Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Pensions' 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 Pensions over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPension
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank77109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching contract IT job ads3534
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.037 %
As % of the category below2.717 %1.956 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£407£450
Average daily rate£424£475
% change on same period last year-10.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£441£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£402£412
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
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£72.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+262.50 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads12881738
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.019 %1.891 %
Daily rates quoted346486
Average minimum daily rate£377£330
Average daily rate£406£348
% change on same period last year+16.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£374
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Hourly rates quoted47138
Average minimum hourly rate£21.59£22.24
Average hourly rate£23.53£23.57
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.48£24.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.45£26.71
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Pensions South EastPensions
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.

Pensions
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Pensions Demand Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Pensions Daily Rate Trend

Pensions
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Berkshire Pensions Daily Rate Histogram

Pensions
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Pensions Hourly Rate Trend

Pensions
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pensions within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 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+2320£400-15.78 %
WokinghamNew entry-1--
SloughUp+31£425-
Pensions South EastPensions
South East

Pensions
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

151 (54.84 %)SAP
151 (54.84 %)SAP HR
219 (20.43 %)Finance
39 (9.677 %)Migration
48 (8.602 %)Data Migration
55 (5.376 %)Health
55 (5.376 %)Stakeholder Management
55 (5.376 %)MS Excel
55 (5.376 %)SQL
55 (5.376 %)Insurance
64 (4.301 %).NET
73 (3.226 %)VBA
73 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
73 (3.226 %)OO
73 (3.226 %)MS Access
73 (3.226 %)Banking
73 (3.226 %)Data Analysis
73 (3.226 %)Project Planning
73 (3.226 %)QA
82 (2.151 %)Wealth Management
82 (2.151 %)Data Cleansing
82 (2.151 %)SC Cleared
82 (2.151 %)Security Cleared
82 (2.151 %)Business Development
82 (2.151 %)Requirements Analysis
82 (2.151 %)International Banking
82 (2.151 %)Clementine
82 (2.151 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
82 (2.151 %)Business Analysis
82 (2.151 %)Validation

Pensions
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (4.301 %).NET
23 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
31 (1.075 %)XML
31 (1.075 %)HTML
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.376 %)MS Excel
22 (2.151 %)SPSS
22 (2.151 %)MS Office
31 (1.075 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
151 (54.84 %)SAP HR
21 (1.075 %)Oracle Applications
21 (1.075 %)Oracle 11i
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.075 %)LAN
11 (1.075 %)Ethernet
11 (1.075 %)Extranet
11 (1.075 %)IP Telephony
11 (1.075 %)BIG-IP
11 (1.075 %)Cisco IPT
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.226 %)MS Access
22 (2.151 %)Clementine
22 (2.151 %)SQL Server
22 (2.151 %)Data Cleansing
31 (1.075 %)Oracle 11g
31 (1.075 %)DTS
31 (1.075 %)Data Mining
31 (1.075 %)ETL
31 (1.075 %)Oracle 10g
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (20.43 %)Finance
25 (5.376 %)Health
25 (5.376 %)Insurance
33 (3.226 %)Banking
42 (2.151 %)International Banking
51 (1.075 %)Retail Banking
51 (1.075 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
175 (80.65 %)Analyst
254 (58.06 %)Business Analyst
338 (40.86 %)SAP Business Analyst
338 (40.86 %)SAP HR Business Analyst
413 (13.98 %)SAP Analyst
57 (7.527 %)Consultant
65 (5.376 %)Data Analyst
73 (3.226 %)Insurance Business Analyst
73 (3.226 %)Financial Business Analyst
82 (2.151 %)Technical Consultant
82 (2.151 %)Senior Business Analyst
82 (2.151 %)Six Sigma Black Belt
82 (2.151 %)Six Sigma Consultant
82 (2.151 %)Senior Analyst
91 (1.075 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
91 (1.075 %)Voice Consultant
91 (1.075 %)Cisco Consultant
91 (1.075 %)Financial Analyst
91 (1.075 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
91 (1.075 %)Administrator
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.151 %)PMI
21 (1.075 %)Data Conversion
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.075 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (9.677 %)Migration
28 (8.602 %)Data Migration
35 (5.376 %)Stakeholder Management
43 (3.226 %)Data Analysis
43 (3.226 %)OO
43 (3.226 %)Project Planning
52 (2.151 %)PRINCE2
52 (2.151 %)UML
52 (2.151 %)SC Cleared
52 (2.151 %)Security Cleared
52 (2.151 %)Business Development
52 (2.151 %)Wealth Management
52 (2.151 %)E-Commerce
52 (2.151 %)Six Sigma
52 (2.151 %)Business Analysis
52 (2.151 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
52 (2.151 %)Requirements Analysis
52 (2.151 %)Validation
61 (1.075 %)BPR
61 (1.075 %)Project Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (5.376 %)SQL
23 (3.226 %)VBA
32 (2.151 %)C#
32 (2.151 %)VB.NET
41 (1.075 %)Transact-SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.151 %)CCNP
12 (2.151 %)Cisco Certification
21 (1.075 %)PMI Certification
21 (1.075 %)CCNA
21 (1.075 %)CCDP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.226 %)QA
21 (1.075 %)GMP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
151 (54.84 %)SAP
22 (2.151 %)Cisco
31 (1.075 %)Oracle