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The table below looks at the demand for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) skills within the England 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank358391
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads208254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.296 %0.257 %
As % of the category below2.341 %2.012 %
Daily rates quoted6868
Average minimum daily rate£329£368
Average daily rate£350£379
% change on same period last year-7.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£393
% change on same period last year-23.60 %
Hourly rates quoted1826
Average minimum hourly rate£34.01£25.27
Average hourly rate£36.11£26.78
% change on same period last year+34.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.22£28.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.18£26.63
% change on same period last year+35.84 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads888512623
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.63 %12.75 %
Daily rates quoted25543366
Average minimum daily rate£345£345
Average daily rate£365£362
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£336
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted11401778
Average minimum hourly rate£25.20£26.49
Average hourly rate£26.95£28.55
% change on same period last year-5.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.69£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.56£28.73
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
FTP UKFTP
UK

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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

England 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 England region.

England FTP Daily Rate Trend

FTP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FTP across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England FTP Daily Rate Histogram

FTP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England FTP Hourly Rate Trend

FTP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing FTP across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England FTP Hourly Rate Histogram

FTP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FTP within the England region over the 3 months to 7 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
LondonUp+5392£391+5.00 %
South EastUp+4334£271-30.68 %
South WestUp+732£346-8.23 %
North WestUp+2319£211-29.62 %
East of EnglandUp+3612£388-18.42 %
YorkshireUp+137£346-
West MidlandsUp+133--
East MidlandsUp+33--
MidlandsUp+242--
North EastUp+71--
FTP UKFTP
UK

FTP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1142 (37.77 %)UNIX
2131 (34.84 %)HTTP
3111 (29.52 %)Windows
4105 (27.93 %)TCP/IP
597 (25.80 %)DNS
695 (25.27 %)Linux
695 (25.27 %)XML
792 (24.47 %)SQL
884 (22.34 %)Firewall
981 (21.54 %)SMTP
1077 (20.48 %)Internet
1167 (17.82 %)HTML
1264 (17.02 %)Perl
1359 (15.69 %)Apache
1457 (15.16 %)Java
1457 (15.16 %).NET
1555 (14.63 %)SQL Server
1555 (14.63 %)C#
1648 (12.77 %)SSL
1747 (12.50 %)Cisco
1747 (12.50 %)JavaScript
1845 (11.97 %)CSS
1944 (11.70 %)Oracle
1944 (11.70 %)Microsoft
2043 (11.44 %)Finance
2139 (10.37 %)XHTML
2238 (10.11 %)SSH
2337 (9.840 %)Shell Script
2433 (8.777 %)Solaris
2532 (8.511 %)ASP.NET

FTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
195 (25.27 %)XML
267 (17.82 %)HTML
357 (15.16 %).NET
445 (11.97 %)CSS
539 (10.37 %)XHTML
632 (8.511 %)ASP.NET
729 (7.713 %)SOAP
827 (7.181 %)XSLT
925 (6.649 %)AJAX
1022 (5.851 %)WebServices
1119 (5.053 %)ASP
1218 (4.787 %)WPF
1317 (4.521 %)ADO.NET
1414 (3.723 %)CGI
1511 (2.926 %)J2EE
1610 (2.660 %)JSP
1610 (2.660 %)WebSphere
179 (2.394 %)WSDL
179 (2.394 %)ODBC
188 (2.128 %).NET Framework
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
159 (15.69 %)Apache
232 (8.511 %)Tomcat
328 (7.447 %)IIS
425 (6.649 %)BizTalk Server
512 (3.191 %)CMS
68 (2.128 %)MS Exchange
77 (1.862 %)MQSeries
77 (1.862 %)WebLogic
85 (1.330 %)Alfresco
85 (1.330 %)iPlanet
85 (1.330 %)WebSphere MQ
85 (1.330 %)Exchange Server 2003
94 (1.064 %)ColdFusion
94 (1.064 %)CICS
103 (0.798 %)Oracle 10gAS
112 (0.532 %)Exchange Server 2007
112 (0.532 %)WebSphere Message Broker
112 (0.532 %)Exchange Server 2000
112 (0.532 %)JBoss
121 (0.266 %)SharePoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (5.319 %)Photoshop
219 (5.053 %)MS Office
312 (3.191 %)MS Excel
312 (3.191 %)MS Visio
47 (1.862 %)Fireworks
55 (1.330 %)ImageReady
64 (1.064 %)MS PowerPoint
72 (0.532 %)QuarkXPress
81 (0.266 %)Paint Shop Pro
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.064 %)Oracle Financials
14 (1.064 %)Oracle Applications
23 (0.798 %)Movex
31 (0.266 %)SAP SD
31 (0.266 %)Oracle EBS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1131 (34.84 %)HTTP
2105 (27.93 %)TCP/IP
397 (25.80 %)DNS
484 (22.34 %)Firewall
581 (21.54 %)SMTP
677 (20.48 %)Internet
748 (12.77 %)SSL
838 (10.11 %)SSH
928 (7.447 %)HTTPS
928 (7.447 %)SNMP
1026 (6.915 %)VPN
1121 (5.585 %)WAN
1121 (5.585 %)TELNET
1220 (5.319 %)LAN
1318 (4.787 %)DMZ
1318 (4.787 %)Cisco PIX
1417 (4.521 %)BGP
1417 (4.521 %)DHCP
1516 (4.255 %)SAN
1614 (3.723 %)LDAP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (14.63 %)SQL Server
231 (8.245 %)MySQL
38 (2.128 %)DB2
38 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2005
46 (1.596 %)Oracle Discoverer
55 (1.330 %)DTS
55 (1.330 %)ETL
64 (1.064 %)RDBMS
64 (1.064 %)Oracle 10g
64 (1.064 %)SQL Server 2000
73 (0.798 %)SQLPlus
73 (0.798 %)Datawarehouse
73 (0.798 %)Crystal Reports
73 (0.798 %)Oracle Reports
82 (0.532 %)Sybase ASE
91 (0.266 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.266 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
91 (0.266 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.266 %)TOAD
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (6.117 %)Dreamweaver
222 (5.851 %)Subversion
321 (5.585 %)Flash
415 (3.989 %)Ant
511 (2.926 %)ClearCase
511 (2.926 %)VSS/SourceSafe
69 (2.394 %)Eclipse
69 (2.394 %)TestDirector
76 (1.596 %)LoadRunner
84 (1.064 %)StarTeam
93 (0.798 %)yacc
93 (0.798 %)Visual Studio
102 (0.532 %)Telelogic DOORS
102 (0.532 %)NUnit
102 (0.532 %)Telelogic Rhapsody
111 (0.266 %)WinRunner
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
143 (11.44 %)Finance
229 (7.713 %)Banking
323 (6.117 %)Government
420 (5.319 %)Retail
517 (4.521 %)Construction
616 (4.255 %)Investment Banking
715 (3.989 %)Telecoms
812 (3.191 %)Games
97 (1.862 %)Publishing
97 (1.862 %)Front Office
106 (1.596 %)Online Banking
106 (1.596 %)Graphic Design
115 (1.330 %)Pharmaceutical
115 (1.330 %)Health
124 (1.064 %)Financial Institution
133 (0.798 %)General Ledger
142 (0.532 %)Insurance
142 (0.532 %)Pensions
142 (0.532 %)Back Office
142 (0.532 %)Electronics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (20.48 %)Analyst
275 (19.95 %)Developer
342 (11.17 %)Administrator
434 (9.043 %)Systems Administrator
528 (7.447 %)Web Developer
627 (7.181 %)Consultant
718 (4.787 %)Security Engineer
817 (4.521 %)Network Engineer
915 (3.989 %)Test Analyst
1013 (3.457 %)Support Analyst
1112 (3.191 %)Development Manager
1112 (3.191 %)Tester
1112 (3.191 %).NET Developer
1211 (2.926 %)Technical Analyst
1211 (2.926 %)Programmer
1211 (2.926 %)Release Analyst
1211 (2.926 %)UNIX Engineer
1211 (2.926 %)UNIX Administrator
1310 (2.660 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
149 (2.394 %)Server Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (3.457 %)Cryptography
212 (3.191 %)W3C
39 (2.394 %)AS400
39 (2.394 %)Web 2.0
48 (2.128 %)PKI
48 (2.128 %)Client/Server
57 (1.862 %)SecurID
57 (1.862 %)RIA
66 (1.596 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
66 (1.596 %)Blackberry
66 (1.596 %)Mainframe
75 (1.330 %)HACMP
75 (1.330 %)VSAM
75 (1.330 %)Clustering
75 (1.330 %)German Language
75 (1.330 %)Derivative
84 (1.064 %)Interest Rate Derivative
84 (1.064 %)Credit Derivative
84 (1.064 %)French Language
93 (0.798 %)CESG
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1142 (37.77 %)UNIX
2111 (29.52 %)Windows
395 (25.27 %)Linux
433 (8.777 %)Solaris
525 (6.649 %)Windows 2000
624 (6.383 %)Windows Server 2003
713 (3.457 %)Windows XP
812 (3.191 %)FreeBSD
812 (3.191 %)HPUX
812 (3.191 %)Red Hat Linux
97 (1.862 %)AIX
97 (1.862 %)Tru64
105 (1.330 %)SUSE
105 (1.330 %)Windows 2000 Server
114 (1.064 %)Debian
114 (1.064 %)Windows NT
123 (0.798 %)Gentoo
123 (0.798 %)Windows Mobile
123 (0.798 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
132 (0.532 %)Windows Vista
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (6.649 %)OO
125 (6.649 %)Security Cleared
224 (6.383 %)Change Management
323 (6.117 %)E-Commerce
422 (5.851 %)ITIL
521 (5.585 %)Load Balancing
619 (5.053 %)Scrum
718 (4.787 %)RAD
815 (3.989 %)DV Cleared
913 (3.457 %)UML
913 (3.457 %)B2B
913 (3.457 %)Automated Testing
1012 (3.191 %)Disaster Recovery
1012 (3.191 %)Release Management
1111 (2.926 %)Content Management
1210 (2.660 %)Validation
1210 (2.660 %)Migration
137 (1.862 %)SOA
146 (1.596 %)Problem Management
146 (1.596 %)Web Development
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
192 (24.47 %)SQL
264 (17.02 %)Perl
357 (15.16 %)Java
455 (14.63 %)C#
547 (12.50 %)JavaScript
637 (9.840 %)Shell Script
727 (7.181 %)PHP
817 (4.521 %)Python
914 (3.723 %)C++
1012 (3.191 %)C
1111 (2.926 %)VB
129 (2.394 %)VBScript
136 (1.596 %)VB.NET
136 (1.596 %)PL/SQL
145 (1.330 %)JCL
154 (1.064 %)REXX
154 (1.064 %)XPath
154 (1.064 %)RPG
154 (1.064 %)DHTML
163 (0.798 %)ActionScript
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (3.457 %)Cisco Certification
29 (2.394 %)CCNA
38 (2.128 %)CCNP
46 (1.596 %)Degree
53 (0.798 %)CCIE
62 (0.532 %)CCSP
62 (0.532 %)CCSA
62 (0.532 %)CCSE
71 (0.266 %)MCP
71 (0.266 %)MCSE
71 (0.266 %)ISEB
71 (0.266 %)Microsoft Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (3.191 %)QA
29 (2.394 %)SLA
37 (1.862 %)WAI
46 (1.596 %)ISO9001
46 (1.596 %)TickIT
55 (1.330 %)WCAG
64 (1.064 %)PCI DSS
73 (0.798 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (5.319 %)Active Directory
212 (3.191 %)Samba
38 (2.128 %)ISA Server
38 (2.128 %)VMware Infrastructure
46 (1.596 %)NFS
46 (1.596 %)Terminal Services
55 (1.330 %)Terminal Server
64 (1.064 %)VMware ESX
72 (0.532 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
72 (0.532 %)Backup Exec
81 (0.266 %)NetBackup
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (3.191 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
26 (1.596 %)Tivoli
35 (1.330 %)OpenView
44 (1.064 %)Tivoli Remote Control
44 (1.064 %)Netcool
44 (1.064 %)AutoSys
44 (1.064 %)MAILsweeper
52 (0.532 %)Nagios
52 (0.532 %)Norton AntiVirus
52 (0.532 %)SCCM
61 (0.266 %)AllFusion Endevor
61 (0.266 %)EMC NetWorker
61 (0.266 %)BMC PATROL
61 (0.266 %)Legato
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (12.50 %)Cisco
244 (11.70 %)Oracle
244 (11.70 %)Microsoft
331 (8.245 %)CheckPoint
422 (5.851 %)HP
520 (5.319 %)Blue Coat
619 (5.053 %)Sybase
619 (5.053 %)IBM
718 (4.787 %)Nokia
817 (4.521 %)Sophos
817 (4.521 %)Juniper
914 (3.723 %)NetApp
1013 (3.457 %)Red Hat
1112 (3.191 %)Symantec
1211 (2.926 %)VERITAS
1211 (2.926 %)Sun
1310 (2.660 %)Tripwire
1310 (2.660 %)Serena
1310 (2.660 %)LANDesk
149 (2.394 %)Citrix