Berkshire Windows Vista Contracts

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

Microsoft Windows Vista
Location Aberdeen Abingdon Basingstoke Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Bradford Bridgend Brighton Bristol Buckinghamshire Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cannock Cardiff Chatham Cheltenham Cheshire Chester Chesterfield City of London County Antrim Coventry Crawley Derby Derbyshire Docklands, London Dover East Midlands East of England East Sussex England Essex Fareham Gateshead Gloucestershire Greenwich Guildford Halifax Hampshire Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Hove Ipswich Kent Leatherhead Leeds Leicestershire Letchworth London Loughborough Lutterworth Maidenhead Manchester Mansfield Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne North East North West North Yorkshire Northallerton Northern Ireland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Portsmouth Reading Scotland Slough Somerset South East South Wales South West Staffordshire Stevenage Stratford-upon-Avon Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey Swindon Taunton Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Walsall Warrington Warwick Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Westminster Wiltshire Windsor Wolverhampton York Yorkshire	3 months to 20 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	71	156
Rank change on same period last year	+85
Matching contract IT job ads	59	10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.078 %	0.010 %
As % of the category below	7.024 %	0.710 %
Daily rates quoted	19	1
Average minimum daily rate	£363	£400
Average daily rate	£382	£400
% change on same period last year	-4.39 %
Average maximum daily rate	£402	£400
UK excluding London average daily rate	£349	£358
% change on same period last year	-2.49 %
Hourly rates quoted	7	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£18.57	-
Average hourly rate	£19.79	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£21.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£17.17	£26.40
% change on same period last year	-34.97 %
Operating Systems Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads	840	1409
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.109 %	1.403 %
Daily rates quoted	177	500
Average minimum daily rate	£343	£350
Average daily rate	£365	£372
% change on same period last year	-1.89 %
Average maximum daily rate	£386	£394
UK excluding London average daily rate	£329	£336
% change on same period last year	-2.15 %
Hourly rates quoted	119	183
Average minimum hourly rate	£25.43	£25.15
Average hourly rate	£27.32	£26.53
% change on same period last year	+2.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.21	£27.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£22.12	£22.83
% change on same period last year	-3.10 %
Windows Vista 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.

Windows Vista
Demand Trend

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

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Trend

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

Windows Vista
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Vista across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Windows Vista
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Windows Vista across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Windows Vista
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows Vista 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.

Location	Rank 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
Reading	+27	33	£355	-
Bracknell	+24	9	£426	-
Maidenhead	+19	4	-	-
Windsor	-	2	-	-
Slough	-	1	-	-

Windows Vista South East

Windows Vista
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 81 (100.00 %) Windows 2 36 (44.44 %) Microsoft 3 32 (39.51 %) Windows 2000 4 30 (37.04 %) MS Office 4 30 (37.04 %) Windows XP 5 17 (20.99 %) Windows Server 2008 6 16 (19.75 %) Active Directory 7 14 (17.28 %) Migration 7 14 (17.28 %) Windows Server 2003 8 13 (16.05 %) Microsoft Certification 8 13 (16.05 %) MS Excel 9 12 (14.81 %) HTML 10 11 (13.58 %) ASP 10 11 (13.58 %) VBScript 11 10 (12.35 %) MS Exchange

11 10 (12.35 %) SCCM 12 9 (11.11 %) SMS 12 9 (11.11 %) Lotus Notes 12 9 (11.11 %) Lotus 13 6 (7.407 %) WMI 13 6 (7.407 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 13 6 (7.407 %) Internet 13 6 (7.407 %) MSI 13 6 (7.407 %) WSH 13 6 (7.407 %) HP 13 6 (7.407 %) MCSE 13 6 (7.407 %) XML 13 6 (7.407 %) VBA 13 6 (7.407 %) Security Cleared 14 5 (6.173 %) VMware Infrastructure

