Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of BT products and/or services in IT contracts within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BT over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBT
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4267
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.356 %0.539 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£258-
Average daily rate£273-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£288-
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£335
% change on same period last year+3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£20.00
% change on same period last year+25.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.09£25.94
% change on same period last year-26.39 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads295557
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.465 %0.597 %
Daily rates quoted90122
Average minimum daily rate£339£389
Average daily rate£360£423
% change on same period last year-14.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£457
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted45121
Average minimum hourly rate£24.51£17.28
Average hourly rate£25.85£18.28
% change on same period last year+41.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.20£19.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
BT West MidlandsBT
West Midlands

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 BT Group plc.

BT
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham BT Demand Trend

BT
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham BT Daily Rate Trend

BT
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BT across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Birmingham BT Daily Rate Histogram

BT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham BT Hourly Rate Trend

BT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (53.85 %)Cisco
26 (46.15 %)Firewall
26 (46.15 %)Juniper
26 (46.15 %)Blue Coat
35 (38.46 %)WAN
35 (38.46 %)TCP/IP
35 (38.46 %)UNIX
35 (38.46 %)Windows
35 (38.46 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (23.08 %)Telecoms
43 (23.08 %)Project Management
43 (23.08 %)Risk Assessment
52 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
52 (15.38 %)Cramer
52 (15.38 %)SDH
61 (7.692 %)VoIP
61 (7.692 %)PeopleSoft
61 (7.692 %)SAP
61 (7.692 %)ERP
61 (7.692 %)ATM
61 (7.692 %)Broadband
61 (7.692 %)SLA
61 (7.692 %)Ethernet
61 (7.692 %)Alcatel
61 (7.692 %)SAP HR
61 (7.692 %)CTI
61 (7.692 %)Migration
61 (7.692 %)Remedy
61 (7.692 %)Avaya
61 (7.692 %)Statistics

BT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.692 %)SAP HR
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (46.15 %)Firewall
25 (38.46 %)WAN
25 (38.46 %)TCP/IP
32 (15.38 %)SDH
41 (7.692 %)VoIP
41 (7.692 %)ATM
41 (7.692 %)Broadband
41 (7.692 %)CTI
41 (7.692 %)Ethernet
41 (7.692 %)IP Telephony
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Telecoms
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (46.15 %)Analyst
16 (46.15 %)Support Analyst
23 (23.08 %)Network Support Analyst
23 (23.08 %)Network Analyst
23 (23.08 %)Network Support
32 (15.38 %)Network Specialist
41 (7.692 %)Business Manager
41 (7.692 %)NOC Engineer
41 (7.692 %)VoIP Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Programme Manager
41 (7.692 %)Telecoms Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Migration Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Test Engineer
41 (7.692 %)Support Specialist
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Statistics
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)UNIX
15 (38.46 %)Windows
15 (38.46 %)Windows Server 2003
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Project Management
13 (23.08 %)Risk Assessment
22 (15.38 %)Service Delivery
31 (7.692 %)Migration
31 (7.692 %)ERP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Cisco
26 (46.15 %)Juniper
26 (46.15 %)Blue Coat
32 (15.38 %)Cramer
41 (7.692 %)Alcatel
41 (7.692 %)Remedy
41 (7.692 %)Avaya
41 (7.692 %)PeopleSoft
41 (7.692 %)SAP