Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Infrastructure Engineer role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Infrastructure Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Infrastructure Engineer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank103127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads1218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.476 %0.493 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£294
Average daily rate-£329
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£280£301
% change on same period last year-6.82 %
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£26.50£23.55
% change on same period last year+12.54 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads25203650
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.996 %3.885 %
Daily rates quoted6661006
Average minimum daily rate£338£332
Average daily rate£360£353
% change on same period last year+2.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted177442
Average minimum hourly rate£20.80£25.79
Average hourly rate£22.23£27.22
% change on same period last year-18.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.67£28.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Infrastructure Engineer South EastInfrastructure Engineer
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.

Infrastructure Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Infrastructure Engineer Demand Trend

Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Infrastructure Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Infrastructure Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Infrastructure Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Infrastructure Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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+197--
SloughNew entry-1--
Infrastructure Engineer South EastInfrastructure Engineer
South East

Infrastructure Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Infrastructure Engineer in their job title 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 with Infrastructure Engineer in their job title.

118 (54.55 %)Security Cleared
217 (51.52 %)Java
316 (48.48 %)SQL
316 (48.48 %)HTML
415 (45.45 %)XML
415 (45.45 %)XSL
415 (45.45 %)Windows
415 (45.45 %)Proxima
415 (45.45 %)SC Cleared
415 (45.45 %)XPath
514 (42.42 %)JavaScript
613 (39.39 %)CA
613 (39.39 %)Web Development
710 (30.30 %)Windows Server 2003
87 (21.21 %)Microsoft
96 (18.18 %)Active Directory
105 (15.15 %)VMware
105 (15.15 %)Time Management
114 (12.12 %)UNIX
123 (9.091 %)Oracle
123 (9.091 %)VPN
123 (9.091 %)Lotus
123 (9.091 %)Windows XP
123 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
132 (6.061 %)Microsoft Certification
132 (6.061 %)Oracle 10g
132 (6.061 %)OpenView Configuration Management
132 (6.061 %)VERITAS
132 (6.061 %)Configuration Management
132 (6.061 %)Service Management

Infrastructure Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Infrastructure Engineer in their job title 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 with Infrastructure Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (48.48 %)HTML
215 (45.45 %)XML
215 (45.45 %)XSL
31 (3.030 %)CGI
31 (3.030 %).NET Framework
31 (3.030 %).NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
22 (6.061 %)Lotus Notes
31 (3.030 %)Lotus Domino
31 (3.030 %)SharePoint
31 (3.030 %)WebLogic
31 (3.030 %)IIS
31 (3.030 %)Documentum
31 (3.030 %)iPlanet
31 (3.030 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (3.030 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.061 %)MS Office
12 (6.061 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (9.091 %)VPN
22 (6.061 %)LAN
22 (6.061 %)SMS
22 (6.061 %)WAN
31 (3.030 %)TCP/IP
31 (3.030 %)DNS
31 (3.030 %)SSL
31 (3.030 %)SAN
31 (3.030 %)3G
31 (3.030 %)Wireless
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.061 %)MySQL
12 (6.061 %)SQL Server
12 (6.061 %)Oracle 10g
21 (3.030 %)Oracle 8/8i
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.030 %)MSI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (6.061 %)Telecoms
12 (6.061 %)Government
21 (3.030 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (3.030 %)Construction
21 (3.030 %)Education
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.030 %)Replication
11 (3.030 %)Clustering
11 (3.030 %)Spread Betting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (45.45 %)Windows
210 (30.30 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (12.12 %)UNIX
43 (9.091 %)Windows XP
52 (6.061 %)Windows Vista
52 (6.061 %)Solaris
52 (6.061 %)Windows 2000
61 (3.030 %)AIX
61 (3.030 %)HPUX
61 (3.030 %)Windows Server 2008
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (54.55 %)Security Cleared
215 (45.45 %)SC Cleared
313 (39.39 %)Web Development
45 (15.15 %)Time Management
52 (6.061 %)DV Cleared
52 (6.061 %)Configuration Management
52 (6.061 %)Service Management
52 (6.061 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (3.030 %)Content Management
61 (3.030 %)Network Design
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (51.52 %)Java
216 (48.48 %)SQL
315 (45.45 %)XPath
414 (42.42 %)JavaScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.061 %)MCSE
12 (6.061 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.030 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (3.030 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (3.030 %)CCNA
21 (3.030 %)Cisco Certification
21 (3.030 %)MCP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (18.18 %)Active Directory
22 (6.061 %)VMware ESX
22 (6.061 %)NetBackup
22 (6.061 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.061 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (3.030 %)Tivoli
21 (3.030 %)Netcool
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (45.45 %)Proxima
213 (39.39 %)CA
37 (21.21 %)Microsoft
45 (15.15 %)VMware
53 (9.091 %)Lotus
53 (9.091 %)Oracle
62 (6.061 %)VERITAS
71 (3.030 %)Cisco
71 (3.030 %)Sun
71 (3.030 %)HP
71 (3.030 %)EMC
71 (3.030 %)Nortel
71 (3.030 %)BT