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The table below looks at the demand for IP Telephony 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 IP Telephony over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIP Telephony
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank400373
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching contract IT job ads152281
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.284 %
As % of the category below1.711 %2.226 %
Daily rates quoted4172
Average minimum daily rate£314£342
Average daily rate£339£359
% change on same period last year-5.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£317
% change on same period last year+6.87 %
Hourly rates quoted3439
Average minimum hourly rate£25.27£26.72
Average hourly rate£26.34£28.91
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.42£31.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.36£25.95
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
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 %
IP Telephony UKIP Telephony
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.

IP Telephony
Demand Trend

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

England 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 England region.

England IP Telephony Daily Rate Trend

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England IP Telephony Daily Rate Histogram

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 England region.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

England IP Telephony Hourly Rate Histogram

IP Telephony
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IP Telephony 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+2668£348-8.57 %
South EastUp+4346£321-3.81 %
East of EnglandUp+279--
East MidlandsUp+37£450-
North WestDown-156--
West MidlandsUp+76£310-
YorkshireUp+94£450+21.62 %
South WestUp+103£309+24.39 %
North EastUp+52£355+222.72 %
IP Telephony UKIP Telephony
UK

IP Telephony
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1166 (53.72 %)Cisco
298 (31.72 %)Windows
393 (30.10 %)WAN
478 (25.24 %)LAN
478 (25.24 %)Cisco Certification
549 (15.86 %)Firewall
549 (15.86 %)Cisco IPT
648 (15.53 %)VoIP
747 (15.21 %)Finance
747 (15.21 %)Telecoms
844 (14.24 %)ITIL
942 (13.59 %)Windows XP
1037 (11.97 %)CCNA
1037 (11.97 %)Windows Server 2003
1136 (11.65 %)CCNP
1136 (11.65 %)VPN
1233 (10.68 %)Microsoft
1330 (9.709 %)Avaya
1429 (9.385 %)Active Directory
1429 (9.385 %)Project Management
1528 (9.061 %)MS Office
1626 (8.414 %)Nortel
1725 (8.091 %)Banking
1823 (7.443 %)MS Exchange
1922 (7.120 %)Service Management
2021 (6.796 %)Government
2021 (6.796 %)PBX
2021 (6.796 %)TCP/IP
2021 (6.796 %)Citrix
2120 (6.472 %)Wireless

IP Telephony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (0.647 %)Application Packaging
21 (0.324 %)CORBA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (7.443 %)MS Exchange
214 (4.531 %)CMS
38 (2.589 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (1.942 %)GroupWise
46 (1.942 %)SharePoint
55 (1.618 %)Lotus Notes
63 (0.971 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
72 (0.647 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.324 %)IIS
81 (0.324 %)Site Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (9.061 %)MS Office
217 (5.502 %)MS Excel
38 (2.589 %)MS Visio
47 (2.265 %)MS Project
54 (1.294 %)MS PowerPoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (2.265 %)Nortel Periphonics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
193 (30.10 %)WAN
278 (25.24 %)LAN
349 (15.86 %)Firewall
349 (15.86 %)Cisco IPT
448 (15.53 %)VoIP
536 (11.65 %)VPN
621 (6.796 %)PBX
621 (6.796 %)TCP/IP
720 (6.472 %)Wireless
817 (5.502 %)Network Security
915 (4.854 %)Cisco PIX
1012 (3.883 %)MPLS
1111 (3.560 %)Cisco ASA
1210 (3.236 %)NetScreen
1210 (3.236 %)SAN
1210 (3.236 %)Ethernet
139 (2.913 %)SDH
139 (2.913 %)OSPF
139 (2.913 %)BGP
139 (2.913 %)EIGRP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (2.913 %)SQL Server
25 (1.618 %)RDBMS
25 (1.618 %)Oracle 10g
34 (1.294 %)Datawarehouse
43 (0.971 %)MS Access
52 (0.647 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.324 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.324 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.324 %)SQL Server 2000
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.324 %)Visual Studio
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
147 (15.21 %)Telecoms
147 (15.21 %)Finance
225 (8.091 %)Banking
321 (6.796 %)Government
418 (5.825 %)Investment Banking
511 (3.560 %)Health
610 (3.236 %)Games
77 (2.265 %)Multimedia
86 (1.942 %)Financial Institution
86 (1.942 %)Construction
95 (1.618 %)Billing
95 (1.618 %)Marketing
104 (1.294 %)Legal
112 (0.647 %)Auditing
112 (0.647 %)Local Government
121 (0.324 %)Pensions
121 (0.324 %)Manufacturing
121 (0.324 %)Publishing
121 (0.324 %)Education
121 (0.324 %)Insurance
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
167 (21.68 %)Analyst
242 (13.59 %)Network Engineer
340 (12.94 %)Support Analyst
428 (9.061 %)Support Engineer
519 (6.149 %)Architect
618 (5.825 %)Administrator
716 (5.178 %)Technical Analyst
716 (5.178 %)Cisco Engineer
716 (5.178 %)Consultant
716 (5.178 %)Network Support
815 (4.854 %)Project Manager
913 (4.207 %)Systems Administrator
1012 (3.883 %)Desktop Support
1012 (3.883 %)Infrastructure Architect
1110 (3.236 %)Senior Network Engineer
1110 (3.236 %)Cisco Network Engineer
129 (2.913 %)Network Technician
129 (2.913 %)Technical Support Analyst
129 (2.913 %)Network Analyst
129 (2.913 %)Technical Support
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (4.854 %)Handset
214 (4.531 %)Video Conferencing
311 (3.560 %)Firmware
410 (3.236 %)Blackberry
59 (2.913 %)NHS
68 (2.589 %)Management Information System
75 (1.618 %)N-Tier
84 (1.294 %)Thin Client
84 (1.294 %)Fat Client
93 (0.971 %)IVR
102 (0.647 %)Fixed Income
102 (0.647 %)e-Health
102 (0.647 %)SecurID
102 (0.647 %)Derivative
102 (0.647 %)French Language
102 (0.647 %)PMI
111 (0.324 %)AVVID
111 (0.324 %)CCTV
111 (0.324 %)Tandem
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
198 (31.72 %)Windows
242 (13.59 %)Windows XP
337 (11.97 %)Windows Server 2003
416 (5.178 %)Windows 2000
513 (4.207 %)NetWare
513 (4.207 %)UNIX
610 (3.236 %)Linux
78 (2.589 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (1.294 %)Windows Vista
84 (1.294 %)Solaris
92 (0.647 %)Windows NT
101 (0.324 %)Windows Server 2008
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (14.24 %)ITIL
229 (9.385 %)Project Management
322 (7.120 %)Service Management
419 (6.149 %)PRINCE2
514 (4.531 %)Disaster Recovery
612 (3.883 %)Change Management
711 (3.560 %)Service Delivery
810 (3.236 %)Security Cleared
99 (2.913 %)Benchmarking
107 (2.265 %)Asset Management
116 (1.942 %)SC Cleared
125 (1.618 %)Problem Management
125 (1.618 %)PRINCE
125 (1.618 %)Validation
134 (1.294 %)Test Scripting
134 (1.294 %)Product Marketing
134 (1.294 %)Network Design
134 (1.294 %)Programme Management
134 (1.294 %)Time Management
143 (0.971 %)Stakeholder Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (3.883 %)SQL
26 (1.942 %)C
31 (0.324 %)C++
31 (0.324 %)Java
31 (0.324 %)VC++
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
178 (25.24 %)Cisco Certification
237 (11.97 %)CCNA
336 (11.65 %)CCNP
417 (5.502 %)Microsoft Certification
515 (4.854 %)CCIE
611 (3.560 %)MCSE
79 (2.913 %)MCP
84 (1.294 %)CCDP
84 (1.294 %)PRINCE2 Certification
84 (1.294 %)CCVP
93 (0.971 %)Degree
102 (0.647 %)PMP
102 (0.647 %)PMI Certification
111 (0.324 %)CCSA
111 (0.324 %)CCSE
111 (0.324 %)CCDA
111 (0.324 %)MCSA
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.618 %)SLA
21 (0.324 %)ISO9001
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (9.385 %)Active Directory
29 (2.913 %)Terminal Services
36 (1.942 %)Citrix Presentation Server
42 (0.647 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.324 %)MailMarshal
51 (0.324 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (0.324 %)ISA Server
51 (0.324 %)VMware ESX
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (2.589 %)CiscoWorks
26 (1.942 %)ZENworks
32 (0.647 %)MOM
41 (0.324 %)OpenView
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1166 (53.72 %)Cisco
233 (10.68 %)Microsoft
330 (9.709 %)Avaya
426 (8.414 %)Nortel
521 (6.796 %)Citrix
617 (5.502 %)CheckPoint
713 (4.207 %)Oracle
810 (3.236 %)SAP
98 (2.589 %)Novell
98 (2.589 %)HP
106 (1.942 %)Red Hat
106 (1.942 %)McAfee Security
115 (1.618 %)Lotus
115 (1.618 %)BT
124 (1.294 %)Nokia
124 (1.294 %)Siemens
124 (1.294 %)VMware
133 (0.971 %)Mitel
133 (0.971 %)Altiris
133 (0.971 %)Fujitsu