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This section looks at the demand for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TCP/IP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2120
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads2339
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.039 %
As % of the category below18.40 %24.38 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£187-
Average daily rate£213-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£240-
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£310
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Hourly rates quoted1112
Average minimum hourly rate£35.91£27.17
Average hourly rate£39.09£27.79
% change on same period last year+40.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.27£28.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.03£25.94
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads125160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.167 %0.162 %
Daily rates quoted1515
Average minimum daily rate£257£268
Average daily rate£279£294
% change on same period last year-5.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted3332
Average minimum hourly rate£29.48£31.04
Average hourly rate£32.36£32.78
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.24£34.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
TCP/IP CambridgeshireTCP/IP
Cambridgeshire

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.

TCP/IP
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge TCP/IP Demand Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing TCP/IP across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge TCP/IP Daily Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TCP/IP across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge TCP/IP Daily Rate Histogram

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing TCP/IP across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge TCP/IP Hourly Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TCP/IP across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridge TCP/IP Hourly Rate Histogram

TCP/IP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP.

126 (47.27 %)Windows
220 (36.36 %)C
318 (32.73 %)Linux
415 (27.27 %)C++
514 (25.45 %)MS Office
613 (23.64 %)Microsoft
613 (23.64 %)Active Directory
712 (21.82 %)MS Exchange
712 (21.82 %)Wi-Fi
811 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
811 (20.00 %)LAN
811 (20.00 %)WAN
910 (18.18 %)Cisco
910 (18.18 %)VoIP
910 (18.18 %)Windows NT
910 (18.18 %)Intrusion Detection
910 (18.18 %)Firewall
109 (16.36 %)Apache
109 (16.36 %)MySQL
109 (16.36 %)Windows 2000
118 (14.55 %)UNIX
118 (14.55 %)ADSL
118 (14.55 %)ISDN
118 (14.55 %)OpenView
118 (14.55 %)HP
118 (14.55 %)Dell
118 (14.55 %)McAfee Security
118 (14.55 %)3Com
118 (14.55 %)Multimedia
118 (14.55 %)Exchange Server 2000

TCP/IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (7.273 %)MFC
23 (5.455 %)COM
23 (5.455 %)XML
23 (5.455 %)WDF
23 (5.455 %)HTML
31 (1.818 %)ASP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (21.82 %)MS Exchange
211 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
39 (16.36 %)Apache
48 (14.55 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (7.273 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (5.455 %)SharePoint
72 (3.636 %)Tomcat
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (25.45 %)MS Office
22 (3.636 %)MS Excel
31 (1.818 %)MS PowerPoint
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (21.82 %)Wi-Fi
211 (20.00 %)LAN
211 (20.00 %)WAN
310 (18.18 %)VoIP
310 (18.18 %)Firewall
310 (18.18 %)Intrusion Detection
48 (14.55 %)ADSL
48 (14.55 %)ISDN
56 (10.91 %)SMS
56 (10.91 %)DAB
65 (9.091 %)RTSP
65 (9.091 %)HTTP
65 (9.091 %)RTP
74 (7.273 %)Ethernet
83 (5.455 %)DVB
83 (5.455 %)VPN
83 (5.455 %)DNS
83 (5.455 %)iSCSI
92 (3.636 %)SSH
92 (3.636 %)FTP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (16.36 %)MySQL
21 (1.818 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.636 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.818 %)InstallShield
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (14.55 %)Multimedia
27 (12.73 %)Telecoms
35 (9.091 %)Electronics
41 (1.818 %)Music
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (21.82 %)Software Engineer
211 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
310 (18.18 %)Developer
48 (14.55 %)Network Engineer
48 (14.55 %)Network Support Engineer
48 (14.55 %)Network Support
56 (10.91 %)Systems Integrator
64 (7.273 %)Linux Engineer
64 (7.273 %)C++ Software Engineer
64 (7.273 %)Systems Engineer
73 (5.455 %)Software Developer
73 (5.455 %)Analyst
73 (5.455 %)Embedded Software Engineer
82 (3.636 %)Helpdesk Support
82 (3.636 %)Project Manager
82 (3.636 %)Support Analyst
82 (3.636 %)Technical Support
82 (3.636 %)Helpdesk Analyst
82 (3.636 %)Embedded Software Developer
82 (3.636 %)C++ Developer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (10.91 %)IVR
25 (9.091 %)Device Driver
33 (5.455 %)MPEG
33 (5.455 %)Blackberry
42 (3.636 %)DTV
42 (3.636 %)STB
42 (3.636 %)IPTV
51 (1.818 %)Mathematics
51 (1.818 %)Multithreading
51 (1.818 %)Streaming Media
51 (1.818 %)Streaming Video
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (47.27 %)Windows
218 (32.73 %)Linux
310 (18.18 %)Windows NT
49 (16.36 %)Windows 2000
58 (14.55 %)UNIX
67 (12.73 %)Windows CE
74 (7.273 %)Windows XP
82 (3.636 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (3.636 %)Windows Mobile
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (5.455 %)DRM
22 (3.636 %)Project Management
22 (3.636 %)ITIL
22 (3.636 %)Configuration Management
31 (1.818 %)E-Commerce
31 (1.818 %)Software Engineering
31 (1.818 %)System Testing
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (36.36 %)C
215 (27.27 %)C++
37 (12.73 %)PHP
46 (10.91 %)VC++
46 (10.91 %)Embedded C
52 (3.636 %)SQL
61 (1.818 %)VB
61 (1.818 %)Embedded C++
61 (1.818 %)Python
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.455 %)PhD
13 (5.455 %)Degree
22 (3.636 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (3.636 %)MCP
22 (3.636 %)MCSE
31 (1.818 %)CCNP
31 (1.818 %)CCNA
31 (1.818 %)Cisco Certification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (23.64 %)Active Directory
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (14.55 %)OpenView
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (23.64 %)Microsoft
210 (18.18 %)Cisco
38 (14.55 %)McAfee Security
38 (14.55 %)3Com
38 (14.55 %)HP
38 (14.55 %)Dell
42 (3.636 %)Citrix
51 (1.818 %)VMware
51 (1.818 %)Intel
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