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This section looks at the demand for Scrum skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Scrum over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkScrum
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank103158
Rank change on same period last yearUp+55
Matching contract IT job ads255
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.280 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted142
Average minimum daily rate£313£438
Average daily rate£326£438
% change on same period last year-25.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£373
% change on same period last year-5.29 %
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£28.75£41.86
% change on same period last year-31.31 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads19532570
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.603 %2.600 %
Daily rates quoted515896
Average minimum daily rate£356£357
Average daily rate£378£378
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted87150
Average minimum hourly rate£23.32£31.30
Average hourly rate£26.03£33.05
% change on same period last year-21.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.74£34.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Scrum South EastScrum
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.

Scrum
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Scrum Demand Trend

Scrum
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Scrum Daily Rate Trend

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Scrum across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire Scrum Daily Rate Histogram

Scrum
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WindsorNew entry-5--
SloughNew entry-3£400-
ReadingNew entry-1£450-
NewburyNew entry-1--
Scrum South EastScrum
South East

Scrum
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Scrum 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 Scrum.

126 (76.47 %)C#
126 (76.47 %).NET
216 (47.06 %)Agile Software Development
312 (35.29 %)TDD
312 (35.29 %)NUnit
312 (35.29 %)MVC
312 (35.29 %)SQL Server
312 (35.29 %)Visual Studio
312 (35.29 %)ASP.NET
411 (32.35 %)RUP
59 (26.47 %)Windows
68 (23.53 %)Data Modelling
68 (23.53 %)RAD
77 (20.59 %)Project Management
77 (20.59 %)IIS
85 (14.71 %)Finance
94 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
94 (11.76 %)SQL
103 (8.824 %)Oracle
103 (8.824 %)XML
103 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
103 (8.824 %)UML
103 (8.824 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
103 (8.824 %)Project Planning
112 (5.882 %)WebServices
112 (5.882 %)J2EE
112 (5.882 %)Java
121 (2.941 %)MS Project
121 (2.941 %)XSLT
121 (2.941 %)JSP

Scrum
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Scrum 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 Scrum. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (76.47 %).NET
212 (35.29 %)ASP.NET
212 (35.29 %)MVC
33 (8.824 %)XML
42 (5.882 %)J2EE
42 (5.882 %)WebServices
51 (2.941 %)ASP
51 (2.941 %)JSP
51 (2.941 %)XSLT
51 (2.941 %)XHTML
51 (2.941 %)Hibernate
51 (2.941 %)Spring
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (20.59 %)IIS
21 (2.941 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.941 %)MS Project
11 (2.941 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (35.29 %)SQL Server
23 (8.824 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (35.29 %)Visual Studio
112 (35.29 %)NUnit
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (14.71 %)Finance
21 (2.941 %)Electric
21 (2.941 %)Government
21 (2.941 %)Retail
21 (2.941 %)Marketing
21 (2.941 %)Back Office
21 (2.941 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (70.59 %)Developer
222 (64.71 %)C# Developer
313 (38.24 %).NET Developer
411 (32.35 %)Senior Developer
510 (29.41 %)Senior C# Developer
510 (29.41 %)Senior .NET Developer
66 (17.65 %)Architect
75 (14.71 %)Project Manager
82 (5.882 %)Java Developer
91 (2.941 %)Senior Java Developer
91 (2.941 %)J2EE Developer
91 (2.941 %)Project Analyst
91 (2.941 %)Support Manager
91 (2.941 %)Development Project Manager
91 (2.941 %)Project Support Analyst
91 (2.941 %)Support Analyst
91 (2.941 %)Analyst
91 (2.941 %)Applications Developer
91 (2.941 %)Development Manager
91 (2.941 %)Information Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)PMI
11 (2.941 %)E-Learning
11 (2.941 %)Web 2.0
11 (2.941 %)Taxonomies
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (26.47 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (47.06 %)Agile Software Development
212 (35.29 %)TDD
311 (32.35 %)RUP
48 (23.53 %)Data Modelling
48 (23.53 %)RAD
57 (20.59 %)Project Management
64 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
73 (8.824 %)Project Planning
73 (8.824 %)PRINCE2
73 (8.824 %)UML
81 (2.941 %)E-Commerce
81 (2.941 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (2.941 %)Business Continuity
81 (2.941 %)Web Development
81 (2.941 %)DV Cleared
81 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
81 (2.941 %)Content Management
81 (2.941 %)Logistics
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (76.47 %)C#
24 (11.76 %)SQL
32 (5.882 %)Java
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.941 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (2.941 %)Sun Certification
11 (2.941 %)PMP
11 (2.941 %)PMI Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (8.824 %)Oracle
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