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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in contract IT jobs within the Wales 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6053
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.980 %2.454 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£475-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£346
% change on same period last year+6.54 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£17.50
% change on same period last year+128.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.83£17.54
% change on same period last year+18.73 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads306326
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.433 %0.330 %
Daily rates quoted10068
Average minimum daily rate£330£391
Average daily rate£357£429
% change on same period last year-16.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted3146
Average minimum hourly rate£27.04£22.98
Average hourly rate£29.70£25.30
% change on same period last year+17.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.36£27.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Local Government UKLocal Government
UK

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 13 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
South WalesDown-33£475-
Local Government UKLocal Government
UK

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales 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.

19 (100.00 %)Government
23 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
32 (22.22 %)Finance
32 (22.22 %)Education
32 (22.22 %)Electric
32 (22.22 %)Terminal Services
32 (22.22 %)Intranet
32 (22.22 %)Internet
32 (22.22 %)Symantec
32 (22.22 %)McAfee Security
32 (22.22 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (22.22 %)Sophos
32 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
32 (22.22 %)Windows
32 (22.22 %)Citrix
32 (22.22 %)MetaFrame
41 (11.11 %)Data Management
41 (11.11 %)Document Management
41 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
41 (11.11 %)Health
41 (11.11 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (11.11 %)Agresso
41 (11.11 %)NHS
41 (11.11 %)MS Visio
41 (11.11 %)Broadband
41 (11.11 %)Microsoft
41 (11.11 %)HTML
41 (11.11 %)Java
41 (11.11 %)SQL
41 (11.11 %).NET

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales 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.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)HTML
11 (11.11 %).NET
11 (11.11 %)J2EE
11 (11.11 %)WebServices
11 (11.11 %)XML
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Visio
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)Intranet
12 (22.22 %)Internet
21 (11.11 %)Broadband
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
11 (11.11 %)EDRMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (100.00 %)Government
22 (22.22 %)Finance
22 (22.22 %)Education
22 (22.22 %)Electric
31 (11.11 %)Health
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Project Manager
22 (22.22 %)Server Support
22 (22.22 %)Support Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Server Support Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Server Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Manager
31 (11.11 %)Support Manager
31 (11.11 %)SAP Business Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Applications Manager
31 (11.11 %)Web Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)Web Manager
31 (11.11 %)NHS Project Manager
31 (11.11 %)Applications Support
31 (11.11 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Analyst
31 (11.11 %)IT Manager
31 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)NHS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)Windows
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)PRINCE2
31 (11.11 %)Data Management
31 (11.11 %)Document Management
31 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)Java
11 (11.11 %)SQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)MetaFrame
12 (22.22 %)Terminal Services
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (22.22 %)Norton AntiVirus
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Citrix
12 (22.22 %)Symantec
12 (22.22 %)McAfee Security
12 (22.22 %)Sophos
21 (11.11 %)Agresso
21 (11.11 %)SAP
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft