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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Nortel products and/or services in IT contracts within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Nortel over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNortel
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank75122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads4732
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.032 %
As % of the category below3.113 %1.478 %
Daily rates quoted2413
Average minimum daily rate£435£399
Average daily rate£449£430
% change on same period last year+4.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£315
% change on same period last year+20.22 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.80
Average hourly rate-£36.80
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.64£29.49
% change on same period last year+17.45 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads15102165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.146 %2.186 %
Daily rates quoted355702
Average minimum daily rate£381£359
Average daily rate£402£379
% change on same period last year+6.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted93268
Average minimum hourly rate£24.67£27.38
Average hourly rate£26.75£29.05
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.84£30.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Nortel South EastNortel
South East

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Nortel Networks Corporation.

Nortel
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Nortel across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Berkshire Nortel Demand Trend

Nortel
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Nortel Daily Rate Trend

Nortel
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Nortel across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Berkshire Nortel Daily Rate Histogram

Nortel
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Nortel Hourly Rate Trend

Nortel
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Nortel within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+2622£488-
BracknellNew entry-6£450-
MaidenheadNew entry-2--
Nortel South EastNortel
South East

Nortel
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Nortel 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 Nortel.

127 (44.26 %)Telecoms
224 (39.34 %)Cisco
317 (27.87 %)CheckPoint
317 (27.87 %)Firewall
317 (27.87 %)Cisco PIX
317 (27.87 %)Cisco ASA
416 (26.23 %)BIG-IP
416 (26.23 %)Nortel Alteon
416 (26.23 %)MPLS
416 (26.23 %)OSPF
416 (26.23 %)BGP
416 (26.23 %)VPN
416 (26.23 %)DNS
416 (26.23 %)RIP
416 (26.23 %)SDH
512 (19.67 %)ATM
67 (11.48 %)Nortel Meridian
67 (11.48 %)VoIP
76 (9.836 %)LAN
76 (9.836 %)Windows
76 (9.836 %)3G
76 (9.836 %)Project Management
76 (9.836 %)Cisco Certification
76 (9.836 %)SLA
76 (9.836 %)Nokia
85 (8.197 %)PRINCE2 Certification
85 (8.197 %)DSL
85 (8.197 %)PRINCE2
85 (8.197 %)VLAN
85 (8.197 %)SC Cleared

Nortel
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Nortel 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 Nortel. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.279 %)Lotus Notes
21 (1.639 %)Lotus Domino
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.639 %)Spreadsheet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (27.87 %)Firewall
117 (27.87 %)Cisco PIX
117 (27.87 %)Cisco ASA
216 (26.23 %)BIG-IP
216 (26.23 %)Nortel Alteon
216 (26.23 %)MPLS
216 (26.23 %)OSPF
216 (26.23 %)BGP
216 (26.23 %)VPN
216 (26.23 %)DNS
216 (26.23 %)RIP
216 (26.23 %)SDH
312 (19.67 %)ATM
47 (11.48 %)Nortel Meridian
47 (11.48 %)VoIP
56 (9.836 %)LAN
56 (9.836 %)3G
65 (8.197 %)DSL
65 (8.197 %)VLAN
74 (6.557 %)BSS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (44.26 %)Telecoms
25 (8.197 %)Front Office
34 (6.557 %)Government
42 (3.279 %)Finance
42 (3.279 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.639 %)Marketing
51 (1.639 %)Multimedia
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (27.87 %)Network Engineer
214 (22.95 %)Senior Network Engineer
312 (19.67 %)Cisco Engineer
312 (19.67 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
411 (18.03 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
58 (13.11 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
58 (13.11 %)Cisco Network Engineer
66 (9.836 %)Project Manager
75 (8.197 %)Project Implementation Manager
75 (8.197 %)Implementation Manager
84 (6.557 %)Consultant
84 (6.557 %)Support Engineer
84 (6.557 %)Architect
93 (4.918 %)Network Architect
93 (4.918 %)Product Manager
93 (4.918 %)Team Leader
93 (4.918 %)Network Manager
102 (3.279 %)2nd Line Support
102 (3.279 %)Support Team Leader
102 (3.279 %)Network Support Engineer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.279 %)Spread Betting
21 (1.639 %)Client/Server
21 (1.639 %)Video Conferencing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (9.836 %)Windows
23 (4.918 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (3.279 %)Windows XP
32 (3.279 %)UNIX
41 (1.639 %)Solaris
41 (1.639 %)Windows 2000 Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (9.836 %)Project Management
25 (8.197 %)PRINCE2
25 (8.197 %)SC Cleared
25 (8.197 %)Security Cleared
25 (8.197 %)Migration
34 (6.557 %)Change Management
34 (6.557 %)B2B
41 (1.639 %)BPR
41 (1.639 %)Matrix Management
41 (1.639 %)Load Balancing
41 (1.639 %)Product Marketing
41 (1.639 %)Quality Management
41 (1.639 %)Programme Management
41 (1.639 %)Stakeholder Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.279 %)Perl
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (9.836 %)Cisco Certification
25 (8.197 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (6.557 %)CCNP
42 (3.279 %)CCNA
51 (1.639 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (1.639 %)MCSE
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (9.836 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.279 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (1.639 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.639 %)Unicenter
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (39.34 %)Cisco
217 (27.87 %)CheckPoint
36 (9.836 %)Nokia
44 (6.557 %)Ericsson
44 (6.557 %)Lucent
53 (4.918 %)Lotus
53 (4.918 %)VMware
62 (3.279 %)NEC
62 (3.279 %)IBM
71 (1.639 %)Avaya
71 (1.639 %)Juniper
71 (1.639 %)Genesys
71 (1.639 %)Siemens
71 (1.639 %)Alcatel
71 (1.639 %)CA
71 (1.639 %)Mapinfo
71 (1.639 %)Sun
71 (1.639 %)BT
71 (1.639 %)Cramer