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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in contract IT jobs within the Watford 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.110 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£380
% change on same period last year+2.06 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£17.95-
Average hourly rate£17.95-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£17.95-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.72£28.78
% change on same period last year+3.27 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads73122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.120 %
Daily rates quoted2273
Average minimum daily rate£310£333
Average daily rate£331£342
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£17.95£9.00
Average hourly rate£17.95£10.13
% change on same period last year+77.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.95£11.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Government HertfordshireGovernment
Hertfordshire

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

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford Government Daily Rate Trend

Government
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Government across the Watford region.

Watford 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 Watford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Watford Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Government
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford 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.

12 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (25.00 %)Data Protection
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Local Government
21 (25.00 %)Data Protection Act
21 (25.00 %)Mathematics

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford 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.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Local Government
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Desktop Engineer
12 (50.00 %)PC Support
12 (50.00 %)PC Support Engineer
12 (50.00 %)PC Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Software Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Author
21 (25.00 %)Technical Author
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Data Protection Act
11 (25.00 %)Mathematics
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Data Protection
11 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Dell