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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Government' in IT jobs within the Hertfordshire 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 Government over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGovernment
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank115126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads4457
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.025 %
As % of the category below2.239 %2.604 %
Salaries quoted4154
Average minimum salary£42,293£41,759
Average salary£45,134£47,250
% change on same period last year-4.47 %
Average maximum salary£47,976£52,741
UK excluding London average salary£45,899£48,211
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads19652189
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.137 %0.942 %
Salaries quoted16811870
Average minimum salary£39,348£38,045
Average salary£43,534£41,679
% change on same period last year+4.45 %
Average maximum salary£47,721£45,314
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Government East of EnglandGovernment
East of England

Government
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Government Demand Trend

Government
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire Government Salary Trend

Government
Salary Histogram

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

Hertfordshire Government Salary Histogram

Government
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Government within the Hertfordshire 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
StevenageDown-311£44,000+10.59 %
RickmansworthNew entry-3£57,500-
WatfordUp+21--
HertfordDown-31£37,500+31.57 %
Government East of EnglandGovernment
East of England

Government
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

139 (41.49 %)Windows
234 (36.17 %)Finance
332 (34.04 %)Business Development
431 (32.98 %)Health
529 (30.85 %)Legal
627 (28.72 %)Marketing
726 (27.66 %)Security Cleared
823 (24.47 %)Logistics
913 (13.83 %)XML
913 (13.83 %)C
1012 (12.77 %)Java
1111 (11.70 %)UNIX
1210 (10.64 %)Windows Server 2003
139 (9.574 %)C++
139 (9.574 %)Cisco
139 (9.574 %)SC Cleared
148 (8.511 %)Microsoft
148 (8.511 %)CCNA
148 (8.511 %)UML
148 (8.511 %)SQL Server
148 (8.511 %)Cisco Certification
148 (8.511 %)Service Delivery
157 (7.447 %)SQL
157 (7.447 %)Oracle
157 (7.447 %)TCP/IP
157 (7.447 %)Network Security
166 (6.383 %)Cisco ASA
166 (6.383 %)Cisco PIX
166 (6.383 %)Intrusion Detection
166 (6.383 %)Ethereal

