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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of NEC 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 NEC over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNEC
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank64-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads590
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.907 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£295
% change on same period last year+6.77 %
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£47.50-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads15102165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.146 %2.186 %
Daily rates quoted355702
Average minimum daily rate£381£359
Average daily rate£402£379
% change on same period last year+6.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted93268
Average minimum hourly rate£24.67£27.38
Average hourly rate£26.75£29.05
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.84£30.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
NEC South EastNEC
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 NEC Corporation.

NEC
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire NEC Demand Trend

NEC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire NEC Daily Rate Trend

NEC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NEC within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
ReadingNew entry-22--
MaidenheadNew entry-22--
NEC South EastNEC
South East

NEC
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing NEC 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 NEC.

169 (97.18 %)Nokia
262 (87.32 %)3G
342 (59.15 %)RNC
426 (36.62 %)Telecoms
519 (26.76 %)SLA
615 (21.13 %)2G
713 (18.31 %)Siemens
89 (12.68 %)Disaster Recovery
95 (7.042 %)UNIX
104 (5.634 %)Performance Management
112 (2.817 %)Nortel
121 (1.408 %)Mapinfo
121 (1.408 %)ATM
121 (1.408 %)SDH
121 (1.408 %)UMTS
121 (1.408 %)Cramer
121 (1.408 %)UTRAN

NEC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing NEC 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 NEC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
162 (87.32 %)3G
242 (59.15 %)RNC
315 (21.13 %)2G
41 (1.408 %)ATM
41 (1.408 %)SDH
41 (1.408 %)UMTS
41 (1.408 %)UTRAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (36.62 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (50.70 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
219 (26.76 %)Support Engineer
314 (19.72 %)3rd Line Support
411 (15.49 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
58 (11.27 %)Performance Engineer
63 (4.225 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
63 (4.225 %)2nd Line Support
72 (2.817 %)Team Leader
72 (2.817 %)RNC Engineer
72 (2.817 %)RNC Support Engineer
81 (1.408 %)3G Engineer
81 (1.408 %)Radio Engineer
81 (1.408 %)Network Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (7.042 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (12.68 %)Disaster Recovery
24 (5.634 %)Performance Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (26.76 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
169 (97.18 %)Nokia
213 (18.31 %)Siemens
32 (2.817 %)Nortel
41 (1.408 %)Mapinfo
41 (1.408 %)Cramer