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The table below looks at the demand for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) skills within the Cardiff region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SMTP over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank27-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below11.63 %0.000 %
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£361£347
% change on same period last year+4.13 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.86£26.38
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads4323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.023 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£378£368
Average daily rate£400£386
% change on same period last year+3.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£18.50£24.40
Average hourly rate£19.75£24.50
% change on same period last year-19.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00£24.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
SMTP South WalesSMTP
South Wales

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.

SMTP
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff SMTP Demand Trend

SMTP
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing SMTP 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 SMTP.

15 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (60.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (40.00 %)Change Management
32 (40.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)EMC
41 (20.00 %)SMS
41 (20.00 %)Windows
41 (20.00 %)Service Management

SMTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing SMTP 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 SMTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (60.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)SMS
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Consultant
13 (60.00 %)Administrator
13 (60.00 %)Exchange Administrator
13 (60.00 %)Exchange Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Exchange Specialist
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Change Management
21 (20.00 %)Service Management
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)EMC