cleared
94 (6.557 %)Data Modelling
94 (6.557 %)Matrix Management
102 (3.279 %)Unit Testing
102 (3.279 %)Content Management
102 (3.279 %)CRM
102 (3.279 %)Service Management
102 (3.279 %)Service Delivery
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (22.95 %)C
213 (21.31 %)SQL
33 (4.918 %)VB
41 (1.639 %)Shell Script
41 (1.639 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.639 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (1.639 %)IBM Certification
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.918 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.279 %)Oracle RAC
21 (1.639 %)Active Directory
21 (1.639 %)Backup Exec
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (18.03 %)IBM
28 (13.11 %)Oracle
37 (11.48 %)Business Objects
43 (4.918 %)Anite
52 (3.279 %)Lagan
52 (3.279 %)HP
52 (3.279 %)Microsoft
61 (1.639 %)Sun
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