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The table below looks at the demand for IP Telephony skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IP Telephony over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIP Telephony
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2229
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.001 %
As % of the category below31.03 %6.667 %
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£332£312
% change on same period last year+6.32 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£29.14-
Average hourly rate£30.21-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.29-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.97£30.94
% change on same period last year-12.84 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads2915
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£275£300
Average daily rate£278£317
% change on same period last year-12.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£282£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£336
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Hourly rates quoted122
Average minimum hourly rate£26.09£36.25
Average hourly rate£27.41£36.25
% change on same period last year-24.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.74£36.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.86£28.32
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
IP Telephony CheshireIP Telephony
Cheshire

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.

IP Telephony
Demand Trend

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

Chester IP Telephony Demand Trend

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester IP Telephony Daily Rate Trend

IP Telephony
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester IP Telephony Hourly Rate Trend

IP Telephony
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IP Telephony across the Chester region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Chester IP Telephony Hourly Rate Histogram

IP Telephony
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing IP Telephony 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 IP Telephony.

18 (80.00 %)Avaya
24 (40.00 %)EIGRP
24 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (40.00 %)ITIL
24 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
24 (40.00 %)Cisco
33 (30.00 %)CCNP
33 (30.00 %)Migration
33 (30.00 %)Handset
33 (30.00 %)Remedy
42 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture
42 (20.00 %)CCNA
42 (20.00 %)Microsoft
42 (20.00 %)Windows
42 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
42 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (10.00 %)SQL Server
51 (10.00 %)Government
51 (10.00 %)Broadband
51 (10.00 %)LAN
51 (10.00 %)WAN
51 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (10.00 %)VMware
51 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
51 (10.00 %)Local Government
51 (10.00 %)VLAN

IP Telephony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region citing IP Telephony 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 IP Telephony. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)EIGRP
21 (10.00 %)VLAN
21 (10.00 %)Broadband
21 (10.00 %)LAN
21 (10.00 %)WAN
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Government
11 (10.00 %)Local Government
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Network Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Specialist
31 (10.00 %)Avaya Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Lead Network Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Telephony Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Analyst
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (30.00 %)Handset
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Windows
12 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)ITIL
14 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (30.00 %)Migration
32 (20.00 %)Technical Architecture
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (40.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (30.00 %)CCNP
32 (20.00 %)CCNA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)VMware ESX
11 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (80.00 %)Avaya
24 (40.00 %)Cisco
33 (30.00 %)Remedy
42 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (10.00 %)VMware