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This section looks at the demand for Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Wi-Fi over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Fidelity (WiFi)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5856
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads99
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.009 %
As % of the category below5.085 %4.054 %
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£322£291
% change on same period last year+10.65 %
Hourly rates quoted95
Average minimum hourly rate£42.78£34.00
Average hourly rate£45.83£35.80
% change on same period last year+28.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£48.89£37.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.09£28.00
% change on same period last year+32.45 %
Communications & Networking CambridgeshireCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads177222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.228 %
Daily rates quoted1722
Average minimum daily rate£267£272
Average daily rate£302£292
% change on same period last year+3.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£312
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£343
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Hourly rates quoted4355
Average minimum hourly rate£25.44£32.05
Average hourly rate£27.55£34.14
% change on same period last year-19.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.67£36.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.96£28.60
% change on same period last year-9.22 %
Wi-Fi East of EnglandWi-Fi
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.

Wi-Fi
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Wi-Fi Demand Trend

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Wi-Fi Hourly Rate Trend

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Wi-Fi across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire Wi-Fi Hourly Rate Histogram

Wi-Fi
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Wi-Fi within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 18 July 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
CambridgeUp+109--
Wi-Fi East of EnglandWi-Fi
East of England

Wi-Fi
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi.

117 (68.00 %)C
216 (64.00 %)Linux
315 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
49 (36.00 %)C++
49 (36.00 %)Multimedia
58 (32.00 %)HTTP
58 (32.00 %)DAB
67 (28.00 %)Windows CE
67 (28.00 %)PHP
67 (28.00 %)MySQL
67 (28.00 %)Apache
67 (28.00 %)UNIX
67 (28.00 %)DRM
67 (28.00 %)RTSP
76 (24.00 %)Bluetooth
76 (24.00 %)DVB
76 (24.00 %)RTP
85 (20.00 %)Wireless
94 (16.00 %)Electronics
94 (16.00 %)Embedded C
94 (16.00 %)Degree
103 (12.00 %)Perl
103 (12.00 %)Python
112 (8.000 %)Windows XP
112 (8.000 %)Windows
112 (8.000 %)UMTS
112 (8.000 %)Mathematics
112 (8.000 %)UWB
112 (8.000 %)Software Testing
121 (4.000 %)IPTV

Wi-Fi
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (4.000 %)HTML
Application Platforms
17 (28.00 %)Apache
Applications
11 (4.000 %)MS Project
11 (4.000 %)MATLAB
Communications & Networking
115 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
28 (32.00 %)DAB
28 (32.00 %)HTTP
37 (28.00 %)RTSP
46 (24.00 %)DVB
46 (24.00 %)RTP
46 (24.00 %)Bluetooth
55 (20.00 %)Wireless
62 (8.000 %)UMTS
62 (8.000 %)UWB
71 (4.000 %)VoIP
71 (4.000 %)WLAN
71 (4.000 %)SNMP
71 (4.000 %)CDMA
71 (4.000 %)GPRS
71 (4.000 %)GSM
71 (4.000 %)HSDPA
71 (4.000 %)HSUPA
71 (4.000 %)SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (28.00 %)MySQL
General
19 (36.00 %)Multimedia
24 (16.00 %)Electronics
31 (4.000 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.000 %)Music
Job Titles
112 (48.00 %)Software Engineer
26 (24.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
35 (20.00 %)Linux Engineer
44 (16.00 %)Senior Embedded Software Engineer
44 (16.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
44 (16.00 %)Test Manager
53 (12.00 %)Systems Manager
53 (12.00 %)Developer
53 (12.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
61 (4.000 %)PHP Developer
61 (4.000 %)Technical Manager
61 (4.000 %)RF Engineer
61 (4.000 %)MySQL Developer
61 (4.000 %)Development Support Engineer
61 (4.000 %)Senior RF Engineer
61 (4.000 %)Embedded Software Developer
61 (4.000 %)Embedded C Developer
61 (4.000 %)C Developer
61 (4.000 %)Software Developer
61 (4.000 %)Project Manager
Miscellaneous
12 (8.000 %)Mathematics
21 (4.000 %)Computer Science
21 (4.000 %)DTV
21 (4.000 %)STB
21 (4.000 %)IPTV
Operating Systems
116 (64.00 %)Linux
27 (28.00 %)UNIX
27 (28.00 %)Windows CE
32 (8.000 %)Windows
32 (8.000 %)Windows XP
41 (4.000 %)Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
17 (28.00 %)DRM
22 (8.000 %)Software Testing
31 (4.000 %)CAD
31 (4.000 %)Project Management
31 (4.000 %)PDM
Programming Languages
117 (68.00 %)C
29 (36.00 %)C++
37 (28.00 %)PHP
44 (16.00 %)Embedded C
53 (12.00 %)Python
53 (12.00 %)Perl
Qualifications
14 (16.00 %)Degree
Vendors
11 (4.000 %)Microsoft
11 (4.000 %)Primavera
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