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The table below looks at the demand for Signaling System 7 (SS7) skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SS7 over the 3 months to 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSignaling System 7 (SS7)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5375
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.226 %0.707 %
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£436£400
% change on same period last year+9.06 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50-
Average hourly rate£36.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.25£41.50
% change on same period last year-12.65 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads155283
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.223 %0.288 %
Daily rates quoted1928
Average minimum daily rate£225£257
Average daily rate£262£281
% change on same period last year-7.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£336
% change on same period last year+5.49 %
Hourly rates quoted5870
Average minimum hourly rate£25.38£31.55
Average hourly rate£27.69£34.16
% change on same period last year-18.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£36.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.36£28.72
% change on same period last year-4.71 %
SS7 East of EnglandSS7
East of England

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.

SS7
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SS7 across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Cambridgeshire SS7 Demand Trend

SS7
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SS7 across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire SS7 Daily Rate Trend

SS7
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SS7 across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire SS7 Hourly Rate Trend

SS7
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SS7 across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire SS7 Hourly Rate Histogram

SS7
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SS7 within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeNew entry-5--
SS7 East of EnglandSS7
East of England

SS7
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing SS7 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 SS7.

113 (100.00 %)C++
113 (100.00 %)GSM
113 (100.00 %)Telecoms
212 (92.31 %)3G
212 (92.31 %)UNIX
212 (92.31 %)Linux
212 (92.31 %)C
310 (76.92 %)Software Engineering
310 (76.92 %)OO
310 (76.92 %)OOD
310 (76.92 %)RNC
49 (69.23 %)2G
49 (69.23 %)UML
53 (23.08 %)UMTS
61 (7.692 %)GPRS
61 (7.692 %)Device Driver
61 (7.692 %)Integration Testing

SS7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing SS7 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 SS7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (100.00 %)GSM
212 (92.31 %)3G
310 (76.92 %)RNC
49 (69.23 %)2G
53 (23.08 %)UMTS
61 (7.692 %)GPRS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (76.92 %)Software Engineer
21 (7.692 %)Developer
21 (7.692 %)C++ Developer
21 (7.692 %)C++ Software Engineer
21 (7.692 %)RNC Engineer
21 (7.692 %)UMTS Engineer
21 (7.692 %)GSM Engineer
21 (7.692 %)3G Engineer
21 (7.692 %)3G Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Device Driver
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (92.31 %)UNIX
112 (92.31 %)Linux
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (76.92 %)OO
110 (76.92 %)OOD
110 (76.92 %)Software Engineering
29 (69.23 %)UML
31 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (100.00 %)C++
212 (92.31 %)C