Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) 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 ISDN over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIntegrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank461463
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads89183
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.184 %
As % of the category below0.986 %1.442 %
Daily rates quoted2929
Average minimum daily rate£285£374
Average daily rate£302£388
% change on same period last year-22.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£371
% change on same period last year-16.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1640
Average minimum hourly rate£28.88£27.41
Average hourly rate£30.91£30.72
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.94£34.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.93£30.75
% change on same period last year+3.84 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
England
Matching contract IT job ads902412688
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled12.61 %12.75 %
Daily rates quoted26043372
Average minimum daily rate£347£346
Average daily rate£367£363
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted11511782
Average minimum hourly rate£25.16£26.30
Average hourly rate£26.90£28.33
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.63£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
ISDN UKISDN
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.

ISDN
Demand Trend

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

England ISDN Demand Trend

ISDN
Daily Rate Trend

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

England ISDN Daily Rate Trend

ISDN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISDN across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England ISDN Daily Rate Histogram

ISDN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England ISDN Hourly Rate Trend

ISDN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISDN across the England region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

England ISDN Hourly Rate Histogram

ISDN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISDN within the England region over the 3 months to 6 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
South EastUp+3730£444+100.54 %
LondonUp+3327£294-29.54 %
West MidlandsDown-1514£350-
North WestUp+146£193-64.92 %
South WestUp+165£325-
YorkshireUp+165--
East of EnglandUp+252--
ISDN UKISDN
UK

ISDN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISDN 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 ISDN.

1114 (60.96 %)Cisco
280 (42.78 %)TCP/IP
367 (35.83 %)WAN
461 (32.62 %)Telecoms
557 (30.48 %)LAN
656 (29.95 %)MPLS
755 (29.41 %)Cisco Certification
853 (28.34 %)VPN
853 (28.34 %)Ethernet
952 (27.81 %)Firewall
1041 (21.93 %)OSPF
1140 (21.39 %)BGP
1237 (19.79 %)ATM
1335 (18.72 %)CCNA
1434 (18.18 %)Windows
1530 (16.04 %)VoIP
1629 (15.51 %)DNS
1728 (14.97 %)Frame Relay
1827 (14.44 %)CheckPoint
1926 (13.90 %)EIGRP
2025 (13.37 %)Windows 2000
2124 (12.83 %)DHCP
2124 (12.83 %)Cisco PIX
2223 (12.30 %)ADSL
2322 (11.76 %)SS7
2322 (11.76 %)Nortel
2322 (11.76 %)Video Conferencing
2420 (10.70 %)SSL
2519 (10.16 %)RIP
2617 (9.091 %)Microsoft

