Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank107140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.923 %0.593 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£61£276
% change on same period last year-77.92 %
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£27.51£20.78
% change on same period last year+32.39 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads260506
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.408 %0.551 %
Daily rates quoted98212
Average minimum daily rate£354£332
Average daily rate£375£350
% change on same period last year+7.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£324
% change on same period last year+2.26 %
Hourly rates quoted2541
Average minimum hourly rate£27.14£22.50
Average hourly rate£28.33£24.33
% change on same period last year+16.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.52£26.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.51£25.74
% change on same period last year-0.87 %
HNC South EastHNC
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.

HNC
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire HNC Demand Trend

HNC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire HNC Daily Rate Trend

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC 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
BracknellNew entry-3--
ReadingUp+112--
HNC South EastHNC
South East

HNC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (58.82 %)Telecoms
26 (35.29 %)Construction
26 (35.29 %)Electric
26 (35.29 %)AutoCAD
35 (29.41 %)Electronics
35 (29.41 %)HND
35 (29.41 %)Microsoft
44 (23.53 %)MS Office
44 (23.53 %)MS Excel
44 (23.53 %)Degree
53 (17.65 %)IPsec
53 (17.65 %)Validation
53 (17.65 %)EIGRP
53 (17.65 %)TACACS
53 (17.65 %)OSPF
53 (17.65 %)BGP
53 (17.65 %)VoIP
53 (17.65 %)PPP
53 (17.65 %)SNMP
53 (17.65 %)TCP/IP
53 (17.65 %)CCNP
53 (17.65 %)CCNA
53 (17.65 %)Cisco
53 (17.65 %)Cisco Certification
62 (11.76 %)Nortel
62 (11.76 %)Ericsson
62 (11.76 %)Nokia
62 (11.76 %)EPoS
62 (11.76 %)SQL
62 (11.76 %)SAP

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)GroupWise
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (35.29 %)AutoCAD
24 (23.53 %)MS Office
24 (23.53 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (17.65 %)VoIP
13 (17.65 %)PPP
13 (17.65 %)SNMP
13 (17.65 %)TCP/IP
13 (17.65 %)OSPF
13 (17.65 %)BGP
13 (17.65 %)EIGRP
13 (17.65 %)TACACS
13 (17.65 %)IPsec
22 (11.76 %)2G
22 (11.76 %)3G
31 (5.882 %)MPLS
31 (5.882 %)UMTS
31 (5.882 %)Network Security
31 (5.882 %)VPN
31 (5.882 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (58.82 %)Telecoms
26 (35.29 %)Construction
26 (35.29 %)Electric
35 (29.41 %)Electronics
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (23.53 %)Helpdesk Support
22 (11.76 %)Project Engineer
22 (11.76 %)Project Manager
22 (11.76 %)Design Engineer
22 (11.76 %)Facilities Manager
22 (11.76 %)Switch Engineer
31 (5.882 %)Network Security Manager
31 (5.882 %)Graduate
31 (5.882 %)Analyst
31 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
31 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Specialist
31 (5.882 %)Security Manager
31 (5.882 %)IT Support Analyst
31 (5.882 %)Network Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)EPoS
21 (5.882 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.882 %)Windows
11 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
11 (5.882 %)Windows NT
11 (5.882 %)Windows XP
11 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (17.65 %)Validation
21 (5.882 %)Information Security
21 (5.882 %)Computer Security
21 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
21 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)SQL
21 (5.882 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (29.41 %)HND
24 (23.53 %)Degree
33 (17.65 %)Cisco Certification
33 (17.65 %)CCNP
33 (17.65 %)CCNA
41 (5.882 %)CISSP
41 (5.882 %)MCSE
41 (5.882 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (5.882 %)MCP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (29.41 %)Microsoft
23 (17.65 %)Cisco
32 (11.76 %)SAP
32 (11.76 %)Nortel
32 (11.76 %)Ericsson
32 (11.76 %)Nokia
41 (5.882 %)Novell
41 (5.882 %)HP
41 (5.882 %)Compaq
41 (5.882 %)Intel
41 (5.882 %)IBM