Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Developer role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Systems Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Developer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank104128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.045 %0.034 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£292
% change on same period last year+13.96 %
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£28.04£31.17
% change on same period last year-10.01 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads22062985
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.422 %3.734 %
Daily rates quoted522786
Average minimum daily rate£339£343
Average daily rate£362£366
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted134341
Average minimum hourly rate£20.85£23.56
Average hourly rate£22.02£24.87
% change on same period last year-11.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.19£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Systems Developer South EastSystems Developer
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.

Systems Developer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Developer Demand Trend

Systems Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Developer Daily Rate Trend

Systems Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Developer within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-1£425-
Systems Developer South EastSystems Developer
South East

Systems Developer
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems Developer in their job title 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 with Systems Developer in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)Perl
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Singl.eView

Systems Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems Developer in their job title 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 with Systems Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)Singl.eView
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Perl
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle