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The table below looks at the demand for Rapid Application Development (RAD) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited RAD over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRapid Application Development (RAD)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank207239
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads3347
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.678 %0.697 %
Salaries quoted2344
Average minimum salary£43,565£45,091
Average salary£46,804£47,682
% change on same period last year-1.84 %
Average maximum salary£50,043£50,273
UK excluding London average salary£45,253£48,234
% change on same period last year-6.18 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
RAD South EastRAD
South East

RAD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing RAD across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire RAD Demand Trend

RAD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing RAD across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire RAD Salary Trend

RAD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing RAD across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire RAD Salary Histogram

RAD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RAD within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+2913£47,231+1.93 %
NewburyNew entry-2£40,000-
BracknellUp+292£55,000-
RAD South EastRAD
South East

RAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing RAD 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 IT job ads sampled that cited RAD.

151 (57.95 %)SQL
245 (51.14 %)SSADM
341 (46.59 %)Telecoms
430 (34.09 %)UNIX
521 (23.86 %)CSS
521 (23.86 %)IBM
619 (21.59 %)Intranet
619 (21.59 %)XHTML
619 (21.59 %)Software Testing
718 (20.45 %)Oracle
817 (19.32 %)JavaScript
817 (19.32 %)WebSphere
916 (18.18 %)RUP
916 (18.18 %)Client/Server
1015 (17.05 %).NET
1015 (17.05 %)Finance
1114 (15.91 %)Firewall
1114 (15.91 %)UML
1114 (15.91 %)User Acceptance Testing
1213 (14.77 %)Billing
1213 (14.77 %)CRM
1213 (14.77 %)XML
1213 (14.77 %)Handset
1312 (13.64 %)Shell Script
1312 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
1312 (13.64 %)WebLogic
1312 (13.64 %)J2EE
1312 (13.64 %)MySQL
1312 (13.64 %)PHP
1312 (13.64 %)PL/SQL

RAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing RAD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited RAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (23.86 %)CSS
219 (21.59 %)XHTML
317 (19.32 %)WebSphere
415 (17.05 %).NET
513 (14.77 %)XML
612 (13.64 %)AJAX
612 (13.64 %)J2EE
612 (13.64 %)ASP.NET
711 (12.50 %)JSP
711 (12.50 %)XSLT
89 (10.23 %)NetBeans
89 (10.23 %)Adobe Flex
94 (4.545 %)WAP
94 (4.545 %)WML
103 (3.409 %)ASP
103 (3.409 %)WebServices
112 (2.273 %)LINQ
112 (2.273 %)ISPF
121 (1.136 %)Spring
121 (1.136 %)Hibernate
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (13.64 %)WebLogic
211 (12.50 %)Apache
211 (12.50 %)Movable Type
39 (10.23 %)Mambo
39 (10.23 %)WebLogic Portal
43 (3.409 %)CMS
52 (2.273 %)WebSphere Application Server
61 (1.136 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (1.136 %)SharePoint
61 (1.136 %)IIS
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.545 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.273 %)Applix TM1
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (21.59 %)Intranet
214 (15.91 %)Firewall
34 (4.545 %)3G
34 (4.545 %)UMTS
34 (4.545 %)HTTPS
34 (4.545 %)SSL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (13.64 %)MySQL
211 (12.50 %)Oracle 9i
39 (10.23 %)SQL Server
48 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
55 (5.682 %)MS Access
55 (5.682 %)Oracle 10g
64 (4.545 %)Easytrieve
64 (4.545 %)DB2
64 (4.545 %)Oracle Reports
71 (1.136 %)RDBMS
71 (1.136 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (12.50 %)Ant
210 (11.36 %)Eclipse
210 (11.36 %)Dreamweaver
39 (10.23 %)Flash
44 (4.545 %)Oracle Forms
52 (2.273 %)NUnit
61 (1.136 %)JUnit
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (46.59 %)Telecoms
215 (17.05 %)Finance
313 (14.77 %)Billing
412 (13.64 %)Insurance
511 (12.50 %)Multimedia
68 (9.091 %)Graphic Design
77 (7.955 %)Manufacturing
85 (5.682 %)Health
85 (5.682 %)Pensions
93 (3.409 %)Construction
101 (1.136 %)Government
101 (1.136 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (40.91 %)Analyst
234 (38.64 %)Developer
320 (22.73 %)Test Analyst
417 (19.32 %)Web Developer
59 (10.23 %)Consultant
59 (10.23 %)Programmer
68 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
77 (7.955 %)Analyst Programmer
77 (7.955 %)Business Analyst
77 (7.955 %).NET Developer
77 (7.955 %)Business Consultant
85 (5.682 %)Oracle Developer
85 (5.682 %)Senior Oracle Developer
85 (5.682 %)Architect
94 (4.545 %)Systems Analyst
94 (4.545 %)Test Manager
103 (3.409 %)Software Developer
103 (3.409 %)WebSphere Architect
112 (2.273 %)UAT Analyst
112 (2.273 %)Enterprise Architect
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (18.18 %)Client/Server
213 (14.77 %)Handset
39 (10.23 %)W3C
48 (9.091 %)Flash Lite
54 (4.545 %)IBM Mainframe
54 (4.545 %)Mainframe
62 (2.273 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (34.09 %)UNIX
25 (5.682 %)Windows
25 (5.682 %)Solaris
34 (4.545 %)MVS
41 (1.136 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (51.14 %)SSADM
219 (21.59 %)Software Testing
316 (18.18 %)RUP
414 (15.91 %)UML
414 (15.91 %)User Acceptance Testing
513 (14.77 %)CRM
612 (13.64 %)Integration Testing
612 (13.64 %)Content Management
711 (12.50 %)Change Management
87 (7.955 %)SOA
96 (6.818 %)Business Intelligence
96 (6.818 %)Test Scripting
105 (5.682 %)ITIL
114 (4.545 %)Scrum
114 (4.545 %)System Testing
114 (4.545 %)Test Management
114 (4.545 %)Process Management
114 (4.545 %)Incident Management
114 (4.545 %)Requirements Analysis
114 (4.545 %)Web Development
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (57.95 %)SQL
217 (19.32 %)JavaScript
312 (13.64 %)PHP
312 (13.64 %)PL/SQL
312 (13.64 %)Shell Script
410 (11.36 %)VB.NET
410 (11.36 %)Java
59 (10.23 %)ActionScript
64 (4.545 %)JCL
64 (4.545 %)COBOL
64 (4.545 %)C#
72 (2.273 %)VB
72 (2.273 %)VB6
81 (1.136 %)VBA
81 (1.136 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.136 %)HND
11 (1.136 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.136 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (5.682 %)Citrix Presentation Server
24 (4.545 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (5.682 %)ServiceCenter
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (23.86 %)IBM
218 (20.45 %)Oracle
39 (10.23 %)Adobe
39 (10.23 %)BEA
39 (10.23 %)FatWire
45 (5.682 %)TIBCO
45 (5.682 %)Sun
45 (5.682 %)HP
45 (5.682 %)Citrix
45 (5.682 %)Progress
45 (5.682 %)Microsoft
53 (3.409 %)Popkin
62 (2.273 %)Applix
62 (2.273 %)Peregrine
62 (2.273 %)JD Edwards
71 (1.136 %)VMware