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The table below looks at the demand for Continuous Integration 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 Continuous Integration over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkContinuous Integration
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank125-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.446 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£331-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£469-
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£458
% change on same period last year-10.61 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£51.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£53.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£51.50£49.10
% change on same period last year+4.88 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads20202677
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.731 %2.640 %
Daily rates quoted527941
Average minimum daily rate£367£362
Average daily rate£388£384
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted105201
Average minimum hourly rate£28.56£31.48
Average hourly rate£30.64£33.07
% change on same period last year-7.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.72£34.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Continuous Integration South EastContinuous Integration
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.

Continuous Integration
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Continuous Integration across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Continuous Integration Demand Trend

Continuous Integration
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Continuous Integration Daily Rate Trend

Continuous Integration
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Continuous Integration across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Berkshire Continuous Integration Daily Rate Histogram

Continuous Integration
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Continuous Integration Hourly Rate Trend

Continuous Integration
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Integration 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
MaidenheadNew entry-2£350-
BracknellNew entry-2--
ReadingNew entry-1--
Continuous Integration South EastContinuous Integration
South East

Continuous Integration
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

19 (60.00 %)Java
27 (46.67 %)Ant
27 (46.67 %)Configuration Management
36 (40.00 %)JUnit
36 (40.00 %)Windows
36 (40.00 %)Linux
45 (33.33 %)J2EE
54 (26.67 %)C++
54 (26.67 %)OO
54 (26.67 %)PVCS
54 (26.67 %)Apache
54 (26.67 %)TDD
54 (26.67 %)STB
63 (20.00 %)Subversion
63 (20.00 %)Trolltech
63 (20.00 %)Degree
63 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
63 (20.00 %)JMeter
63 (20.00 %)Electronics
63 (20.00 %)Handset
63 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (20.00 %)Python
63 (20.00 %)Broadband
63 (20.00 %)Oracle
63 (20.00 %)Use Case
72 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
72 (13.33 %)Integration Testing
72 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
72 (13.33 %)Microsoft
72 (13.33 %)ClearCase

Continuous Integration
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (33.33 %)J2EE
21 (6.667 %)COM
21 (6.667 %)SOAP
21 (6.667 %)STL
21 (6.667 %)Swing
21 (6.667 %)AWT
21 (6.667 %)Hibernate
21 (6.667 %)Spring
21 (6.667 %).NET Framework
21 (6.667 %).NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (26.67 %)Apache
21 (6.667 %)Tomcat
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (20.00 %)Broadband
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (46.67 %)Ant
26 (40.00 %)JUnit
34 (26.67 %)PVCS
43 (20.00 %)JMeter
43 (20.00 %)Subversion
52 (13.33 %)ClearCase
52 (13.33 %)ClearQuest
61 (6.667 %)WinRunner
61 (6.667 %)TestDirector
61 (6.667 %)JIRA
61 (6.667 %)QARun
61 (6.667 %)NUnit
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Electronics
21 (6.667 %)Aerospace
21 (6.667 %)Government
21 (6.667 %)Military
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Developer
24 (26.67 %)Configuration Manager
33 (20.00 %)C++ Developer
33 (20.00 %)Integration Engineer
33 (20.00 %)Build Manager
33 (20.00 %)Senior C++ Developer
33 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
42 (13.33 %)Test Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Systems Test Engineer
51 (6.667 %)QA Tester
51 (6.667 %)QA Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Tester
51 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Release Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Integration Tester
51 (6.667 %)Systems Integration Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Systems Tester
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (26.67 %)STB
23 (20.00 %)Handset
31 (6.667 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (40.00 %)Windows
16 (40.00 %)Linux
23 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (13.33 %)Windows XP
41 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (46.67 %)Configuration Management
24 (26.67 %)OO
24 (26.67 %)TDD
33 (20.00 %)Use Case
33 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
42 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
42 (13.33 %)Integration Testing
42 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
42 (13.33 %)Code Coverage
42 (13.33 %)Regression Testing
42 (13.33 %)Validation
42 (13.33 %)Scrum
51 (6.667 %)Automated Testing
51 (6.667 %)Release Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (60.00 %)Java
24 (26.67 %)C++
33 (20.00 %)Python
41 (6.667 %)C#
41 (6.667 %)VBScript
41 (6.667 %)VB
41 (6.667 %)VC++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (20.00 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (13.33 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Oracle
13 (20.00 %)Trolltech
22 (13.33 %)Microsoft