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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Manufacturing' 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 Manufacturing over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManufacturing
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank107126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads2442
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.042 %
As % of the category below1.370 %1.973 %
Daily rates quoted89
Average minimum daily rate£450£408
Average daily rate£480£424
% change on same period last year+13.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£509£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£417£409
% change on same period last year+1.89 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£33.33£20.00
Average hourly rate£35.67£25.00
% change on same period last year+42.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.06£24.80
% change on same period last year+17.15 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17522129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.312 %2.120 %
Daily rates quoted426695
Average minimum daily rate£362£367
Average daily rate£382£387
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£381
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Hourly rates quoted86137
Average minimum hourly rate£21.25£25.25
Average hourly rate£23.19£26.87
% change on same period last year-13.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.13£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.94£27.04
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Manufacturing South EastManufacturing
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.

Manufacturing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Manufacturing Demand Trend

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Manufacturing Daily Rate Trend

Manufacturing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Manufacturing across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire Manufacturing Daily Rate Histogram

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Manufacturing Hourly Rate Trend

Manufacturing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Manufacturing across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Berkshire Manufacturing Hourly Rate Histogram

Manufacturing
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Manufacturing within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
ReadingDown-19£525-4.54 %
SloughDown-12--
BracknellUp+112£431+26.83 %
MaidenheadNew entry-2£450-
Manufacturing South EastManufacturing
South East

Manufacturing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing.

111 (28.95 %)SAP
26 (15.79 %)J2EE
26 (15.79 %)Java
35 (13.16 %)Retail
35 (13.16 %)Windows
35 (13.16 %)Cognos
35 (13.16 %)Business Intelligence
35 (13.16 %)MSI
35 (13.16 %)E-Commerce
44 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
44 (10.53 %)Project Management
44 (10.53 %)SQL
44 (10.53 %)Oracle
53 (7.895 %)Risk Management
53 (7.895 %)Construction
53 (7.895 %)Cognos Planning
53 (7.895 %)FMCG
53 (7.895 %)JD Edwards
53 (7.895 %)SAP BW
53 (7.895 %)SAP R/3
53 (7.895 %)CAD
62 (5.263 %)SAP BI
62 (5.263 %)Siemens
62 (5.263 %)ERP
62 (5.263 %)SQL Server
62 (5.263 %)ASP
62 (5.263 %)ASP.NET
62 (5.263 %)VB
62 (5.263 %)VB.NET
62 (5.263 %).NET

Manufacturing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (15.79 %)J2EE
22 (5.263 %)ASP
22 (5.263 %)ASP.NET
22 (5.263 %).NET
31 (2.632 %)Hibernate
31 (2.632 %)SAP XI
31 (2.632 %)JSP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.632 %)CICS
11 (2.632 %)WebLogic
11 (2.632 %)WebLogic Portal
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (7.895 %)Cognos Planning
13 (7.895 %)SAP R/3
22 (5.263 %)Teamcenter
31 (2.632 %)SAP FI
31 (2.632 %)SAP SD
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (10.53 %)Datawarehouse
23 (7.895 %)SAP BW
32 (5.263 %)SAP BI
32 (5.263 %)SQL Server
41 (2.632 %)Oracle OWB
41 (2.632 %)Oracle Reports
41 (2.632 %)Oracle 9i
41 (2.632 %)Oracle 10g
41 (2.632 %)BusinessObjects
41 (2.632 %)ETL
41 (2.632 %)TOAD
41 (2.632 %)SQLPlus
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.16 %)MSI
21 (2.632 %)Oracle Forms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (13.16 %)Retail
23 (7.895 %)Construction
23 (7.895 %)FMCG
32 (5.263 %)Education
32 (5.263 %)Government
32 (5.263 %)Health
32 (5.263 %)Finance
41 (2.632 %)Telecoms
41 (2.632 %)Pharmaceutical
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (21.05 %)Developer
27 (18.42 %)Analyst
36 (15.79 %)Senior Developer
36 (15.79 %)J2EE Developer
45 (13.16 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
45 (13.16 %)Java/J2EE Developer
45 (13.16 %)Java Developer
45 (13.16 %)Senior J2EE Developer
45 (13.16 %)Senior Java Developer
45 (13.16 %)Consultant
54 (10.53 %)Project Manager
54 (10.53 %)SAP Consultant
63 (7.895 %)Applications Support
63 (7.895 %)Functional Analyst
72 (5.263 %)Analyst Programmer
72 (5.263 %)Programmer
72 (5.263 %).NET Analyst Programmer
72 (5.263 %)SAP BI Consultant
72 (5.263 %).NET Programmer
72 (5.263 %)Coordinator
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.263 %)AS400
21 (2.632 %)VSAM
21 (2.632 %)Mainframe
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (13.16 %)Windows
22 (5.263 %)UNIX
31 (2.632 %)MVS
31 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.16 %)Business Intelligence
15 (13.16 %)E-Commerce
24 (10.53 %)Project Management
33 (7.895 %)Risk Management
33 (7.895 %)CAD
42 (5.263 %)ERP
42 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
42 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
51 (2.632 %)Validation
51 (2.632 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (2.632 %)DV Cleared
51 (2.632 %)Risk Analysis
51 (2.632 %)Test Scripting
51 (2.632 %)PRINCE2
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (15.79 %)Java
24 (10.53 %)SQL
32 (5.263 %)VB
32 (5.263 %)VB.NET
32 (5.263 %)RPG
32 (5.263 %)VB6
41 (2.632 %)VC++
41 (2.632 %)PL/SQL
41 (2.632 %)C++
41 (2.632 %)COBOL
41 (2.632 %)JCL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.632 %)Terminal Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (28.95 %)SAP
25 (13.16 %)Cognos
34 (10.53 %)Oracle
43 (7.895 %)JD Edwards
52 (5.263 %)Siemens
52 (5.263 %)Siebel
61 (2.632 %)UGS
61 (2.632 %)VMware
61 (2.632 %)IBM
61 (2.632 %)Microsoft
61 (2.632 %)Citrix
61 (2.632 %)BEA
61 (2.632 %)Business Objects