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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM products and/or services in IT contracts within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IBM over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank54111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+57
Matching contract IT job ads7652
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.101 %0.053 %
As % of the category below4.694 %2.235 %
Daily rates quoted2413
Average minimum daily rate£306£355
Average daily rate£323£379
% change on same period last year-14.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£356
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted75
Average minimum hourly rate£32.86£22.60
Average hourly rate£33.57£22.80
% change on same period last year+47.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.29£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.60£26.04
% change on same period last year+5.98 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16192327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.158 %2.354 %
Daily rates quoted340735
Average minimum daily rate£332£354
Average daily rate£353£374
% change on same period last year-5.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted167236
Average minimum hourly rate£22.60£28.15
Average hourly rate£24.10£29.73
% change on same period last year-18.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.59£31.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
IBM South EastIBM
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IBM across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire IBM Hourly Rate Histogram

IBM
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+2024£271-15.17 %
SloughUp+19£210-61.81 %
BracknellUp+177--
NewburyNew entry-5£350-
MaidenheadUp+181--
WindsorNew entry-1£125-
IBM South EastIBM
South East

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing IBM 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 IBM.

162 (38.04 %)Windows
259 (36.20 %)HP
356 (34.36 %)SQL
448 (29.45 %)Oracle
541 (25.15 %)DB2
637 (22.70 %)Java
736 (22.09 %)Tivoli
834 (20.86 %)Microsoft
931 (19.02 %)WebSphere
1024 (14.72 %)UNIX
1024 (14.72 %)IIS
1024 (14.72 %)J2EE
1123 (14.11 %)WebSphere Application Server
1123 (14.11 %)Finance
1222 (13.50 %)JSP
1321 (12.88 %)SAP
1420 (12.27 %)SQL Server
1420 (12.27 %)Windows Server 2003
1519 (11.66 %)OO
1519 (11.66 %)MS Excel
1519 (11.66 %)DB2 UDB
1618 (11.04 %)Perl
1717 (10.43 %)UML
1717 (10.43 %)CA
1717 (10.43 %)SAN
1816 (9.816 %)Configuration Management
1816 (9.816 %)RDBMS
1816 (9.816 %)RUP
1816 (9.816 %)HTML
1816 (9.816 %)Degree

