The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cloud Computing in IT contracts advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Cloud Computing over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the Reading region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cloud Computing
Rank 65 - 66
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Cloud Computing 8 0 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 0.935% - 1.262%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.941% - 5.991%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 13
Average daily rate £450 - £500
90% offered a daily rate of more than £218 - £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £490 - £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £400 £465
% change year-on-year
- -13.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £28.50 - -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Reading
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
203 183 217
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 23.71% 16.56% 21.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 75 101
Average daily rate £375 £350 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% +2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £235 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £495
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £345 £340
% change year-on-year
+1.44% +1.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 14 6
Average hourly rate £17.50 £15.79 £15.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.84% +3.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £13.53 £14.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.50 £50.00 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £23.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
-4.34% -13.20%
Cloud Computing
Berkshire

Cloud Computing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Cloud Computing across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Reading Cloud Computing Jobs Demand Trend

Cloud Computing
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cloud Computing across the Reading region.

Reading Cloud Computing Daily Rate Trend

Cloud Computing
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cloud Computing across the Reading region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Reading Cloud Computing Daily Rate Histogram

Cloud Computing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Cloud Computing 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 Cloud Computing.

1 6 (66.67%) C#
1 6 (66.67%) SQL Server
1 6 (66.67%) Visual Studio
1 6 (66.67%) Games
2 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 5 (55.56%) Test Automation
3 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
3 4 (44.44%) WCF
3 4 (44.44%) Web Services
3 4 (44.44%) IIS
3 4 (44.44%) C++
3 4 (44.44%) SQL
3 4 (44.44%) REST
3 4 (44.44%) Test Strategy
3 4 (44.44%) Load Testing
3 4 (44.44%) Windows Azure
4 3 (33.33%) ISTQB
4 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (33.33%) Automated Testing
5 2 (22.22%) Code Coverage
5 2 (22.22%) Performance Testing
5 2 (22.22%) C
5 2 (22.22%) Windows
5 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
5 2 (22.22%) MS Visio
5 2 (22.22%) Data Mining
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
5 2 (22.22%) Software Architecture
5 2 (22.22%) Process Architecture
5 2 (22.22%) Game Development

Cloud Computing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Cloud Computing 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 Cloud Computing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (44.44%) WCF
1 4 (44.44%) Web Services
1 4 (44.44%) REST
2 1 (11.11%) Mason
2 1 (11.11%) Visualforce
Application Platforms
1 4 (44.44%) IIS
1 4 (44.44%) Windows Azure
2 1 (11.11%) Force.com
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) MS Excel
1 2 (22.22%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (22.22%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 6 (66.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (66.67%) Games
2 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Software Engineer
1 6 (66.67%) Software Development Engineer
1 6 (66.67%) Development Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Service Implementation Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Salesforce.com Business Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Service Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Implementation Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Customer Service Representative
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
2 2 (22.22%) Kinect
3 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Test Automation
2 4 (44.44%) Test Strategy
2 4 (44.44%) Load Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Automated Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Code Coverage
4 2 (22.22%) Performance Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Software Architecture
4 2 (22.22%) Process Architecture
4 2 (22.22%) Game Development
5 1 (11.11%) PRINCE
5 1 (11.11%) Service Management
5 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery
5 1 (11.11%) ITIL
5 1 (11.11%) Resource Management
5 1 (11.11%) Project Management
5 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 6 (66.67%) C#
2 4 (44.44%) C++
2 4 (44.44%) SQL
3 2 (22.22%) C
4 1 (11.11%) Java
4 1 (11.11%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 3 (33.33%) ISTQB
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Salesforce.com