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This section looks at the demand for 3G skills within the Slough region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 3G over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3G
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank39-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.704 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£308-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£315-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£338
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
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£30.22£30.14
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads5468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted1328
Average minimum daily rate£291£350
Average daily rate£309£363
% change on same period last year-14.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted2217
Average minimum hourly rate£21.15£31.94
Average hourly rate£22.52£33.17
% change on same period last year-32.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.90£34.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
3G Berkshire3G
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.

3G
Demand Trend

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

Slough 3G Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

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

Slough 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Slough 3G Hourly Rate Trend

3G
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing 3G 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 3G.

12 (66.67 %)Wi-Fi
21 (33.33 %)Wireless
21 (33.33 %)2G
21 (33.33 %)Clustering
21 (33.33 %)MIDP
21 (33.33 %)CLDC
21 (33.33 %)Series 60
21 (33.33 %)Network Load Balancing
21 (33.33 %)JavaScript
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %)J2EE
21 (33.33 %)WebLogic
21 (33.33 %)JMS
21 (33.33 %)N-Tier
21 (33.33 %)GPRS
21 (33.33 %)GSM
21 (33.33 %)Symbian
21 (33.33 %)WAP
21 (33.33 %)HTTP
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)BEA
21 (33.33 %)Internet
21 (33.33 %)Project Management

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)MIDP
11 (33.33 %)CLDC
11 (33.33 %)Series 60
11 (33.33 %)J2EE
11 (33.33 %)JMS
11 (33.33 %)WAP
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)WebLogic
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)Wi-Fi
21 (33.33 %)Wireless
21 (33.33 %)2G
21 (33.33 %)GPRS
21 (33.33 %)GSM
21 (33.33 %)HTTP
21 (33.33 %)Internet
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Applications Architect
11 (33.33 %)Architect
11 (33.33 %)Project Manager
11 (33.33 %)Technical Architect
11 (33.33 %)Solutions Designer
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Clustering
11 (33.33 %)N-Tier
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Network Load Balancing
11 (33.33 %)Project Management
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)JavaScript
11 (33.33 %)SQL
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Symbian
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft
11 (33.33 %)BEA