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This section looks at the demand for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAMP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl PHP Python)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank114160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching contract IT job ads143
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.961 %0.285 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£217-
Average daily rate£238-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£260-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337-
% change on same period last year-
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£30.86£24.88
% change on same period last year+24.06 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7141054
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.952 %1.066 %
Daily rates quoted193276
Average minimum daily rate£296£324
Average daily rate£317£339
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted5894
Average minimum hourly rate£35.55£36.15
Average hourly rate£37.39£37.68
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.24£39.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
LAMP South EastLAMP
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.

LAMP
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire LAMP Demand Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire LAMP Daily Rate Trend

LAMP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire LAMP Daily Rate Histogram

LAMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire LAMP Hourly Rate Trend

LAMP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAMP 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
ReadingNew entry-10£245-
LAMP South EastLAMP
South East

LAMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

127 (100.00 %)PHP
127 (100.00 %)MySQL
226 (96.30 %)Linux
324 (88.89 %)CSS
423 (85.19 %)HTML
522 (81.48 %)JavaScript
522 (81.48 %)XHTML
522 (81.48 %)CMS
621 (77.78 %)PHP5
621 (77.78 %)XML
718 (66.67 %)Apache
718 (66.67 %)Drupal
817 (62.96 %)Subversion
817 (62.96 %)Python
817 (62.96 %)XSLT
916 (59.26 %)Content Management
1015 (55.56 %)Red Hat
1113 (48.15 %)Tomcat
1211 (40.74 %)Migration
136 (22.22 %)Data Migration
136 (22.22 %)WebServices
142 (7.407 %)AJAX
142 (7.407 %)PHP4
142 (7.407 %)Web Development
151 (3.704 %)Education
151 (3.704 %)Government
151 (3.704 %)Publishing
151 (3.704 %)OO
151 (3.704 %)MS Visio
151 (3.704 %)Oracle

LAMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (88.89 %)CSS
223 (85.19 %)HTML
322 (81.48 %)XHTML
421 (77.78 %)XML
518 (66.67 %)Drupal
617 (62.96 %)XSLT
76 (22.22 %)WebServices
82 (7.407 %)AJAX
91 (3.704 %).NET
91 (3.704 %)ASP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (81.48 %)CMS
218 (66.67 %)Apache
313 (48.15 %)Tomcat
41 (3.704 %)Joomla!
41 (3.704 %)Mambo
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.704 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (100.00 %)MySQL
21 (3.704 %)SQL Server
21 (3.704 %)PostgreSQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (62.96 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.704 %)Education
11 (3.704 %)Government
11 (3.704 %)Publishing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (100.00 %)Developer
220 (74.07 %)Web Developer
310 (37.04 %)PHP Developer
45 (18.52 %)PHP Web Developer
52 (7.407 %)PHP Programmer
52 (7.407 %)Programmer
61 (3.704 %)Senior Web Developer
61 (3.704 %)MySQL Developer
61 (3.704 %)Applications Developer
61 (3.704 %)Senior Developer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)Web 2.0
11 (3.704 %)Social Network
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (96.30 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (59.26 %)Content Management
211 (40.74 %)Migration
36 (22.22 %)Data Migration
42 (7.407 %)Web Development
51 (3.704 %)OO
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (100.00 %)PHP
222 (81.48 %)JavaScript
321 (77.78 %)PHP5
417 (62.96 %)Python
52 (7.407 %)PHP4
61 (3.704 %)Perl
61 (3.704 %)SQL
61 (3.704 %)C
61 (3.704 %)C#
61 (3.704 %)C++
61 (3.704 %)Java
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (55.56 %)Red Hat
21 (3.704 %)Oracle
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