ISDN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing ISDN 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 ISDN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.604 %)HTML
22 (1.070 %)Software Packaging
31 (0.535 %)CGI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (8.556 %)MS Exchange
28 (4.278 %)Exchange Server 5.5
37 (3.743 %)IIS
37 (3.743 %)Exchange Server 2007
46 (3.209 %)CMS
55 (2.674 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (1.604 %)Exchange Server 2000
63 (1.604 %)Lotus Notes
72 (1.070 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
81 (0.535 %)Site Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (6.417 %)MS Office
25 (2.674 %)MS Excel
34 (2.139 %)MS Visio
41 (0.535 %)CATIA
41 (0.535 %)Spreadsheet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.070 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.535 %)SMARTEAM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
180 (42.78 %)TCP/IP
267 (35.83 %)WAN
357 (30.48 %)LAN
456 (29.95 %)MPLS
553 (28.34 %)VPN
553 (28.34 %)Ethernet
652 (27.81 %)Firewall
741 (21.93 %)OSPF
840 (21.39 %)BGP
937 (19.79 %)ATM
1030 (16.04 %)VoIP
1129 (15.51 %)DNS
1228 (14.97 %)Frame Relay
1326 (13.90 %)EIGRP
1424 (12.83 %)DHCP
1424 (12.83 %)Cisco PIX
1523 (12.30 %)ADSL
1622 (11.76 %)SS7
1720 (10.70 %)SSL
1819 (10.16 %)RIP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (2.674 %)SQL Server
21 (0.535 %)DB2
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
161 (32.62 %)Telecoms
217 (9.091 %)Finance
312 (6.417 %)Electric
410 (5.348 %)Government
56 (3.209 %)Financial Institution
65 (2.674 %)Banking
74 (2.139 %)Billing
74 (2.139 %)Investment Banking
83 (1.604 %)Electronics
83 (1.604 %)Auditing
92 (1.070 %)Education
92 (1.070 %)Health
92 (1.070 %)Publishing
101 (0.535 %)Automotive
101 (0.535 %)Construction
101 (0.535 %)Private Banking
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (17.11 %)Analyst
228 (14.97 %)Network Engineer
316 (8.556 %)Support Engineer
316 (8.556 %)Network Support
413 (6.952 %)Network Analyst
512 (6.417 %)Network Support Engineer
610 (5.348 %)Infrastructure Engineer
610 (5.348 %)Technical Architect
610 (5.348 %)Architect
610 (5.348 %)Software Engineer
79 (4.813 %)Technical Manager
88 (4.278 %)Administrator
96 (3.209 %)Systems Administrator
96 (3.209 %)Infrastructure Manager
96 (3.209 %)Cisco Engineer
105 (2.674 %)Support Analyst
105 (2.674 %)Product Manager
114 (2.139 %)Cisco Specialist
114 (2.139 %)Technical Support
114 (2.139 %)Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (11.76 %)Video Conferencing
28 (4.278 %)Handset
35 (2.674 %)Firmware
35 (2.674 %)Blackberry
44 (2.139 %)Mainframe
44 (2.139 %)PKI
52 (1.070 %)PDA
52 (1.070 %)NHS
52 (1.070 %)Italian Language
52 (1.070 %)Spanish Language
61 (0.535 %)IVR
61 (0.535 %)CESG
61 (0.535 %)MPEG
61 (0.535 %)Dutch Language
61 (0.535 %)French Language
61 (0.535 %)German Language
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (18.18 %)Windows
225 (13.37 %)Windows 2000
314 (7.487 %)UNIX
314 (7.487 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (6.417 %)Windows NT
59 (4.813 %)Linux
65 (2.674 %)Windows XP
73 (1.604 %)AIX
73 (1.604 %)Solaris
73 (1.604 %)MVS
82 (1.070 %)Windows Server 2008
82 (1.070 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.535 %)VMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (8.021 %)Network Design
211 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
310 (5.348 %)Load Balancing
49 (4.813 %)ITIL
49 (4.813 %)Migration
56 (3.209 %)Project Management
56 (3.209 %)E-business
56 (3.209 %)Security Cleared
65 (2.674 %)Disaster Recovery
65 (2.674 %)UML
65 (2.674 %)SSADM
65 (2.674 %)DSDM
65 (2.674 %)ERP
74 (2.139 %)PRINCE2
74 (2.139 %)Service Management
82 (1.070 %)Change Management
82 (1.070 %)Risk Management
82 (1.070 %)Validation
82 (1.070 %)Business Continuity
82 (1.070 %)Risk Assessment
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (8.021 %)C
26 (3.209 %)Java
34 (2.139 %)C++
34 (2.139 %)Perl
43 (1.604 %)PHP
43 (1.604 %)SQL
43 (1.604 %)Python
51 (0.535 %)VBScript
51 (0.535 %)JavaScript
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
155 (29.41 %)Cisco Certification
235 (18.72 %)CCNA
313 (6.952 %)CCNP
45 (2.674 %)Degree
54 (2.139 %)CCDA
54 (2.139 %)Microsoft Certification
63 (1.604 %)MCP
63 (1.604 %)MCSE
63 (1.604 %)CCIE
63 (1.604 %)CCDP
72 (1.070 %)CISSP
72 (1.070 %)PRINCE2 Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.674 %)SLA
22 (1.070 %)BS7799
22 (1.070 %)ISO17799
22 (1.070 %)GCP
22 (1.070 %)ISO27001
22 (1.070 %)COBIT
22 (1.070 %)COSO
31 (0.535 %)TickIT
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (5.348 %)Active Directory
28 (4.278 %)Backup Exec
37 (3.743 %)ISA Server
41 (0.535 %)VMware Infrastructure
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (4.278 %)CiscoWorks
26 (3.209 %)MAILsweeper
35 (2.674 %)OpenView
35 (2.674 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (1.604 %)Tivoli NetView
52 (1.070 %)DameWare
61 (0.535 %)SCCM
61 (0.535 %)HP Data Protector
61 (0.535 %)MOM
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1114 (60.96 %)Cisco
227 (14.44 %)CheckPoint
322 (11.76 %)Nortel
417 (9.091 %)Microsoft
515 (8.021 %)HP
515 (8.021 %)Polycom
613 (6.952 %)Avaya
710 (5.348 %)Nokia
89 (4.813 %)Oracle
89 (4.813 %)McAfee Security
98 (4.278 %)Altiris
106 (3.209 %)BT
114 (2.139 %)Dell
114 (2.139 %)Citrix
123 (1.604 %)Alcatel
123 (1.604 %)3Com
123 (1.604 %)Lotus
123 (1.604 %)Tandberg
123 (1.604 %)Fortinet
132 (1.070 %)Mitel