Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Drupal skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Drupal over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDrupal
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank82142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching contract IT job ads301
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.001 %
As % of the category below6.438 %0.119 %
Daily rates quoted120
Average minimum daily rate£292-
Average daily rate£302-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£313-
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£334
% change on same period last year-7.42 %
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£20.75-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads466842
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.731 %0.916 %
Daily rates quoted123216
Average minimum daily rate£313£333
Average daily rate£334£354
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£333
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted3778
Average minimum hourly rate£29.04£37.48
Average hourly rate£30.77£38.65
% change on same period last year-20.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.49£39.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.97£31.52
% change on same period last year-8.10 %
Drupal South EastDrupal
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.

Drupal
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Drupal Demand Trend

Drupal
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Drupal Daily Rate Trend

Drupal
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Drupal across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Berkshire Drupal Daily Rate Histogram

Drupal
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Drupal within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 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
ReadingNew entry-26£310-
SloughNew entry-2£220-
Drupal South EastDrupal
South East

Drupal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

133 (80.49 %)CSS
133 (80.49 %)XHTML
232 (78.05 %)CMS
331 (75.61 %)MySQL
430 (73.17 %)Content Management
529 (70.73 %)Linux
628 (68.29 %)PHP
628 (68.29 %)XML
726 (63.41 %)LAMP
726 (63.41 %)HTML
726 (63.41 %)JavaScript
824 (58.54 %)XSLT
824 (58.54 %)PHP5
923 (56.10 %)Red Hat Linux
1022 (53.66 %)Red Hat
1022 (53.66 %)Subversion
1118 (43.90 %)Migration
1118 (43.90 %)Python
129 (21.95 %)Apache
129 (21.95 %)Tomcat
129 (21.95 %)SOA
129 (21.95 %)Degree
137 (17.07 %)Unit Testing
146 (14.63 %)Data Migration
146 (14.63 %)SEO
146 (14.63 %)Education
146 (14.63 %)WebServices
155 (12.20 %)Replication
155 (12.20 %)Disaster Recovery
164 (9.756 %)MS Visio

Drupal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (80.49 %)CSS
133 (80.49 %)XHTML
228 (68.29 %)XML
326 (63.41 %)LAMP
326 (63.41 %)HTML
424 (58.54 %)XSLT
56 (14.63 %)WebServices
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
132 (78.05 %)CMS
29 (21.95 %)Apache
29 (21.95 %)Tomcat
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.756 %)MS Visio
22 (4.878 %)Photoshop
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (75.61 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (53.66 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (14.63 %)Education
22 (4.878 %)Publishing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (82.93 %)Developer
227 (65.85 %)Web Developer
313 (31.71 %)PHP Developer
48 (19.51 %)Senior Developer
48 (19.51 %)PHP Web Developer
48 (19.51 %)Senior Web Developer
55 (12.20 %)Administrator
55 (12.20 %)Systems Administrator
63 (7.317 %)Web Administrator
72 (4.878 %)Web Editor
81 (2.439 %)Senior PHP Developer
81 (2.439 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
81 (2.439 %)Web Content Editor
81 (2.439 %)Content Editor
81 (2.439 %)Linux Administrator
81 (2.439 %)Linux Systems Administrator
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (12.20 %)Replication
21 (2.439 %)Web 2.0
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (70.73 %)Linux
223 (56.10 %)Red Hat Linux
34 (9.756 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (73.17 %)Content Management
218 (43.90 %)Migration
39 (21.95 %)SOA
47 (17.07 %)Unit Testing
56 (14.63 %)SEO
56 (14.63 %)Data Migration
65 (12.20 %)Disaster Recovery
74 (9.756 %)Continuous Integration
83 (7.317 %)Web Development
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (68.29 %)PHP
226 (63.41 %)JavaScript
324 (58.54 %)PHP5
418 (43.90 %)Python
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (21.95 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (53.66 %)Red Hat