Basingstoke Telecoms Contracts

This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Basingstoke region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Telecommunications (Telecomms)
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Rank	10	19
Rank change on same period last year	+9
Matching contract IT job ads	36	37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.046 %	0.042 %
As % of the category below	16.51 %	24.34 %
Daily rates quoted	11	6
Average minimum daily rate	£311	£193
Average daily rate	£317	£213
% change on same period last year	+48.60 %
Average maximum daily rate	£323	£233
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£324
% change on same period last year	+9.75 %
Hourly rates quoted	8	4
Average minimum hourly rate	£20.38	£14.75
Average hourly rate	£22.31	£16.00
% change on same period last year	+39.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£24.25	£17.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.69	£23.70
% change on same period last year	+8.37 %
General Basingstoke
Matching contract IT job ads	218	152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.280 %	0.171 %
Daily rates quoted	87	54
Average minimum daily rate	£337	£338
Average daily rate	£355	£358
% change on same period last year	-0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate	£372	£378
UK excluding London average daily rate	£390	£372
% change on same period last year	+4.63 %
Hourly rates quoted	38	23
Average minimum hourly rate	£22.40	£31.20
Average hourly rate	£24.17	£32.78
% change on same period last year	-26.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.95	£34.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.74	£26.10
% change on same period last year	-1.35 %
Telecoms Hampshire

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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Telecoms across the Basingstoke region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Basingstoke region over the past 3 months.

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Telecoms across the Basingstoke region.

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Basingstoke region over the past 3 months.

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Basingstoke region citing Telecoms also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Telecoms.

1 12 (19.05 %) Finance 2 10 (15.87 %) C 3 9 (14.29 %) Unix 3 9 (14.29 %) ASIC 4 8 (12.70 %) Legal 4 8 (12.70 %) GAAP 5 7 (11.11 %) Configuration Management 5 7 (11.11 %) 3G 5 7 (11.11 %) Project Management 5 7 (11.11 %) Tcl 5 7 (11.11 %) Perl 6 6 (9.524 %) GSM 6 6 (9.524 %) UMTS 6 6 (9.524 %) Cisco 6 6 (9.524 %) ISEB

