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

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank126-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.719 %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£300£333
% change on same period last year-9.91 %
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£23.50£20.00
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads278230
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.371 %0.233 %
Daily rates quoted4664
Average minimum daily rate£401£429
Average daily rate£431£463
% change on same period last year-7.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£497
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£435
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£23.33£36.80
Average hourly rate£25.83£37.20
% change on same period last year-30.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.33£37.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£25.77
% change on same period last year+14.91 %
SoftGrid South EastSoftGrid
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.

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SoftGrid Daily Rate Trend

SoftGrid
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SoftGrid 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
ReadingNew entry-1--
SloughNew entry-1--
SoftGrid South EastSoftGrid
South East

SoftGrid
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)Citrix
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)Lotus
31 (25.00 %)Terminal Services
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)MOM
31 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (25.00 %)Middleware
31 (25.00 %)Blackberry
31 (25.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (25.00 %)MSI
31 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (25.00 %)SCCM
31 (25.00 %)SCOM
31 (25.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)Dell
31 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
31 (25.00 %)MCSE
31 (25.00 %)Windows NT
31 (25.00 %)Unisys
31 (25.00 %)IBM
31 (25.00 %)MS Office

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (25.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)MSI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Architect
11 (25.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (25.00 %)Applications Packager
11 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Blackberry
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Windows NT
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
11 (25.00 %)Terminal Services
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)MOM
11 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (25.00 %)SCCM
11 (25.00 %)SCOM
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
12 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)Lotus
21 (25.00 %)HP
21 (25.00 %)Dell
21 (25.00 %)Unisys
21 (25.00 %)IBM
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