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

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3019
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads132229
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.187 %0.232 %
As % of the category below10.88 %15.09 %
Daily rates quoted3752
Average minimum daily rate£343£399
Average daily rate£373£427
% change on same period last year-12.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£397£381
% change on same period last year+4.16 %
Hourly rates quoted310
Average minimum hourly rate£15.83£14.00
Average hourly rate£15.83£15.02
% change on same period last year+5.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.83£16.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.40£26.72
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12131518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.715 %1.537 %
Daily rates quoted322394
Average minimum daily rate£352£370
Average daily rate£374£389
% change on same period last year-4.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Hourly rates quoted8382
Average minimum hourly rate£22.15£25.43
Average hourly rate£23.44£27.03
% change on same period last year-13.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.72£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.07£26.79
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Government EnglandGovernment
England

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

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Yorkshire Government Hourly Rate Histogram

Government
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Government within the Yorkshire 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
West YorkshireDown-1182£411-7.18 %
South YorkshireDown-1415£270+5.10 %
North YorkshireDown-17£492+20.16 %
East YorkshireNew entry-2--
Government EnglandGovernment
England

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

176 (29.46 %)NHS
264 (24.81 %)Project Management
360 (23.26 %)Health
447 (18.22 %)PRINCE2
541 (15.89 %)Local Government
639 (15.12 %)Security Cleared
725 (9.690 %)Java
821 (8.140 %)Finance
919 (7.364 %)SC Cleared
1018 (6.977 %)Stakeholder Management
1018 (6.977 %)SQL
1018 (6.977 %)Microsoft
1117 (6.589 %)Windows
1216 (6.202 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1216 (6.202 %)ISO27001
1315 (5.814 %)Oracle
1315 (5.814 %).NET
1315 (5.814 %)Information Security
1414 (5.426 %)Risk Management
1414 (5.426 %)UNIX
1414 (5.426 %)SharePoint
1414 (5.426 %)User Acceptance Testing
1513 (5.039 %)Business Analysis
1513 (5.039 %)Firewall
1612 (4.651 %)SQL Server
1612 (4.651 %)Test Scripting
1711 (4.264 %)MS Office
1711 (4.264 %)XML
1711 (4.264 %)Telecoms
1810 (3.876 %)MS Project

