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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Accenture products and/or services in IT contracts within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Accenture over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAccenture
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank129167
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.115 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£400
Average daily rate£400£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£380
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
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-£49.50
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17332382
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.287 %2.372 %
Daily rates quoted369789
Average minimum daily rate£356£359
Average daily rate£376£380
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted161270
Average minimum hourly rate£23.03£26.95
Average hourly rate£24.62£28.51
% change on same period last year-13.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.20£30.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Accenture South EastAccenture
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Accenture.

Accenture
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Accenture across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Berkshire Accenture Demand Trend

Accenture
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Accenture Daily Rate Trend

Accenture
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Accenture Hourly Rate Trend

Accenture
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Accenture within the Berkshire 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
ReadingDown-71--
Accenture South EastAccenture
South East

Accenture
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Accenture 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 Accenture.

13 (75.00 %)IBM
13 (75.00 %)Telecoms
13 (75.00 %)Project Management
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
22 (50.00 %)PMI
31 (25.00 %)Alcatel
31 (25.00 %)BCP
31 (25.00 %)BPR
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)Business Continuity
31 (25.00 %)Information Security
31 (25.00 %)Atos Origin
31 (25.00 %)Incident Management
31 (25.00 %)ISO27001
31 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)Risk Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (25.00 %)Change Management
31 (25.00 %)MS Project

Accenture
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
11 (25.00 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Project Director
11 (25.00 %)Security Manager
11 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)PMI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Project Management
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (25.00 %)BCP
31 (25.00 %)BPR
31 (25.00 %)Business Continuity
31 (25.00 %)Information Security
31 (25.00 %)Incident Management
31 (25.00 %)Risk Analysis
31 (25.00 %)Change Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)ISO27001
11 (25.00 %)QA
11 (25.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)IBM
21 (25.00 %)Alcatel
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Atos Origin