6 6 (9.524 %) Software Testing 7 5 (7.937 %) Document Management 7 5 (7.937 %) TETRA 7 5 (7.937 %) Handset 7 5 (7.937 %) WAN 7 5 (7.937 %) LAN 7 5 (7.937 %) PRINCE2 7 5 (7.937 %) Windows 8 4 (6.349 %) SQL 8 4 (6.349 %) VoIP 8 4 (6.349 %) HP 8 4 (6.349 %) VPN 8 4 (6.349 %) Assembly Language 8 4 (6.349 %) Government 9 3 (4.762 %) Change Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Basingstoke region citing Telecoms also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 1 (1.587 %) .NET 1 1 (1.587 %) ASP.NET 1 1 (1.587 %) XML 1 1 (1.587 %) WinForms	Application Platforms 1 1 (1.587 %) MS Exchange
Applications 1 2 (3.175 %) MS Office 1 2 (3.175 %) MS PowerPoint 2 1 (1.587 %) MS Project 2 1 (1.587 %) MS Excel	Communications & Networking 1 7 (11.11 %) 3G 2 6 (9.524 %) GSM 2 6 (9.524 %) UMTS 3 5 (7.937 %) WAN 3 5 (7.937 %) LAN 3 5 (7.937 %) TETRA 4 4 (6.349 %) VPN 4 4 (6.349 %) VoIP 5 2 (3.175 %) VLAN 5 2 (3.175 %) Firewall 5 2 (3.175 %) GPRS 5 2 (3.175 %) Network Security 6 1 (1.587 %) Wi-Fi 6 1 (1.587 %) 2G 6 1 (1.587 %) DSLAM 6 1 (1.587 %) NGN 6 1 (1.587 %) LLU 6 1 (1.587 %) WiMAX 6 1 (1.587 %) ATM 6 1 (1.587 %) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence 1 3 (4.762 %) Crystal Reports 2 2 (3.175 %) SQL Server 3 1 (1.587 %) Oracle 8/8i 3 1 (1.587 %) Oracle 9i 3 1 (1.587 %) Oracle 10g	Development Applications 1 2 (3.175 %) Flash 1 2 (3.175 %) ClearCase 1 2 (3.175 %) LabVIEW
General 1 12 (19.05 %) Finance 2 8 (12.70 %) Legal 3 4 (6.349 %) Government 4 3 (4.762 %) Billing 4 3 (4.762 %) Marketing 5 2 (3.175 %) Military 6 1 (1.587 %) Health 6 1 (1.587 %) Construction 6 1 (1.587 %) Front Office 6 1 (1.587 %) Electronics 6 1 (1.587 %) Insurance 6 1 (1.587 %) Pensions	Job Titles 1 8 (12.70 %) Analyst 2 7 (11.11 %) Project Manager 3 6 (9.524 %) Test Analyst 4 4 (6.349 %) Software Engineer 5 3 (4.762 %) Design Engineer 5 3 (4.762 %) Consultant 5 3 (4.762 %) Marketing Manager 5 3 (4.762 %) ASIC Design Engineer 6 2 (3.175 %) Deployment Project Manager 6 2 (3.175 %) Performance Engineer 6 2 (3.175 %) Network Support 6 2 (3.175 %) Deployment Manager 6 2 (3.175 %) Test Engineer 6 2 (3.175 %) Software Test Engineer 6 2 (3.175 %) Developer 6 2 (3.175 %) Network Consultant 6 2 (3.175 %) Coordinator 6 2 (3.175 %) Systems Engineer 7 1 (1.587 %) DBA 7 1 (1.587 %) Customer Engineer
Miscellaneous 1 9 (14.29 %) ASIC 2 5 (7.937 %) Handset 3 3 (4.762 %) VHDL 4 2 (3.175 %) Thin Client 4 2 (3.175 %) Fat Client 5 1 (1.587 %) Firmware 5 1 (1.587 %) Device Driver 5 1 (1.587 %) IVR 5 1 (1.587 %) ASIC Verification 5 1 (1.587 %) IPTV 5 1 (1.587 %) Statistics	Operating Systems 1 9 (14.29 %) Unix 2 5 (7.937 %) Windows 3 2 (3.175 %) Windows Server 2003 4 1 (1.587 %) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies 1 7 (11.11 %) Configuration Management 1 7 (11.11 %) Project Management 2 6 (9.524 %) Software Testing 3 5 (7.937 %) Document Management 3 5 (7.937 %) PRINCE2 4 3 (4.762 %) ITIL 4 3 (4.762 %) Change Management 4 3 (4.762 %) Fault Management 4 3 (4.762 %) Product Marketing 5 2 (3.175 %) Performance Management 5 2 (3.175 %) Supplier Management 5 2 (3.175 %) Network Design 5 2 (3.175 %) Migration 6 1 (1.587 %) Programme Management 6 1 (1.587 %) Content Management 6 1 (1.587 %) E-business 6 1 (1.587 %) Risk Management 6 1 (1.587 %) E-Procurement 6 1 (1.587 %) Logistics 6 1 (1.587 %) Test Scripting	Programming Languages 1 10 (15.87 %) C 2 7 (11.11 %) Perl 2 7 (11.11 %) Tcl 3 4 (6.349 %) Assembly Language 3 4 (6.349 %) SQL 4 2 (3.175 %) Embedded C 5 1 (1.587 %) Embedded C++ 5 1 (1.587 %) VB.NET 5 1 (1.587 %) C++
Qualifications 1 6 (9.524 %) ISEB 2 3 (4.762 %) Degree 3 2 (3.175 %) CCNP 3 2 (3.175 %) Cisco Certification 4 1 (1.587 %) PRINCE2 Certification 4 1 (1.587 %) PMP 4 1 (1.587 %) PMI Certification 4 1 (1.587 %) HND	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 8 (12.70 %) GAAP 2 3 (4.762 %) ISO27001 3 2 (3.175 %) BS7799 4 1 (1.587 %) ISO9000 4 1 (1.587 %) SLA
System Software 1 3 (4.762 %) Active Directory	Systems Management 1 3 (4.762 %) Netcool 2 2 (3.175 %) NNM 3 1 (1.587 %) OpenView 3 1 (1.587 %) CiscoWorks 3 1 (1.587 %) MOM 3 1 (1.587 %) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors 1 6 (9.524 %) Cisco 2 4 (6.349 %) HP 3 3 (4.762 %) IBM 4 2 (3.175 %) Microsoft 4 2 (3.175 %) Citrix 4 2 (3.175 %) Oracle 5 1 (1.587 %) Motorola 5 1 (1.587 %) CheckPoint 5 1 (1.587 %) Agilent 5 1 (1.587 %) EMC