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This section looks at the demand for Configuration Management 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 Configuration Management over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConfiguration Management
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank8049
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching contract IT job ads49126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.142 %
As % of the category below2.971 %5.143 %
Daily rates quoted1340
Average minimum daily rate£319£355
Average daily rate£345£377
% change on same period last year-8.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£365
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£25.67
Average hourly rate£20.00£26.50
% change on same period last year-24.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£27.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.23£30.88
% change on same period last year+7.63 %
Processes & Methodologies BerkshireProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16492450
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.116 %2.753 %
Daily rates quoted455727
Average minimum daily rate£364£353
Average daily rate£387£374
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£376
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted8291
Average minimum hourly rate£30.02£34.99
Average hourly rate£31.93£36.57
% change on same period last year-12.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.84£38.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.61£29.48
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Configuration Management South EastConfiguration Management
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.

Configuration Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Configuration Management across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Configuration Management Demand Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Configuration Management Daily Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Configuration Management across the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

Berkshire Configuration Management Daily Rate Histogram

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Configuration Management across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Configuration Management Hourly Rate Trend

Configuration Management
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management within the Berkshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1ReadingDown-1719£301-26.65 %
2BracknellDown-24--
3NewburyUp+151£350-
3MaidenheadUp+81--
Configuration Management South EastConfiguration Management
South East

Configuration Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Configuration Management also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Configuration Management.

126 (28.57 %)Windows
217 (18.68 %)Microsoft
217 (18.68 %)Telecoms
316 (17.58 %)Oracle
415 (16.48 %)Unix
513 (14.29 %)Borland
612 (13.19 %)C#
612 (13.19 %)StarTeam
711 (12.09 %)C++
711 (12.09 %)VC++
810 (10.99 %)Solaris
810 (10.99 %)Linux
810 (10.99 %)Perl
99 (9.890 %)VSS/SourceSafe
99 (9.890 %)ClearCase
99 (9.890 %)Change Management
99 (9.890 %)Windows Server 2003
108 (8.791 %)3G
108 (8.791 %)Java
108 (8.791 %)SQL
108 (8.791 %)Subversion
117 (7.692 %)Fault Management
117 (7.692 %)ITIL
117 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
117 (7.692 %)IBM
117 (7.692 %)Government
117 (7.692 %)Handset
126 (6.593 %)CA
126 (6.593 %)Nokia
126 (6.593 %)Cisco

Configuration Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Configuration Management also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Configuration Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
16 (6.593 %).NET
25 (5.495 %).NET Framework
34 (4.396 %)XML
43 (3.297 %)J2EE
51 (1.099 %)COM
51 (1.099 %)STL
51 (1.099 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
12 (2.198 %)WebLogic
21 (1.099 %)CMS
Applications
15 (5.495 %)MS Office
21 (1.099 %)MS Project
Communications & Networking
18 (8.791 %)3G
27 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
36 (6.593 %)DNS
45 (5.495 %)Packet Switching
45 (5.495 %)SS7
45 (5.495 %)SIGTRAN
45 (5.495 %)SGSN
54 (4.396 %)GGSN
63 (3.297 %)Internet
63 (3.297 %)GPRS
72 (2.198 %)Broadband
72 (2.198 %)Firewall
81 (1.099 %)Wi-Fi
81 (1.099 %)TACACS
81 (1.099 %)GSM
81 (1.099 %)LAN
81 (1.099 %)UMTS
81 (1.099 %)HTTP
81 (1.099 %)HTTPS
81 (1.099 %)SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (4.396 %)Oracle 10g
21 (1.099 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (1.099 %)SQL Server
21 (1.099 %)Crystal Reports
21 (1.099 %)Oracle 9i
21 (1.099 %)TOAD
Development Applications
112 (13.19 %)StarTeam
29 (9.890 %)VSS/SourceSafe
29 (9.890 %)ClearCase
38 (8.791 %)Subversion
46 (6.593 %)PVCS
46 (6.593 %)Ant
55 (5.495 %)JUnit
55 (5.495 %)InstallShield
64 (4.396 %)TestDirector
72 (2.198 %)QuickTest Pro
72 (2.198 %)LoadRunner
72 (2.198 %)WinRunner
81 (1.099 %)JMeter
General
117 (18.68 %)Telecoms
27 (7.692 %)Government
32 (2.198 %)Billing
41 (1.099 %)Pensions
41 (1.099 %)Finance
41 (1.099 %)Aerospace
41 (1.099 %)Military
41 (1.099 %)Banking
41 (1.099 %)Retail
Job Titles
111 (12.09 %)Configuration Manager
27 (7.692 %)Analyst
36 (6.593 %)Tester
36 (6.593 %)Build Manager
45 (5.495 %)Applications Tester
45 (5.495 %)Consultant
45 (5.495 %)Developer
54 (4.396 %)Oracle Developer
54 (4.396 %)Software Engineer
63 (3.297 %)Release Manager
72 (2.198 %)Service Manager
72 (2.198 %)Project Planner
72 (2.198 %)Test Engineer
72 (2.198 %)Change Analyst
72 (2.198 %)Server Engineer
72 (2.198 %)Administrator
72 (2.198 %)Author
72 (2.198 %)Technical Author
72 (2.198 %)Test Manager
72 (2.198 %)Configuration Management Engineer
Miscellaneous
17 (7.692 %)Handset
26 (6.593 %)N-Tier
34 (4.396 %)Asset Management
34 (4.396 %)CMDB
43 (3.297 %)Clustering
52 (2.198 %)Statistics
61 (1.099 %)German Language
61 (1.099 %)Multithreading
61 (1.099 %)VHDL
61 (1.099 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
61 (1.099 %)PDA
61 (1.099 %)Firmware
61 (1.099 %)ASIC
61 (1.099 %)Blackberry
61 (1.099 %)Mainframe
Operating Systems
126 (28.57 %)Windows
215 (16.48 %)Unix
310 (10.99 %)Solaris
310 (10.99 %)Linux
49 (9.890 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (4.396 %)Tru64
54 (4.396 %)Windows XP
54 (4.396 %)VMS
63 (3.297 %)OpenVMS
72 (2.198 %)Windows CE
72 (2.198 %)Windows 2000
72 (2.198 %)Windows NT
72 (2.198 %)Windows Mobile
81 (1.099 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
19 (9.890 %)Change Management
27 (7.692 %)Fault Management
27 (7.692 %)ITIL
36 (6.593 %)Release Management
36 (6.593 %)Continuous Integration
45 (5.495 %)Project Management
54 (4.396 %)PRINCE2
54 (4.396 %)User Acceptance Testing
54 (4.396 %)Disaster Recovery
63 (3.297 %)Integration Testing
63 (3.297 %)Service Management
63 (3.297 %)Code Coverage
63 (3.297 %)Validation
72 (2.198 %)Data Management
72 (2.198 %)Service Delivery
72 (2.198 %)CRM
72 (2.198 %)Test Management
72 (2.198 %)BPM
72 (2.198 %)Performance Management
72 (2.198 %)Problem Management
Programming Languages
112 (13.19 %)C#
211 (12.09 %)C++
211 (12.09 %)VC++
310 (10.99 %)Perl
48 (8.791 %)Java
48 (8.791 %)SQL
56 (6.593 %)Python
65 (5.495 %)C
74 (4.396 %)PL/SQL
83 (3.297 %)VB
83 (3.297 %)Shell Script
92 (2.198 %)AWK
92 (2.198 %)Tcl
92 (2.198 %)VBScript
101 (1.099 %)Korn
101 (1.099 %)Embedded C
101 (1.099 %)REXX
Qualifications
15 (5.495 %)Degree
21 (1.099 %)MCSA
21 (1.099 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.099 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (1.099 %)A+ Certification
21 (1.099 %)ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.297 %)ISO9000
22 (2.198 %)ISO9001
System Software
12 (2.198 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
15 (5.495 %)OpenView Configuration Management
22 (2.198 %)Tivoli
31 (1.099 %)SCOM
Vendors
117 (18.68 %)Microsoft
216 (17.58 %)Oracle
313 (14.29 %)Borland
47 (7.692 %)IBM
56 (6.593 %)Cisco
56 (6.593 %)CA
56 (6.593 %)Nokia
56 (6.593 %)Serena
65 (5.495 %)Siemens
73 (3.297 %)Siebel
82 (2.198 %)VERITAS
91 (1.099 %)Anite
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