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This section looks at the demand for DIGITAL Command Language (DCL) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DCL over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDIGITAL Command Language (DCL)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank128-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.102 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£313-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£225
% change on same period last year+38.88 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.78£26.71
% change on same period last year+33.92 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads9771683
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.289 %1.676 %
Daily rates quoted247506
Average minimum daily rate£305£341
Average daily rate£329£360
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted81167
Average minimum hourly rate£36.41£34.11
Average hourly rate£38.00£35.67
% change on same period last year+6.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.59£37.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
DCL South EastDCL
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.

DCL
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire DCL Demand Trend

DCL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire DCL Daily Rate Trend

DCL
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing DCL 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 DCL.

16 (100.00 %)VMS
25 (83.33 %)UNIX
25 (83.33 %)TCP/IP
34 (66.67 %)SAN
34 (66.67 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
34 (66.67 %)Remedy
42 (33.33 %)SQL
42 (33.33 %)Oracle
51 (16.67 %)C
51 (16.67 %)COBOL
51 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
51 (16.67 %)Oracle Forms
51 (16.67 %)Client/Server
51 (16.67 %)OpenVMS
51 (16.67 %)DECnet
51 (16.67 %)Billing
51 (16.67 %)VAX
51 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
51 (16.67 %)RDBMS
51 (16.67 %)HP

DCL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)TCP/IP
24 (66.67 %)SAN
31 (16.67 %)DECnet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)RDBMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Oracle Forms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Billing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (16.67 %)Analyst
11 (16.67 %)Systems Engineer
11 (16.67 %)Systems Support
11 (16.67 %)Data Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Client/Server
11 (16.67 %)VAX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)VMS
25 (83.33 %)UNIX
31 (16.67 %)OpenVMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)C
21 (16.67 %)COBOL
21 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (66.67 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Remedy
22 (33.33 %)Oracle
31 (16.67 %)HP