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This section looks at the demand for Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IPX over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5758
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.800 %1.961 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£381
% change on same period last year-18.68 %
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-£33.01
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads125102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.165 %0.102 %
Daily rates quoted5735
Average minimum daily rate£262£279
Average daily rate£271£300
% change on same period last year-9.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted1525
Average minimum hourly rate£29.88£28.45
Average hourly rate£30.74£29.53
% change on same period last year+4.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.59£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
IPX East of EnglandIPX
East of 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.

IPX
Demand Trend

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

Essex IPX Demand Trend

IPX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex IPX Daily Rate Trend

IPX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex IPX Hourly Rate Trend

IPX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPX within the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BasildonUp+21--
IPX East of EnglandIPX
East of England

IPX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing IPX 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 IPX.

12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)DHCP
21 (50.00 %)VPN
21 (50.00 %)SNA
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (50.00 %)Windows XP
21 (50.00 %)ATM
21 (50.00 %)ISDN
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)Avaya
21 (50.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (50.00 %)MPLS
21 (50.00 %)OSPF
21 (50.00 %)BGP
21 (50.00 %)X.25
21 (50.00 %)X.21
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)Frame Relay
21 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (50.00 %)Degree

IPX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing IPX 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 IPX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)DHCP
21 (50.00 %)VPN
21 (50.00 %)SNA
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)ATM
21 (50.00 %)ISDN
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (50.00 %)MPLS
21 (50.00 %)OSPF
21 (50.00 %)BGP
21 (50.00 %)X.25
21 (50.00 %)X.21
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)Frame Relay
21 (50.00 %)Cisco IOS
21 (50.00 %)Cisco PIX
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Network Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
11 (50.00 %)Windows XP
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNP
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (50.00 %)Avaya
21 (50.00 %)CheckPoint