Government
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (13.83 %)XML
26 (6.383 %)CORBA
26 (6.383 %).NET
32 (2.128 %)ASP
32 (2.128 %)ASP.NET
32 (2.128 %)Hibernate
32 (2.128 %)Spring
41 (1.064 %)AJAX
41 (1.064 %)Java EE
41 (1.064 %)ArcObjects
41 (1.064 %)Adobe Flex
41 (1.064 %)HTML
41 (1.064 %)WebServices
41 (1.064 %)J2EE
41 (1.064 %)Middleware
41 (1.064 %)XSLT
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.191 %)ColdFusion
22 (2.128 %)SharePoint Portal Server
22 (2.128 %)WebLogic
22 (2.128 %)IIS
22 (2.128 %)SharePoint
31 (1.064 %)Lotus Domino
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.319 %)MS Excel
22 (2.128 %)MS Office
22 (2.128 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.064 %)MATLAB
31 (1.064 %)Simulink
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.064 %)Oracle 11i
11 (1.064 %)SAP SD
11 (1.064 %)Oracle Applications
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (7.447 %)TCP/IP
17 (7.447 %)Network Security
26 (6.383 %)Cisco ASA
26 (6.383 %)DHCP
26 (6.383 %)VPN
26 (6.383 %)DNS
26 (6.383 %)Firewall
26 (6.383 %)Wireless
26 (6.383 %)Intrusion Detection
26 (6.383 %)Ethereal
26 (6.383 %)Cisco PIX
31 (1.064 %)Internet
31 (1.064 %)FTP
31 (1.064 %)HTTP
31 (1.064 %)ATM
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (8.511 %)SQL Server
23 (3.191 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (2.128 %)RDBMS
41 (1.064 %)Oracle 10g
41 (1.064 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.064 %)GIS
41 (1.064 %)Oracle Reports
41 (1.064 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (1.064 %)Oracle Discoverer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.064 %)JUnit
11 (1.064 %)Oracle Forms
11 (1.064 %)Eclipse
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (36.17 %)Finance
231 (32.98 %)Health
329 (30.85 %)Legal
427 (28.72 %)Marketing
56 (6.383 %)Pensions
56 (6.383 %)Education
65 (5.319 %)Military
74 (4.255 %)Local Government
83 (3.191 %)Banking
83 (3.191 %)Auditing
92 (2.128 %)Aerospace
92 (2.128 %)Police
101 (1.064 %)Home Office
101 (1.064 %)Advertising
101 (1.064 %)Telecoms
101 (1.064 %)Billing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (32.98 %)Consultant
224 (25.53 %)Technical Consultant
323 (24.47 %)Presales Consultant
323 (24.47 %)Technical Presales Consultant
49 (9.574 %)Business Manager
49 (9.574 %)Software Engineer
56 (6.383 %)Developer
56 (6.383 %)Development Manager
56 (6.383 %)Business Development Manager
56 (6.383 %)Programme Director
56 (6.383 %)Senior Software Engineer
65 (5.319 %)Network Engineer
65 (5.319 %)Network Consultant
74 (4.255 %)Sales Executive
74 (4.255 %)Support Engineer
83 (3.191 %)Applications Support
83 (3.191 %)Systems Engineer
83 (3.191 %)Architect
83 (3.191 %)Support Manager
92 (2.128 %)Business Systems Manager
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.191 %)Clustering
22 (2.128 %)Thin Client
22 (2.128 %)Fat Client
31 (1.064 %)Management Information System
31 (1.064 %)NHS
31 (1.064 %)Firmware
31 (1.064 %)E-Learning
31 (1.064 %)VHDL
31 (1.064 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (41.49 %)Windows
211 (11.70 %)UNIX
310 (10.64 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (2.128 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.064 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (1.064 %)HPUX
51 (1.064 %)Solaris
51 (1.064 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (34.04 %)Business Development
226 (27.66 %)Security Cleared
323 (24.47 %)Logistics
49 (9.574 %)SC Cleared
58 (8.511 %)UML
58 (8.511 %)Service Delivery
66 (6.383 %)Risk Management
66 (6.383 %)Programme Management
66 (6.383 %)ITIL
66 (6.383 %)SysML
73 (3.191 %)CMMI
82 (2.128 %)BC Cleared
82 (2.128 %)SOA
82 (2.128 %)Project Management
91 (1.064 %)Service Management
91 (1.064 %)B2B
91 (1.064 %)Configuration Management
91 (1.064 %)PRINCE2
91 (1.064 %)OO
91 (1.064 %)Network Design
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (13.83 %)C
212 (12.77 %)Java
39 (9.574 %)C++
47 (7.447 %)SQL
56 (6.383 %)C#
56 (6.383 %)Ada
62 (2.128 %)Embedded C
62 (2.128 %)PL/SQL
62 (2.128 %)Delphi
62 (2.128 %)VB
62 (2.128 %)JavaScript
71 (1.064 %)PHP
71 (1.064 %)VB.NET
71 (1.064 %)Pascal
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (8.511 %)CCNA
18 (8.511 %)Cisco Certification
26 (6.383 %)CCNP
35 (5.319 %)Degree
35 (5.319 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (5.319 %)MCSE
42 (2.128 %)MCSA
42 (2.128 %)MCT
42 (2.128 %)MCP
51 (1.064 %)PhD
51 (1.064 %)ITIL Certification
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.128 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.128 %)Active Directory
12 (2.128 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (1.064 %)MetaFrame
21 (1.064 %)Backup Exec
21 (1.064 %)Oracle RMAN
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (9.574 %)Cisco
28 (8.511 %)Microsoft
37 (7.447 %)Oracle
46 (6.383 %)CheckPoint
53 (3.191 %)Citrix
62 (2.128 %)IBM
62 (2.128 %)VMware
71 (1.064 %)SAP
71 (1.064 %)BEA
71 (1.064 %)VERITAS
71 (1.064 %)Adobe
71 (1.064 %)HP