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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Local Government' in IT jobs within the Bedfordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Local Government over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Government
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6459
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads128
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.934 %2.532 %
Salaries quoted108
Average minimum salary£32,000£35,000
Average salary£35,500£35,000
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Average maximum salary£39,000£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,579£47,163
% change on same period last year-13.95 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads409316
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.237 %0.136 %
Salaries quoted352271
Average minimum salary£35,268£35,236
Average salary£37,949£37,727
% change on same period last year+0.58 %
Average maximum salary£40,630£40,218
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Local Government East of EnglandLocal Government
East of England

Local Government
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire Local Government Demand Trend

Local Government
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Local Government across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Local Government Salary Trend

Local Government
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Local Government across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedfordshire Local Government Salary Histogram

Local Government
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Local Government within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DunstableNew entry-4£35,000-
BedfordDown-213£52,500+50.00 %
Local Government East of EnglandLocal Government
East of England

Local Government
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Local Government.

122 (100.00 %)Government
214 (63.64 %)Asset Management
310 (45.45 %)Project Management
49 (40.91 %)Construction
58 (36.36 %)Oracle
67 (31.82 %)Microsoft
67 (31.82 %)QA
76 (27.27 %)GIS
76 (27.27 %)WebServices
76 (27.27 %)Degree
84 (18.18 %)Education
93 (13.64 %)Cisco
102 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
102 (9.091 %)C#
102 (9.091 %).NET
102 (9.091 %)Finance
111 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
111 (4.545 %)Scrum
111 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
111 (4.545 %)MS Project
111 (4.545 %)MS Office
111 (4.545 %)MS Excel

Local Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Local Government. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (27.27 %)WebServices
22 (9.091 %).NET
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.545 %)MS Project
11 (4.545 %)MS Office
11 (4.545 %)MS Excel
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (27.27 %)GIS
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (100.00 %)Government
29 (40.91 %)Construction
34 (18.18 %)Education
42 (9.091 %)Finance
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (36.36 %)Account Manager
18 (36.36 %)Service Manager
27 (31.82 %)Consultant
32 (9.091 %)GIS Manager
32 (9.091 %)Software Manager
32 (9.091 %)Development Project Manager
32 (9.091 %)Software Project Manager
32 (9.091 %)Software Development Project Manager
32 (9.091 %)Software Development Manager
32 (9.091 %)Development Manager
32 (9.091 %)Project Manager
41 (4.545 %)IT Manager
41 (4.545 %)Programme Planner
41 (4.545 %)Technical Manager
41 (4.545 %)IT Services Manager
41 (4.545 %)Technical Services Manager
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (63.64 %)Asset Management
210 (45.45 %)Project Management
32 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
41 (4.545 %)Service Delivery
41 (4.545 %)Scrum
41 (4.545 %)Agile Software Development
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (9.091 %)C#
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (27.27 %)Degree
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (31.82 %)QA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (36.36 %)Oracle
27 (31.82 %)Microsoft
33 (13.64 %)Cisco