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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lotus products and/or services in IT contracts within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lotus over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLotus
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank86132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+46
Matching contract IT job ads4334
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.034 %
As % of the category below2.486 %1.427 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£325£173
Average daily rate£325£199
% change on same period last year+63.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£225
UK excluding London average daily rate£238£231
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Hourly rates quoted1811
Average minimum hourly rate£21.36£17.23
Average hourly rate£21.86£18.54
% change on same period last year+17.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.36£19.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.32£17.60
% change on same period last year+4.08 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17302382
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.283 %2.372 %
Daily rates quoted365789
Average minimum daily rate£355£359
Average daily rate£375£380
% change on same period last year-1.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted162270
Average minimum hourly rate£23.06£26.95
Average hourly rate£24.68£28.51
% change on same period last year-13.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.31£30.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Lotus South EastLotus
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Lotus Software.

Lotus
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Lotus Demand Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Lotus Daily Rate Trend

Lotus
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lotus across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Berkshire Lotus Daily Rate Histogram

Lotus
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Lotus Hourly Rate Trend

Lotus
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lotus across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Berkshire Lotus Hourly Rate Histogram

Lotus
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lotus 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
BracknellUp+248--
ReadingDown-115£375-
SloughDown-24£125-
MaidenheadNew entry-2--
NewburyUp+181--
Lotus South EastLotus
South East

Lotus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

174 (96.10 %)Lotus Notes
251 (66.23 %)Windows
327 (35.06 %)MS Office
422 (28.57 %)Windows XP
516 (20.78 %)Microsoft
615 (19.48 %)TCP/IP
615 (19.48 %)Pharmaceutical
714 (18.18 %)DNS
714 (18.18 %)Active Directory
714 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
813 (16.88 %)DHCP
912 (15.58 %)VMware
1011 (14.29 %)SMS
1110 (12.99 %)Lotus Domino
1110 (12.99 %)CCNA
1110 (12.99 %)Cisco Certification
129 (11.69 %)Novell
129 (11.69 %)Windows Vista
129 (11.69 %)Windows 2000 Server
138 (10.39 %)HTML
147 (9.091 %)Migration
147 (9.091 %)IBM
156 (7.792 %)MSI
156 (7.792 %)Project Management
156 (7.792 %)VBScript
156 (7.792 %)VBA
156 (7.792 %)MS Project
156 (7.792 %)ASP
156 (7.792 %)XML
156 (7.792 %)MS Visio

Lotus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (10.39 %)HTML
26 (7.792 %)ASP
26 (7.792 %)XML
26 (7.792 %)WSH
26 (7.792 %)WMI
31 (1.299 %).NET
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
174 (96.10 %)Lotus Notes
210 (12.99 %)Lotus Domino
34 (5.195 %)MS Exchange
34 (5.195 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.299 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
127 (35.06 %)MS Office
26 (7.792 %)MS Project
26 (7.792 %)MS Visio
32 (2.597 %)MS Excel
41 (1.299 %)MS PowerPoint
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.299 %)SAP SD
11 (1.299 %)MFGPRO
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (19.48 %)TCP/IP
214 (18.18 %)DNS
313 (16.88 %)DHCP
411 (14.29 %)SMS
54 (5.195 %)LAN
54 (5.195 %)WAN
63 (3.896 %)VPN
71 (1.299 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.195 %)SQL Server
22 (2.597 %)InterBase
22 (2.597 %)Cognos Impromptu
31 (1.299 %)BusinessObjects
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (7.792 %)MSI
21 (1.299 %)FrontPage
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (19.48 %)Pharmaceutical
24 (5.195 %)Finance
33 (3.896 %)Retail
33 (3.896 %)Automotive
41 (1.299 %)Telecoms
41 (1.299 %)Education
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (22.08 %)Analyst
210 (12.99 %)Network Technician
210 (12.99 %)3rd Line Support
38 (10.39 %)Administrator
47 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
47 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
56 (7.792 %)Consultant
56 (7.792 %)Business Analyst
65 (6.494 %)Desktop Support
65 (6.494 %)Developer
74 (5.195 %)1st Line Support
74 (5.195 %)Lotus Notes Developer
74 (5.195 %)Exchange Consultant
83 (3.896 %)Support Team Leader
83 (3.896 %)Team Leader
83 (3.896 %)Technical Analyst
83 (3.896 %)Infrastructure Engineer
83 (3.896 %)Support Engineer
83 (3.896 %)Technical Support
92 (2.597 %)Trainer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.494 %)Client/Server
22 (2.597 %)Mainframe
22 (2.597 %)Spread Betting
22 (2.597 %)Replication
31 (1.299 %)French Language
31 (1.299 %)Blackberry
31 (1.299 %)Clustering
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
151 (66.23 %)Windows
222 (28.57 %)Windows XP
314 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (11.69 %)Windows Vista
49 (11.69 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (3.896 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.299 %)UNIX
61 (1.299 %)NetWare
61 (1.299 %)Windows Mobile
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (9.091 %)Migration
26 (7.792 %)Project Management
34 (5.195 %)SSADM
42 (2.597 %)Business Analysis
51 (1.299 %)ITIL
51 (1.299 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.299 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.299 %)Programme Management
51 (1.299 %)Workflow
51 (1.299 %)Change Management
51 (1.299 %)Disaster Recovery
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (7.792 %)VBScript
16 (7.792 %)VBA
21 (1.299 %)VB
21 (1.299 %)JavaScript
21 (1.299 %)PHP
21 (1.299 %)LotusScript
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (12.99 %)CCNA
110 (12.99 %)Cisco Certification
23 (3.896 %)MCSE
23 (3.896 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (1.299 %)MCSA
31 (1.299 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.299 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (18.18 %)Active Directory
22 (2.597 %)VMware ESX
22 (2.597 %)NDS
22 (2.597 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.299 %)ISA Server
31 (1.299 %)NetBackup
31 (1.299 %)Backup Exec
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (7.792 %)ZENworks
16 (7.792 %)SCCM
25 (6.494 %)HP Data Protector
32 (2.597 %)Tivoli
41 (1.299 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
41 (1.299 %)Unicenter
41 (1.299 %)Legato
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (20.78 %)Microsoft
212 (15.58 %)VMware
39 (11.69 %)Novell
47 (9.091 %)IBM
56 (7.792 %)Cisco
65 (6.494 %)HP
73 (3.896 %)Nortel
73 (3.896 %)Citrix
82 (2.597 %)Oracle
91 (1.299 %)SAP
91 (1.299 %)Business Objects
91 (1.299 %)Compaq
91 (1.299 %)EMC
91 (1.299 %)Symantec
91 (1.299 %)Remedy
91 (1.299 %)CA
91 (1.299 %)VERITAS
91 (1.299 %)BT