The first table below looks at the demand for CAD skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CAD over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Rank 117 130 126
Rank change year-on-year
+13 -4
Contract jobs citing CAD 3 5 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.125% 0.159% 0.101%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.191% 0.251% 0.161%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
Average daily rate - - £169
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £225 £275
% change year-on-year
+44.44% -18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Average hourly rate - £19.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £20.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year
+58.53% -8.88%
All Processes & Methodologies
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1574 1994 1869
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 65.72% 63.40% 62.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 642 769 746
Average daily rate £388 £370 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.72% +5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 62 77
Average hourly rate £17.33 £19.50 £31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-11.15% -38.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.50 £11.45 £13.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £50.00 £47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
CAD
South East

CAD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CAD across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire CAD Jobs Demand Trend

CAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire CAD Daily Rate Trend

CAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire CAD Hourly Rate Trend

CAD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAD within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading +13 1 - -
CAD
South East

CAD
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing CAD 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 CAD.

1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (33.33%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) AutoCAD

CAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing CAD 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 CAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) AutoCAD
General
1 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Design Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) Civil Engineer
1 1 (33.33%) CAD Engineer
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Chartered Engineer
Reading, Thames Valley
Experience in: Electrical Design Control Panel Design Wiring & Cable Diagrams CAD Systems preferable Knowledge of PLC and SCADA systems The role involves elements of Electrical and Control panel...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £20 - £50 per hour
Posted: 22 May 2013