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This section looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) 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 HND over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank127166
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.099 %0.368 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£475
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£298£288
% change on same period last year+3.25 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.47£21.06
% change on same period last year+16.21 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads364543
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.480 %0.541 %
Daily rates quoted112177
Average minimum daily rate£363£324
Average daily rate£382£337
% change on same period last year+13.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted4777
Average minimum hourly rate£17.78£25.49
Average hourly rate£18.88£26.88
% change on same period last year-29.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.99£28.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
HND South EastHND
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.

HND
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire HND Demand Trend

HND
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire HND Daily Rate Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire HND Hourly Rate Trend

HND
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
MaidenheadNew entry-4--
HND South EastHND
South East

HND
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing HND 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 HND.

15 (100.00 %)Degree
24 (80.00 %)MS Office
24 (80.00 %)HNC
24 (80.00 %)MS Excel
24 (80.00 %)Microsoft
24 (80.00 %)Electronics
32 (40.00 %)EPoS
32 (40.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)VB
41 (20.00 %)SLA
41 (20.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)Retail
41 (20.00 %)C

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing HND 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 HND. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Office
14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Electronics
21 (20.00 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Helpdesk Support
22 (40.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Graduate
31 (20.00 %)Applications Support
31 (20.00 %)IT Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Applications Support Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)EPoS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)VB
21 (20.00 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)Degree
24 (80.00 %)HNC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft