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The table below looks at the demand for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) skills within the Dorset 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank368
Rank change on same period last yearDown-28
Matching contract IT job ads949
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.050 %
As % of the category below17.65 %38.89 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£260£307
Average daily rate£269£314
% change on same period last year-14.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£277£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£291
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Hourly rates quoted118
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£30.34
Average hourly rate£35.00£32.93
% change on same period last year+6.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£35.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.11£26.86
% change on same period last year-13.96 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads51126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.127 %
Daily rates quoted1545
Average minimum daily rate£275£316
Average daily rate£290£330
% change on same period last year-11.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted2521
Average minimum hourly rate£26.81£30.84
Average hourly rate£28.25£33.61
% change on same period last year-15.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.69£36.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
TCP/IP South WestTCP/IP
South 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.

TCP/IP
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset TCP/IP Daily Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TCP/IP across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Dorset TCP/IP Daily Rate Histogram

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 Dorset region.

Dorset TCP/IP Hourly Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
PooleDown-126£270-14.28 %
TCP/IP South WestTCP/IP
South West

TCP/IP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

113 (92.86 %)Windows
28 (57.14 %)Microsoft
28 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (50.00 %)LAN
37 (50.00 %)WAN
37 (50.00 %)Firewall
37 (50.00 %)Clustering
46 (42.86 %)MS Exchange
55 (35.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
55 (35.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
64 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 5.5
64 (28.57 %)Wi-Fi
64 (28.57 %)Migration
64 (28.57 %)Active Directory
64 (28.57 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (28.57 %)VPN
64 (28.57 %)MCSE
73 (21.43 %)MCSA
73 (21.43 %)SharePoint
73 (21.43 %)DHCP
73 (21.43 %)SQL Server
73 (21.43 %)COM+
73 (21.43 %)SOAP
73 (21.43 %)WebServices
73 (21.43 %)ITIL
73 (21.43 %)MCP
73 (21.43 %)DNS
73 (21.43 %)SSL
73 (21.43 %)IBM
73 (21.43 %)SAN

TCP/IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (21.43 %)COM+
13 (21.43 %)SOAP
13 (21.43 %)WebServices
13 (21.43 %)Windows SharePoint Services
22 (14.29 %).NET Framework
22 (14.29 %).NET
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (42.86 %)MS Exchange
25 (35.71 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 5.5
43 (21.43 %)SharePoint
43 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (14.29 %)SharePoint Portal Server
52 (14.29 %)IIS
52 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2000
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (50.00 %)LAN
17 (50.00 %)WAN
17 (50.00 %)Firewall
24 (28.57 %)Wi-Fi
24 (28.57 %)VPN
33 (21.43 %)DNS
33 (21.43 %)SSL
33 (21.43 %)SAN
33 (21.43 %)DHCP
41 (7.143 %)Ethernet
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (21.43 %)SQL Server
13 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (21.43 %)SQL Server 2005
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (21.43 %)FrontPage
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Finance
21 (7.143 %)Government
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Analyst
25 (35.71 %)Systems Engineer
33 (21.43 %)Software Engineer
42 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Messaging Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Support Specialist
51 (7.143 %)Design Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Senior Support Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Messaging Support Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Exchange Engineer
51 (7.143 %)Developer
51 (7.143 %)Senior Developer
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (50.00 %)Clustering
23 (21.43 %)Replication
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (92.86 %)Windows
28 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (35.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Migration
23 (21.43 %)Release Management
23 (21.43 %)ITIL
31 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.143 %)Data Analysis
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (7.143 %)VBScript
21 (7.143 %)VB
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (28.57 %)MCSE
14 (28.57 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (21.43 %)MCTS
23 (21.43 %)MCSA
23 (21.43 %)MCP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (28.57 %)Active Directory
23 (21.43 %)MailMarshal
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (21.43 %)Tivoli
13 (21.43 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
13 (21.43 %)MAILsweeper
13 (21.43 %)ServiceCenter
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (57.14 %)Microsoft
23 (21.43 %)Peregrine
23 (21.43 %)IBM