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This section looks at the demand for Series 60 (S60) 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 Series 60 over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSeries 60 (S60)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
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
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£511
% change on same period last year-31.57 %
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£32.50£42.50
% change on same period last year-23.52 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads257248
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.339 %0.247 %
Daily rates quoted7286
Average minimum daily rate£290£333
Average daily rate£313£354
% change on same period last year-11.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted219
Average minimum hourly rate£32.05£29.93
Average hourly rate£35.71£31.47
% change on same period last year+13.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.37£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Series 60 BerkshireSeries 60
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.

Series 60
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Series 60 across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Reading Series 60 Demand Trend

Series 60
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Series 60 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 Series 60.

14 (100.00 %)C++
14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)XSD
14 (100.00 %)XSL
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)UML
14 (100.00 %)OO
14 (100.00 %)Symbian
14 (100.00 %)WAP
14 (100.00 %)HTTP
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 (100.00 %)Wireless
14 (100.00 %)UIQ
14 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
14 (100.00 %)Smartphone

Series 60
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Series 60 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 Series 60. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)XSD
14 (100.00 %)XSL
14 (100.00 %)WAP
14 (100.00 %)UIQ
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)HTTP
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)Wireless
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Architect
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (100.00 %)Smartphone
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows Mobile
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)UML
14 (100.00 %)OO
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C++
14 (100.00 %)Java
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Symbian
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft