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The table below looks at the demand for 2G skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 2G over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2G
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6171
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads5771
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.076 %
As % of the category below7.054 %7.350 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£500£340
Average daily rate£500£340
% change on same period last year+47.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£289
% change on same period last year+9.98 %
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-£41.21
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads808966
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.273 %1.035 %
Daily rates quoted137234
Average minimum daily rate£396£327
Average daily rate£424£343
% change on same period last year+23.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£451£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted52142
Average minimum hourly rate£29.87£28.53
Average hourly rate£31.82£30.05
% change on same period last year+5.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.78£31.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
2G South East2G
South East

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.

2G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Berkshire 2G Demand Trend

2G
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2G across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire 2G Daily Rate Trend

2G
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire 2G Hourly Rate Trend

2G
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingNew entry-14--
MaidenheadNew entry-12--
NewburyDown-103--
2G South East2G
South East

2G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing 2G 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 2G.

182 (87.23 %)3G
254 (57.45 %)Telecoms
339 (41.49 %)Nokia
433 (35.11 %)SLA
521 (22.34 %)NEC
616 (17.02 %)RNC
715 (15.96 %)Migration
810 (10.64 %)Siemens
99 (9.574 %)Health
108 (8.511 %)MGW
108 (8.511 %)BSS
108 (8.511 %)Ericsson
117 (7.447 %)Nortel
117 (7.447 %)ATM
125 (5.319 %)Cramer
125 (5.319 %)IVR
134 (4.255 %)Performance Management
134 (4.255 %)Front Office
134 (4.255 %)MS Office
134 (4.255 %)Progress
143 (3.191 %)UMTS
143 (3.191 %)Remedy
143 (3.191 %)Change Management
143 (3.191 %)Network Planning
152 (2.128 %)DSL
152 (2.128 %)MPLS
152 (2.128 %)VoIP
152 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects
152 (2.128 %)SAP
152 (2.128 %)PBX

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing 2G 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 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.064 %)ODBC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.255 %)MS Office
21 (1.064 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.064 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
182 (87.23 %)3G
216 (17.02 %)RNC
38 (8.511 %)MGW
38 (8.511 %)BSS
47 (7.447 %)ATM
53 (3.191 %)UMTS
62 (2.128 %)DSL
62 (2.128 %)MPLS
62 (2.128 %)VoIP
62 (2.128 %)PBX
71 (1.064 %)Network Security
71 (1.064 %)SDH
71 (1.064 %)GPRS
71 (1.064 %)GSM
71 (1.064 %)TCP/IP
71 (1.064 %)UTRAN
71 (1.064 %)2.5G
71 (1.064 %)RTSP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.064 %)Datawarehouse
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (57.45 %)Telecoms
29 (9.574 %)Health
34 (4.255 %)Front Office
42 (2.128 %)Marketing
51 (1.064 %)Auditing
51 (1.064 %)Publishing
51 (1.064 %)Education
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (27.66 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
217 (18.09 %)Performance Engineer
39 (9.574 %)Switch Engineer
45 (5.319 %)Network Engineer
45 (5.319 %)Deployment Engineer
45 (5.319 %)RNC Engineer
54 (4.255 %)Architect
62 (2.128 %)Network Architect
62 (2.128 %)Migration Engineer
62 (2.128 %)Problem Manager
62 (2.128 %)Change Manager
62 (2.128 %)Team Leader
62 (2.128 %)Technical Architect
62 (2.128 %)OSS Engineer
71 (1.064 %)BSS Engineer
71 (1.064 %)1st Line Support Engineer
71 (1.064 %)Core Network Engineer
71 (1.064 %)2nd Line Network Engineer
71 (1.064 %)Coordinator
71 (1.064 %)1st Line Support
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.319 %)IVR
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.064 %)Windows Mobile
11 (1.064 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (15.96 %)Migration
24 (4.255 %)Performance Management
33 (3.191 %)Change Management
33 (3.191 %)Network Planning
42 (2.128 %)ITIL
42 (2.128 %)Problem Management
51 (1.064 %)Supplier Management
51 (1.064 %)Data Migration
51 (1.064 %)Data Modelling
51 (1.064 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.064 %)Configuration Management
51 (1.064 %)Project Management
51 (1.064 %)Data Analysis
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.128 %)Perl
12 (2.128 %)SQL
21 (1.064 %)VC++
21 (1.064 %)C++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.128 %)HNC
21 (1.064 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
133 (35.11 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (41.49 %)Nokia
221 (22.34 %)NEC
310 (10.64 %)Siemens
48 (8.511 %)Ericsson
57 (7.447 %)Nortel
65 (5.319 %)Cramer
74 (4.255 %)Progress
83 (3.191 %)Remedy
92 (2.128 %)SAP
92 (2.128 %)Oracle
92 (2.128 %)Business Objects
101 (1.064 %)Citrix
101 (1.064 %)Mapinfo