Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Avionics' in contract IT jobs within the Berkshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Avionics over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAvionics
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank111139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.468 %0.169 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£289
% change on same period last year+25.36 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.39£32.88
% change on same period last year+4.62 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12831771
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.021 %1.898 %
Daily rates quoted340500
Average minimum daily rate£378£331
Average daily rate£406£348
% change on same period last year+16.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£375
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted48141
Average minimum hourly rate£21.46£22.19
Average hourly rate£23.37£23.54
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.28£24.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£26.71
% change on same period last year+2.45 %
Avionics South EastAvionics
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.

Avionics
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Avionics Demand Trend

Avionics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Avionics Daily Rate Trend

Avionics
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Avionics across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Avionics Daily Rate Histogram

Avionics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Avionics Hourly Rate Trend

Avionics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Avionics 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
ReadingUp+193--
Avionics South EastAvionics
South East

Avionics
Top 21 Related IT Skills

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

13 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (33.33 %)Aerospace
22 (33.33 %)LAN
22 (33.33 %)WAN
22 (33.33 %)Military
31 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
31 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
31 (16.67 %)DoDAF
31 (16.67 %)MODAF
31 (16.67 %)Embedded C
31 (16.67 %)Embedded C++
31 (16.67 %)ISEB
31 (16.67 %)AutoCAD
31 (16.67 %)MATLAB
31 (16.67 %)Simulink
31 (16.67 %)Validation
31 (16.67 %)C
31 (16.67 %)C++
31 (16.67 %)HND
31 (16.67 %)MS Visio

Avionics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)AutoCAD
11 (16.67 %)MATLAB
11 (16.67 %)Simulink
11 (16.67 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)LAN
12 (33.33 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Aerospace
12 (33.33 %)Military
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Systems Engineer
12 (33.33 %)Test Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Software Test Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Project Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Communications Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
21 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
21 (16.67 %)DoDAF
21 (16.67 %)MODAF
21 (16.67 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)Embedded C
11 (16.67 %)Embedded C++
11 (16.67 %)C
11 (16.67 %)C++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)ISEB
11 (16.67 %)HND