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This section looks at the demand for the Author role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Author in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank117136
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1230
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.378 %0.656 %
Daily rates quoted510
Average minimum daily rate£320£302
Average daily rate£390£327
% change on same period last year+19.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£460£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£299£337
% change on same period last year-11.10 %
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£30.91£23.73
% change on same period last year+30.23 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31754574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.190 %4.555 %
Daily rates quoted7841441
Average minimum daily rate£341£350
Average daily rate£360£367
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted233460
Average minimum hourly rate£23.29£28.17
Average hourly rate£24.91£29.53
% change on same period last year-15.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.53£30.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Author South EastAuthor
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.

Author
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Author Demand Trend

Author
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Author Daily Rate Trend

Author
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Author across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Berkshire Author Daily Rate Histogram

Author
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Author Hourly Rate Trend

Author
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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-28£350-30.00 %
NewburyNew entry-1--
MaidenheadUp+171£450-
Author South EastAuthor
South East

Author
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title.

18 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
27 (22.58 %)Finance
36 (19.35 %)WebServices
36 (19.35 %)Content Management
36 (19.35 %)Web Development
45 (16.13 %)SC Cleared
54 (12.90 %)Migration
63 (9.677 %)Government
63 (9.677 %)ITIL
63 (9.677 %)CRM
63 (9.677 %)Business Analysis
72 (6.452 %)MS Excel
72 (6.452 %)Validation
72 (6.452 %)Banking
72 (6.452 %)Risk Analysis
72 (6.452 %)Test Scripting
72 (6.452 %)MS Visio
72 (6.452 %)ISDN
72 (6.452 %)GCP
72 (6.452 %)HTML
72 (6.452 %)Vignette
72 (6.452 %)SAP
72 (6.452 %)Telecoms
72 (6.452 %)SS7
72 (6.452 %)ISUP
72 (6.452 %)INAP
81 (3.226 %)Mainframe
81 (3.226 %)XML
81 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
81 (3.226 %)Construction

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (19.35 %)WebServices
22 (6.452 %)HTML
31 (3.226 %)XML
31 (3.226 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.226 %)CMS
11 (3.226 %)Lotus Notes
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.452 %)MS Excel
12 (6.452 %)MS Visio
21 (3.226 %)XMetaL
21 (3.226 %)MS Office
21 (3.226 %)Acrobat
21 (3.226 %)MS PowerPoint
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.452 %)ISDN
12 (6.452 %)SS7
12 (6.452 %)ISUP
12 (6.452 %)INAP
21 (3.226 %)3G
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.226 %)FrontPage
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (22.58 %)Finance
23 (9.677 %)Government
32 (6.452 %)Banking
32 (6.452 %)Telecoms
41 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
41 (3.226 %)Construction
41 (3.226 %)Marketing
41 (3.226 %)Graphic Design
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.226 %)Mainframe
11 (3.226 %)IVR
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.226 %)UNIX
11 (3.226 %)Windows
11 (3.226 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (3.226 %)VMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (25.81 %)Security Cleared
26 (19.35 %)Content Management
26 (19.35 %)Web Development
35 (16.13 %)SC Cleared
44 (12.90 %)Migration
53 (9.677 %)ITIL
53 (9.677 %)CRM
53 (9.677 %)Business Analysis
62 (6.452 %)Validation
62 (6.452 %)Risk Analysis
62 (6.452 %)Test Scripting
71 (3.226 %)Project Planning
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.226 %)Java
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.452 %)GCP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (6.452 %)Vignette
12 (6.452 %)SAP
21 (3.226 %)Adobe
21 (3.226 %)Lotus