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The table below looks at the demand for TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks (TIBCO BW) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BusinessWorks over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks (TIBCO BW)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank130167
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.626 %0.803 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£533
% change on same period last year-24.99 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£52.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£55.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£52.50-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads246249
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.333 %0.246 %
Daily rates quoted4699
Average minimum daily rate£380£410
Average daily rate£413£450
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£446£490
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£425
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£26.67£20.75
Average hourly rate£29.58£23.75
% change on same period last year+24.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£26.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.50
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
BusinessWorks South EastBusinessWorks
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.

BusinessWorks
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire BusinessWorks Demand Trend

BusinessWorks
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire BusinessWorks Daily Rate Trend

BusinessWorks
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire BusinessWorks Hourly Rate Trend

BusinessWorks
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BusinessWorks within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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+43--
BusinessWorks South EastBusinessWorks
South East

BusinessWorks
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing BusinessWorks 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 BusinessWorks.

114 (100.00 %)TIBCO
212 (85.71 %)TIBCO EMS
310 (71.43 %)Oracle
49 (64.29 %)Java
56 (42.86 %)XML
56 (42.86 %)XSD
56 (42.86 %)Windows
56 (42.86 %)EAI
56 (42.86 %)SOA
65 (35.71 %)Eclipse
65 (35.71 %)Oracle 10g
65 (35.71 %)PL/SQL
65 (35.71 %)SQL
65 (35.71 %)WebServices
65 (35.71 %)UNIX
65 (35.71 %)Shell Script
74 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
74 (28.57 %)XSL
83 (21.43 %)UML
83 (21.43 %)OOA/OOD
83 (21.43 %)XQuery
83 (21.43 %)XPath
83 (21.43 %)Government
91 (7.143 %)OVSD
91 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
91 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (7.143 %)Process Management
91 (7.143 %)Telecoms
91 (7.143 %)ESB
91 (7.143 %)Office Project Server

BusinessWorks
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing BusinessWorks 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 BusinessWorks. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (42.86 %)XML
16 (42.86 %)XSD
25 (35.71 %)WebServices
34 (28.57 %)XSL
41 (7.143 %)WSH
41 (7.143 %).NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (85.71 %)TIBCO EMS
21 (7.143 %)ESB
21 (7.143 %)Office Project Server
21 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
21 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Project
11 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)DNS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (35.71 %)Oracle 10g
21 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (7.143 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (35.71 %)Eclipse
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Developer
15 (35.71 %)TIBCO Developer
21 (7.143 %)Architect
21 (7.143 %)Team Leader
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (42.86 %)Windows
25 (35.71 %)UNIX
31 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (42.86 %)EAI
16 (42.86 %)SOA
24 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
33 (21.43 %)UML
33 (21.43 %)OOA/OOD
41 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
41 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
41 (7.143 %)Project Management
41 (7.143 %)Process Management
41 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (64.29 %)Java
25 (35.71 %)PL/SQL
25 (35.71 %)SQL
25 (35.71 %)Shell Script
33 (21.43 %)XPath
33 (21.43 %)XQuery
41 (7.143 %)C#
41 (7.143 %)PowerShell
41 (7.143 %)VBScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.143 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (7.143 %)OpenView
11 (7.143 %)Unicenter
11 (7.143 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (7.143 %)MIIS
11 (7.143 %)OVSD
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (100.00 %)TIBCO
210 (71.43 %)Oracle
31 (7.143 %)Microsoft
31 (7.143 %)HP
31 (7.143 %)CA