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This section looks at the demand for Smart Card 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 Smartcard over the 3 months to 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSmart Card
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank124163
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.331 %0.164 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£475-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£422£315
% change on same period last year+34.06 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.88£18.16
% change on same period last year+20.48 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads472610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.628 %0.609 %
Daily rates quoted111207
Average minimum daily rate£345£357
Average daily rate£367£375
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£353
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Hourly rates quoted6362
Average minimum hourly rate£18.08£23.90
Average hourly rate£20.44£25.81
% change on same period last year-20.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.81£27.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.16£28.53
% change on same period last year-11.81 %
Smartcard South EastSmartcard
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.

Smartcard
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Smartcard Demand Trend

Smartcard
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Smartcard Daily Rate Trend

Smartcard
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Smartcard Hourly Rate Trend

Smartcard
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Smartcard within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 28 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-8£475-
Smartcard South EastSmartcard
South East

Smartcard
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Smartcard 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 Smartcard.

111 (68.75 %)PKI
27 (43.75 %)Windows
35 (31.25 %)EMV
35 (31.25 %)Security Cleared
44 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
44 (25.00 %)LDAP
44 (25.00 %)Microsoft
53 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (6.250 %)McAfee Security
61 (6.250 %)Active Directory
61 (6.250 %)MS Exchange
61 (6.250 %)Government

Smartcard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Smartcard 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 Smartcard. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.250 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (25.00 %)LDAP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.250 %)Government
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (31.25 %)Project Manager
15 (31.25 %)EMV Project Manager
23 (18.75 %)Architect
32 (12.50 %)Software Developer
32 (12.50 %)Developer
32 (12.50 %)Consultant
41 (6.250 %)Design Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Exchange Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Messaging Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (68.75 %)PKI
25 (31.25 %)EMV
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (43.75 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (31.25 %)Security Cleared
24 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.250 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (6.250 %)McAfee Security