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This section looks at the demand for General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GPRS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeneral Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7172
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.521 %0.513 %
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£340£339
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.00
Average hourly rate-£24.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.11£36.12
% change on same period last year-16.62 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads192195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.256 %0.197 %
Daily rates quoted4068
Average minimum daily rate£352£318
Average daily rate£380£345
% change on same period last year+10.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1740
Average minimum hourly rate£19.96£28.09
Average hourly rate£21.54£29.93
% change on same period last year-28.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.13£31.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
GPRS BerkshireGPRS
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.

GPRS
Demand Trend

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

Reading GPRS Demand Trend

GPRS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading GPRS Daily Rate Trend

GPRS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading GPRS Hourly Rate Trend

GPRS
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing GPRS 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 GPRS.

11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Broadband
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat
11 (100.00 %)Intranet
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)3G
11 (100.00 %)Tru64
11 (100.00 %)E-business
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Security Management
11 (100.00 %)Wireless
11 (100.00 %)Oracle Application Server
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003

GPRS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing GPRS 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 GPRS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Oracle Application Server
11 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Broadband
11 (100.00 %)Intranet
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)3G
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Wireless
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Tru64
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)E-business
11 (100.00 %)Security Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat
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