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This section looks at the demand for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WMI over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWindows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank129-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.279 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£380
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.75£24.67
% change on same period last year+16.55 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7161031
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.945 %1.027 %
Daily rates quoted189249
Average minimum daily rate£296£322
Average daily rate£321£336
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted5695
Average minimum hourly rate£36.49£36.08
Average hourly rate£38.08£37.28
% change on same period last year+2.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.68£38.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
WMI South EastWMI
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.

WMI
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire WMI Demand Trend

WMI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire WMI Hourly Rate Trend

WMI
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WMI within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
SloughNew entry-1--
WMI South EastWMI
South East

WMI
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

16 (100.00 %)HTML
16 (100.00 %)VBScript
16 (100.00 %)VBA
16 (100.00 %)ASP
16 (100.00 %)XML
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
16 (100.00 %)SMS
16 (100.00 %)WSH
16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
16 (100.00 %)Lotus
16 (100.00 %)MSI
16 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
16 (100.00 %)SCCM

WMI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %)HTML
16 (100.00 %)ASP
16 (100.00 %)XML
16 (100.00 %)WSH
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)SMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (100.00 %)MSI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)3rd Line Support
22 (33.33 %)Desktop Support
31 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
31 (16.67 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
16 (100.00 %)Windows Vista
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)VBScript
16 (100.00 %)VBA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (100.00 %)SCCM
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Lotus