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The table below looks at the demand for Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited APACS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssociation for Payment Clearing Services (APACS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank69-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.820 %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£513£343
% change on same period last year+49.23 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads12298
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.172 %0.099 %
Daily rates quoted3539
Average minimum daily rate£334£316
Average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted189
Average minimum hourly rate£26.80£25.73
Average hourly rate£28.01£28.00
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.22£30.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
APACS BerkshireAPACS
Berkshire

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.

APACS
Demand Trend

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

Reading APACS Demand Trend

APACS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing APACS 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 APACS.

12 (100.00 %)EMV
12 (100.00 %)EFT
12 (100.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)ISO8583
21 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)Chip and PIN
21 (50.00 %)ATM
21 (50.00 %)EPoS

APACS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing APACS 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 APACS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)ATM
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Finance
11 (50.00 %)Banking
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)EMV
12 (100.00 %)EFT
21 (50.00 %)EPoS
21 (50.00 %)Chip and PIN
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Migration
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)ISO8583