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The table below looks at the demand for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) skills within the Coventry region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TCP/IP over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2533
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below10.00 %6.250 %
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£296£292
% change on same period last year+1.47 %
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£23.27£26.81
% change on same period last year-13.21 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads3032
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.032 %
Daily rates quoted59
Average minimum daily rate£214£149
Average daily rate£214£161
% change on same period last year+33.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£214£173
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£30.00
Average hourly rate£18.20£30.42
% change on same period last year-40.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.90£30.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
TCP/IP West MidlandsTCP/IP
West Midlands

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.

TCP/IP
Demand Trend

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

Coventry TCP/IP Demand Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry TCP/IP Daily Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry TCP/IP Hourly Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP.

14 (57.14 %)Windows
14 (57.14 %)MS Exchange
14 (57.14 %)Cisco
14 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (42.86 %)Windows XP
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft
23 (42.86 %)Active Directory
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (28.57 %)DHCP
32 (28.57 %)Ethernet
32 (28.57 %)VPN
32 (28.57 %)DNS
32 (28.57 %)MCSE
32 (28.57 %)SharePoint
32 (28.57 %)SQL
32 (28.57 %)MS Office
32 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (14.29 %)Firewall
41 (14.29 %)SMDS
41 (14.29 %)Finance
41 (14.29 %)Military
41 (14.29 %)Network Design
41 (14.29 %)Load Balancing
41 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (14.29 %)Cisco PIX
41 (14.29 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (14.29 %)MCP
41 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
41 (14.29 %)Lotus Notes
41 (14.29 %)C

TCP/IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (57.14 %)MS Exchange
14 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (28.57 %)SharePoint
31 (14.29 %)Lotus Notes
31 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2007
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Office
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)VPN
12 (28.57 %)DNS
12 (28.57 %)DHCP
12 (28.57 %)Ethernet
21 (14.29 %)RIP
21 (14.29 %)ISDN
21 (14.29 %)LAN
21 (14.29 %)WAN
21 (14.29 %)SSL
21 (14.29 %)MPLS
21 (14.29 %)OSPF
21 (14.29 %)BGP
21 (14.29 %)EIGRP
21 (14.29 %)Firewall
21 (14.29 %)SMDS
21 (14.29 %)Cisco PIX
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (14.29 %)ClearCase
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
11 (14.29 %)Military
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Systems Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Systems Support
22 (28.57 %)Support Analyst
22 (28.57 %)Systems Support Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
31 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Network Analyst
31 (14.29 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Server Support
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Windows
23 (42.86 %)Windows XP
31 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (14.29 %)VxWorks
31 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
11 (14.29 %)Configuration Management
11 (14.29 %)Network Design
11 (14.29 %)Load Balancing
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)C
21 (14.29 %)C++
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (42.86 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (28.57 %)MCSE
31 (14.29 %)MCSA
31 (14.29 %)MCP
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (42.86 %)Active Directory
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Cisco
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft
31 (14.29 %)Nortel
31 (14.29 %)Lotus
31 (14.29 %)CheckPoint
31 (14.29 %)Symantec