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The table below looks at the demand for Broadband skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Broadband over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank5153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.008 %
As % of the category below2.857 %5.172 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£395
% change on same period last year-11.08 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£23.33
Average hourly rate£18.00£23.33
% change on same period last year-22.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£23.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.69£14.24
% change on same period last year+10.18 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads70116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.140 %0.145 %
Daily rates quoted1732
Average minimum daily rate£292£293
Average daily rate£316£313
% change on same period last year+1.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Hourly rates quoted1933
Average minimum hourly rate£29.58£25.64
Average hourly rate£30.27£27.15
% change on same period last year+11.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.96£28.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.67£27.04
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
Broadband South WestBroadband
South West

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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Bristol Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Broadband Daily Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

13 (30.00 %)Cisco
13 (30.00 %)Redback
22 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
22 (20.00 %)eTOM
22 (20.00 %)LLU
22 (20.00 %)Netcool/Proviso
22 (20.00 %)Apache
22 (20.00 %)Windows XP
22 (20.00 %)ADSL
22 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (20.00 %)WebLogic
22 (20.00 %)UNIX
22 (20.00 %)Windows
22 (20.00 %)Active Directory
22 (20.00 %)Lucent
22 (20.00 %)Alcatel
22 (20.00 %)VERITAS
22 (20.00 %)Internet
22 (20.00 %)Netcool
22 (20.00 %)MPLS
22 (20.00 %)OSPF
22 (20.00 %)ITIL
22 (20.00 %)Project Management
31 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (10.00 %)Remedy
31 (10.00 %)Blackberry
31 (10.00 %)Apple
31 (10.00 %)DMZ
31 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (10.00 %)EMC

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)WebLogic
12 (20.00 %)Apache
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Project
11 (10.00 %)MS Office
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)ADSL
12 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (20.00 %)Internet
12 (20.00 %)MPLS
12 (20.00 %)OSPF
12 (20.00 %)LLU
21 (10.00 %)VPN
21 (10.00 %)SAN
21 (10.00 %)DMZ
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)FrontPage
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
12 (20.00 %)Support Technician
12 (20.00 %)Desktop Support
21 (10.00 %)Analyst
21 (10.00 %)Architect
21 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (10.00 %)Technical Support
21 (10.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Services Delivery Manager
21 (10.00 %)Service Manager
21 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Analyst
21 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Team Leader
21 (10.00 %)Systems Architect
21 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Technician
21 (10.00 %)Delivery Manager
21 (10.00 %)Desktop Analyst
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Blackberry
11 (10.00 %)IPTV
11 (10.00 %)PDA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)UNIX
12 (20.00 %)Windows
12 (20.00 %)Windows XP
21 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (10.00 %)Solaris
21 (10.00 %)Windows 2000
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)ITIL
12 (20.00 %)Project Management
12 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
12 (20.00 %)eTOM
21 (10.00 %)Web Development
21 (10.00 %)Supplier Management
21 (10.00 %)Service Management
21 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Java
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)CCNA
11 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)SLA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (20.00 %)Active Directory
21 (10.00 %)NetBackup
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (20.00 %)Netcool
12 (20.00 %)Netcool/Proviso
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Cisco
13 (30.00 %)Redback
22 (20.00 %)Lucent
22 (20.00 %)Alcatel
22 (20.00 %)VERITAS
31 (10.00 %)Apple
31 (10.00 %)Remedy
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft
31 (10.00 %)Sun
31 (10.00 %)EMC
31 (10.00 %)Citrix
31 (10.00 %)Oracle