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This section looks at the demand for the Lead Designer 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 Lead Designer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Lead Designer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank126161
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.094 %0.109 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£500£450
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31754574
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.190 %4.555 %
Daily rates quoted7841441
Average minimum daily rate£341£350
Average daily rate£360£367
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted233460
Average minimum hourly rate£23.29£28.17
Average hourly rate£24.91£29.53
% change on same period last year-15.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.53£30.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Lead Designer South EastLead Designer
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.

Lead Designer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Lead Designer Demand Trend

Lead Designer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Lead Designer Daily Rate Trend

Lead Designer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Designer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
BracknellNew entry-3--
Lead Designer South EastLead Designer
South East

Lead Designer
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Lead Designer 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 Lead Designer in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)Telecoms
24 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
33 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
33 (50.00 %)OpenView
33 (50.00 %)HP
33 (50.00 %)Nortel
33 (50.00 %)Juniper
42 (33.33 %)UML
42 (33.33 %)OO
42 (33.33 %)SSADM
51 (16.67 %)Microsoft
51 (16.67 %)Active Directory
51 (16.67 %)DV Cleared
51 (16.67 %)Government
51 (16.67 %)Migration
51 (16.67 %)Project Planning

Lead Designer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Lead Designer 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 Lead Designer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (83.33 %)Telecoms
21 (16.67 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
23 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (33.33 %)UML
32 (33.33 %)OO
32 (33.33 %)SSADM
41 (16.67 %)DV Cleared
41 (16.67 %)Migration
41 (16.67 %)Project Planning
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (50.00 %)OpenView
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)HP
13 (50.00 %)Nortel
13 (50.00 %)Juniper
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft