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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Police' in contract IT jobs across the UK together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Police over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPolice
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank417550
Rank change on same period last yearUp+133
Matching contract IT job ads173105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.106 %
As % of the category below0.479 %0.222 %
Daily rates quoted4419
Average minimum daily rate£390£374
Average daily rate£423£409
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£455£444
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£185
% change on same period last year+104.68 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£22.14£17.67
Average hourly rate£23.57£19.33
% change on same period last year+21.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£12.00
% change on same period last year+134.72 %
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3614047376
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled48.17 %47.93 %
Daily rates quoted1367716935
Average minimum daily rate£415£419
Average daily rate£444£448
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£476
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£374
% change on same period last year+2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted20572302
Average minimum hourly rate£24.89£25.14
Average hourly rate£26.66£26.87
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.43£28.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.78£27.25
% change on same period last year-1.70 %

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.

Police
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Police within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Police Demand Trend

Police
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Police within the UK.

Police Daily Rate Trend

Police
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Police within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Police Daily Rate Histogram

Police
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Police within the UK.

Police Hourly Rate Trend

Police
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Police within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Police Hourly Rate Histogram

Police
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Police within the UK 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
EnglandUp+132167£423+3.29 %
LondonUp+127142£443-5.60 %
South EastUp+3812£406+306.11 %
City of LondonNew entry-6£266-
HampshireNew entry-6£400-
BuckinghamshireUp+165£489-
North EastUp+184--
West MidlandsUp+103£308-31.48 %
WarwickshireNew entry-2£300-
South WestNew entry-2--
East of EnglandNew entry-2£275-
HendonNew entry-1--
TorfaenNew entry-1--
Tyne and WearNew entry-1--
WalesDown-61--
North WestNew entry-1--
South WalesNew entry-1--
DurhamNew entry-1--
East MidlandsUp+51£500+455.55 %
HertfordshireNew entry-1--
LancashireNew entry-1--
NorthumberlandNew entry-1--
NottinghamshireNew entry-1£500-
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
BirminghamNew entry-1£325-
BristolNew entry-1--
CwmbranNew entry-1--
DarlingtonNew entry-1--
HayesNew entry-1£325-
MaidenheadNew entry-1£325-

Police
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Police 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 Police.

1150 (45.18 %)Security Cleared
2119 (35.84 %)Government
378 (23.49 %)SC Cleared
470 (21.08 %)Criminal Justice
559 (17.77 %)PRINCE2
646 (13.86 %)Project Management
742 (12.65 %)CTC Cleared
832 (9.639 %)XML
928 (8.434 %)SAP
1027 (8.133 %)Oracle
1125 (7.530 %)SQL
1222 (6.627 %)Microsoft
1319 (5.723 %)Windows
1418 (5.422 %)ITIL
1418 (5.422 %)Business Analysis
1418 (5.422 %)Degree
1517 (5.120 %)MS Office
1517 (5.120 %)Finance
1616 (4.819 %)J2EE
1715 (4.518 %).NET
1715 (4.518 %)HTML
1814 (4.217 %)SQL Server
1814 (4.217 %)MS Excel
1814 (4.217 %)ERP
1814 (4.217 %)Programme Management
1913 (3.916 %)Service Delivery
1913 (3.916 %)Change Management
1913 (3.916 %)Dreamweaver
1913 (3.916 %)Marketing
1913 (3.916 %)Release Management

