Berkshire Mapinfo Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mapinfo 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 Mapinfo over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Avon Bedford Bedfordshire Bellshill Berkshire Cheshire City of London Dorset East of England England Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire London Manchester Merseyside North East North Lanarkshire North West Poole Prescot Rugby Scotland Slough South East South West Swindon UK Walsall Wareham Warrington Warwickshire West Midlands Wiltshire	3 months to 5 Sep 2008	Same period last year
Rank	121	166
Rank change on same period last year	+45
Matching contract IT job ads	13	3
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.018 %	0.003 %
As % of the category below	0.756 %	0.129 %
Daily rates quoted	3	0
Average minimum daily rate	£300	-
Average daily rate	£308	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£317	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£255	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£15.38	£17.42
% change on same period last year	-11.69 %
Vendors Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads	1719	2331
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.324 %	2.299 %
Daily rates quoted	357	776
Average minimum daily rate	£367	£361
Average daily rate	£388	£381
% change on same period last year	+1.81 %
Average maximum daily rate	£410	£402
UK excluding London average daily rate	£361	£358
% change on same period last year	+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted	151	277
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.93	£27.10
Average hourly rate	£25.76	£28.80
% change on same period last year	-10.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£27.59	£30.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.29	£24.78
% change on same period last year	-1.97 %
Mapinfo 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 the Mapinfo Corporation.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mapinfo across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mapinfo within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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.

Location	Rank 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
Slough	-	3	£300	-

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Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Mapinfo 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 Mapinfo.

1 26 (81.25 %) Cramer 2 20 (62.50 %) Telecoms 3 14 (43.75 %) Business Objects 3 14 (43.75 %) UMTS 3 14 (43.75 %) BusinessObjects 4 9 (28.13 %) Nokia 5 8 (25.00 %) Data Management 6 7 (21.88 %) Network Planning 7 4 (12.50 %) SQL 7 4 (12.50 %) GIS 7 4 (12.50 %) TETRA 8 3 (9.375 %) Network Design 8 3 (9.375 %) Validation 9 2 (6.250 %) German Language 9 2 (6.250 %) Fault Management

9 2 (6.250 %) 3G 10 1 (3.125 %) MS Project 10 1 (3.125 %) HNC 10 1 (3.125 %) ATM 10 1 (3.125 %) 2G 10 1 (3.125 %) Business Development 10 1 (3.125 %) RNC 10 1 (3.125 %) MS PowerPoint

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Mapinfo 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 Mapinfo. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications 1 1 (3.125 %) MS Project 1 1 (3.125 %) MS PowerPoint	Communications & Networking 1 14 (43.75 %) UMTS 2 4 (12.50 %) TETRA 3 2 (6.250 %) 3G 4 1 (3.125 %) 2G 4 1 (3.125 %) RNC 4 1 (3.125 %) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence 1 14 (43.75 %) BusinessObjects 2 4 (12.50 %) GIS	General 1 20 (62.50 %) Telecoms
Job Titles 1 2 (6.250 %) Design Engineer 1 2 (6.250 %) Radio Engineer 1 2 (6.250 %) Radio Access Network Engineer 2 1 (3.125 %) Deployment Engineer 2 1 (3.125 %) RNC Engineer 2 1 (3.125 %) Network Engineer	Miscellaneous 1 2 (6.250 %) German Language
Processes & Methodologies 1 8 (25.00 %) Data Management 2 7 (21.88 %) Network Planning 3 3 (9.375 %) Network Design 3 3 (9.375 %) Validation 4 2 (6.250 %) Fault Management 5 1 (3.125 %) Business Development	Programming Languages 1 4 (12.50 %) SQL
Qualifications 1 1 (3.125 %) HNC	Vendors 1 26 (81.25 %) Cramer 2 14 (43.75 %) Business Objects 3 9 (28.13 %) Nokia