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This section looks at the demand for Business Continuity skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Continuity over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Continuity
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank96153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching contract IT job ads3515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.719 %0.562 %
Daily rates quoted410
Average minimum daily rate£345£390
Average daily rate£373£400
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£375
% change on same period last year-0.01 %
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£21.50£27.71
% change on same period last year-22.40 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads20362667
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.687 %2.656 %
Daily rates quoted526945
Average minimum daily rate£363£360
Average daily rate£385£382
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted96196
Average minimum hourly rate£28.55£31.38
Average hourly rate£30.67£32.96
% change on same period last year-6.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.80£34.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Business Continuity South EastBusiness Continuity
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.

Business Continuity
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Continuity across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Business Continuity Demand Trend

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Business Continuity Daily Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire Business Continuity Daily Rate Histogram

Business Continuity
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Business Continuity Hourly Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Continuity 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
ReadingNew entry-17£250-
MaidenheadNew entry-11--
BracknellUp+114£421+10.29 %
Business Continuity South EastBusiness Continuity
South East

Business Continuity
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (51.11 %)Service Delivery
123 (51.11 %)Back Office
123 (51.11 %)BSS
219 (42.22 %)SQL
219 (42.22 %)UNIX
219 (42.22 %)CRM
316 (35.56 %)PeopleSoft
316 (35.56 %)Oracle
316 (35.56 %)PL/SQL
316 (35.56 %)Shell Script
414 (31.11 %)Front Office
511 (24.44 %)Singl.eView
69 (20.00 %)Clustering
77 (15.56 %)Disaster Recovery
86 (13.33 %)Fault Management
95 (11.11 %)ISO27001
95 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
95 (11.11 %)WebLogic
104 (8.889 %)SAN
104 (8.889 %)BCP
104 (8.889 %)Telecoms
104 (8.889 %)Resin
104 (8.889 %)BS25999
113 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
113 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
113 (6.667 %)SQL Server
113 (6.667 %)Cisco
122 (4.444 %)Windows
122 (4.444 %)AIX
122 (4.444 %)Solaris

Business Continuity
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (11.11 %)WebLogic
24 (8.889 %)Resin
31 (2.222 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (2.222 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (2.222 %)SharePoint
31 (2.222 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.222 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (24.44 %)Singl.eView
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (51.11 %)BSS
24 (8.889 %)SAN
32 (4.444 %)MPLS
41 (2.222 %)iSCSI
41 (2.222 %)VLAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
13 (6.667 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (51.11 %)Back Office
214 (31.11 %)Front Office
34 (8.889 %)Telecoms
41 (2.222 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (26.67 %)Support Engineer
211 (24.44 %)BSS Engineer
35 (11.11 %)OSS Engineer
35 (11.11 %)1st Line Support Engineer
35 (11.11 %)1st Line Support
35 (11.11 %)Business Manager
44 (8.889 %)Business Continuity Manager
53 (6.667 %)Business Development Manager
53 (6.667 %)Consultant
53 (6.667 %)Development Manager
62 (4.444 %)Architect
62 (4.444 %)2nd Line Support
62 (4.444 %)SQL Server Consultant
62 (4.444 %)Storage Engineer
62 (4.444 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
71 (2.222 %)Security Manager
71 (2.222 %)Business Process Manager
71 (2.222 %)Process Manager
71 (2.222 %)Project Support Manager
71 (2.222 %)Administrator
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (20.00 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (42.22 %)UNIX
22 (4.444 %)Windows
22 (4.444 %)AIX
22 (4.444 %)Solaris
22 (4.444 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (51.11 %)Service Delivery
219 (42.22 %)CRM
37 (15.56 %)Disaster Recovery
46 (13.33 %)Fault Management
55 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
64 (8.889 %)BCP
73 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
82 (4.444 %)Project Management
82 (4.444 %)Information Security
82 (4.444 %)Network Design
82 (4.444 %)Service Management
82 (4.444 %)GAP Analysis
91 (2.222 %)Risk Analysis
91 (2.222 %)DV Cleared
91 (2.222 %)Change Management
91 (2.222 %)Scrum
91 (2.222 %)Logistics
91 (2.222 %)Incident Management
91 (2.222 %)Risk Assessment
91 (2.222 %)Programme Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (42.22 %)SQL
216 (35.56 %)PL/SQL
216 (35.56 %)Shell Script
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.444 %)Degree
21 (2.222 %)CISSP
21 (2.222 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (11.11 %)ISO27001
24 (8.889 %)BS25999
32 (4.444 %)ISO9001
41 (2.222 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.444 %)NetBackup
21 (2.222 %)VMware ESX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (35.56 %)PeopleSoft
116 (35.56 %)Oracle
23 (6.667 %)Cisco
32 (4.444 %)EMC
41 (2.222 %)VMware
41 (2.222 %)Accenture
41 (2.222 %)Alcatel
41 (2.222 %)NetApp
41 (2.222 %)IBM
41 (2.222 %)Microsoft
41 (2.222 %)HP