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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local 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 Local Government over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3239
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads2615
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.015 %
As % of the category below16.25 %10.87 %
Daily rates quoted185
Average minimum daily rate£349£364
Average daily rate£373£374
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£311
% change on same period last year+16.43 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.95
Average hourly rate-£14.23
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.25£19.19
% change on same period last year+26.34 %
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 %
Local Government South EastLocal Government
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.

Local Government
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Local Government Hourly Rate Trend

Local Government
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Local 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+623£374+0.11 %
Local Government South EastLocal Government
South East

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

139 (100.00 %)Government
213 (33.33 %)C
312 (30.77 %)Project Management
411 (28.21 %)Finance
510 (25.64 %)Business Analysis
69 (23.08 %)SQL
78 (20.51 %)DB2
78 (20.51 %)IBM
78 (20.51 %)Migration
87 (17.95 %)ITIL
96 (15.38 %)Oracle
96 (15.38 %)SQL Server
96 (15.38 %)Windows
96 (15.38 %)Linux
96 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
96 (15.38 %)MS Excel
96 (15.38 %)Crystal Reports
96 (15.38 %)Business Objects
96 (15.38 %)BusinessObjects
96 (15.38 %)LAN
96 (15.38 %)WAN
96 (15.38 %)Data Management
96 (15.38 %)DB2 UDB
96 (15.38 %)Resource Management
96 (15.38 %)Data Migration
105 (12.82 %)BPR
114 (10.26 %)PRINCE2
114 (10.26 %)Data Cleansing
123 (7.692 %)Anite
123 (7.692 %)ASP.NET

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.692 %)HTML
13 (7.692 %).NET
13 (7.692 %)ASP.NET
22 (5.128 %)WebServices
31 (2.564 %)WebSphere
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.128 %)CMS
21 (2.564 %)WebSphere MQ
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (15.38 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (15.38 %)LAN
16 (15.38 %)WAN
22 (5.128 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (20.51 %)DB2
26 (15.38 %)Crystal Reports
26 (15.38 %)BusinessObjects
26 (15.38 %)DB2 UDB
26 (15.38 %)SQL Server
34 (10.26 %)Data Cleansing
42 (5.128 %)DataStage
51 (2.564 %)Datawarehouse
51 (2.564 %)ETL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (100.00 %)Government
211 (28.21 %)Finance
31 (2.564 %)Legal
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (41.03 %)Analyst
214 (35.90 %)Project Manager
310 (25.64 %)Business Analyst
46 (15.38 %)Data Analyst
46 (15.38 %)Solutions Analyst
55 (12.82 %)Consultant
63 (7.692 %)Programmer
63 (7.692 %)Developer
63 (7.692 %)Project Analyst
72 (5.128 %)CRM Consultant
72 (5.128 %)Business Project Manager
72 (5.128 %)Business Manager
72 (5.128 %)Coordinator
72 (5.128 %)Project Coordinator
72 (5.128 %)Webmaster
72 (5.128 %)Migration Consultant
81 (2.564 %)ETL Consultant
81 (2.564 %)DataStage Consultant
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.564 %)Management Information System
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (15.38 %)Windows
16 (15.38 %)Linux
16 (15.38 %)Windows 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (30.77 %)Project Management
210 (25.64 %)Business Analysis
38 (20.51 %)Migration
47 (17.95 %)ITIL
56 (15.38 %)Data Management
56 (15.38 %)Resource Management
56 (15.38 %)Data Migration
65 (12.82 %)BPR
74 (10.26 %)PRINCE2
82 (5.128 %)CRM
82 (5.128 %)Data Modelling
82 (5.128 %)Content Management
82 (5.128 %)Service Delivery
82 (5.128 %)Project Planning
91 (2.564 %)Performance Management
91 (2.564 %)Change Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (33.33 %)C
29 (23.08 %)SQL
33 (7.692 %)VB
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (20.51 %)IBM
26 (15.38 %)Oracle
26 (15.38 %)Business Objects
33 (7.692 %)Anite
42 (5.128 %)Lagan
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