Windows Vista
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development 1 12 (14.81 %) HTML 2 11 (13.58 %) ASP 3 6 (7.407 %) WMI 3 6 (7.407 %) WSH 3 6 (7.407 %) XML 4 5 (6.173 %) CSS 5 2 (2.469 %) Middleware 5 2 (2.469 %) .NET 6 1 (1.235 %) ADSI 6 1 (1.235 %) JSP 6 1 (1.235 %) .NET Framework	Application Platforms 1 10 (12.35 %) MS Exchange 2 9 (11.11 %) Lotus Notes 3 5 (6.173 %) Exchange Server 2007 4 3 (3.704 %) Office Communications Server 4 3 (3.704 %) Exchange Server 2003 5 2 (2.469 %) SharePoint Server 2007 6 1 (1.235 %) Exchange Server 5.5 6 1 (1.235 %) Exchange Server 2000
Applications 1 30 (37.04 %) MS Office 2 13 (16.05 %) MS Excel 3 4 (4.938 %) MS Visio 4 1 (1.235 %) MS Project 4 1 (1.235 %) MS PowerPoint	Business Applications 1 3 (3.704 %) SoftGrid
Communications & Networking 1 9 (11.11 %) SMS 2 6 (7.407 %) Internet 3 4 (4.938 %) VPN 4 3 (3.704 %) DMZ 5 2 (2.469 %) Firewall 5 2 (2.469 %) LDAP 6 1 (1.235 %) WLAN 6 1 (1.235 %) WAN 6 1 (1.235 %) SMTP 6 1 (1.235 %) TCP/IP 6 1 (1.235 %) NetScreen 6 1 (1.235 %) X.400 6 1 (1.235 %) X.500 6 1 (1.235 %) Intrusion Detection 6 1 (1.235 %) VLAN	Database & Business Intelligence 1 2 (2.469 %) SQL Server 2 1 (1.235 %) MS Access 2 1 (1.235 %) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications 1 6 (7.407 %) MSI	General 1 3 (3.704 %) Retail 1 3 (3.704 %) Telecoms 2 2 (2.469 %) Government 3 1 (1.235 %) Auditing 3 1 (1.235 %) Publishing
Job Titles 1 18 (22.22 %) Analyst 2 15 (18.52 %) Support Engineer 3 12 (14.81 %) Consultant 4 9 (11.11 %) 3rd Line Support 5 6 (7.407 %) Microsoft Consultant 6 5 (6.173 %) Process Analyst 7 4 (4.938 %) Business Analyst 7 4 (4.938 %) Desktop Support 7 4 (4.938 %) Infrastructure Specialist 7 4 (4.938 %) Vista Consultant 8 3 (3.704 %) PC Engineer 8 3 (3.704 %) Web Support Engineer 8 3 (3.704 %) Desktop Engineer 8 3 (3.704 %) Software Engineer 8 3 (3.704 %) Support Analyst 9 2 (2.469 %) Technical Consultant 9 2 (2.469 %) 2nd Line Support 9 2 (2.469 %) Desktop Support Engineer 9 2 (2.469 %) Server Support 9 2 (2.469 %) Applications Support	Miscellaneous 1 1 (1.235 %) Dutch Language 1 1 (1.235 %) French Language 1 1 (1.235 %) German Language 1 1 (1.235 %) PKI 1 1 (1.235 %) PDA
Operating Systems 1 81 (100.00 %) Windows 2 32 (39.51 %) Windows 2000 3 30 (37.04 %) Windows XP 4 17 (20.99 %) Windows Server 2008 5 14 (17.28 %) Windows Server 2003 6 5 (6.173 %) Windows 2000 Server 7 2 (2.469 %) UNIX 8 1 (1.235 %) Windows NT 8 1 (1.235 %) HPUX 8 1 (1.235 %) Solaris	Processes & Methodologies 1 14 (17.28 %) Migration 2 6 (7.407 %) Security Cleared 3 5 (6.173 %) Web Development 4 4 (4.938 %) DV Cleared 5 3 (3.704 %) SC Cleared 6 2 (2.469 %) PRINCE 6 2 (2.469 %) Project Management 7 1 (1.235 %) Test Scripting
Programming Languages 1 11 (13.58 %) VBScript 2 6 (7.407 %) VBA 3 5 (6.173 %) JavaScript 4 2 (2.469 %) C 4 2 (2.469 %) C# 4 2 (2.469 %) C++ 5 1 (1.235 %) Delphi 5 1 (1.235 %) Perl 5 1 (1.235 %) SQL	Qualifications 1 13 (16.05 %) Microsoft Certification 2 6 (7.407 %) MCSE 3 3 (3.704 %) MCTS 4 1 (1.235 %) MCP 4 1 (1.235 %) Cisco Certification 4 1 (1.235 %) Degree
System Software 1 16 (19.75 %) Active Directory 2 5 (6.173 %) VMware Infrastructure 2 5 (6.173 %) ISA Server 3 4 (4.938 %) Terminal Services 4 3 (3.704 %) VMware ESX 5 2 (2.469 %) Microsoft Virtual Server 6 1 (1.235 %) NetBackup 6 1 (1.235 %) Backup Exec	Systems Management 1 10 (12.35 %) SCCM 2 6 (7.407 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 3 3 (3.704 %) WSUS 4 2 (2.469 %) MOM 4 2 (2.469 %) SCOM 5 1 (1.235 %) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors 1 36 (44.44 %) Microsoft 2 9 (11.11 %) Lotus 3 6 (7.407 %) HP 4 5 (6.173 %) VMware 5 2 (2.469 %) Cisco 5 2 (2.469 %) Citrix 6 1 (1.235 %) Oracle 6 1 (1.235 %) Juniper 6 1 (1.235 %) Ericsson 6 1 (1.235 %) Nokia 6 1 (1.235 %) VERITAS 6 1 (1.235 %) Compaq 6 1 (1.235 %) Symantec 6 1 (1.235 %) Altiris