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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'FMCG' in contract IT jobs within the Berkshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FMCG over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank103150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads2616
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.493 %0.752 %
Daily rates quoted95
Average minimum daily rate£388£450
Average daily rate£399£480
% change on same period last year-16.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£510
UK excluding London average daily rate£437£433
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.50
Average hourly rate-£33.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.75£33.75
% change on same period last year+8.88 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17422129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.299 %2.120 %
Daily rates quoted416695
Average minimum daily rate£363£367
Average daily rate£382£387
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted87137
Average minimum hourly rate£21.37£25.25
Average hourly rate£23.31£26.87
% change on same period last year-13.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.26£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£27.05
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
FMCG South EastFMCG
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.

FMCG
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire FMCG Demand Trend

FMCG
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire FMCG Daily Rate Trend

FMCG
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire FMCG Daily Rate Histogram

FMCG
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire FMCG Hourly Rate Trend

FMCG
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FMCG within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
ReadingUp+19£399-27.37 %
SloughNew entry-1--
FMCG South EastFMCG
South East

FMCG
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

129 (65.91 %)SAP
212 (27.27 %)Logistics
311 (25.00 %)SAP SD
47 (15.91 %)ITIL
47 (15.91 %)Oracle
47 (15.91 %)EDI
56 (13.64 %)Cognos
56 (13.64 %)TestDirector
56 (13.64 %)Finance
56 (13.64 %)SAP LE
65 (11.36 %)Business Analysis
65 (11.36 %)Data Analysis
65 (11.36 %)IBM
65 (11.36 %)Tivoli
65 (11.36 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
65 (11.36 %)SAP APO
65 (11.36 %)HP
74 (9.091 %)Service Delivery
74 (9.091 %)Retail
74 (9.091 %)Project Planning
83 (6.818 %)Oracle EBS
83 (6.818 %)Risk Management
83 (6.818 %)Manufacturing
83 (6.818 %)Pharmaceutical
83 (6.818 %)SAP BW
83 (6.818 %)ERP
92 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
92 (4.545 %)UNIX
92 (4.545 %)SAP R/3
92 (4.545 %)OpenView

FMCG
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (15.91 %)EDI
21 (2.273 %)SAP XI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.273 %)MS PowerPoint
11 (2.273 %)MS Excel
11 (2.273 %)MS Project
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (25.00 %)SAP SD
26 (13.64 %)SAP LE
35 (11.36 %)SAP APO
43 (6.818 %)Oracle EBS
52 (4.545 %)SAP R/3
52 (4.545 %)Oracle HRMS
52 (4.545 %)Oracle Applications
61 (2.273 %)SAP SCM
61 (2.273 %)SAP QM
61 (2.273 %)Oracle Payroll
61 (2.273 %)SAP PP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.273 %)LAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (6.818 %)SAP BW
21 (2.273 %)Oracle Reports
21 (2.273 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (2.273 %)BusinessObjects
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (13.64 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (13.64 %)Finance
24 (9.091 %)Retail
33 (6.818 %)Manufacturing
33 (6.818 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (4.545 %)Telecoms
51 (2.273 %)Billing
51 (2.273 %)Chemicals
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (36.36 %)Analyst
215 (34.09 %)Consultant
39 (20.45 %)SAP Consultant
46 (13.64 %)Project Manager
46 (13.64 %)SAP SD Consultant
55 (11.36 %)Technical Analyst
55 (11.36 %)SAP Business Analyst
55 (11.36 %)SAP Analyst
55 (11.36 %)Technical Consultant
55 (11.36 %)Business Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Coordinator
64 (9.091 %)Senior Business Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Senior Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Project Coordinator
64 (9.091 %)Functional Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Senior SAP Business Analyst
64 (9.091 %)Senior Project Coordinator
73 (6.818 %)Oracle Project Manager
82 (4.545 %)Systems Support
82 (4.545 %)Support Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.273 %)Video Conferencing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.545 %)UNIX
21 (2.273 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (2.273 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.273 %)Windows
21 (2.273 %)NetWare
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (27.27 %)Logistics
27 (15.91 %)ITIL
35 (11.36 %)Business Analysis
35 (11.36 %)Data Analysis
44 (9.091 %)Service Delivery
44 (9.091 %)Project Planning
53 (6.818 %)Risk Management
53 (6.818 %)ERP
62 (4.545 %)PRINCE2
62 (4.545 %)Project Management
62 (4.545 %)Migration
62 (4.545 %)Programme Management
62 (4.545 %)SAP Implementation
62 (4.545 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (4.545 %)System Testing
71 (2.273 %)Data Migration
71 (2.273 %)Test Scripting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.273 %)RPG
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.273 %)Degree
11 (2.273 %)CCNA
11 (2.273 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (11.36 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
21 (2.273 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (11.36 %)Tivoli
22 (4.545 %)OpenView
22 (4.545 %)OVSD
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (65.91 %)SAP
27 (15.91 %)Oracle
36 (13.64 %)Cognos
45 (11.36 %)IBM
45 (11.36 %)HP
51 (2.273 %)VMware
51 (2.273 %)Business Objects
51 (2.273 %)Cisco
51 (2.273 %)Citrix