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This section looks at the demand for Routing Information Protocol (RIP) skills within the Bedfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RIP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRouting Information Protocol (RIP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank18-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.882 %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£468£355
% change on same period last year+31.88 %
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£37.92£33.00
% change on same period last year+14.89 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£163£211
Average daily rate£168£212
% change on same period last year-20.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£173£213
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£14.50£28.25
Average hourly rate£15.50£28.34
% change on same period last year-45.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.50£28.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
RIP East of EnglandRIP
East of England

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.

RIP
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire RIP Demand Trend

RIP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire RIP Daily Rate Trend

RIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire RIP Hourly Rate Trend

RIP
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing RIP 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 RIP.

13 (100.00 %)ISDN
13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)WAN
13 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (100.00 %)Cisco
13 (100.00 %)CCNP
13 (100.00 %)CCNA
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
13 (100.00 %)MPLS
13 (100.00 %)OSPF
13 (100.00 %)BGP
13 (100.00 %)NetScreen
13 (100.00 %)Firewall
22 (66.67 %)Telecoms
22 (66.67 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)MS Office
31 (33.33 %)MS Visio

RIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing RIP 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 RIP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Office
11 (33.33 %)MS Visio
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)ISDN
13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)WAN
13 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (100.00 %)MPLS
13 (100.00 %)OSPF
13 (100.00 %)BGP
13 (100.00 %)NetScreen
13 (100.00 %)Firewall
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Telecoms
12 (66.67 %)Finance
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Analyst
13 (100.00 %)Network Analyst
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)CCNP
13 (100.00 %)CCNA
13 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Cisco