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This section looks at the demand for Workflow skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Workflow over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWorkflow
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank85108
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads4661
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.061 %
As % of the category below2.221 %2.326 %
Daily rates quoted1026
Average minimum daily rate£327£401
Average daily rate£344£435
% change on same period last year-20.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£470
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£399
% change on same period last year-4.22 %
Hourly rates quoted111
Average minimum hourly rate£29.09£35.00
Average hourly rate£30.73£37.50
% change on same period last year-18.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.36£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.90£35.30
% change on same period last year-20.97 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads20712623
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.760 %2.617 %
Daily rates quoted547929
Average minimum daily rate£367£362
Average daily rate£389£385
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£411£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted102193
Average minimum hourly rate£28.52£31.41
Average hourly rate£30.57£33.05
% change on same period last year-7.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.62£34.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Workflow South EastWorkflow
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.

Workflow
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Workflow Demand Trend

Workflow
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Workflow Daily Rate Trend

Workflow
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Workflow across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire Workflow Daily Rate Histogram

Workflow
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Workflow Hourly Rate Trend

Workflow
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Workflow across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire Workflow Hourly Rate Histogram

Workflow
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Workflow within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
ReadingUp+226£369-36.14 %
SloughDown-57£320-32.37 %
MaidenheadUp+111--
Workflow South EastWorkflow
South East

Workflow
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Workflow 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 Workflow.

125 (36.23 %)SQL
214 (20.29 %).NET
214 (20.29 %)Oracle
214 (20.29 %)Windows
312 (17.39 %)SharePoint
312 (17.39 %)C#
411 (15.94 %)Oracle Workflow
411 (15.94 %)SQL Server
510 (14.49 %)SharePoint Server 2007
510 (14.49 %)Security Cleared
69 (13.04 %)ASP.NET
69 (13.04 %)PL/SQL
69 (13.04 %)Finance
78 (11.59 %)Windows Server 2003
78 (11.59 %)SQL Server 2000
78 (11.59 %)SC Cleared
78 (11.59 %)SQL Server 2005
87 (10.14 %)MCTS
87 (10.14 %)SLA
87 (10.14 %)XML
87 (10.14 %)Oracle Reports
96 (8.696 %)CRM
96 (8.696 %)TIBCO
96 (8.696 %)SAN
96 (8.696 %)Change Management
96 (8.696 %)Clustering
96 (8.696 %)Oracle Applications
96 (8.696 %)Load Balancing
105 (7.246 %)Oracle EBS
105 (7.246 %)Project Management

Workflow
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Workflow 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 Workflow. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (20.29 %).NET
29 (13.04 %)ASP.NET
37 (10.14 %)XML
43 (4.348 %).NET Framework
52 (2.899 %)WebServices
52 (2.899 %)HTML
61 (1.449 %)ASP
61 (1.449 %)Application Packaging
61 (1.449 %)WF
61 (1.449 %)WinForms
61 (1.449 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (17.39 %)SharePoint
211 (15.94 %)Oracle Workflow
310 (14.49 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.449 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (1.449 %)Oracle BPEL
41 (1.449 %)BizTalk Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.797 %)Spreadsheet
23 (4.348 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (8.696 %)Oracle Applications
25 (7.246 %)Oracle EBS
32 (2.899 %)Oracle 11i
32 (2.899 %)Microsoft CRM
32 (2.899 %)SAP HR
32 (2.899 %)TIBCO iProcess
41 (1.449 %)Oracle Financials
41 (1.449 %)Oracle ERP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (8.696 %)SAN
21 (1.449 %)Firewall
21 (1.449 %)IPsec
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (15.94 %)SQL Server
28 (11.59 %)SQL Server 2000
28 (11.59 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (10.14 %)Oracle Reports
43 (4.348 %)TOAD
43 (4.348 %)Oracle Discoverer
52 (2.899 %)MS Access
52 (2.899 %)SQLPlus
52 (2.899 %)GIS
61 (1.449 %)Siebel EIM
61 (1.449 %)Oracle 10g
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.797 %)Oracle Forms
23 (4.348 %)TestDirector
32 (2.899 %)StarTeam
41 (1.449 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (1.449 %)LoadRunner
41 (1.449 %)MSI
41 (1.449 %)JDeveloper
41 (1.449 %)WinRunner
41 (1.449 %)Visual Studio
41 (1.449 %)PVCS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (13.04 %)Finance
24 (5.797 %)Government
24 (5.797 %)Publishing
24 (5.797 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (2.899 %)Telecoms
32 (2.899 %)Marketing
41 (1.449 %)Military
41 (1.449 %)Banking
41 (1.449 %)Retail
41 (1.449 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (39.13 %)Developer
212 (17.39 %)Consultant
311 (15.94 %)Analyst
48 (11.59 %)Business Analyst
48 (11.59 %)SharePoint Developer
56 (8.696 %)SQL Developer
56 (8.696 %)Oracle Consultant
64 (5.797 %).NET Developer
64 (5.797 %)Applications Developer
73 (4.348 %)Technical Consultant
73 (4.348 %)Project Manager
73 (4.348 %)SAP Consultant
73 (4.348 %)Oracle Developer
73 (4.348 %)Oracle Technical Consultant
82 (2.899 %)Financial Business Analyst
82 (2.899 %)SAP Functional Consultant
82 (2.899 %)Oracle Applications Developer
82 (2.899 %)E-Business Consultant
82 (2.899 %)CRM Manager
82 (2.899 %)C# Developer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (8.696 %)Clustering
22 (2.899 %)NHS
31 (1.449 %)Client/Server
31 (1.449 %)CESG
31 (1.449 %)Cryptography
31 (1.449 %)PKI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (20.29 %)Windows
28 (11.59 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (2.899 %)Windows XP
41 (1.449 %)Solaris
41 (1.449 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (14.49 %)Security Cleared
28 (11.59 %)SC Cleared
36 (8.696 %)CRM
36 (8.696 %)Change Management
36 (8.696 %)Load Balancing
45 (7.246 %)Project Management
54 (5.797 %)Business Analysis
63 (4.348 %)Release Management
63 (4.348 %)ERP
63 (4.348 %)BPR
63 (4.348 %)Performance Management
72 (2.899 %)Data Migration
72 (2.899 %)Business Intelligence
72 (2.899 %)Data Modelling
72 (2.899 %)PRINCE2
72 (2.899 %)UML
72 (2.899 %)Contact Management
72 (2.899 %)Migration
72 (2.899 %)Web Design
72 (2.899 %)Process Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (36.23 %)SQL
212 (17.39 %)C#
39 (13.04 %)PL/SQL
44 (5.797 %)Java
52 (2.899 %)VB.NET
52 (2.899 %)ABAP
61 (1.449 %)Shell Script
61 (1.449 %)Transact-SQL
61 (1.449 %)VB
61 (1.449 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (10.14 %)MCTS
24 (5.797 %)Degree
31 (1.449 %)PhD
31 (1.449 %)Microsoft Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (10.14 %)SLA
21 (1.449 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.899 %)Active Directory
21 (1.449 %)Oracle RAC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.449 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (20.29 %)Oracle
26 (8.696 %)TIBCO
35 (7.246 %)Microsoft
44 (5.797 %)SAP
52 (2.899 %)IBM
52 (2.899 %)Borland
61 (1.449 %)VMware
61 (1.449 %)Epiphany
61 (1.449 %)Siebel
61 (1.449 %)Dell
61 (1.449 %)BEA