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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of BEA 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 BEA over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBEA
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank113121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads1847
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.047 %
As % of the category below1.039 %1.973 %
Daily rates quoted312
Average minimum daily rate£375£438
Average daily rate£375£445
% change on same period last year-15.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£453
UK excluding London average daily rate£440£409
% change on same period last year+7.71 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£65.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£50.00-
% 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 %
BEA South EastBEA
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 BEA Systems, Inc.

BEA
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire BEA Demand Trend

BEA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire BEA Daily Rate Trend

BEA
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire BEA Daily Rate Histogram

BEA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire BEA Hourly Rate Trend

BEA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BEA 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-54£351-
MaidenheadUp+64--
BracknellNew entry-1£375-
SloughNew entry-1£400-
BEA South EastBEA
South East

BEA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (80.00 %)WebLogic
215 (42.86 %)J2EE
310 (28.57 %)Oracle
49 (25.71 %)Apache
49 (25.71 %)SOA
49 (25.71 %)Telecoms
57 (20.00 %)UNIX
57 (20.00 %)Windows
57 (20.00 %)Java
57 (20.00 %)HTTP
66 (17.14 %)IBM
66 (17.14 %)Perl
66 (17.14 %)SQL
66 (17.14 %)XML
75 (14.29 %)WebServices
75 (14.29 %)ITIL
75 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
75 (14.29 %)WAP
75 (14.29 %)Shell Script
75 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
75 (14.29 %)WebLogic Portal
75 (14.29 %)Service Management
75 (14.29 %)AquaLogic
75 (14.29 %)WebSphere
75 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
84 (11.43 %)Content Management
84 (11.43 %)BPEL
84 (11.43 %)Clustering
93 (8.571 %)Web Design
93 (8.571 %)Front Office

BEA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (42.86 %)J2EE
26 (17.14 %)XML
35 (14.29 %)WebServices
35 (14.29 %)WAP
35 (14.29 %)WebSphere
43 (8.571 %)AJAX
43 (8.571 %)WSDL
43 (8.571 %)XSD
43 (8.571 %)DOM
43 (8.571 %)CSS
43 (8.571 %)XHTML
51 (2.857 %)Hibernate
51 (2.857 %)JMS
51 (2.857 %)JSP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (80.00 %)WebLogic
29 (25.71 %)Apache
35 (14.29 %)WebLogic Portal
43 (8.571 %)IIS
43 (8.571 %)Movable Type
43 (8.571 %)Mambo
52 (5.714 %)Tomcat
52 (5.714 %)Oracle 10gAS
61 (2.857 %)Oracle Workflow
61 (2.857 %)Oracle BPEL
61 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (2.857 %)MS Exchange
61 (2.857 %)Tuxedo
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.857 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (20.00 %)HTTP
25 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
33 (8.571 %)SSH
33 (8.571 %)FTP
42 (5.714 %)Bluetooth
42 (5.714 %)LAN
42 (5.714 %)SMS
42 (5.714 %)WAN
42 (5.714 %)BSS
51 (2.857 %)Wi-Fi
51 (2.857 %)Wireless
51 (2.857 %)SAN
51 (2.857 %)3G
51 (2.857 %)DHCP
51 (2.857 %)DNS
51 (2.857 %)GPRS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.714 %)Oracle 9i
21 (2.857 %)Oracle 10g
21 (2.857 %)Oracle Reports
21 (2.857 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.571 %)Introscope
21 (2.857 %)Oracle Forms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (25.71 %)Telecoms
23 (8.571 %)Front Office
23 (8.571 %)Marketing
32 (5.714 %)Government
41 (2.857 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.857 %)Construction
41 (2.857 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (31.43 %)Architect
24 (11.43 %)SOA Architect
24 (11.43 %)Support Engineer
24 (11.43 %)Consultant
33 (8.571 %)Technical Consultant
33 (8.571 %)Administrator
33 (8.571 %)Technical Designer
33 (8.571 %)WebLogic Administrator
42 (5.714 %)OSS Engineer
42 (5.714 %)Web Manager
42 (5.714 %)Integration Engineer
42 (5.714 %)Developer
42 (5.714 %)Technical Architect
42 (5.714 %)Technical Support
42 (5.714 %)Service Manager
51 (2.857 %)Java Developer
51 (2.857 %)Oracle DBA
51 (2.857 %)Technical Support Engineer
51 (2.857 %)J2EE Developer
51 (2.857 %)Technical Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (11.43 %)Clustering
23 (8.571 %)Web 2.0
23 (8.571 %)W3C
32 (5.714 %)CMDB
41 (2.857 %)Replication
41 (2.857 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (20.00 %)UNIX
17 (20.00 %)Windows
23 (8.571 %)Solaris
32 (5.714 %)Linux
32 (5.714 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.857 %)HPUX
41 (2.857 %)Windows 2000
41 (2.857 %)Windows XP
41 (2.857 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (25.71 %)SOA
25 (14.29 %)ITIL
25 (14.29 %)Service Management
25 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
34 (11.43 %)Content Management
34 (11.43 %)BPEL
43 (8.571 %)Web Design
43 (8.571 %)Service Delivery
52 (5.714 %)SC Cleared
52 (5.714 %)Unit Testing
52 (5.714 %)Performance Management
52 (5.714 %)CRM
52 (5.714 %)Project Management
61 (2.857 %)Migration
61 (2.857 %)Workflow
61 (2.857 %)E-business
61 (2.857 %)Load Balancing
61 (2.857 %)Network Load Balancing
61 (2.857 %)E-Commerce
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (20.00 %)Java
26 (17.14 %)Perl
26 (17.14 %)SQL
35 (14.29 %)Shell Script
43 (8.571 %)Ruby
43 (8.571 %)PHP
43 (8.571 %)PL/SQL
51 (2.857 %)JavaScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.714 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (14.29 %)AquaLogic
21 (2.857 %)Oracle RAC
21 (2.857 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (8.571 %)CA SiteMinder
22 (5.714 %)Netcool
22 (5.714 %)Netcool/Proviso
22 (5.714 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (28.57 %)Oracle
26 (17.14 %)IBM
33 (8.571 %)FatWire
33 (8.571 %)Mercator
33 (8.571 %)Microsoft
42 (5.714 %)Sun
42 (5.714 %)Cisco
42 (5.714 %)Remedy
42 (5.714 %)Juniper
42 (5.714 %)Cramer
42 (5.714 %)Axiom
51 (2.857 %)ATG
51 (2.857 %)VERITAS
51 (2.857 %)Sybase
51 (2.857 %)Vignette