Police
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Police 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 Police. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (9.639 %)XML
216 (4.819 %)J2EE
315 (4.518 %)HTML
315 (4.518 %).NET
412 (3.614 %)ASP.NET
412 (3.614 %)CSS
59 (2.711 %)ASP
68 (2.410 %)SOAP
77 (2.108 %)XHTML
77 (2.108 %)WebServices
86 (1.807 %)XSL
95 (1.506 %)WSDL
95 (1.506 %)XML Schema
95 (1.506 %)Struts
95 (1.506 %)JSP
95 (1.506 %)Servlets
104 (1.205 %)LAMP
113 (0.904 %)Middleware
122 (0.602 %)SAP XI
131 (0.301 %)AJAX
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (3.012 %)WebLogic
110 (3.012 %)IIS
23 (0.904 %)Apache
23 (0.904 %)CMS
32 (0.602 %)LiveLink
32 (0.602 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (0.602 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (0.602 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (0.602 %)Lotus Notes
32 (0.602 %)MS Exchange
32 (0.602 %)Documentum
32 (0.602 %)SAS
41 (0.301 %)Content Management Server
41 (0.301 %)Tomcat
41 (0.301 %)SharePoint
41 (0.301 %)ESB
41 (0.301 %)Exchange Server 5.5
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (5.120 %)MS Office
214 (4.217 %)MS Excel
39 (2.711 %)MS Visio
39 (2.711 %)Photoshop
47 (2.108 %)MS PowerPoint
56 (1.807 %)MS Project
65 (1.506 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.602 %)Adobe Illustrator
81 (0.301 %)Fireworks
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.904 %)SAP CRM
22 (0.602 %)SAP HR
22 (0.602 %)SunGard Vivista
31 (0.301 %)SAP ERP
31 (0.301 %)Oracle 11i
31 (0.301 %)MAXIMO
31 (0.301 %)Oracle iRecruitment
31 (0.301 %)assyst
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (3.012 %)TETRA
27 (2.108 %)Intranet
36 (1.807 %)SAN
45 (1.506 %)Internet
53 (0.904 %)DHCP
53 (0.904 %)DNS
62 (0.602 %)Firewall
62 (0.602 %)LDAP
62 (0.602 %)Extranet
71 (0.301 %)X.500
71 (0.301 %)LAN
71 (0.301 %)TCP/IP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (4.217 %)SQL Server
211 (3.313 %)EDRMS
39 (2.711 %)Datawarehouse
48 (2.410 %)ETL
57 (2.108 %)Oracle 10g
57 (2.108 %)SQL Server 7
57 (2.108 %)SQL Server 2005
65 (1.506 %)Data Cleansing
74 (1.205 %)GIS
74 (1.205 %)TOAD
74 (1.205 %)Oracle 9i
74 (1.205 %)Oracle Reports
83 (0.904 %)Oracle Discoverer
92 (0.602 %)Adabas
92 (0.602 %)Data Mining
92 (0.602 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (0.602 %)Text Mining
92 (0.602 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
92 (0.602 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
101 (0.301 %)Reference Data
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (3.916 %)Dreamweaver
24 (1.205 %)LoadRunner
33 (0.904 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (0.602 %)Flash
42 (0.602 %)RequisitePro
42 (0.602 %)ClearQuest
42 (0.602 %)Telelogic DOORS
42 (0.602 %)WinRunner
42 (0.602 %)TestDirector
51 (0.301 %)Ant
51 (0.301 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.301 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1119 (35.84 %)Government
270 (21.08 %)Criminal Justice
317 (5.120 %)Finance
413 (3.916 %)Marketing
512 (3.614 %)Law
610 (3.012 %)Health
77 (2.108 %)Home Office
83 (0.904 %)Military
92 (0.602 %)Multimedia
92 (0.602 %)Legal
92 (0.602 %)Advertising
92 (0.602 %)Telecoms
101 (0.301 %)Financial Institution
101 (0.301 %)Education
101 (0.301 %)Graphic Design
101 (0.301 %)Video Editing
101 (0.301 %)Banking
101 (0.301 %)Games
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
175 (22.59 %)Analyst
244 (13.25 %)Business Analyst
336 (10.84 %)Project Manager
433 (9.940 %)Developer
