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The table below looks at the demand for Spreadsheets skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Spreadsheet over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Spreadsheets
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank83118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads3936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.036 %
As % of the category below10.54 %5.941 %
Daily rates quoted412
Average minimum daily rate£230£213
Average daily rate£241£224
% change on same period last year+7.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£253£235
UK excluding London average daily rate£227£273
% change on same period last year-16.67 %
Hourly rates quoted27
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00£16.31
Average hourly rate£8.50£16.81
% change on same period last year-49.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£9.00£17.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.04£15.28
% change on same period last year-14.69 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads370606
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.526 %0.612 %
Daily rates quoted74184
Average minimum daily rate£278£299
Average daily rate£293£314
% change on same period last year-6.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£294£282
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted38113
Average minimum hourly rate£15.27£21.20
Average hourly rate£17.65£22.20
% change on same period last year-20.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.02£23.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.47£19.51
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
Spreadsheet South EastSpreadsheet
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.

Spreadsheet
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Spreadsheet Demand Trend

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Spreadsheet Daily Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Spreadsheet across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Berkshire Spreadsheet Daily Rate Histogram

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Spreadsheet Hourly Rate Trend

Spreadsheet
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Spreadsheet across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Berkshire Spreadsheet Hourly Rate Histogram

Spreadsheet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Spreadsheet within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
BracknellUp+157--
MaidenheadUp+134£325-
ReadingUp+32£190-
NewburyUp+131--
Spreadsheet South EastSpreadsheet
South East

Spreadsheet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet.

120 (28.17 %)Telecoms
215 (21.13 %)Finance
215 (21.13 %)Cramer
311 (15.49 %)Nokia
49 (12.68 %)Oracle
49 (12.68 %)MS Office
49 (12.68 %)3G
58 (11.27 %)Validation
58 (11.27 %)Migration
58 (11.27 %)Siemens
58 (11.27 %)Nokia DX200
67 (9.859 %)MS PowerPoint
67 (9.859 %)SAP
67 (9.859 %)Multimedia
67 (9.859 %)Billing
67 (9.859 %)Configuration Management
75 (7.042 %)MS Excel
75 (7.042 %)Business Objects
75 (7.042 %)3GPP
75 (7.042 %)BusinessObjects
84 (5.634 %)Microsoft
84 (5.634 %)Ericsson
93 (4.225 %)Alcatel
93 (4.225 %)Service Delivery
93 (4.225 %)Data Management
93 (4.225 %)Military
93 (4.225 %)MS Access
93 (4.225 %)Marketing
93 (4.225 %)Auditing
102 (2.817 %)RNC

Spreadsheet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.408 %)OLE
11 (1.408 %)ODBC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.408 %)SAS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (12.68 %)MS Office
27 (9.859 %)MS PowerPoint
35 (7.042 %)MS Excel
41 (1.408 %)SPSS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.408 %)BPCS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (12.68 %)3G
28 (11.27 %)Nokia DX200
35 (7.042 %)3GPP
42 (2.817 %)RNC
42 (2.817 %)ATM
51 (1.408 %)Frame Relay
51 (1.408 %)MPLS
51 (1.408 %)ISDN
51 (1.408 %)SDH
51 (1.408 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (7.042 %)BusinessObjects
23 (4.225 %)MS Access
32 (2.817 %)SQL Server
41 (1.408 %)OLAP
41 (1.408 %)Oracle OLAP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (28.17 %)Telecoms
215 (21.13 %)Finance
37 (9.859 %)Multimedia
37 (9.859 %)Billing
43 (4.225 %)Military
43 (4.225 %)Marketing
43 (4.225 %)Auditing
52 (2.817 %)Health
61 (1.408 %)Pharmaceutical
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (16.90 %)Network Planner
211 (15.49 %)Coordinator
211 (15.49 %)Analyst
211 (15.49 %)Administrator
38 (11.27 %)Network Engineer
46 (8.451 %)Developer
55 (7.042 %)Database Developer
63 (4.225 %)Consultant
63 (4.225 %)Billing Analyst
63 (4.225 %)Financial Analyst
63 (4.225 %)Project Coordinator
71 (1.408 %)Data Analyst
71 (1.408 %)Information Analyst
71 (1.408 %)Access Developer
71 (1.408 %)Project Office Support
71 (1.408 %)Technical Administrator
71 (1.408 %)Data Administrator
71 (1.408 %)Document Controller
71 (1.408 %)PMO Analyst
71 (1.408 %)RNC Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.408 %)e-Health
11 (1.408 %)NHS
11 (1.408 %)Dutch Language
11 (1.408 %)French Language
11 (1.408 %)Italian Language
11 (1.408 %)Spanish Language
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.817 %)Windows
21 (1.408 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (11.27 %)Validation
18 (11.27 %)Migration
27 (9.859 %)Configuration Management
33 (4.225 %)Service Delivery
33 (4.225 %)Data Management
41 (1.408 %)Workflow
41 (1.408 %)Data Analysis
41 (1.408 %)Risk Management
41 (1.408 %)Business Intelligence
41 (1.408 %)CRM
41 (1.408 %)ERP
41 (1.408 %)PRINCE2
41 (1.408 %)Project Planning
41 (1.408 %)Security Cleared
41 (1.408 %)Business Analysis
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.817 %)SQL
21 (1.408 %)VBScript
21 (1.408 %)VB
21 (1.408 %)VBA
21 (1.408 %)Perl
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.817 %)Degree
21 (1.408 %)CIMA
21 (1.408 %)ACCA
21 (1.408 %)CCNA
21 (1.408 %)Cisco Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.408 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.408 %)CiscoWorks
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (21.13 %)Cramer
211 (15.49 %)Nokia
39 (12.68 %)Oracle
48 (11.27 %)Siemens
57 (9.859 %)SAP
65 (7.042 %)Business Objects
74 (5.634 %)Microsoft
74 (5.634 %)Ericsson
83 (4.225 %)Alcatel
91 (1.408 %)Remedy
91 (1.408 %)Nortel
91 (1.408 %)Cisco
91 (1.408 %)Cognos