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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in contract IT jobs within the Tyne and Wear 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
Rank3043
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.727 %3.271 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£280£375
Average daily rate£295£375
% change on same period last year-21.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£346
% change on same period last year+5.96 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.00
Average hourly rate-£11.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£11.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.83£17.54
% change on same period last year+18.73 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads110214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.155 %0.216 %
Daily rates quoted3777
Average minimum daily rate£322£353
Average daily rate£334£361
% change on same period last year-7.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Hourly rates quoted1214
Average minimum hourly rate£23.77£22.68
Average hourly rate£26.12£24.47
% change on same period last year+6.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.46£26.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.08£26.78
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Local Government North EastLocal Government
North 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 Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Local Government Daily Rate Trend

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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Local Government Hourly Rate Trend

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 Tyne and Wear 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
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+81£295-12.59 %
Local Government North EastLocal Government
North East

Local Government
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

15 (100.00 %)Government
22 (40.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)Education
31 (20.00 %)Linux
31 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (20.00 %)Apache
31 (20.00 %)XHTML
31 (20.00 %)Windows XP
31 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Macromedia
31 (20.00 %)Project Management
31 (20.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)COBOL
31 (20.00 %)HTML
31 (20.00 %)PHP
31 (20.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)Change Management
31 (20.00 %)BT
31 (20.00 %)Telecoms
31 (20.00 %)LAMP
31 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
31 (20.00 %)Web Development

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)HTML
11 (20.00 %).NET
11 (20.00 %)XML
11 (20.00 %)XHTML
11 (20.00 %)LAMP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)Apache
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (20.00 %)Dreamweaver
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Government
22 (40.00 %)Education
31 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Business Analyst
12 (40.00 %)Developer
12 (40.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Web Developer
21 (20.00 %)Support Technician
21 (20.00 %)C# Developer
21 (20.00 %)IT Support Technician
21 (20.00 %)Integration Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Business Integration Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Lead Business Analyst
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)Linux
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (20.00 %)Windows XP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Project Management
11 (20.00 %)Change Management
11 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (20.00 %)Web Development
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C#
11 (20.00 %)COBOL
11 (20.00 %)PHP
11 (20.00 %)SQL
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft
11 (20.00 %)Macromedia
11 (20.00 %)BT