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The table below looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) 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 VoIP over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank3751
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.013 %
As % of the category below6.849 %10.75 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£282£333
Average daily rate£292£342
% change on same period last year-14.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£346
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00£19.33
Average hourly rate£45.00£21.83
% change on same period last year+106.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£24.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.89£23.53
% change on same period last year+14.27 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads7393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.146 %0.116 %
Daily rates quoted1925
Average minimum daily rate£290£340
Average daily rate£298£395
% change on same period last year-24.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-2.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1325
Average minimum hourly rate£28.15£22.05
Average hourly rate£29.96£23.39
% change on same period last year+28.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.78£24.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.65£26.99
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
VoIP West MidlandsVoIP
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.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Birmingham VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham VoIP Hourly Rate Trend

VoIP
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing VoIP 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 VoIP.

17 (87.50 %)Cisco
23 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
32 (25.00 %)LAN
32 (25.00 %)Firewall
32 (25.00 %)VLAN
32 (25.00 %)CCNA
32 (25.00 %)Nortel
41 (12.50 %)CCDA
41 (12.50 %)Statistics
41 (12.50 %)Symposium
41 (12.50 %)BT
41 (12.50 %)Telecoms
41 (12.50 %)IPCC
41 (12.50 %)WAN
41 (12.50 %)Ethernet
41 (12.50 %)SLA
41 (12.50 %)CCNP
41 (12.50 %)ITIL
41 (12.50 %)Windows
41 (12.50 %)ISDN
41 (12.50 %)Avaya
41 (12.50 %)Nokia
41 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
41 (12.50 %)MPLS
41 (12.50 %)OSPF
41 (12.50 %)BGP-4
41 (12.50 %)EIGRP
41 (12.50 %)MGCP
41 (12.50 %)H.323

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing VoIP 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 VoIP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)LAN
12 (25.00 %)Firewall
12 (25.00 %)VLAN
21 (12.50 %)ISDN
21 (12.50 %)IPCC
21 (12.50 %)Symposium
21 (12.50 %)WAN
21 (12.50 %)Ethernet
21 (12.50 %)MPLS
21 (12.50 %)OSPF
21 (12.50 %)BGP-4
21 (12.50 %)EIGRP
21 (12.50 %)MGCP
21 (12.50 %)H.323
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Telecoms
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (25.00 %)Cisco Engineer
12 (25.00 %)VoIP Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Cisco IPT Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Deployment Analyst
21 (12.50 %)Network Support
21 (12.50 %)NOC Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Cisco Support
21 (12.50 %)Project Manager
21 (12.50 %)Analyst
21 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
21 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
21 (12.50 %)Senior Network Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Statistics
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (12.50 %)ITIL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
22 (25.00 %)CCNA
31 (12.50 %)CCDA
31 (12.50 %)CCNP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Cisco
22 (25.00 %)Nortel
31 (12.50 %)Avaya
31 (12.50 %)Nokia
31 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
31 (12.50 %)BT