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This section looks at the demand for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SDH over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSynchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-49
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads021
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.000 %13.21 %
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£258£351
% change on same period last year-26.50 %
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£28.58£13.80
% change on same period last year+107.11 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads74159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.161 %
Daily rates quoted2523
Average minimum daily rate£272£300
Average daily rate£286£309
% change on same period last year-7.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1528
Average minimum hourly rate£25.32£18.17
Average hourly rate£26.26£19.47
% change on same period last year+34.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.21£20.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
SDH West MidlandsSDH
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.

SDH
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham SDH Demand Trend

SDH
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham SDH Daily Rate Trend

SDH
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham SDH Hourly Rate Trend

SDH
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing SDH 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 SDH.

11 (100.00 %)Broadband
11 (100.00 %)PSTN
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)Ethernet
11 (100.00 %)SNMP
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)NGN
11 (100.00 %)Fujitsu

SDH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing SDH 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 SDH. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Broadband
11 (100.00 %)PSTN
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)Ethernet
11 (100.00 %)SNMP
11 (100.00 %)NGN
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Architect
11 (100.00 %)Systems Architect
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Fujitsu
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