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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Legal' in contract IT jobs within the Berkshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Legal over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Legal
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank104152
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching contract IT job ads3112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.012 %
As % of the category below1.761 %0.585 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£480£316
Average daily rate£500£342
% change on same period last year+46.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£520£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£397
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted80
Average minimum hourly rate£19.94-
Average hourly rate£21.19-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.44-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.53£22.07
% change on same period last year-6.99 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17602050
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.342 %2.046 %
Daily rates quoted434681
Average minimum daily rate£364£367
Average daily rate£384£386
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Hourly rates quoted88130
Average minimum hourly rate£20.87£25.67
Average hourly rate£22.80£27.28
% change on same period last year-16.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.73£28.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.00£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Legal South EastLegal
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.

Legal
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Legal Demand Trend

Legal
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Legal Daily Rate Trend

Legal
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Legal across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Berkshire Legal Daily Rate Histogram

Legal
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Legal Hourly Rate Trend

Legal
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Legal across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 2008.

Berkshire Legal Hourly Rate Histogram

Legal
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 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-9£500-
ReadingNew entry-8£400-
MaidenheadNew entry-5--
Legal South EastLegal
South East

Legal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Legal 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 Legal.

126 (50.98 %)Finance
213 (25.49 %)Telecoms
312 (23.53 %)Marketing
45 (9.804 %)Product Marketing
45 (9.804 %)Frango
45 (9.804 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
45 (9.804 %)GAAP
45 (9.804 %)Programme Management
45 (9.804 %)Windows
45 (9.804 %)Broadband
54 (7.843 %)Electric
63 (5.882 %)Billing
63 (5.882 %)Retail
63 (5.882 %)MS PowerPoint
63 (5.882 %)Publishing
63 (5.882 %)MS Excel
63 (5.882 %)Microsoft
63 (5.882 %)Java
63 (5.882 %)Oracle
72 (3.922 %)Business Objects
72 (3.922 %)VBScript
72 (3.922 %).NET
72 (3.922 %)HP
72 (3.922 %)BusinessObjects
72 (3.922 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (3.922 %)MS Access
72 (3.922 %)SAS
72 (3.922 %)Cisco
72 (3.922 %)Law
72 (3.922 %)Application Packaging

Legal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Legal 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 Legal. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.922 %).NET
12 (3.922 %)Application Packaging
21 (1.961 %)HTML
21 (1.961 %)J2EE
21 (1.961 %)EJB
21 (1.961 %)JSP
21 (1.961 %)SOAP
21 (1.961 %)Struts
21 (1.961 %)WSDL
21 (1.961 %)Hibernate
21 (1.961 %)Spring
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.922 %)SAS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (5.882 %)MS Excel
13 (5.882 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (1.961 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (9.804 %)Broadband
21 (1.961 %)VPN
21 (1.961 %)DNS
21 (1.961 %)3G
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.922 %)MS Access
12 (3.922 %)BusinessObjects
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (50.98 %)Finance
213 (25.49 %)Telecoms
312 (23.53 %)Marketing
44 (7.843 %)Electric
53 (5.882 %)Publishing
53 (5.882 %)Retail
53 (5.882 %)Billing
62 (3.922 %)Law
71 (1.961 %)Banking
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (7.843 %)Analyst
14 (7.843 %)Administrator
14 (7.843 %)Procurement Manager
14 (7.843 %)Marketing Manager
23 (5.882 %)Contracts Manager
32 (3.922 %)PC Support
32 (3.922 %)PC Support Engineer
32 (3.922 %)PC Engineer
32 (3.922 %)Pricing Analyst
32 (3.922 %)Tester
32 (3.922 %)Consultant
32 (3.922 %)Applications Packager
32 (3.922 %)Support Engineer
32 (3.922 %)Applications Support
32 (3.922 %)3rd Line Support
32 (3.922 %)Technical Consultant
41 (1.961 %)2nd Line Support
41 (1.961 %)Systems Designer
41 (1.961 %)Applications Developer
41 (1.961 %)Business Process Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (9.804 %)Windows
21 (1.961 %)HPUX
21 (1.961 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (9.804 %)Programme Management
15 (9.804 %)Product Marketing
21 (1.961 %)Data Protection
21 (1.961 %)Security Cleared
21 (1.961 %)Network Design
21 (1.961 %)Web Development
21 (1.961 %)Direct Marketing
21 (1.961 %)ITIL
21 (1.961 %)PRINCE
21 (1.961 %)Service Management
21 (1.961 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.882 %)Java
22 (3.922 %)VBScript
31 (1.961 %)C#
31 (1.961 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (9.804 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
15 (9.804 %)GAAP
21 (1.961 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.961 %)Active Directory
11 (1.961 %)Oracle RAC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.922 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.961 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (9.804 %)Frango
23 (5.882 %)Microsoft
23 (5.882 %)Oracle
32 (3.922 %)Business Objects
32 (3.922 %)Cisco
32 (3.922 %)HP
32 (3.922 %)Altiris
41 (1.961 %)IBM