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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Construction' in contract IT jobs within the Berkshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Construction over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConstruction
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank94131
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads3737
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.037 %
As % of the category below2.112 %1.738 %
Daily rates quoted1610
Average minimum daily rate£372£328
Average daily rate£383£353
% change on same period last year+8.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£352
% change on same period last year+5.53 %
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£29.75
Average hourly rate-£31.31
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.81£26.31
% change on same period last year+43.71 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17522129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.312 %2.120 %
Daily rates quoted426695
Average minimum daily rate£362£367
Average daily rate£382£387
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£381
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted86137
Average minimum hourly rate£21.25£25.25
Average hourly rate£23.19£26.87
% change on same period last year-13.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.13£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.94£27.04
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Construction South EastConstruction
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.

Construction
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Construction Demand Trend

Construction
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Construction Daily Rate Trend

Construction
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire Construction Daily Rate Histogram

Construction
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Construction Hourly Rate Trend

Construction
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Construction 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-118£415+10.66 %
BracknellUp+186£453-
SloughUp+26£283-17.87 %
NewburyNew entry-1--
Construction South EastConstruction
South East

Construction
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

111 (25.00 %)Content Management
29 (20.45 %)Telecoms
29 (20.45 %)Electric
36 (13.64 %)Agile Software Development
36 (13.64 %)HNC
36 (13.64 %)AutoCAD
36 (13.64 %)E-Learning
36 (13.64 %)Web 2.0
36 (13.64 %)Taxonomies
45 (11.36 %)Oracle
45 (11.36 %)Government
45 (11.36 %)Finance
54 (9.091 %)Project Management
54 (9.091 %)Microsoft
54 (9.091 %)Test Scripting
54 (9.091 %)QA
63 (6.818 %)User Acceptance Testing
63 (6.818 %)HTML
63 (6.818 %)WebServices
63 (6.818 %)Data Security
63 (6.818 %)Health
63 (6.818 %)Manufacturing
72 (4.545 %)CMS
72 (4.545 %)Kerridge
72 (4.545 %)Retail
72 (4.545 %)Management Information System
72 (4.545 %)MS Office
72 (4.545 %)ASP.NET
72 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
72 (4.545 %)JavaScript

Construction
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (6.818 %)HTML
13 (6.818 %)WebServices
22 (4.545 %)ASP.NET
22 (4.545 %).NET
22 (4.545 %)MDX
31 (2.273 %)Middleware
31 (2.273 %)J2EE
31 (2.273 %)XHTML
31 (2.273 %)CSS
31 (2.273 %)XML
31 (2.273 %)Hibernate
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.545 %)CMS
12 (4.545 %)SharePoint
12 (4.545 %)Documentum
12 (4.545 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.273 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (2.273 %)WebLogic
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.64 %)AutoCAD
22 (4.545 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.545 %)Applix TM1
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.545 %)VPN
12 (4.545 %)SSL
21 (2.273 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (2.273 %)Network Security
21 (2.273 %)ATM
21 (2.273 %)ISDN
21 (2.273 %)Ethernet
21 (2.273 %)FTP
21 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
21 (2.273 %)Firewall
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.273 %)GIS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (20.45 %)Telecoms
19 (20.45 %)Electric
25 (11.36 %)Government
25 (11.36 %)Finance
33 (6.818 %)Health
33 (6.818 %)Manufacturing
42 (4.545 %)Retail
51 (2.273 %)Chemicals
51 (2.273 %)Publishing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (22.73 %)Analyst
27 (15.91 %)Architect
36 (13.64 %)Project Manager
36 (13.64 %)Information Architect
45 (11.36 %)Test Analyst
52 (4.545 %)Functional Analyst
52 (4.545 %)Project Engineer
52 (4.545 %)Analyst Programmer
52 (4.545 %)Programmer
52 (4.545 %)Quality Manager
52 (4.545 %)Design Engineer
52 (4.545 %)Oracle Analyst
52 (4.545 %)Facilities Manager
61 (2.273 %)Web Editor
61 (2.273 %)J2EE Developer
61 (2.273 %)Senior Test Analyst
61 (2.273 %)Project Implementation Manager
61 (2.273 %)Software Test Analyst
61 (2.273 %)WebLogic Developer
61 (2.273 %)Technical Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (13.64 %)E-Learning
16 (13.64 %)Web 2.0
16 (13.64 %)Taxonomies
22 (4.545 %)Management Information System
31 (2.273 %)CESG
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (25.00 %)Content Management
26 (13.64 %)Agile Software Development
34 (9.091 %)Project Management
34 (9.091 %)Test Scripting
43 (6.818 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (6.818 %)Data Security
52 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
52 (4.545 %)Unit Testing
52 (4.545 %)Integration Testing
52 (4.545 %)Test Management
52 (4.545 %)Manual Testing
52 (4.545 %)Matrix Management
52 (4.545 %)Business Analysis
61 (2.273 %)Logistics
61 (2.273 %)Project Planning
61 (2.273 %)Security Cleared
61 (2.273 %)Six Sigma
61 (2.273 %)UML
61 (2.273 %)ITIL
61 (2.273 %)Risk Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.545 %)JavaScript
12 (4.545 %)VBScript
12 (4.545 %)VBA
21 (2.273 %)Java
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.64 %)HNC
21 (2.273 %)Chartered Engineer
21 (2.273 %)ISEB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.091 %)QA
21 (2.273 %)ISO9001
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.545 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (11.36 %)Oracle
24 (9.091 %)Microsoft
32 (4.545 %)Kerridge
32 (4.545 %)Applix
41 (2.273 %)Cisco
41 (2.273 %)BEA