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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local 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 Local Government over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank104131
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads2214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.014 %
As % of the category below1.647 %1.039 %
Daily rates quoted126
Average minimum daily rate£313£400
Average daily rate£332£433
% change on same period last year-23.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£353
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.61£18.88
% change on same period last year+25.03 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads13361347
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.763 %1.342 %
Daily rates quoted371353
Average minimum daily rate£344£369
Average daily rate£363£390
% change on same period last year-7.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£381
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted8063
Average minimum hourly rate£23.27£24.02
Average hourly rate£24.38£25.68
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.50£27.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.94£27.04
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Local Government EnglandLocal Government
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.

Local Government
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Local Government across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Local Government Daily Rate Trend

Local Government
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Local Government across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Yorkshire Local Government Daily Rate Histogram

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Local Government Hourly Rate Trend

Local Government
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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 YorkshireUp+14£323-
West YorkshireDown-13£363-16.34 %
Local Government EnglandLocal Government
England

Local Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

127 (100.00 %)Government
27 (25.93 %)BPR
35 (18.52 %)Project Management
35 (18.52 %)NHS
35 (18.52 %)ITIL
44 (14.81 %)Finance
53 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
53 (11.11 %)SQL
62 (7.407 %)Service Management
62 (7.407 %)QA
62 (7.407 %)assyst
62 (7.407 %)Incident Management
62 (7.407 %)Problem Management
62 (7.407 %)Education
62 (7.407 %)Telecoms
71 (3.704 %)Business Analysis
71 (3.704 %)Health
71 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
71 (3.704 %)Stakeholder Management
71 (3.704 %)Programme Management
71 (3.704 %)Asset Management
71 (3.704 %)Insurance
71 (3.704 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (3.704 %)Spreadsheet
71 (3.704 %)Statistics
71 (3.704 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (3.704 %)Change Management
71 (3.704 %)Firewall
71 (3.704 %)CheckPoint
71 (3.704 %)Middleware

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.704 %)ASP.NET 2.0
11 (3.704 %)Middleware
11 (3.704 %)HTML
11 (3.704 %).NET
11 (3.704 %)ASP.NET
11 (3.704 %)XML
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.704 %)Spreadsheet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (7.407 %)assyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.704 %)Firewall
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.704 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (3.704 %)BusinessObjects
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.704 %)Visual Studio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (100.00 %)Government
24 (14.81 %)Finance
32 (7.407 %)Education
32 (7.407 %)Telecoms
41 (3.704 %)Health
41 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
41 (3.704 %)Insurance
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (48.15 %)Analyst
212 (44.44 %)Business Analyst
37 (25.93 %)Project Manager
44 (14.81 %)Consultant
53 (11.11 %)Lead Business Analyst
62 (7.407 %)Applications Support
62 (7.407 %)Applications Consultant
62 (7.407 %)Support Consultant
62 (7.407 %)Applications Support Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Business Developer
71 (3.704 %)Data Analyst
71 (3.704 %)Business Objects Developer
71 (3.704 %)Project Consultant
71 (3.704 %)PMO Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Technical Consultant
71 (3.704 %)Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (18.52 %)NHS
21 (3.704 %)Statistics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (25.93 %)BPR
25 (18.52 %)Project Management
25 (18.52 %)ITIL
33 (11.11 %)PRINCE2
42 (7.407 %)Service Management
42 (7.407 %)Incident Management
42 (7.407 %)Problem Management
51 (3.704 %)Business Analysis
51 (3.704 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (3.704 %)Programme Management
51 (3.704 %)Asset Management
51 (3.704 %)Change Management
51 (3.704 %)CRM
51 (3.704 %)ERP
51 (3.704 %)Business Intelligence
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (11.11 %)SQL
21 (3.704 %)C#
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.407 %)QA
21 (3.704 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (3.704 %)CheckPoint
11 (3.704 %)Oracle
11 (3.704 %)Business Objects
11 (3.704 %)PeopleSoft
11 (3.704 %)SAP
11 (3.704 %)Siebel
11 (3.704 %)Citrix
11 (3.704 %)JD Edwards