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

LinkPersonal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank124162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.073 %0.639 %
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£350£278
% change on same period last year+25.87 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.94£22.80
% change on same period last year-8.12 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads466626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.615 %0.623 %
Daily rates quoted101213
Average minimum daily rate£344£356
Average daily rate£367£374
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted6368
Average minimum hourly rate£19.17£23.56
Average hourly rate£21.54£25.37
% change on same period last year-15.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.92£27.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
PDA South EastPDA
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.

PDA
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire PDA Demand Trend

PDA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire PDA Daily Rate Trend

PDA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire PDA Hourly Rate Trend

PDA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PDA 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
ReadingNew entry-4--
PDA South EastPDA
South East

PDA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (90.91 %)Windows
28 (72.73 %)Windows XP
37 (63.64 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (54.55 %)TestDirector
55 (45.45 %)SC Cleared
55 (45.45 %)Security Cleared
64 (36.36 %)Borland
64 (36.36 %)StarTeam
73 (27.27 %)Test Scripting
73 (27.27 %)Microsoft
82 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
82 (18.18 %)LAN
82 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
82 (18.18 %)MS Office
82 (18.18 %)MS Excel
91 (9.091 %)SharePoint
91 (9.091 %)Windows CE
91 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
91 (9.091 %)German Language
91 (9.091 %)DV Cleared
91 (9.091 %)Time Management
91 (9.091 %)Asset Management
91 (9.091 %)Intrusion Detection
91 (9.091 %)Windows Mobile
91 (9.091 %)Smartphone
91 (9.091 %)Pocket PC
91 (9.091 %)Internet
91 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
91 (9.091 %)ISA Server

PDA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (18.18 %)MS Exchange
21 (9.091 %)SharePoint
21 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (18.18 %)MS Office
12 (18.18 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)LAN
21 (9.091 %)Intrusion Detection
21 (9.091 %)Internet
21 (9.091 %)3G
21 (9.091 %)NetScreen
21 (9.091 %)Firewall
21 (9.091 %)Wi-Fi
21 (9.091 %)VPN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (54.55 %)TestDirector
24 (36.36 %)StarTeam
31 (9.091 %)WinRunner
31 (9.091 %)LoadRunner
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (9.091 %)Government
11 (9.091 %)Publishing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Systems Tester
15 (45.45 %)Tester
22 (18.18 %)Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
31 (9.091 %)Developer
31 (9.091 %)Technical Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (9.091 %)IT Administrator
31 (9.091 %)IT Consultant
31 (9.091 %)Consultant
31 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Technical Support
31 (9.091 %)Helpdesk Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Administrator
31 (9.091 %)Technical Support Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Desktop Support Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)German Language
11 (9.091 %)Smartphone
11 (9.091 %)Pocket PC
11 (9.091 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (90.91 %)Windows
28 (72.73 %)Windows XP
37 (63.64 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
51 (9.091 %)Windows CE
51 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
51 (9.091 %)Windows Mobile
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)SC Cleared
15 (45.45 %)Security Cleared
23 (27.27 %)Test Scripting
31 (9.091 %)DV Cleared
31 (9.091 %)Time Management
31 (9.091 %)Asset Management
31 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
31 (9.091 %)Service Management
31 (9.091 %)Disaster Recovery
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)VC++
11 (9.091 %)C#
11 (9.091 %)C++
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)ISA Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (36.36 %)Borland
23 (27.27 %)Microsoft
31 (9.091 %)Remedy
31 (9.091 %)Cisco
31 (9.091 %)Dell
31 (9.091 %)Juniper
31 (9.091 %)Nokia
31 (9.091 %)VERITAS