524 (7.229 %)Architect
621 (6.325 %)Consultant
711 (3.313 %)Programme Manager
810 (3.012 %)Web Developer
99 (2.711 %)Test Manager
108 (2.410 %)Technical Architect
108 (2.410 %)Data Analyst
117 (2.108 %)Service Manager
117 (2.108 %)Java Developer
117 (2.108 %)DBA
117 (2.108 %)Project Officer
126 (1.807 %)Business Manager
126 (1.807 %)Implementation Manager
126 (1.807 %)Website Designer
135 (1.506 %)Configuration Manager
135 (1.506 %)Test Analyst
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (2.711 %)Management Information System
26 (1.807 %)RMADS
34 (1.205 %)CESG
42 (0.602 %)PKI
42 (0.602 %)Client/Server
42 (0.602 %)Mainframe
42 (0.602 %)Data Integration
42 (0.602 %)Statistics
51 (0.301 %)Mathematics
51 (0.301 %)Computer Science
51 (0.301 %)RIA
51 (0.301 %)Java Card
51 (0.301 %)Video Conferencing
51 (0.301 %)Data Conversion
51 (0.301 %)NHS
51 (0.301 %)Smartcard
51 (0.301 %)E-Learning
51 (0.301 %)PDA
51 (0.301 %)CESG CLAS
51 (0.301 %)Freedom of Information
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (5.723 %)Windows
28 (2.410 %)UNIX
35 (1.506 %)Windows XP
35 (1.506 %)Solaris
44 (1.205 %)Linux
53 (0.904 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.301 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1150 (45.18 %)Security Cleared
278 (23.49 %)SC Cleared
359 (17.77 %)PRINCE2
446 (13.86 %)Project Management
542 (12.65 %)CTC Cleared
618 (5.422 %)Business Analysis
618 (5.422 %)ITIL
714 (4.217 %)ERP
714 (4.217 %)Programme Management
813 (3.916 %)Service Delivery
813 (3.916 %)Change Management
813 (3.916 %)Release Management
912 (3.614 %)Service Management
1011 (3.313 %)Business Intelligence
1011 (3.313 %)Risk Management
1011 (3.313 %)Workflow
1011 (3.313 %)BC Cleared
1011 (3.313 %)Information Management
1110 (3.012 %)Supplier Management
1110 (3.012 %)Enterprise Architecture
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (7.530 %)SQL
212 (3.614 %)Java
310 (3.012 %)JavaScript
47 (2.108 %)C
47 (2.108 %)Transact-SQL
56 (1.807 %)VB.NET
65 (1.506 %)PHP
65 (1.506 %)PL/SQL
73 (0.904 %)COBOL
82 (0.602 %)NATURAL
91 (0.301 %)JCL
91 (0.301 %)VB6
91 (0.301 %)Shell Script
91 (0.301 %)VBScript
91 (0.301 %)VB
91 (0.301 %)Delphi
91 (0.301 %)DHTML
91 (0.301 %)C#
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
118 (5.422 %)Degree
29 (2.711 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
38 (2.410 %)PRINCE2 Certification
45 (1.506 %)Sun Certification
53 (0.904 %)ITIL Certification
53 (0.904 %)Citrix Certification
53 (0.904 %)CIPD
62 (0.602 %)ISEB
62 (0.602 %)MBA
62 (0.602 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
71 (0.301 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (0.301 %)OCP
71 (0.301 %)Oracle Certification
71 (0.301 %)MCSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (2.711 %)QA
26 (1.807 %)WAI
34 (1.205 %)SLA
43 (0.904 %)CESG Infosec
51 (0.301 %)BS7799
51 (0.301 %)BS7666
51 (0.301 %)ISO17799
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (2.711 %)Active Directory
23 (0.904 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.301 %)Oracle RAC
31 (0.301 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (8.434 %)SAP
227 (8.133 %)Oracle
322 (6.627 %)Microsoft
410 (3.012 %)Sun
410 (3.012 %)Telelogic
58 (2.410 %)HP
66 (1.807 %)BEA
75 (1.506 %)Motorola
75 (1.506 %)Siebel
84 (1.205 %)Cisco
84 (1.205 %)Macromedia
84 (1.205 %)VMware
84 (1.205 %)EMC
84 (1.205 %)Symantec
93 (0.904 %)Remedy
93 (0.904 %)Citrix
93 (0.904 %)Cramer
93 (0.904 %)PlateSpin
93 (0.904 %)IBM
93 (0.904 %)Siemens
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