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This section looks at the demand for Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAML over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSecurity Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank126-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.419 %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£415-
% change on same period last year-
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£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7161032
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.945 %1.028 %
Daily rates quoted189249
Average minimum daily rate£295£322
Average daily rate£320£336
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted5895
Average minimum hourly rate£36.14£36.08
Average hourly rate£37.88£37.28
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.63£38.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
SAML South EastSAML
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.

SAML
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire SAML Demand Trend

SAML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SAML Daily Rate Trend

SAML
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAML 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
NewburyNew entry-1--
SAML South EastSAML
South East

SAML
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)LDAP
23 (75.00 %)Client/Server
23 (75.00 %)HTTP
23 (75.00 %)SAX
23 (75.00 %)Internet
23 (75.00 %)JSR 168
23 (75.00 %)JSR 170
32 (50.00 %)Billing
32 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
32 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
32 (50.00 %)CRM
41 (25.00 %)UNIX
41 (25.00 %)Telecoms
41 (25.00 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (25.00 %)Use Case
41 (25.00 %)Java

SAML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)SOAP
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)SAX
23 (75.00 %)JSR 168
23 (75.00 %)JSR 170
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)LDAP
13 (75.00 %)HTTP
13 (75.00 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Billing
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Architect
22 (50.00 %)Technical Architect
31 (25.00 %)Consultant
31 (25.00 %)Solutions Architect
31 (25.00 %)Technical Consultant
31 (25.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Web Architect
31 (25.00 %)Java Architect
31 (25.00 %)Technical Lead
31 (25.00 %)Technical Solutions Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
12 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)CRM
21 (25.00 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Use Case
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java