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This section looks at the demand for Middleware skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Middleware over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMiddleware
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank111139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads1724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.024 %
As % of the category below2.381 %2.277 %
Daily rates quoted39
Average minimum daily rate£327£378
Average daily rate£350£400
% change on same period last year-12.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£416£414
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
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£38.59£32.76
% change on same period last year+17.80 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7141054
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.952 %1.066 %
Daily rates quoted193276
Average minimum daily rate£296£324
Average daily rate£317£339
% change on same period last year-6.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted5894
Average minimum hourly rate£35.55£36.15
Average hourly rate£37.39£37.68
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.24£39.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Middleware South EastMiddleware
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.

Middleware
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Middleware Demand Trend

Middleware
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Middleware Daily Rate Trend

Middleware
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Middleware Hourly Rate Trend

Middleware
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Middleware within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ReadingUp+55£210-
AscotNew entry-3£350-
MaidenheadUp+191--
WokinghamNew entry-1--
Middleware South EastMiddleware
South East

Middleware
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware.

19 (37.50 %)Linux
27 (29.17 %)Oracle
36 (25.00 %)Java
45 (20.83 %)Telecoms
45 (20.83 %)Red Hat
45 (20.83 %)UNIX
45 (20.83 %)Solaris
54 (16.67 %)MySQL
54 (16.67 %)SQL Server
54 (16.67 %)C
54 (16.67 %)SAP
54 (16.67 %)DTV
54 (16.67 %)STB
63 (12.50 %)Retail
63 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
63 (12.50 %)CRM
63 (12.50 %)SQL
63 (12.50 %)J2EE
63 (12.50 %)Perl
63 (12.50 %)Siebel
72 (8.333 %)JMS
72 (8.333 %)Windows
72 (8.333 %)HPUX
72 (8.333 %)JBoss
72 (8.333 %)JavaScript
72 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
72 (8.333 %)SAP CRM
72 (8.333 %)CA
72 (8.333 %)MQSeries
72 (8.333 %)VERITAS

Middleware
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Middleware 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 Middleware. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (12.50 %)J2EE
22 (8.333 %)JMS
22 (8.333 %)Java EE
31 (4.167 %)HTML
31 (4.167 %).NET
31 (4.167 %)MHP
31 (4.167 %)SAP XI
31 (4.167 %)AJAX
31 (4.167 %)WebSphere
31 (4.167 %)ASP
31 (4.167 %)CSS
31 (4.167 %)SOAP
31 (4.167 %)WebServices
31 (4.167 %)XML
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.333 %)JBoss
12 (8.333 %)MQSeries
21 (4.167 %)NetWeaver
21 (4.167 %)WPS
21 (4.167 %)ESB
21 (4.167 %)Oracle 10gAS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (8.333 %)SAP CRM
21 (4.167 %)SoftGrid
21 (4.167 %)Oracle Financials
21 (4.167 %)Oracle EBS
21 (4.167 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)Broadband
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (16.67 %)MySQL
14 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (4.167 %)Oracle 10g
21 (4.167 %)SAP BI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.83 %)Telecoms
23 (12.50 %)Retail
31 (4.167 %)Finance
31 (4.167 %)Construction
31 (4.167 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (25.00 %)Developer
23 (12.50 %)Consultant
23 (12.50 %)Java Developer
23 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
32 (8.333 %)UNIX Administrator
32 (8.333 %)Integration Engineer
32 (8.333 %)Administrator
32 (8.333 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
32 (8.333 %)Senior Software Engineer
32 (8.333 %)Systems Administrator
41 (4.167 %)DBA
41 (4.167 %)Technical Consultant
41 (4.167 %)Test Manager
41 (4.167 %)Project Manager
41 (4.167 %)Author
41 (4.167 %)Technical Author
41 (4.167 %)Oracle Applications DBA
41 (4.167 %)Team Leader
41 (4.167 %)Test Engineer
41 (4.167 %)Integration Manager
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (16.67 %)DTV
14 (16.67 %)STB
22 (8.333 %)Data Integration
31 (4.167 %)MediaHighway
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (37.50 %)Linux
25 (20.83 %)UNIX
25 (20.83 %)Solaris
32 (8.333 %)Windows
32 (8.333 %)HPUX
41 (4.167 %)Windows NT
41 (4.167 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (12.50 %)CRM
13 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
22 (8.333 %)Test Scripting
22 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
22 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
22 (8.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (8.333 %)Performance Testing
31 (4.167 %)Unit Testing
31 (4.167 %)Integration Testing
31 (4.167 %)Technical Architecture
31 (4.167 %)Business Intelligence
31 (4.167 %)Project Management
31 (4.167 %)PRINCE2
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (25.00 %)Java
24 (16.67 %)C
33 (12.50 %)Perl
33 (12.50 %)SQL
42 (8.333 %)JavaScript
42 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
51 (4.167 %)C#
51 (4.167 %)C++
51 (4.167 %)VB
51 (4.167 %)Korn
51 (4.167 %)PHP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.167 %)NDS
11 (4.167 %)Terminal Services
11 (4.167 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.167 %)Unicenter
11 (4.167 %)MOM
11 (4.167 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (4.167 %)SCCM
11 (4.167 %)SCOM
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (29.17 %)Oracle
25 (20.83 %)Red Hat
34 (16.67 %)SAP
43 (12.50 %)Siebel
52 (8.333 %)CA
52 (8.333 %)VERITAS
61 (4.167 %)OpenTV
61 (4.167 %)Fujitsu
61 (4.167 %)Informatica
61 (4.167 %)PeopleSoft
61 (4.167 %)IBM
61 (4.167 %)Microsoft
61 (4.167 %)HP
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