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The table below looks at the demand for iSCSI skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited iSCSI over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkiSCSI
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank111141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.123 %0.211 %
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£341£380
% change on same period last year-10.27 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.04£48.75
% change on same period last year-40.43 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads815950
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.278 %1.034 %
Daily rates quoted139229
Average minimum daily rate£399£324
Average daily rate£426£340
% change on same period last year+25.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£452£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Hourly rates quoted52140
Average minimum hourly rate£29.87£28.51
Average hourly rate£31.82£30.01
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.78£31.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.98£29.13
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
iSCSI South EastiSCSI
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.

iSCSI
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire iSCSI Demand Trend

iSCSI
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire iSCSI Daily Rate Trend

iSCSI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire iSCSI Hourly Rate Trend

iSCSI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing iSCSI 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
SloughNew entry-1--
iSCSI South EastiSCSI
South East

iSCSI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (77.78 %)NetApp
17 (77.78 %)VMware
26 (66.67 %)SAN
26 (66.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
35 (55.56 %)Government
35 (55.56 %)Linux
44 (44.44 %)SQL
44 (44.44 %)Solaris
53 (33.33 %)Perl
53 (33.33 %)Oracle
53 (33.33 %)MS Project
53 (33.33 %)MS Office
53 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports
53 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
53 (33.33 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
53 (33.33 %)NetBackup
62 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
62 (22.22 %)VMware ESX
71 (11.11 %)Clustering
71 (11.11 %)VLAN
71 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
71 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (11.11 %)Firewall
71 (11.11 %)Finance
71 (11.11 %)REXX
71 (11.11 %)Tcl
71 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (11.11 %)OpenView Configuration Management

iSCSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
11 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2007
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Project
13 (33.33 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (66.67 %)SAN
23 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
31 (11.11 %)HTTPS
31 (11.11 %)Firewall
31 (11.11 %)VLAN
31 (11.11 %)HTTP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Government
21 (11.11 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Consultant
22 (22.22 %)Technical Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Administrator
31 (11.11 %)Exchange Administrator
31 (11.11 %)Storage Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Linux
24 (44.44 %)Solaris
31 (11.11 %)Windows XP
31 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (11.11 %)Windows
31 (11.11 %)AIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
31 (11.11 %)BC Cleared
31 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (11.11 %)Business Continuity
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)SQL
23 (33.33 %)Perl
31 (11.11 %)Transact-SQL
31 (11.11 %)VB
31 (11.11 %)REXX
31 (11.11 %)Tcl
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (66.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (33.33 %)NetBackup
32 (22.22 %)VMware ESX
41 (11.11 %)NFS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (11.11 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (77.78 %)NetApp
17 (77.78 %)VMware
23 (33.33 %)Oracle
31 (11.11 %)Cisco
31 (11.11 %)Microsoft
31 (11.11 %)HP
31 (11.11 %)EMC