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This section looks at the demand for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 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 SMTP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank55-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.694 %0.000 %
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£385£333
% change on same period last year+15.57 %
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£23.43£25.18
% change on same period last year-6.95 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads14492
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.093 %
Daily rates quoted6638
Average minimum daily rate£279£355
Average daily rate£289£386
% change on same period last year-25.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£416
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2417
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£29.65
Average hourly rate£40.60£30.58
% change on same period last year+32.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.21£31.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
SMTP East of EnglandSMTP
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.

SMTP
Demand Trend

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

Essex SMTP Demand Trend

SMTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex SMTP Daily Rate Trend

SMTP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex SMTP Hourly Rate Trend

SMTP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing SMTP 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 SMTP.

15 (100.00 %)DNS
23 (60.00 %)Ethernet
23 (60.00 %)ISDN
23 (60.00 %)LAN
23 (60.00 %)MPLS
23 (60.00 %)OSPF
23 (60.00 %)BGP
23 (60.00 %)BGP-4
23 (60.00 %)Firewall
23 (60.00 %)Frame Relay
32 (40.00 %)NNTP
32 (40.00 %)TACACS
32 (40.00 %)VoIP
32 (40.00 %)UNIX
32 (40.00 %)Windows NT
32 (40.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (40.00 %)Internet
32 (40.00 %)Cisco
32 (40.00 %)Gigabit Ethernet
32 (40.00 %)VLAN
32 (40.00 %)Network Security
32 (40.00 %)VPN
41 (20.00 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (20.00 %)Supplier Management
41 (20.00 %)CCNA
41 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
41 (20.00 %)Nokia
41 (20.00 %)ISA Server
41 (20.00 %)FTP
41 (20.00 %)CSS

SMTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing SMTP 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 SMTP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)CSS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)DNS
23 (60.00 %)Ethernet
23 (60.00 %)ISDN
23 (60.00 %)LAN
23 (60.00 %)MPLS
23 (60.00 %)OSPF
23 (60.00 %)BGP
23 (60.00 %)BGP-4
23 (60.00 %)Firewall
23 (60.00 %)Frame Relay
32 (40.00 %)Gigabit Ethernet
32 (40.00 %)NNTP
32 (40.00 %)TACACS
32 (40.00 %)VoIP
32 (40.00 %)Internet
32 (40.00 %)VLAN
32 (40.00 %)Network Security
32 (40.00 %)VPN
41 (20.00 %)FTP
41 (20.00 %)DHCP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Architect
21 (20.00 %)Technical Architect
21 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Network Designer
21 (20.00 %)Support Technician
21 (20.00 %)Network Technician
21 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Architect
21 (20.00 %)Network Support
21 (20.00 %)Network Architect
21 (20.00 %)Network Support Technician
21 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Designer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
12 (40.00 %)Windows NT
21 (20.00 %)Windows
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Supplier Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)CCNA
11 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)ISA Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
12 (40.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (20.00 %)Nokia
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