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This section looks at the demand for DEC VAX skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VAX over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDEC VAX
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank123-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.288 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£313-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£315
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
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£33.22£26.65
% change on same period last year+24.65 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads466626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.615 %0.623 %
Daily rates quoted101213
Average minimum daily rate£344£356
Average daily rate£367£374
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted6368
Average minimum hourly rate£19.17£23.56
Average hourly rate£21.54£25.37
% change on same period last year-15.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.92£27.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.30£28.72
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
VAX South EastVAX
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.

VAX
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire VAX Demand Trend

VAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire VAX Daily Rate Trend

VAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire VAX Hourly Rate Trend

VAX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VAX within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
WokinghamNew entry-3--
VAX South EastVAX
South East

VAX
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing VAX 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 VAX.

16 (85.71 %)VMS
16 (85.71 %)OpenVMS
16 (85.71 %)HP
24 (57.14 %)DECnet
24 (57.14 %)TCP/IP
24 (57.14 %)Oracle
33 (42.86 %)OpenView
33 (42.86 %)Health
42 (28.57 %)SQL
51 (14.29 %)DCL
51 (14.29 %)Release Management
51 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
51 (14.29 %)UNIX
51 (14.29 %)Siebel
51 (14.29 %)Client/Server

VAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)DECnet
14 (57.14 %)TCP/IP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Health
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Systems Manager
21 (14.29 %)Systems Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Team Leader
21 (14.29 %)Support Team Leader
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (85.71 %)VMS
16 (85.71 %)OpenVMS
21 (14.29 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Release Management
11 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)DCL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (42.86 %)OpenView
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (85.71 %)HP
24 (57.14 %)Oracle
31 (14.29 %)Siebel