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The table below looks at the demand for SPSS 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 SPSS over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSPSS
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank115139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.575 %0.493 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£400£400
Average daily rate£400£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£401
% change on same period last year-6.51 %
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£17.29£24.41
% change on same period last year-29.18 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads348608
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.548 %0.651 %
Daily rates quoted76197
Average minimum daily rate£297£283
Average daily rate£314£298
% change on same period last year+5.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£312
UK excluding London average daily rate£302£278
% change on same period last year+8.46 %
Hourly rates quoted44107
Average minimum hourly rate£16.59£25.72
Average hourly rate£18.58£26.80
% change on same period last year-30.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.57£27.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£19.56
% change on same period last year-2.32 %
SPSS South EastSPSS
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.

SPSS
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire SPSS Demand Trend

SPSS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire SPSS Daily Rate Trend

SPSS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SPSS within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+171£400-
SPSS South EastSPSS
South East

SPSS
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SPSS 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 SPSS.

13 (75.00 %)MS Excel
13 (75.00 %)MS Access
13 (75.00 %)Data Analysis
22 (50.00 %)Clementine
22 (50.00 %)Pensions
22 (50.00 %)Business Objects
22 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (25.00 %)VBA
31 (25.00 %)Marketing
31 (25.00 %)Data Migration
31 (25.00 %)Spreadsheet
31 (25.00 %)Data Mining
31 (25.00 %)SAS
31 (25.00 %)GMP
31 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)Validation
31 (25.00 %)Migration

SPSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SPSS 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 SPSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SAS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Excel
21 (25.00 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)MS Access
22 (50.00 %)BusinessObjects
22 (50.00 %)Clementine
31 (25.00 %)Data Mining
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Pensions
21 (25.00 %)Marketing
21 (25.00 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Analyst
23 (75.00 %)Data Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Marketing Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Data Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Data Migration
21 (25.00 %)Validation
21 (25.00 %)Migration
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)VBA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)GMP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Business Objects