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The table below looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blackberry over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7584
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.370 %2.110 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£370-
Average daily rate£370-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£370-
UK excluding London average daily rate£271£342
% change on same period last year-21.01 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.67
Average hourly rate-£15.73
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.82£16.36
% change on same period last year-3.30 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads211237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.285 %0.234 %
Daily rates quoted6154
Average minimum daily rate£300£267
Average daily rate£313£298
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£350
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted4932
Average minimum hourly rate£25.47£34.03
Average hourly rate£27.27£35.40
% change on same period last year-22.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.07£36.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.26£28.13
% change on same period last year-10.19 %
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
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.

Blackberry
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Blackberry across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Buckinghamshire Blackberry Daily Rate Histogram

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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 KeynesUp+85£370-
Blackberry South EastBlackberry
South East

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry.

110 (47.62 %)Cisco
29 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
38 (38.10 %)PDA
38 (38.10 %)Government
47 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
55 (23.81 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
55 (23.81 %)Active Directory
64 (19.05 %)Microsoft
64 (19.05 %)Windows
64 (19.05 %)Telecoms
64 (19.05 %)Finance
73 (14.29 %)CESG
73 (14.29 %)Document Management
73 (14.29 %)MCP
73 (14.29 %)Windows XP
73 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
82 (9.524 %)VPN
82 (9.524 %)UNIX
82 (9.524 %)C
82 (9.524 %)PL/SQL
82 (9.524 %)SQL
91 (4.762 %)Incident Management
91 (4.762 %)Resource Management
91 (4.762 %)Release Management
91 (4.762 %)Celerra
91 (4.762 %)Video Conferencing
91 (4.762 %)BT
91 (4.762 %)Migration
91 (4.762 %)Handset
91 (4.762 %)Programme Management

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Blackberry 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 Blackberry. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (23.81 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (4.762 %)SAS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.524 %)VPN
21 (4.762 %)SSL
21 (4.762 %)Broadband
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.762 %)Oracle Reports
11 (4.762 %)Oracle Discoverer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.762 %)Visual Studio
11 (4.762 %)Oracle Forms
11 (4.762 %)Rational Rose
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (38.10 %)Government
24 (19.05 %)Telecoms
24 (19.05 %)Finance
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (38.10 %)Architect
24 (19.05 %)Analyst
33 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
33 (14.29 %)Consultant
33 (14.29 %)Support Engineer
33 (14.29 %)Desktop Engineer
33 (14.29 %)Desktop Support Engineer
42 (9.524 %)Blackberry Consultant
42 (9.524 %)Administrator
42 (9.524 %)Solutions Architect
51 (4.762 %)Systems Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Technical Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Architect
51 (4.762 %)Enterprise Consultant
51 (4.762 %)Telecoms Analyst
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (38.10 %)PDA
23 (14.29 %)CESG
31 (4.762 %)Handset
31 (4.762 %)Celerra
31 (4.762 %)Video Conferencing
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (19.05 %)Windows
23 (14.29 %)Windows XP
32 (9.524 %)UNIX
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
27 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
33 (14.29 %)Document Management
41 (4.762 %)Incident Management
41 (4.762 %)Resource Management
41 (4.762 %)Release Management
41 (4.762 %)ITIL
41 (4.762 %)Migration
41 (4.762 %)Programme Management
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (9.524 %)C
12 (9.524 %)PL/SQL
12 (9.524 %)SQL
21 (4.762 %)VBScript
21 (4.762 %)VB
21 (4.762 %)Shell Script
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (14.29 %)MCP
13 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.762 %)ITIL Certification
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (23.81 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.762 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (47.62 %)Cisco
24 (19.05 %)Microsoft
31 (4.762 %)EMC
31 (4.762 %)Remedy
31 (4.762 %)BT
31 (4.762 %)Oracle