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The table below looks at the demand for 2G skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 2G over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2G
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6885
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.002 %
As % of the category below4.603 %0.746 %
Daily rates quoted81
Average minimum daily rate£290£200
Average daily rate£298£275
% change on same period last year+8.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£289
% change on same period last year+9.98 %
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-£41.21
% change on same period last year-
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads239268
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.376 %0.287 %
Daily rates quoted8656
Average minimum daily rate£328£319
Average daily rate£338£340
% change on same period last year-0.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted2775
Average minimum hourly rate£22.44£23.41
Average hourly rate£23.15£24.74
% change on same period last year-6.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.86£26.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
2G South East2G
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.

2G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Buckinghamshire 2G Demand Trend

2G
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2G across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 2G Daily Rate Trend

2G
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 2G across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Buckinghamshire 2G Daily Rate Histogram

2G
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 2G Hourly Rate Trend

2G
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the Buckinghamshire 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
Milton KeynesNew entry-9£298-
2G South East2G
South East

2G
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 2G 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 2G.

112 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
211 (91.67 %)3G
310 (83.33 %)Windows
310 (83.33 %)Windows 2000
48 (66.67 %)Windows Vista
57 (58.33 %)HP
57 (58.33 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
75 (41.67 %)Operations Management
75 (41.67 %)Citrix
75 (41.67 %)Windows XP
84 (33.33 %)Government
84 (33.33 %)OVOW
93 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
93 (25.00 %)Client/Server
93 (25.00 %)Microsoft
93 (25.00 %)Active Directory
93 (25.00 %)Terminal Server
102 (16.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
102 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
102 (16.67 %)Compaq
102 (16.67 %)Sun
102 (16.67 %)ITIL
102 (16.67 %)Cisco
102 (16.67 %)OVPI
111 (8.333 %)DV Cleared
111 (8.333 %)Replication
111 (8.333 %)Project Planning
111 (8.333 %)DNS

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 2G 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 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (91.67 %)3G
21 (8.333 %)DNS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Government
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Messaging Specialist
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory Specialist
13 (25.00 %)Support Specialist
13 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
22 (16.67 %)Problem Manager
31 (8.333 %)Training Manager
31 (8.333 %)Server Specialist
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)Client/Server
21 (8.333 %)Replication
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (83.33 %)Windows
110 (83.33 %)Windows 2000
28 (66.67 %)Windows Vista
37 (58.33 %)Windows Server 2003
45 (41.67 %)Windows XP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
26 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
35 (41.67 %)Operations Management
42 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (8.333 %)Project Planning
51 (8.333 %)DV Cleared
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory
13 (25.00 %)Terminal Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (33.33 %)OVOW
22 (16.67 %)OVPI
22 (16.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (58.33 %)HP
25 (41.67 %)Citrix
33 (25.00 %)Microsoft
42 (16.67 %)Sun
42 (16.67 %)Compaq
42 (16.67 %)Cisco