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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Lead role in IT contracts within the Reading region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Lead in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Leader
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6573
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.602 %0.411 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£450£375
Average daily rate£500£450
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£525
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£417
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
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£44.25£38.00
% change on same period last year+16.44 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads831973
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.170 %0.983 %
Daily rates quoted249347
Average minimum daily rate£332£339
Average daily rate£351£360
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted62149
Average minimum hourly rate£23.25£25.21
Average hourly rate£25.22£26.59
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.19£27.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Technical Lead BerkshireTechnical Lead
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.

Technical Lead
Demand Trend

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

Reading Technical Lead Demand Trend

Technical Lead
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading Technical Lead Daily Rate Trend

Technical Lead
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading Technical Lead Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Lead
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited Technical Lead in their job title 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 with Technical Lead in their job title.

17 (46.67 %)Datawarehouse
17 (46.67 %)Business Intelligence
17 (46.67 %)Telecoms
24 (26.67 %)MS Visio
24 (26.67 %)Data Modelling
24 (26.67 %)Enterprise Architecture
24 (26.67 %)Risk Assessment
24 (26.67 %)Knowledge Management
24 (26.67 %)Data Architecture
33 (20.00 %)UNIX
33 (20.00 %)Oracle
42 (13.33 %)Java
42 (13.33 %)J2EE
42 (13.33 %)Windows
42 (13.33 %)Finance
42 (13.33 %)Migration
42 (13.33 %)Tivoli
42 (13.33 %)ETL
42 (13.33 %)IT Governance
51 (6.667 %)Web Development
51 (6.667 %)XPath
51 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
51 (6.667 %)Time Management
51 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
51 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
51 (6.667 %)eTOM
51 (6.667 %)Proxima
51 (6.667 %)Project Management
51 (6.667 %)Validation
51 (6.667 %)Microsoft

Technical Lead
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited Technical Lead in their job title 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 with Technical Lead in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (13.33 %)J2EE
21 (6.667 %)WebServices
21 (6.667 %)XML
21 (6.667 %)XSL
21 (6.667 %)HTML
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (26.67 %)MS Visio
21 (6.667 %)MS Office
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (46.67 %)Datawarehouse
22 (13.33 %)ETL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (46.67 %)Telecoms
22 (13.33 %)Finance
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)UNIX
22 (13.33 %)Windows
31 (6.667 %)HPUX
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
31 (6.667 %)Windows XP
31 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (46.67 %)Business Intelligence
24 (26.67 %)Data Modelling
24 (26.67 %)Enterprise Architecture
24 (26.67 %)Risk Assessment
24 (26.67 %)Knowledge Management
24 (26.67 %)Data Architecture
32 (13.33 %)Migration
32 (13.33 %)IT Governance
41 (6.667 %)Web Development
41 (6.667 %)Time Management
41 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
41 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
41 (6.667 %)eTOM
41 (6.667 %)SOA
41 (6.667 %)Project Management
41 (6.667 %)Validation
41 (6.667 %)ITIL
41 (6.667 %)UML
41 (6.667 %)RAD
41 (6.667 %)DSDM
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (13.33 %)Java
21 (6.667 %)JavaScript
21 (6.667 %)SQL
21 (6.667 %)XPath
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (13.33 %)Tivoli
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (6.667 %)SAP
21 (6.667 %)Microsoft
21 (6.667 %)CA
21 (6.667 %)Proxima