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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Multimedia' 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 Multimedia over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMultimedia
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank112145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads1721
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.976 %0.986 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£317£267
Average daily rate£337£283
% change on same period last year+19.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£267
% change on same period last year+17.96 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£26.00£21.75
Average hourly rate£28.83£24.25
% change on same period last year+18.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£26.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.39£27.67
% change on same period last year-1.01 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads17422129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.299 %2.120 %
Daily rates quoted416695
Average minimum daily rate£363£367
Average daily rate£382£387
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted87137
Average minimum hourly rate£21.37£25.25
Average hourly rate£23.31£26.87
% change on same period last year-13.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.26£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£27.05
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Multimedia South EastMultimedia
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.

Multimedia
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Multimedia Demand Trend

Multimedia
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Multimedia Daily Rate Trend

Multimedia
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire Multimedia Daily Rate Histogram

Multimedia
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Multimedia Hourly Rate Trend

Multimedia
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Multimedia 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
ReadingDown-85£337-3.57 %
Multimedia South EastMultimedia
South East

Multimedia
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (30.00 %)Photoshop
210 (25.00 %)HTML
210 (25.00 %)Flash
39 (22.50 %)Dreamweaver
39 (22.50 %)CSS
39 (22.50 %)Nokia
48 (20.00 %)JavaScript
57 (17.50 %)ActionScript
57 (17.50 %)Java
57 (17.50 %)Windows
57 (17.50 %)Siemens
57 (17.50 %)Internet
57 (17.50 %)3G
57 (17.50 %)Configuration Management
57 (17.50 %)Telecoms
57 (17.50 %)Nokia DX200
57 (17.50 %)Spreadsheet
66 (15.00 %)Release Management
66 (15.00 %)DB2 UDB
66 (15.00 %)Marketing
66 (15.00 %)DTV
66 (15.00 %)Extranet
66 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
66 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (15.00 %)IBM
66 (15.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
66 (15.00 %)ASP
66 (15.00 %)ASP.NET
66 (15.00 %).NET
66 (15.00 %)JSP

Multimedia
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (25.00 %)HTML
29 (22.50 %)CSS
36 (15.00 %)ASP
36 (15.00 %)ASP.NET
36 (15.00 %).NET
36 (15.00 %)JSP
43 (7.500 %)XML
43 (7.500 %)WML
43 (7.500 %)WAP
52 (5.000 %)XHTML
52 (5.000 %)Middleware
61 (2.500 %)OpenGL
61 (2.500 %)Swing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.00 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (30.00 %)Photoshop
27 (17.50 %)Spreadsheet
32 (5.000 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (5.000 %)MS Office
41 (2.500 %)Quicktime
41 (2.500 %)MS Excel
41 (2.500 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (17.50 %)Internet
17 (17.50 %)3G
17 (17.50 %)Nokia DX200
26 (15.00 %)Extranet
35 (12.50 %)Wireless
43 (7.500 %)Broadband
51 (2.500 %)CTI
51 (2.500 %)Nortel Meridian
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (15.00 %)DB2 UDB
16 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2000
16 (15.00 %)SQL Server
16 (15.00 %)DB2
21 (2.500 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.500 %)IDOL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (25.00 %)Flash
29 (22.50 %)Dreamweaver
36 (15.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (2.500 %)TestDirector
41 (2.500 %)JUnit
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (17.50 %)Telecoms
26 (15.00 %)Marketing
33 (7.500 %)Advertising
33 (7.500 %)Publishing
42 (5.000 %)Games
51 (2.500 %)Video Editing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (17.50 %)Developer
17 (17.50 %)Network Engineer
26 (15.00 %)Web Developer
35 (12.50 %)Architect
44 (10.00 %)Solutions Architect
53 (7.500 %)Marketing Campaign Manager
53 (7.500 %)Content Editor
53 (7.500 %)Marketing Manager
62 (5.000 %)Photoshop Designer
62 (5.000 %)Flash Designer
62 (5.000 %)HTML Developer
62 (5.000 %)Analyst
71 (2.500 %)Test Analyst
71 (2.500 %)Software Architect
71 (2.500 %)Information Architect
71 (2.500 %)Support Technician
71 (2.500 %)Project Manager
71 (2.500 %)Business Analyst
71 (2.500 %)Tester
71 (2.500 %)Graduate
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (15.00 %)DTV
24 (10.00 %)STB
32 (5.000 %)Handset
41 (2.500 %)MPEG
41 (2.500 %)Computer Science
41 (2.500 %)Interactive TV
41 (2.500 %)Video Conferencing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (17.50 %)Windows
26 (15.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.500 %)Windows Mobile
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.50 %)Configuration Management
26 (15.00 %)Release Management
34 (10.00 %)Project Management
43 (7.500 %)B2B
43 (7.500 %)Direct Marketing
43 (7.500 %)Content Management
52 (5.000 %)Data Management
52 (5.000 %)UML
61 (2.500 %)E-business
61 (2.500 %)BPR
61 (2.500 %)Data Modelling
61 (2.500 %)TDD
61 (2.500 %)Asset Management
61 (2.500 %)Extreme Programming
61 (2.500 %)Creative Marketing
61 (2.500 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (2.500 %)Usability Testing
61 (2.500 %)Performance Testing
61 (2.500 %)Unit Testing
61 (2.500 %)Test Scripting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (20.00 %)JavaScript
27 (17.50 %)ActionScript
27 (17.50 %)Java
31 (2.500 %)Embedded C
31 (2.500 %)Embedded C++
31 (2.500 %)SQL
31 (2.500 %)C
31 (2.500 %)C++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.500 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (22.50 %)Nokia
27 (17.50 %)Siemens
36 (15.00 %)IBM
41 (2.500 %)Microsoft
41 (2.500 %)Nortel
41 (2.500 %)Avaya
41 (2.500 %)Oracle
41 (2.500 %)Symbian