Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Softricity SoftGrid skills within the Slough region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SoftGrid over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftricity SoftGrid
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below20.00 %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£315£272
% change on same period last year+15.89 %
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£37.50£20.14
% change on same period last year+86.23 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.020 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£418
Average daily rate-£448
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£478
UK excluding London average daily rate£449£433
% change on same period last year+3.67 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£18.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£27.85
% change on same period last year+6.31 %
SoftGrid BerkshireSoftGrid
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.

SoftGrid
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SoftGrid across the Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Slough SoftGrid Demand Trend

SoftGrid
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid.

11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Windows NT
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)CA
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Tivoli
11 (100.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (100.00 %)MSI
11 (100.00 %)InstallShield
11 (100.00 %)Validation
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)VMware Workstation
11 (100.00 %)Application Packaging
11 (100.00 %)SCCM
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
11 (100.00 %)PowerShell
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

SoftGrid
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing SoftGrid 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 SoftGrid. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)Application Packaging
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)MSI
11 (100.00 %)InstallShield
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Applications Packager
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (100.00 %)Windows NT
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Validation
11 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)PowerShell
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)VMware Workstation
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (100.00 %)Tivoli
11 (100.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (100.00 %)SCCM
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Citrix
11 (100.00 %)CA
11 (100.00 %)VMware