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This section looks at the demand for Ethernet skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ethernet over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEthernet
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank123149
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads1215
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.288 %1.253 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£180-
Average daily rate£203-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£225-
UK excluding London average daily rate£281£318
% change on same period last year-11.64 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+62.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.91£30.40
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads9321197
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.240 %1.195 %
Daily rates quoted169365
Average minimum daily rate£405£359
Average daily rate£420£375
% change on same period last year+11.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£342
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
Hourly rates quoted77174
Average minimum hourly rate£21.68£27.31
Average hourly rate£22.99£28.78
% change on same period last year-20.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.30£30.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.75
% change on same period last year-10.55 %
Ethernet South EastEthernet
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.

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Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Ethernet Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Ethernet Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Ethernet Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ethernet across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Berkshire Ethernet Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 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
BracknellUp+184£203-
ReadingUp+14--
MaidenheadUp+131--
NewburyNew entry-1--
Ethernet South EastEthernet
South East

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Ethernet 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 Ethernet.

117 (70.83 %)TCP/IP
213 (54.17 %)ISDN
311 (45.83 %)Cisco
311 (45.83 %)ATM
410 (41.67 %)Firewall
410 (41.67 %)Wireless
58 (33.33 %)ITIL
58 (33.33 %)WAN
67 (29.17 %)DHCP
76 (25.00 %)LAN
76 (25.00 %)DNS
76 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
76 (25.00 %)Government
76 (25.00 %)E-business
85 (20.83 %)VLAN
85 (20.83 %)SAN
85 (20.83 %)MPLS
85 (20.83 %)CCNA
85 (20.83 %)UML
85 (20.83 %)SSADM
85 (20.83 %)DSDM
85 (20.83 %)ADSL
85 (20.83 %)ERP
94 (16.67 %)Oracle
94 (16.67 %)Alcatel
94 (16.67 %)CiscoWorks
94 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
94 (16.67 %)DSL
94 (16.67 %)IP Telephony
94 (16.67 %)Intrusion Detection

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Ethernet 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 Ethernet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.167 %)MS Exchange
11 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.167 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (70.83 %)TCP/IP
213 (54.17 %)ISDN
311 (45.83 %)ATM
410 (41.67 %)Firewall
410 (41.67 %)Wireless
58 (33.33 %)WAN
67 (29.17 %)DHCP
76 (25.00 %)LAN
76 (25.00 %)DNS
85 (20.83 %)SAN
85 (20.83 %)MPLS
85 (20.83 %)ADSL
85 (20.83 %)VLAN
94 (16.67 %)Intrusion Detection
94 (16.67 %)DSL
94 (16.67 %)IP Telephony
103 (12.50 %)VPN
112 (8.333 %)Fast Ethernet
112 (8.333 %)Internet
112 (8.333 %)Broadband
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.167 %)ETL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (25.00 %)Government
24 (16.67 %)Finance
33 (12.50 %)Financial Institution
42 (8.333 %)Telecoms
51 (4.167 %)Construction
51 (4.167 %)Billing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (37.50 %)Architect
19 (37.50 %)Analyst
19 (37.50 %)Technical Architect
24 (16.67 %)Network Analyst
33 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
42 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Administrator
51 (4.167 %)Technical Support
51 (4.167 %)Project Manager
51 (4.167 %)Business Analyst
51 (4.167 %)Tester
51 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Technical Support Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Technical Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Deployment Engineer
51 (4.167 %)Business Project Manager
51 (4.167 %)Remedy Administrator
51 (4.167 %)Business Manager
51 (4.167 %)Validation Tester
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.333 %)Client/Server
21 (4.167 %)Device Driver
21 (4.167 %)Handset
21 (4.167 %)CESG
21 (4.167 %)IPTV
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (12.50 %)UNIX
21 (4.167 %)Windows
21 (4.167 %)Linux
21 (4.167 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (4.167 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (33.33 %)ITIL
26 (25.00 %)E-business
35 (20.83 %)UML
35 (20.83 %)SSADM
35 (20.83 %)DSDM
35 (20.83 %)ERP
43 (12.50 %)Service Management
51 (4.167 %)Change Management
51 (4.167 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (4.167 %)Validation
51 (4.167 %)Network Design
51 (4.167 %)Technical Architecture
51 (4.167 %)BC Cleared
51 (4.167 %)Security Cleared
51 (4.167 %)PRINCE2
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (8.333 %)C
12 (8.333 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
25 (20.83 %)CCNA
31 (4.167 %)CCIP
31 (4.167 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.333 %)ISO27001
21 (4.167 %)SLA
21 (4.167 %)TickIT
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (8.333 %)Terminal Server
21 (4.167 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (16.67 %)CiscoWorks
21 (4.167 %)Netcool
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (45.83 %)Cisco
24 (16.67 %)Alcatel
24 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
24 (16.67 %)Oracle
32 (8.333 %)Remedy
32 (8.333 %)Fujitsu
32 (8.333 %)Dell
32 (8.333 %)EMC
32 (8.333 %)Citrix
41 (4.167 %)BMC
41 (4.167 %)Ericsson