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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in contract IT jobs within the Uxbridge 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank318
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.002 %
As % of the category below67.77 %3.922 %
Daily rates quoted140
Average minimum daily rate£263-
Average daily rate£312-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£397£386
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67-
Average hourly rate£28.33-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.86£27.41
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Uxbridge
Matching contract IT job ads12151
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted3019
Average minimum daily rate£299£319
Average daily rate£324£325
% change on same period last year-0.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£27.05£27.23
Average hourly rate£28.67£27.81
% change on same period last year+3.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.29£28.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Government LondonGovernment
London

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

Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge region.

Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge region.

Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Uxbridge Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge 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.

1116 (85.29 %)Security Cleared
2103 (75.74 %)SC Cleared
325 (18.38 %)Oracle
424 (17.65 %)Service Management
522 (16.18 %)Linux
616 (11.76 %)PRINCE2
616 (11.76 %)SQL
616 (11.76 %)Software Testing
715 (11.03 %)User Acceptance Testing
715 (11.03 %)Windows
715 (11.03 %)HP
813 (9.559 %)BusinessObjects
813 (9.559 %)ITIL
813 (9.559 %)Business Objects
912 (8.824 %)Cisco
912 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
1011 (8.088 %)Oracle 10g
1011 (8.088 %)BMC
1011 (8.088 %)MS PowerPoint
1110 (7.353 %)Project Management
1110 (7.353 %)Remedy
1110 (7.353 %)Programme Management
129 (6.618 %)Validation
129 (6.618 %)Citrix
129 (6.618 %)Red Hat
129 (6.618 %)UNIX
129 (6.618 %)Integration Testing
129 (6.618 %)Red Hat Linux
138 (5.882 %)Altiris
138 (5.882 %)MS Exchange

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Uxbridge 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.

Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (4.412 %)J2EE
24 (2.941 %)XML
24 (2.941 %)Middleware
31 (0.735 %)MVC
31 (0.735 %)Hibernate
31 (0.735 %)DAO
31 (0.735 %)Spring
31 (0.735 %)WebSphere
31 (0.735 %)Oracle Streams
31 (0.735 %)Java EE 5
31 (0.735 %)EJB
31 (0.735 %)Servlets
31 (0.735 %)SOAP
31 (0.735 %)WebServices
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
27 (5.147 %)Exchange Server 2007
36 (4.412 %)WebLogic
42 (1.471 %)ESB
51 (0.735 %)MQSeries
51 (0.735 %)SAS
51 (0.735 %)CMS
51 (0.735 %)Oracle Workflow
51 (0.735 %)Exchange Server 2003
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (8.088 %)MS PowerPoint
27 (5.147 %)MS Office
36 (4.412 %)MS Excel
41 (0.735 %)MS Project
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.206 %)Remedy ITSM
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (5.882 %)NetScreen
25 (3.676 %)Firewall
25 (3.676 %)Cisco ASA
34 (2.941 %)Internet
34 (2.941 %)VoIP
42 (1.471 %)WAN
42 (1.471 %)IP Telephony
51 (0.735 %)Network Security
51 (0.735 %)TCP/IP
51 (0.735 %)SAN
51 (0.735 %)MPLS
51 (0.735 %)RSVP
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (9.559 %)BusinessObjects
211 (8.088 %)Oracle 10g
37 (5.147 %)Datawarehouse
46 (4.412 %)ETL
55 (3.676 %)Data Mining
55 (3.676 %)Crystal Reports
55 (3.676 %)Oracle 9i
64 (2.941 %)SQL Server
72 (1.471 %)Oracle Reports
72 (1.471 %)RDBMS
81 (0.735 %)Star Schema
81 (0.735 %)BusinessObjects XI
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.941 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (1.471 %)LoadRunner
22 (1.471 %)JUnit
22 (1.471 %)TestDirector
31 (0.735 %)ClearQuest
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (5.882 %)Military
23 (2.206 %)Telecoms
23 (2.206 %)Finance
32 (1.471 %)Education
32 (1.471 %)Home Office
41 (0.735 %)Banking
41 (0.735 %)Auditing
41 (0.735 %)Legal
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (12.50 %)Analyst
212 (8.824 %)Architect
311 (8.088 %)Author
311 (8.088 %)Technical Author
410 (7.353 %)Test Manager
59 (6.618 %)Data Centre Engineer
68 (5.882 %)Consultant
77 (5.147 %)Tester
77 (5.147 %)Developer
77 (5.147 %)UAT Test Manager
86 (4.412 %)Coordinator
86 (4.412 %)Service Analyst
86 (4.412 %)Administrator
86 (4.412 %)Infrastructure Architect
86 (4.412 %)Service Manager
95 (3.676 %)Service Desk Analyst
95 (3.676 %)Team Leader
95 (3.676 %)Security Manager
95 (3.676 %)Test Team Leader
95 (3.676 %)Test Analyst
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (4.412 %)N-Tier
16 (4.412 %)PKI
23 (2.206 %)Fat Client
23 (2.206 %)Video Conferencing
23 (2.206 %)Thin Client
31 (0.735 %)Clustering
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (16.18 %)Linux
215 (11.03 %)Windows
312 (8.824 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (6.618 %)UNIX
49 (6.618 %)Red Hat Linux
54 (2.941 %)Windows XP
61 (0.735 %)Solaris
61 (0.735 %)Windows Vista
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1116 (85.29 %)Security Cleared
2103 (75.74 %)SC Cleared
324 (17.65 %)Service Management
416 (11.76 %)PRINCE2
416 (11.76 %)Software Testing
515 (11.03 %)User Acceptance Testing
613 (9.559 %)ITIL
710 (7.353 %)Programme Management
710 (7.353 %)Project Management
89 (6.618 %)Integration Testing
89 (6.618 %)Validation
97 (5.147 %)Test Management
106 (4.412 %)UML
115 (3.676 %)Data Modelling
115 (3.676 %)Test Scripting
124 (2.941 %)Time Management
124 (2.941 %)SOA
124 (2.941 %)ITSM
124 (2.941 %)Business Continuity
133 (2.206 %)Business Analysis
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (11.76 %)SQL
27 (5.147 %)C
35 (3.676 %)PL/SQL
44 (2.941 %)Java
51 (0.735 %)VBScript
51 (0.735 %)VB
51 (0.735 %)XQuery
51 (0.735 %)XPath
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.676 %)ITIL Certification
22 (1.471 %)ISEB
31 (0.735 %)RHCE
31 (0.735 %)Degree
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.676 %)QA
24 (2.941 %)ISO27001
33 (2.206 %)BS7799
41 (0.735 %)SLA
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (5.882 %)Active Directory
27 (5.147 %)NetBackup
36 (4.412 %)Citrix Presentation Server
44 (2.941 %)Oracle RAC
53 (2.206 %)AquaLogic
61 (0.735 %)Terminal Services
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.471 %)BMC PATROL
21 (0.735 %)BMC Performance Manager
21 (0.735 %)OpenView
Uxbridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (18.38 %)Oracle
215 (11.03 %)HP
313 (9.559 %)Business Objects
412 (8.824 %)Cisco
511 (8.088 %)BMC
610 (7.353 %)Remedy
79 (6.618 %)Red Hat
79 (6.618 %)Citrix
88 (5.882 %)Altiris
97 (5.147 %)Symantec
106 (4.412 %)Microsoft
106 (4.412 %)SAP
115 (3.676 %)Juniper
115 (3.676 %)BEA
123 (2.206 %)IBM
131 (0.735 %)AppSense