Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Systems Support 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 Support in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Systems Support
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank114134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.121 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£229£229
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
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£22.27£26.76
% change on same period last year-16.78 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads24713622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.892 %3.881 %
Daily rates quoted6651004
Average minimum daily rate£341£334
Average daily rate£363£354
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted179429
Average minimum hourly rate£21.41£25.90
Average hourly rate£22.81£27.38
% change on same period last year-16.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.21£28.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Systems Support South EastSystems Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Support Demand Trend

Systems Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Support Daily Rate Trend

Systems Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Systems Support Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Support 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+181£350-
MaidenheadNew entry-1--
Systems Support South EastSystems Support
South East

Systems Support
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems Support 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 Support in their job title.

14 (44.44 %)ITIL
22 (22.22 %)Finance
22 (22.22 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)LAN
22 (22.22 %)WAN
22 (22.22 %)Active Directory
22 (22.22 %)HP
22 (22.22 %)Citrix
22 (22.22 %)ISA Server
22 (22.22 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
31 (11.11 %)Oracle
31 (11.11 %)SQL Server
31 (11.11 %)Business Objects
31 (11.11 %)PeopleSoft
31 (11.11 %)SAP
31 (11.11 %)UNIX
31 (11.11 %)Windows
31 (11.11 %)HPUX
31 (11.11 %)Migration
31 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
31 (11.11 %)Marketing
31 (11.11 %)Degree
31 (11.11 %)Video Conferencing

Systems Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Systems Support 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 Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)LAN
12 (22.22 %)WAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
11 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Marketing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Video Conferencing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
11 (11.11 %)Windows
11 (11.11 %)HPUX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)ITIL
21 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
21 (11.11 %)Migration
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (22.22 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)Active Directory
12 (22.22 %)ISA Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)HP
12 (22.22 %)Citrix
21 (11.11 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)Business Objects
21 (11.11 %)PeopleSoft
21 (11.11 %)SAP