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The table below looks at the demand for Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OLE over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject Linking and Embedding (OLE)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
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Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average daily rate--
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Hourly rates quoted00
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.00£19.00
% change on same period last year+68.42 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads214256
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.305 %0.265 %
Daily rates quoted5195
Average minimum daily rate£280£315
Average daily rate£302£339
% change on same period last year-10.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted179
Average minimum hourly rate£32.11£34.29
Average hourly rate£35.68£36.07
% change on same period last year-1.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.25£37.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.79£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
OLE BerkshireOLE
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.

OLE
Demand Trend

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

Reading OLE Demand Trend

OLE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading OLE Hourly Rate Trend

OLE
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing OLE 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 OLE.

11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ODBC
11 (100.00 %)BPCS
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS Access
11 (100.00 %)CRM
11 (100.00 %)ERP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Spreadsheet

OLE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing OLE 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 OLE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)ODBC
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Spreadsheet
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)BPCS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)MS Access
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Access Developer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)CRM
11 (100.00 %)ERP
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)VB
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft