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The table below looks at the demand for 3G 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 3G over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3G
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6485
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.002 %
As % of the category below6.276 %0.746 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£291£200
Average daily rate£297£275
% change on same period last year+7.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£276
% change on same period last year+14.44 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£16.00
Average hourly rate£13.00£28.00
% change on same period last year-53.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.30£34.92
% change on same period last year-21.82 %
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 %
3G South East3G
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.

3G
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 3G Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Buckinghamshire 3G Daily Rate Histogram

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 3G Hourly Rate Trend

3G
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G 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-13£296-
3G South East3G
South East

3G
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 3G 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 3G.

116 (88.89 %)Windows
116 (88.89 %)Security Cleared
211 (61.11 %)SC Cleared
211 (61.11 %)2G
310 (55.56 %)Windows Vista
310 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
47 (38.89 %)HP
47 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
47 (38.89 %)Government
56 (33.33 %)Windows XP
65 (27.78 %)Microsoft
65 (27.78 %)Citrix
65 (27.78 %)Operations Management
74 (22.22 %)OVOW
74 (22.22 %)Active Directory
83 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
83 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
83 (16.67 %)ITIL
83 (16.67 %)Client/Server
92 (11.11 %)DNS
92 (11.11 %)Cisco
92 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification
92 (11.11 %)Sun
92 (11.11 %)Compaq
92 (11.11 %)OpenView Configuration Management
92 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
92 (11.11 %)OVPI
92 (11.11 %)Migration
101 (5.556 %)SurfControl
101 (5.556 %)Replication

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (16.67 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.556 %)Lotus Notes
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.11 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (5.556 %)MS Office
21 (5.556 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.556 %)WebTrends
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (61.11 %)2G
22 (11.11 %)DNS
31 (5.556 %)Wi-Fi
31 (5.556 %)TCP/IP
31 (5.556 %)VPN
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (38.89 %)Government
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (16.67 %)Support Specialist
13 (16.67 %)3rd Line Support
13 (16.67 %)Messaging Specialist
13 (16.67 %)Active Directory Specialist
22 (11.11 %)Problem Manager
22 (11.11 %)Consultant
22 (11.11 %)Project Manager
31 (5.556 %)Trainer
31 (5.556 %)Junior
31 (5.556 %)Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Service Analyst
31 (5.556 %)IT Trainer
31 (5.556 %)Service Desk Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Project Support Officer
31 (5.556 %)Helpdesk Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Project Officer
31 (5.556 %)Server Specialist
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)Client/Server
21 (5.556 %)Replication
21 (5.556 %)PDA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (88.89 %)Windows
210 (55.56 %)Windows 2000
210 (55.56 %)Windows Vista
37 (38.89 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (33.33 %)Windows XP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (88.89 %)Security Cleared
211 (61.11 %)SC Cleared
35 (27.78 %)Operations Management
43 (16.67 %)ITIL
52 (11.11 %)Migration
61 (5.556 %)DV Cleared
61 (5.556 %)PRINCE
61 (5.556 %)Configuration Management
61 (5.556 %)Time Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)C
11 (5.556 %)VBScript
11 (5.556 %)VB
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.11 %)ITIL Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (22.22 %)Active Directory
23 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (22.22 %)OVOW
22 (11.11 %)OVPI
22 (11.11 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (38.89 %)HP
25 (27.78 %)Microsoft
25 (27.78 %)Citrix
32 (11.11 %)Sun
32 (11.11 %)Cisco
32 (11.11 %)Compaq
41 (5.556 %)Nortel
41 (5.556 %)SAP
41 (5.556 %)Lotus
41 (5.556 %)Remedy
41 (5.556 %)SurfControl
41 (5.556 %)Finjan