The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Economics in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Economics over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Economics
Rank 116 133 117
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -16
Contract jobs citing Economics 4 2 12
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.167% 0.064% 0.403%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.893% 0.331% 2.109%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 4
Average daily rate - £370 £170
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +117.64%
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £370 £350
% change year-on-year
+21.62% +5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £52.50 - £49.00
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
448 605 569
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 18.71% 19.24% 19.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 253 230
Average daily rate £375 £325 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -4.41%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £225 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £545 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 31 34
Average hourly rate £18.00 £22.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-18.18% +10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £14.48 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.00 £50.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year
- -13.46%
Economics
South East

Economics
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Economics across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Berkshire Economics Jobs Demand Trend

Economics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Economics Daily Rate Trend

Economics
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Economics within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bracknell - 3 - -
Economics
South East

Economics
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Economics 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 Economics.

1 6 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 4 (50.00%) Project Management
3 3 (37.50%) Change Management
3 3 (37.50%) 3G
3 3 (37.50%) Degree
4 2 (25.00%) Supplier Management
4 2 (25.00%) Project Planning
5 1 (12.50%) HTTP
5 1 (12.50%) Huawei
5 1 (12.50%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Marketing
5 1 (12.50%) LTE
5 1 (12.50%) Financial Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Network Management
5 1 (12.50%) 4G
5 1 (12.50%) Benchmarking
5 1 (12.50%) 2G
5 1 (12.50%) Finance
5 1 (12.50%) Legal
5 1 (12.50%) Validation
5 1 (12.50%) Programme Management

Economics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Economics 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 Economics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) 3G
2 1 (12.50%) HTTP
2 1 (12.50%) LTE
2 1 (12.50%) 4G
2 1 (12.50%) 2G
General
1 6 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (12.50%) Marketing
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Legal
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Project Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Implementation Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Strategy Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) Change Management
3 2 (25.00%) Supplier Management
3 2 (25.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Statistical Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Financial Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Network Management
4 1 (12.50%) Benchmarking
4 1 (12.50%) Validation
4 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Huawei