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This section looks at the demand for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 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 TCP/IP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3838
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.022 %
As % of the category below12.50 %23.91 %
Daily rates quoted129
Average minimum daily rate£188£263
Average daily rate£203£266
% change on same period last year-23.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£217£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£310
% change on same period last year+1.77 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average minimum hourly rate£60.27£47.00
Average hourly rate£60.27£48.00
% change on same period last year+25.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£60.27£49.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.03£25.94
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
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 %
TCP/IP East of EnglandTCP/IP
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.

TCP/IP
Demand Trend

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

Essex TCP/IP Demand Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex TCP/IP Daily Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TCP/IP across the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Essex TCP/IP Daily Rate Histogram

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex TCP/IP Hourly Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WithamUp+47£139+73.95 %
BasildonUp+93--
BrentwoodNew entry-1£200-
TCP/IP East of EnglandTCP/IP
East of England

TCP/IP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

122 (70.97 %)Windows
122 (70.97 %)Cisco
217 (54.84 %)Windows NT
217 (54.84 %)Firewall
310 (32.26 %)Microsoft Certification
48 (25.81 %)Cisco Certification
48 (25.81 %)Microsoft
48 (25.81 %)Cisco IOS
57 (22.58 %)DHCP
57 (22.58 %)DNS
57 (22.58 %)MS Office
57 (22.58 %)MCP
66 (19.35 %)OSPF
75 (16.13 %)Internet
75 (16.13 %)CCNP
75 (16.13 %)Active Directory
84 (12.90 %)Wireless
84 (12.90 %)CCNA
84 (12.90 %)MS Exchange
93 (9.677 %)MCSE
93 (9.677 %)MS Project
93 (9.677 %)VoIP
93 (9.677 %)Project Management
102 (6.452 %)Extranet
102 (6.452 %)Intranet
102 (6.452 %)BGP
102 (6.452 %)Ethernet
102 (6.452 %)IPX
102 (6.452 %)NDS
102 (6.452 %)VPN

TCP/IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.226 %).NET
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.90 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.226 %)CICS
21 (3.226 %)IIS
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (22.58 %)MS Office
23 (9.677 %)MS Project
31 (3.226 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (54.84 %)Firewall
28 (25.81 %)Cisco IOS
37 (22.58 %)DHCP
37 (22.58 %)DNS
46 (19.35 %)OSPF
55 (16.13 %)Internet
64 (12.90 %)Wireless
73 (9.677 %)VoIP
82 (6.452 %)Ethernet
82 (6.452 %)IPX
82 (6.452 %)VPN
82 (6.452 %)BGP
82 (6.452 %)LAN
82 (6.452 %)Intranet
82 (6.452 %)Extranet
91 (3.226 %)MPLS
91 (3.226 %)Cisco PIX
91 (3.226 %)Frame Relay
91 (3.226 %)VLAN
91 (3.226 %)SAN
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (6.452 %)Auditing
21 (3.226 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (3.226 %)Back Office
21 (3.226 %)Electronics
21 (3.226 %)Telecoms
21 (3.226 %)Automotive
21 (3.226 %)Health
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (54.84 %)Network Engineer
28 (25.81 %)Support Engineer
28 (25.81 %)Network Support
37 (22.58 %)Network Support Engineer
45 (16.13 %)Senior Network Engineer
53 (9.677 %)Analyst
62 (6.452 %)Senior Support Engineer
62 (6.452 %)Senior Network Support
62 (6.452 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
62 (6.452 %)Software Engineer
71 (3.226 %)Systems Programmer
71 (3.226 %)Technical Security Analyst
71 (3.226 %)Senior Network Analyst
71 (3.226 %)Telecoms Engineer
71 (3.226 %)Integration Engineer
71 (3.226 %)Systems Analyst
71 (3.226 %)Project Manager
71 (3.226 %)Desktop Support
71 (3.226 %)Technical Project Manager
71 (3.226 %)Systems Support
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)MPEG
12 (6.452 %)STB
21 (3.226 %)IBM Mainframe
21 (3.226 %)NHS
21 (3.226 %)Mainframe
21 (3.226 %)Clustering
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (70.97 %)Windows
217 (54.84 %)Windows NT
32 (6.452 %)Windows XP
32 (6.452 %)Nucleus RTOS
41 (3.226 %)zOS
41 (3.226 %)Windows 2000
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (9.677 %)Project Management
21 (3.226 %)Change Management
21 (3.226 %)Data Security
21 (3.226 %)OO
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (6.452 %)C
12 (6.452 %)Embedded C
21 (3.226 %)C++
21 (3.226 %)VB.NET
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (32.26 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (25.81 %)Cisco Certification
37 (22.58 %)MCP
45 (16.13 %)CCNP
54 (12.90 %)CCNA
63 (9.677 %)MCSE
72 (6.452 %)MCDST
81 (3.226 %)Degree
81 (3.226 %)CCVP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.452 %)JTAG
21 (3.226 %)SLA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (16.13 %)Active Directory
22 (6.452 %)NDS
31 (3.226 %)Terminal Services
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (70.97 %)Cisco
28 (25.81 %)Microsoft
32 (6.452 %)IBM
32 (6.452 %)OpenTV
41 (3.226 %)Avaya
41 (3.226 %)CA
41 (3.226 %)CheckPoint
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