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

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6887
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads6586
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.086 %
As % of the category below3.751 %3.610 %
Daily rates quoted937
Average minimum daily rate£292£376
Average daily rate£302£384
% change on same period last year-21.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£349
% change on same period last year+4.35 %
Hourly rates quoted321
Average minimum hourly rate£22.67£43.36
Average hourly rate£23.00£43.90
% change on same period last year-47.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.33£44.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.91£33.73
% change on same period last year-23.19 %
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 %
Business Objects South EastBusiness Objects
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 Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire Business Objects Daily Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire Business Objects Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Objects 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-78£271-36.17 %
BracknellNew entry-3£200-
SloughDown-272--
NewburyUp+161--
WindsorNo change01£175-
Business Objects South EastBusiness Objects
South East

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1148 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
280 (54.05 %)Telecoms
340 (27.03 %)SAS
432 (21.62 %)MS Access
528 (18.92 %)Marketing
627 (18.24 %)SQL
627 (18.24 %)Business Intelligence
721 (14.19 %)Datawarehouse
819 (12.84 %)MS PowerPoint
918 (12.16 %)MS Excel
1017 (11.49 %)Cramer
1116 (10.81 %)Finance
1116 (10.81 %)UNIX
1215 (10.14 %)SQL Server
1215 (10.14 %)Billing
1314 (9.459 %)Oracle
1314 (9.459 %)Mapinfo
1314 (9.459 %)BusinessObjects XI
1412 (8.108 %)Windows
1511 (7.432 %)3G
1610 (6.757 %)Data Extraction
179 (6.081 %)Perl
179 (6.081 %)Windows Server 2003
188 (5.405 %)MS Visio
188 (5.405 %)Data Modelling
188 (5.405 %)TCP/IP
188 (5.405 %)Statistical Analysis
197 (4.730 %)Informix
206 (4.054 %)ETL
206 (4.054 %)Oracle 10g

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (2.703 %)HTML
23 (2.027 %)JSP
23 (2.027 %)XML
31 (0.676 %)SAP XI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
140 (27.03 %)SAS
22 (1.351 %)IIS
31 (0.676 %)Lotus Notes
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (12.84 %)MS PowerPoint
218 (12.16 %)MS Excel
38 (5.405 %)MS Visio
45 (3.378 %)Spreadsheet
53 (2.027 %)SPSS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (7.432 %)3G
28 (5.405 %)TCP/IP
34 (2.703 %)Intranet
34 (2.703 %)2G
42 (1.351 %)DNS
42 (1.351 %)VPN
42 (1.351 %)LAN
42 (1.351 %)Internet
42 (1.351 %)Firewall
51 (0.676 %)RNC
51 (0.676 %)UMTS
51 (0.676 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1148 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
232 (21.62 %)MS Access
321 (14.19 %)Datawarehouse
415 (10.14 %)SQL Server
514 (9.459 %)BusinessObjects XI
67 (4.730 %)Informix
76 (4.054 %)ETL
76 (4.054 %)Oracle 10g
85 (3.378 %)SQL Server 2000
85 (3.378 %)Crystal Reports
94 (2.703 %)OLAP
94 (2.703 %)Oracle 9i
94 (2.703 %)Base SAS
103 (2.027 %)Reference Data
103 (2.027 %)BODI
103 (2.027 %)Oracle 8/8i
112 (1.351 %)DTS
112 (1.351 %)SQL Server Integration Services
112 (1.351 %)SQL Server 2005
121 (0.676 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.351 %)Oracle APEX
21 (0.676 %)ERwin
21 (0.676 %)Oracle Forms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
180 (54.05 %)Telecoms
228 (18.92 %)Marketing
316 (10.81 %)Finance
415 (10.14 %)Billing
52 (1.351 %)Legal
61 (0.676 %)Insurance
61 (0.676 %)FMCG
61 (0.676 %)Back Office
61 (0.676 %)Manufacturing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
185 (57.43 %)Analyst
243 (29.05 %)Report Analyst
323 (15.54 %)SAS Analyst
417 (11.49 %)Developer
58 (5.405 %)Support Analyst
58 (5.405 %)Billing Analyst
58 (5.405 %)Business Objects Developer
67 (4.730 %)Business Developer
76 (4.054 %)Fraud Analyst
76 (4.054 %)Technical Analyst
85 (3.378 %)Pricing Analyst
94 (2.703 %)Data Analyst
94 (2.703 %)Performance Engineer
94 (2.703 %)Network Engineer
94 (2.703 %)Customer Analyst
103 (2.027 %)Financial Analyst
103 (2.027 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
103 (2.027 %)DBA
103 (2.027 %)Consultant
103 (2.027 %)Trainer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (6.757 %)Data Extraction
26 (4.054 %)Mathematics
35 (3.378 %)Statistics
43 (2.027 %)Data Integration
43 (2.027 %)Replication
51 (0.676 %)Data Conversion
51 (0.676 %)French Language
51 (0.676 %)AS400
51 (0.676 %)NHS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (10.81 %)UNIX
212 (8.108 %)Windows
39 (6.081 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (2.703 %)Windows 2000
44 (2.703 %)Windows NT
53 (2.027 %)Windows XP
53 (2.027 %)Solaris
62 (1.351 %)Linux
62 (1.351 %)FreeBSD
62 (1.351 %)OpenBSD
71 (0.676 %)NetWare
71 (0.676 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (18.24 %)Business Intelligence
28 (5.405 %)Data Modelling
28 (5.405 %)Statistical Analysis
36 (4.054 %)Project Management
45 (3.378 %)Numerical Analysis
54 (2.703 %)ITIL
54 (2.703 %)Service Delivery
54 (2.703 %)Operations Research
54 (2.703 %)Data Analysis
54 (2.703 %)Performance Management
63 (2.027 %)Network Planning
63 (2.027 %)Disaster Recovery
63 (2.027 %)Migration
72 (1.351 %)Fault Management
81 (0.676 %)Business Analysis
81 (0.676 %)Security Cleared
81 (0.676 %)Data Architecture
81 (0.676 %)Balanced Scorecard
81 (0.676 %)PRINCE2
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (18.24 %)SQL
29 (6.081 %)Perl
36 (4.054 %)AWK
44 (2.703 %)VB
52 (1.351 %)VBA
52 (1.351 %)Shell Script
61 (0.676 %)SAS Macro
61 (0.676 %)Java
61 (0.676 %)PL/SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.378 %)Degree
21 (0.676 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.676 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.027 %)Oracle RAC
13 (2.027 %)Oracle RMAN
22 (1.351 %)MetaFrame
22 (1.351 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.676 %)OVSD
11 (0.676 %)Tivoli
11 (0.676 %)OpenView
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (11.49 %)Cramer
214 (9.459 %)Oracle
214 (9.459 %)Mapinfo
36 (4.054 %)Remedy
36 (4.054 %)HP
45 (3.378 %)Ab Initio
54 (2.703 %)Teradata
63 (2.027 %)Ericsson
63 (2.027 %)Microsoft
63 (2.027 %)Citrix
63 (2.027 %)Cognos
63 (2.027 %)SAP
71 (0.676 %)Hyperion
71 (0.676 %)Informatica
71 (0.676 %)Nokia
71 (0.676 %)Lotus