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The table below looks at the demand for Nortel Meridian 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 Nortel Meridian over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNortel Meridian
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank535511
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching contract IT job ads15130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.131 %
As % of the category below0.166 %1.025 %
Daily rates quoted245
Average minimum daily rate£285£385
Average daily rate£315£401
% change on same period last year-21.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£267
% change on same period last year+12.50 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00£19.60
Average hourly rate£50.00£21.95
% change on same period last year+127.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£24.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£18.50
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Nortel Meridian UKNortel Meridian
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.

Nortel Meridian
Demand Trend

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

England Nortel Meridian Demand Trend

Nortel Meridian
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Nortel Meridian Daily Rate Trend

Nortel Meridian
Daily Rate Histogram

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

England Nortel Meridian Daily Rate Histogram

Nortel Meridian
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Nortel Meridian Hourly Rate Trend

Nortel Meridian
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Nortel Meridian 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
LondonDown-229£330-19.06 %
South EastUp+354£300-
East MidlandsUp+81--
East of EnglandUp+241--
Nortel Meridian UKNortel Meridian
UK

Nortel Meridian
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

143 (100.00 %)Nortel
216 (37.21 %)Symposium
314 (32.56 %)IVR
411 (25.58 %)Telecoms
510 (23.26 %)Finance
510 (23.26 %)Genesys
69 (20.93 %)CTI
78 (18.60 %)Hyperion
78 (18.60 %)IP Telephony
87 (16.28 %)Nortel Periphonics
87 (16.28 %)Citrix Certification
87 (16.28 %)PBX
87 (16.28 %)VoIP
87 (16.28 %)NGN
87 (16.28 %)Integration Testing
96 (13.95 %)Cisco
96 (13.95 %)Financial Institution
105 (11.63 %)Problem Management
114 (9.302 %)Lucent
114 (9.302 %)DSL
114 (9.302 %)B2B
114 (9.302 %)BT
114 (9.302 %)BSS
123 (6.977 %)Billing
123 (6.977 %)Avaya
132 (4.651 %)Degree
132 (4.651 %)SC Cleared
132 (4.651 %)Security Cleared
132 (4.651 %)Multimedia
132 (4.651 %)IBM

Nortel Meridian
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.326 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2003
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (16.28 %)Nortel Periphonics
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (37.21 %)Symposium
29 (20.93 %)CTI
38 (18.60 %)IP Telephony
47 (16.28 %)NGN
47 (16.28 %)PBX
47 (16.28 %)VoIP
54 (9.302 %)DSL
54 (9.302 %)BSS
62 (4.651 %)DHCP
62 (4.651 %)TCP/IP
62 (4.651 %)DNS
71 (2.326 %)WAN
71 (2.326 %)Firewall
71 (2.326 %)Wireless
71 (2.326 %)Cisco ICM
71 (2.326 %)VLAN
71 (2.326 %)LAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.326 %)Eclipse
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (25.58 %)Telecoms
210 (23.26 %)Finance
36 (13.95 %)Financial Institution
43 (6.977 %)Billing
52 (4.651 %)Multimedia
61 (2.326 %)Insurance
61 (2.326 %)Banking
61 (2.326 %)Retail
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (23.26 %)Analyst
28 (18.60 %)Network Engineer
37 (16.28 %)Support Analyst
37 (16.28 %)Voice Analyst
45 (11.63 %)Consultant
54 (9.302 %)Integration Engineer
63 (6.977 %)Voice Engineer
72 (4.651 %)Product Manager
72 (4.651 %)Network Architect
72 (4.651 %)Coordinator
72 (4.651 %)Architect
72 (4.651 %)Network Manager
72 (4.651 %)Support Engineer
81 (2.326 %)Support Consultant
81 (2.326 %)Administrator
81 (2.326 %)Senior Analyst
81 (2.326 %)Network Analyst
81 (2.326 %)Infrastructure Engineer
81 (2.326 %)Telephony Engineer
81 (2.326 %)Design Engineer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (32.56 %)IVR
21 (2.326 %)Video Conferencing
21 (2.326 %)Handset
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.651 %)Windows
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (16.28 %)Integration Testing
25 (11.63 %)Problem Management
34 (9.302 %)B2B
42 (4.651 %)SC Cleared
42 (4.651 %)Security Cleared
51 (2.326 %)Change Management
51 (2.326 %)Network Design
51 (2.326 %)Time Management
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (16.28 %)Citrix Certification
22 (4.651 %)Degree
31 (2.326 %)Microsoft Certification
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.326 %)SLA
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (100.00 %)Nortel
210 (23.26 %)Genesys
38 (18.60 %)Hyperion
46 (13.95 %)Cisco
54 (9.302 %)Lucent
54 (9.302 %)BT
63 (6.977 %)Avaya
72 (4.651 %)SAP
72 (4.651 %)IBM
81 (2.326 %)Microsoft
81 (2.326 %)Citrix
81 (2.326 %)Alcatel
81 (2.326 %)Siemens