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This section looks at the demand for OpenVMS skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenVMS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenVMS
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank112155
Rank change on same period last yearUp+43
Matching contract IT job ads1711
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.024 %0.781 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£367-
Average daily rate£387-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£408-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£380
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
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£40.80£25.00
% change on same period last year+63.20 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads8401409
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.109 %1.403 %
Daily rates quoted177500
Average minimum daily rate£343£350
Average daily rate£365£372
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Hourly rates quoted119183
Average minimum hourly rate£25.43£25.15
Average hourly rate£27.32£26.53
% change on same period last year+2.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.21£27.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.12£22.83
% change on same period last year-3.10 %
OpenVMS South EastOpenVMS
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.

OpenVMS
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire OpenVMS Demand Trend

OpenVMS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire OpenVMS Daily Rate Trend

OpenVMS
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire OpenVMS Daily Rate Histogram

OpenVMS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire OpenVMS Hourly Rate Trend

OpenVMS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenVMS 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
WokinghamNew entry-6--
ReadingDown-51--
OpenVMS South EastOpenVMS
South East

OpenVMS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

111 (61.11 %)Oracle
111 (61.11 %)VMS
28 (44.44 %)Oracle 8/8i
37 (38.89 %)SQL
37 (38.89 %)HP
46 (33.33 %)VAX
55 (27.78 %)TCP/IP
64 (22.22 %)DECnet
73 (16.67 %)OpenView
73 (16.67 %)Health
73 (16.67 %)Degree
82 (11.11 %)Summit
82 (11.11 %)Data Management
82 (11.11 %)Migration
82 (11.11 %)Management Information System
82 (11.11 %)Telecoms
82 (11.11 %)JCL
82 (11.11 %)UNIX
82 (11.11 %)Solaris
82 (11.11 %)Linux
91 (5.556 %)Java
91 (5.556 %)Client/Server
91 (5.556 %)UTRAN
91 (5.556 %)Configuration Management
91 (5.556 %)VERITAS
91 (5.556 %)Red Hat
91 (5.556 %)Cisco
91 (5.556 %)Sun
91 (5.556 %)SS7
91 (5.556 %)Tru64

OpenVMS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (11.11 %)Summit
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (27.78 %)TCP/IP
24 (22.22 %)DECnet
31 (5.556 %)UTRAN
31 (5.556 %)SS7
31 (5.556 %)SIGTRAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (44.44 %)Oracle 8/8i
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (16.67 %)Health
22 (11.11 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (44.44 %)DBA
27 (38.89 %)Oracle DBA
35 (27.78 %)Systems Manager
44 (22.22 %)Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Oracle Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Database Analyst
61 (5.556 %)Administrator
61 (5.556 %)Systems Engineer
61 (5.556 %)Technical Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (33.33 %)VAX
22 (11.11 %)Management Information System
31 (5.556 %)Client/Server
31 (5.556 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (61.11 %)VMS
22 (11.11 %)UNIX
22 (11.11 %)Solaris
22 (11.11 %)Linux
31 (5.556 %)Tru64
31 (5.556 %)Red Hat Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.11 %)Data Management
12 (11.11 %)Migration
21 (5.556 %)Configuration Management
21 (5.556 %)Test Scripting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (38.89 %)SQL
22 (11.11 %)JCL
31 (5.556 %)Java
31 (5.556 %)DCL
31 (5.556 %)Korn
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (16.67 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (16.67 %)OpenView
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (61.11 %)Oracle
27 (38.89 %)HP
31 (5.556 %)VERITAS
31 (5.556 %)Red Hat
31 (5.556 %)Cisco
31 (5.556 %)Sun