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This section looks at the demand for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited FTP over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-63
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.637 %
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£312£363
% change on same period last year-14.16 %
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£37.20£31.65
% change on same period last year+17.53 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads143157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.191 %0.157 %
Daily rates quoted3940
Average minimum daily rate£291£273
Average daily rate£314£278
% change on same period last year+12.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted228
Average minimum hourly rate£21.96£20.93
Average hourly rate£22.85£21.18
% change on same period last year+7.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.73£21.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
FTP North WestFTP
North 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.

FTP
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire FTP Demand Trend

FTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire FTP Daily Rate Trend

FTP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire FTP Hourly Rate Trend

FTP
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing FTP 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 FTP.

14 (36.36 %)C
14 (36.36 %)C++
14 (36.36 %)Java
14 (36.36 %)Perl
14 (36.36 %)UNIX
14 (36.36 %)Apache
14 (36.36 %)Tomcat
14 (36.36 %)WebLogic
14 (36.36 %)SC Cleared
14 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
23 (27.27 %)Bioinformatics
23 (27.27 %)yacc
23 (27.27 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (18.18 %)EDIFACT
32 (18.18 %)Government
32 (18.18 %)EDI
32 (18.18 %)ISDN
32 (18.18 %)SEEBURGER
32 (18.18 %)SAP
32 (18.18 %)XML
41 (9.091 %)Active Directory
41 (9.091 %)SQL
41 (9.091 %)Altiris

FTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing FTP 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 FTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %)XML
12 (18.18 %)EDI
12 (18.18 %)EDIFACT
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (36.36 %)WebLogic
14 (36.36 %)Apache
14 (36.36 %)Tomcat
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)ISDN
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (27.27 %)yacc
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (18.18 %)Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (18.18 %)Analyst
12 (18.18 %)Technical Specialist
12 (18.18 %)UNIX Specialist
12 (18.18 %)EDI Analyst
21 (9.091 %)Consultant
21 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
21 (9.091 %)Technical Consultant
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (36.36 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)SC Cleared
14 (36.36 %)Security Cleared
23 (27.27 %)Bioinformatics
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (36.36 %)C
14 (36.36 %)C++
14 (36.36 %)Java
14 (36.36 %)Perl
21 (9.091 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Active Directory
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)SAP
12 (18.18 %)SEEBURGER
21 (9.091 %)Altiris