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing IBM 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 IBM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (19.02 %)WebSphere
224 (14.72 %)J2EE
322 (13.50 %)JSP
416 (9.816 %)HTML
515 (9.202 %)CSS
614 (8.589 %)ASP
712 (7.362 %).NET
810 (6.135 %)ASP.NET
810 (6.135 %)JRules
97 (4.294 %)XML
106 (3.681 %)WebServices
115 (3.067 %)Spring
115 (3.067 %)AJAX
115 (3.067 %)Hibernate
115 (3.067 %)Servlets
115 (3.067 %)Struts
124 (2.454 %)XHTML
124 (2.454 %)JDBC
124 (2.454 %)SAP XI
132 (1.227 %)COM+
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (14.72 %)IIS
223 (14.11 %)WebSphere Application Server
37 (4.294 %)MS Exchange
37 (4.294 %)CMS
46 (3.681 %)Lotus Notes
55 (3.067 %)WebLogic
64 (2.454 %)NetWeaver
64 (2.454 %)Exchange Server 5.5
64 (2.454 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (1.840 %)Exchange Server 2000
73 (1.840 %)WPS
73 (1.840 %)Apache
73 (1.840 %)Tomcat
82 (1.227 %)CICS
91 (0.613 %)IBM HTTP Server
91 (0.613 %)WebSphere MQ
91 (0.613 %)GroupWise
91 (0.613 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
91 (0.613 %)Oracle HTTP Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (11.66 %)MS Excel
213 (7.975 %)Photoshop
311 (6.748 %)MS Office
42 (1.227 %)MS Project
51 (0.613 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.613 %)SoftGrid
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (10.43 %)SAN
211 (6.748 %)Internet
211 (6.748 %)Extranet
310 (6.135 %)TCP/IP
49 (5.521 %)DHCP
49 (5.521 %)DNS
52 (1.227 %)Nortel Meridian
52 (1.227 %)LAN
52 (1.227 %)PBX
52 (1.227 %)VoIP
61 (0.613 %)WAN
61 (0.613 %)HTTP
61 (0.613 %)VPN
61 (0.613 %)Intranet
61 (0.613 %)Wireless
61 (0.613 %)BSS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (25.15 %)DB2
220 (12.27 %)SQL Server
319 (11.66 %)DB2 UDB
416 (9.816 %)RDBMS
57 (4.294 %)Oracle 8/8i
57 (4.294 %)SQL Server 2000
65 (3.067 %)SQL Server 2005
74 (2.454 %)SAP BI
74 (2.454 %)Data Cleansing
74 (2.454 %)SQL Server 7
83 (1.840 %)Oracle 10g
83 (1.840 %)Oracle 9i
92 (1.227 %)MS Access
92 (1.227 %)Easytrieve
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (8.589 %)Dreamweaver
114 (8.589 %)Flash
213 (7.975 %)VSS/SourceSafe
312 (7.362 %)StarTeam
411 (6.748 %)ClearCase
57 (4.294 %)TestDirector
63 (1.840 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.613 %)MSI
71 (0.613 %)QuickTest Pro
71 (0.613 %)RequisitePro
71 (0.613 %)QALoad
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (14.11 %)Finance
211 (6.748 %)Telecoms
39 (5.521 %)Government
48 (4.908 %)Multimedia
56 (3.681 %)Billing
56 (3.681 %)Marketing
63 (1.840 %)Financial Institution
63 (1.840 %)Banking
72 (1.227 %)Insurance
81 (0.613 %)Animation
81 (0.613 %)Retail
81 (0.613 %)Electronics
81 (0.613 %)Health
81 (0.613 %)Legal
81 (0.613 %)Manufacturing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (20.25 %)Developer
222 (13.50 %)Administrator
320 (12.27 %)Analyst
417 (10.43 %)J2EE Developer
515 (9.202 %)Java Developer
515 (9.202 %)Java/J2EE Developer
614 (8.589 %)Consultant
713 (7.975 %)Web Developer
811 (6.748 %)Architect
99 (5.521 %)Technical Support
99 (5.521 %)Technical Analyst
107 (4.294 %)Systems Administrator
107 (4.294 %)Windows Administrator
115 (3.067 %)SAP Architect
115 (3.067 %)SOA Architect
115 (3.067 %)Data Architect
115 (3.067 %)Technical Architect
115 (3.067 %)Sales Consultant
115 (3.067 %)Analyst Programmer
115 (3.067 %)Programmer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (6.135 %)Clustering
25 (3.067 %)Mainframe
34 (2.454 %)IBM Mainframe
42 (1.227 %)AS400
42 (1.227 %)Blackberry
51 (0.613 %)PMI
51 (0.613 %)VSAM
51 (0.613 %)Multithreading
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
162 (38.04 %)Windows
224 (14.72 %)UNIX
320 (12.27 %)Windows Server 2003
415 (9.202 %)Solaris
513 (7.975 %)Linux
67 (4.294 %)AIX
67 (4.294 %)HPUX
76 (3.681 %)Windows 2000
84 (2.454 %)MVS
84 (2.454 %)SUSE
93 (1.840 %)Debian
101 (0.613 %)Windows NT
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (11.66 %)OO
217 (10.43 %)UML
316 (9.816 %)RUP
316 (9.816 %)Configuration Management
414 (8.589 %)Security Cleared
513 (7.975 %)SC Cleared
612 (7.362 %)Project Management
79 (5.521 %)Release Management
88 (4.908 %)Migration
88 (4.908 %)Service Management
88 (4.908 %)ITIL
95 (3.067 %)SOA
95 (3.067 %)SAP Implementation
95 (3.067 %)Problem Management
95 (3.067 %)Data Migration
104 (2.454 %)Technical Architecture
104 (2.454 %)Business Intelligence
104 (2.454 %)CRM
113 (1.840 %)OOP
113 (1.840 %)Service Delivery
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (34.36 %)SQL
237 (22.70 %)Java
318 (11.04 %)Perl
414 (8.589 %)JavaScript
513 (7.975 %)Shell Script
612 (7.362 %)ActionScript
78 (4.908 %)VB
87 (4.294 %)AWK
87 (4.294 %)VBScript
93 (1.840 %)PL/SQL
93 (1.840 %)JCL
93 (1.840 %)VB.NET
93 (1.840 %)COBOL
93 (1.840 %)Korn
101 (0.613 %)REXX
101 (0.613 %)Jython
101 (0.613 %)C
101 (0.613 %)C++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (9.816 %)Degree
25 (3.067 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (3.067 %)MCSE
32 (1.227 %)ISEB
41 (0.613 %)MCP
41 (0.613 %)HNC
41 (0.613 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (9.202 %)QA
28 (4.908 %)SLA
35 (3.067 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.613 %)ISO27001
41 (0.613 %)HL7
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (6.748 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
111 (6.748 %)VMware ESX
29 (5.521 %)Backup Exec
36 (3.681 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (3.067 %)Active Directory
45 (3.067 %)AquaLogic
54 (2.454 %)Citrix Presentation Server
63 (1.840 %)MetaFrame
72 (1.227 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
81 (0.613 %)Oracle RAC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
136 (22.09 %)Tivoli
212 (7.362 %)OpenView
310 (6.135 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
310 (6.135 %)BMC PATROL
47 (4.294 %)Tivoli Monitoring
54 (2.454 %)Netcool
54 (2.454 %)Legato
54 (2.454 %)EMC NetWorker
63 (1.840 %)Unicenter
71 (0.613 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
71 (0.613 %)OpenView Configuration Management
71 (0.613 %)Netcool/Proviso
71 (0.613 %)Netcool/Webtop
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (36.20 %)HP
248 (29.45 %)Oracle
334 (20.86 %)Microsoft
421 (12.88 %)SAP
517 (10.43 %)CA
615 (9.202 %)Citrix
713 (7.975 %)NetApp
713 (7.975 %)Dell
713 (7.975 %)Borland
713 (7.975 %)VMware
713 (7.975 %)Serena
810 (6.135 %)BMC
99 (5.521 %)Sun
99 (5.521 %)ILOG
106 (3.681 %)Lotus
106 (3.681 %)Red Hat
106 (3.681 %)Google
115 (3.067 %)Compaq
124 (2.454 %)BEA
133 (1.840 %)Accenture
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