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The table below looks at the demand for Clustering 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 Clustering over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkClustering
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3750
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads3220
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.020 %
As % of the category below27.59 %18.02 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£347£373
Average daily rate£363£401
% change on same period last year-9.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£370
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£40.71-
Average hourly rate£42.64-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£44.57-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.54£34.62
% change on same period last year-6.00 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads116111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.112 %
Daily rates quoted2852
Average minimum daily rate£328£317
Average daily rate£356£352
% change on same period last year+1.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£345
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Hourly rates quoted198
Average minimum hourly rate£26.40£27.50
Average hourly rate£27.56£29.44
% change on same period last year-6.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.73£31.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.83£26.95
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Clustering BerkshireClustering
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.

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Demand Trend

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

Reading Clustering Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading Clustering Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Clustering across the Reading region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Reading Clustering Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading Clustering Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Clustering across the Reading region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Reading Clustering Hourly Rate Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

134 (68.00 %)Windows
230 (60.00 %)Load Balancing
327 (54.00 %)Security Cleared
424 (48.00 %)Windows Server 2003
523 (46.00 %)Replication
622 (44.00 %)SC Cleared
719 (38.00 %)Microsoft
719 (38.00 %)SQL
813 (26.00 %)SQL Server
813 (26.00 %)IIS
813 (26.00 %)SAN
912 (24.00 %)Solaris
912 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
1011 (22.00 %)BizTalk Server
1110 (20.00 %)UNIX
1110 (20.00 %)Disaster Recovery
1110 (20.00 %)Government
129 (18.00 %)Validation
129 (18.00 %).NET
129 (18.00 %)SQL Server 2000
129 (18.00 %)B2B
138 (16.00 %)SOA
138 (16.00 %)VMware
147 (14.00 %)Migration
147 (14.00 %)Service Management
147 (14.00 %)Change Management
147 (14.00 %)Technical Architecture
147 (14.00 %).NET Framework
147 (14.00 %)ESB
147 (14.00 %)WCF

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (18.00 %).NET
27 (14.00 %)XML
27 (14.00 %).NET Framework
27 (14.00 %)WCF
36 (12.00 %)AJAX
36 (12.00 %)WebServices
36 (12.00 %)ASP.NET
45 (10.00 %)J2EE
54 (8.000 %)SOAP
54 (8.000 %)HTML
54 (8.000 %)UDDI
62 (4.000 %)Windows SharePoint Services
62 (4.000 %)WebSphere
71 (2.000 %)Oracle Fusion
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (26.00 %)IIS
211 (22.00 %)BizTalk Server
37 (14.00 %)ESB
46 (12.00 %)MS Exchange
55 (10.00 %)WebLogic
64 (8.000 %)WebLogic Portal
64 (8.000 %)Oracle Application Server
73 (6.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (6.000 %)SharePoint Portal Server
73 (6.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
73 (6.000 %)SharePoint
82 (4.000 %)CMS
82 (4.000 %)Content Management Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (2.000 %)MS Office
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (26.00 %)SAN
26 (12.00 %)HTTP
35 (10.00 %)DMZ
35 (10.00 %)Firewall
44 (8.000 %)DNS
53 (6.000 %)Network Security
53 (6.000 %)VPN
53 (6.000 %)VoIP
61 (2.000 %)DHCP
61 (2.000 %)Intranet
61 (2.000 %)Internet
61 (2.000 %)iSCSI
61 (2.000 %)VLAN
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (26.00 %)SQL Server
212 (24.00 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (18.00 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (4.000 %)DB2
51 (2.000 %)Oracle 9i
51 (2.000 %)Oracle 11g
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.000 %)ProC
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (20.00 %)Government
23 (6.000 %)Telecoms
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (14.00 %)Systems Engineer
17 (14.00 %)Architect
26 (12.00 %)Technical Designer
35 (10.00 %)Server Engineer
35 (10.00 %)Developer
35 (10.00 %)Technical Architect
35 (10.00 %)SQL Developer
43 (6.000 %)Infrastructure Architect
52 (4.000 %)Coordinator
61 (2.000 %)SQL DBA
61 (2.000 %)Consultant
61 (2.000 %)Analyst
61 (2.000 %)DBA
61 (2.000 %)Systems Support
61 (2.000 %)Support Analyst
61 (2.000 %)Support Engineer
61 (2.000 %)Infrastructure Analyst
61 (2.000 %)Administrator
61 (2.000 %)Infrastructure Engineer
61 (2.000 %)Design Engineer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (46.00 %)Replication
25 (10.00 %)Management Information System
32 (4.000 %)N-Tier
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (68.00 %)Windows
224 (48.00 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (24.00 %)Solaris
410 (20.00 %)UNIX
56 (12.00 %)HPUX
65 (10.00 %)AIX
74 (8.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
83 (6.000 %)Windows 2000
83 (6.000 %)Windows XP
92 (4.000 %)Windows Mobile
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (60.00 %)Load Balancing
227 (54.00 %)Security Cleared
322 (44.00 %)SC Cleared
410 (20.00 %)Disaster Recovery
59 (18.00 %)B2B
59 (18.00 %)Validation
68 (16.00 %)SOA
77 (14.00 %)Service Management
77 (14.00 %)Change Management
77 (14.00 %)Migration
77 (14.00 %)Technical Architecture
86 (12.00 %)Workflow
94 (8.000 %)Project Management
94 (8.000 %)Performance Management
94 (8.000 %)Business Continuity
103 (6.000 %)Strategic Planning
111 (2.000 %)Business Intelligence
111 (2.000 %)Configuration Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (38.00 %)SQL
26 (12.00 %)C#
31 (2.000 %)PL/SQL
31 (2.000 %)Shell Script
31 (2.000 %)C
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (14.00 %)MCTS
21 (2.000 %)MCP
21 (2.000 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.000 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (2.000 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (12.00 %)SLA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (12.00 %)MSMQ
24 (8.000 %)NetBackup
33 (6.000 %)VMware ESX
33 (6.000 %)Active Directory
42 (4.000 %)Terminal Services
42 (4.000 %)ISA Server
51 (2.000 %)Oracle RAC
51 (2.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (4.000 %)Tivoli
12 (4.000 %)CONTROL-M
21 (2.000 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (38.00 %)Microsoft
28 (16.00 %)VMware
36 (12.00 %)Cisco
36 (12.00 %)HP
45 (10.00 %)Oracle
54 (8.000 %)Sun
54 (8.000 %)Dell
54 (8.000 %)Citrix
54 (8.000 %)VERITAS
62 (4.000 %)EMC
71 (2.000 %)BEA
71 (2.000 %)NetApp