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This section looks at the demand for Short Message Peer-to-peer Protocol (SMPP) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited SMPP over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkShort Message Peer-to-peer Protocol (SMPP)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank146-
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 below0.663 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£290-
Average daily rate£330-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£370-
UK excluding London average daily rate£330-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Communications & Networking East of EnglandCommunications & Networking
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads754747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.994 %0.792 %
Daily rates quoted253203
Average minimum daily rate£323£334
Average daily rate£350£354
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted115124
Average minimum hourly rate£26.07£26.92
Average hourly rate£28.64£29.15
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.20£31.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
SMPP EnglandSMPP
England

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.

SMPP
Demand Trend

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

East of England SMPP Demand Trend

SMPP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SMPP across the East of England region.

East of England SMPP Daily Rate Trend

SMPP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SMPP across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England SMPP Daily Rate Histogram

SMPP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SMPP within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
HertfordshireNew entry-5£330-
SMPP EnglandSMPP
England

SMPP
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing SMPP 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 SMPP.

15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)PHP
15 (100.00 %)MySQL
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
23 (60.00 %)Apache Axis
23 (60.00 %)Resin
23 (60.00 %)WebLogic
23 (60.00 %)WebServices
23 (60.00 %)Unix
23 (60.00 %)Apache
23 (60.00 %)Tomcat
23 (60.00 %)SOA
23 (60.00 %)Perl
23 (60.00 %)Shell Script
32 (40.00 %)SMTP
32 (40.00 %)Sun
32 (40.00 %)J2SE
32 (40.00 %)Solaris
32 (40.00 %)Linux
32 (40.00 %)J2EE
32 (40.00 %)JavaScript
32 (40.00 %)Mambo
32 (40.00 %)Joomla!
32 (40.00 %)Multimedia
32 (40.00 %)AJAX
32 (40.00 %)Web Development
41 (20.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)SMS

SMPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing SMPP 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 SMPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
13 (60.00 %)WebServices
13 (60.00 %)Apache Axis
22 (40.00 %)J2EE
22 (40.00 %)J2SE
22 (40.00 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
13 (60.00 %)WebLogic
13 (60.00 %)Apache
13 (60.00 %)Tomcat
13 (60.00 %)Resin
22 (40.00 %)Mambo
22 (40.00 %)Joomla!
Communications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)SMTP
21 (20.00 %)SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)MySQL
General
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
22 (40.00 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)Web Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java Developer
Operating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Unix
22 (40.00 %)Solaris
22 (40.00 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)SOA
22 (40.00 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)PHP
23 (60.00 %)Shell Script
23 (60.00 %)Perl
32 (40.00 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Vendors
12 (40.00 %)Sun
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