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (5.814 %).NET
211 (4.264 %)XML
37 (2.713 %)J2EE
46 (2.326 %)ASP.NET
55 (1.938 %)Hibernate
55 (1.938 %)Spring
64 (1.550 %)HTML
64 (1.550 %)CSS
73 (1.163 %)ADO.NET
73 (1.163 %).NET Framework
82 (0.775 %)Java EE
82 (0.775 %)Application Packaging
82 (0.775 %)JSTL
82 (0.775 %)Spring MVC
82 (0.775 %)Lucene
82 (0.775 %)Middleware
82 (0.775 %)MVC
82 (0.775 %)AJAX
82 (0.775 %)ASP
82 (0.775 %)JSP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (5.426 %)SharePoint
29 (3.488 %)SharePoint Server 2007
33 (1.163 %)SharePoint Portal Server
42 (0.775 %)TIBCO EMS
42 (0.775 %)WebLogic
42 (0.775 %)Lotus Notes
51 (0.388 %)Tomcat
51 (0.388 %)Tuxedo
51 (0.388 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.388 %)OpenROAD
51 (0.388 %)ArcGIS
51 (0.388 %)CMS
51 (0.388 %)Oracle Workflow
51 (0.388 %)Oracle Application Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (4.264 %)MS Office
210 (3.876 %)MS Project
37 (2.713 %)MS Excel
44 (1.550 %)MS Visio
44 (1.550 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.775 %)InfoPath
61 (0.388 %)CA Clarity
61 (0.388 %)MS PowerPoint
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.775 %)BusinessWorks
21 (0.388 %)assyst
21 (0.388 %)Oracle Financials
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (5.039 %)Firewall
29 (3.488 %)Internet
36 (2.326 %)TCP/IP
45 (1.938 %)HTTP
45 (1.938 %)DNS
54 (1.550 %)VPN
54 (1.550 %)WAN
63 (1.163 %)LDAP
63 (1.163 %)LAN
72 (0.775 %)VoIP
72 (0.775 %)Intranet
81 (0.388 %)Network Security
81 (0.388 %)SSL
81 (0.388 %)SAN
81 (0.388 %)CTI
81 (0.388 %)Broadband
81 (0.388 %)FTP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (4.651 %)SQL Server
27 (2.713 %)GIS
36 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (1.550 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (1.550 %)MS Access
44 (1.550 %)EDRMS
53 (1.163 %)Crystal Reports
53 (1.163 %)Oracle 9i
53 (1.163 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
53 (1.163 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
53 (1.163 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (1.163 %)Oracle 10g
53 (1.163 %)BusinessObjects
62 (0.775 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.388 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.388 %)DTS
71 (0.388 %)Ingres
71 (0.388 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (0.388 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (0.388 %)InterSystems Cache
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.550 %)Visual Studio
23 (1.163 %)JUnit
23 (1.163 %)MSI
32 (0.775 %)HttpUnit
32 (0.775 %)Eclipse
41 (0.388 %)Oracle Forms
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (23.26 %)Health
241 (15.89 %)Local Government
321 (8.140 %)Finance
411 (4.264 %)Telecoms
59 (3.488 %)Banking
64 (1.550 %)Education
73 (1.163 %)Construction
73 (1.163 %)Marketing
73 (1.163 %)Auditing
82 (0.775 %)Criminal Justice
82 (0.775 %)Law
82 (0.775 %)Legal
91 (0.388 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.388 %)Publishing
91 (0.388 %)Electric
91 (0.388 %)Retail
91 (0.388 %)Multimedia
91 (0.388 %)Billing
91 (0.388 %)Insurance
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
164 (24.81 %)Analyst
249 (18.99 %)Project Manager
328 (10.85 %)Business Analyst
421 (8.140 %)Developer
514 (5.426 %)Security Analyst
514 (5.426 %)Information Analyst
514 (5.426 %)Information Security Analyst
613 (5.039 %)Senior Manager
712 (4.651 %)Senior Project Manager
811 (4.264 %)Test Analyst
910 (3.876 %)Tester
108 (3.101 %)Coordinator
108 (3.101 %)Architect
108 (3.101 %)Programme Manager
117 (2.713 %)Consultant
126 (2.326 %)Business Manager
135 (1.938 %)Team Leader
135 (1.938 %)Solutions Architect
135 (1.938 %)Test Team Leader
135 (1.938 %)Data Analyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
176 (29.46 %)NHS
27 (2.713 %)Client/Server
36 (2.326 %)NPfIT
44 (1.550 %)Management Information System
53 (1.163 %)Informatics
62 (0.775 %)Podcast
62 (0.775 %)Data Extraction
62 (0.775 %)Data Protection Act
62 (0.775 %)Smartcard
62 (0.775 %)Freedom of Information
71 (0.388 %)PKI
71 (0.388 %)Statistics
71 (0.388 %)Clustering
71 (0.388 %)IVR
71 (0.388 %)Freedom of Information Act
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (6.589 %)Windows
214 (5.426 %)UNIX
36 (2.326 %)Linux
44 (1.550 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (1.163 %)Windows Vista
62 (0.775 %)Solaris
71 (0.388 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.388 %)Windows XP
71 (0.388 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.388 %)SUSE
71 (0.388 %)Windows Mobile
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
164 (24.81 %)Project Management
247 (18.22 %)PRINCE2
339 (15.12 %)Security Cleared
419 (7.364 %)SC Cleared
518 (6.977 %)Stakeholder Management
615 (5.814 %)Information Security
714 (5.426 %)Risk Management
714 (5.426 %)User Acceptance Testing
813 (5.039 %)Business Analysis
912 (4.651 %)Test Scripting
109 (3.488 %)Manual Testing
109 (3.488 %)Change Management
109 (3.488 %)PRINCE
118 (3.101 %)ITIL
118 (3.101 %)BPR
118 (3.101 %)Integration Testing
127 (2.713 %)Service Management
127 (2.713 %)UML
136 (2.326 %)SOA
136 (2.326 %)Project Planning
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (9.690 %)Java
218 (6.977 %)SQL
37 (2.713 %)Shell Script
46 (2.326 %)Perl
46 (2.326 %)C
55 (1.938 %)C#
62 (0.775 %)JavaScript
62 (0.775 %)PL/SQL
62 (0.775 %)DHTML
62 (0.775 %)VBScript
62 (0.775 %)VB
71 (0.388 %)VB.NET
71 (0.388 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.388 %)C++
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (6.202 %)PRINCE2 Certification
210 (3.876 %)ISEB
35 (1.938 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
44 (1.550 %)Degree
53 (1.163 %)ITIL Certification
62 (0.775 %)MOS
71 (0.388 %)ISEB Practitioner
71 (0.388 %)MBA
71 (0.388 %)MCSE
71 (0.388 %)CCNA
71 (0.388 %)CISSP
71 (0.388 %)Cisco Certification
71 (0.388 %)Microsoft Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (6.202 %)ISO27001
27 (2.713 %)QA
32 (0.775 %)ISO17799
32 (0.775 %)SLA
32 (0.775 %)BS7799
41 (0.388 %)BS15000
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (2.326 %)Active Directory
22 (0.775 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.388 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (0.388 %)Novell eDirectory
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.550 %)OpenView
23 (1.163 %)OVSD
32 (0.775 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.388 %)ZENworks
41 (0.388 %)NNM
41 (0.388 %)OVOW
41 (0.388 %)OVIS
41 (0.388 %)OVPA
41 (0.388 %)OVPM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (6.977 %)Microsoft
215 (5.814 %)Oracle
35 (1.938 %)HP
44 (1.550 %)ESRI
53 (1.163 %)TIBCO
53 (1.163 %)Business Objects
62 (0.775 %)Citrix
62 (0.775 %)Macromedia
62 (0.775 %)Compuware
62 (0.775 %)Novell
62 (0.775 %)Lotus
62 (0.775 %)CheckPoint
62 (0.775 %)VMware
62 (0.775 %)telerik
62 (0.775 %)Meridio
62 (0.775 %)Casewise
62 (0.775 %)Cisco
71 (0.388 %)Finjan
71 (0.388 %)Primavera
71 (0.388 %)BT