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This section looks at the demand for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) skills within the Hampshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank95121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.750 %0.370 %
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£361£347
% change on same period last year+4.13 %
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£25.86£26.87
% change on same period last year-3.76 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads400540
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.533 %0.539 %
Daily rates quoted8099
Average minimum daily rate£337£301
Average daily rate£354£323
% change on same period last year+9.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted95134
Average minimum hourly rate£26.40£30.79
Average hourly rate£27.90£33.52
% change on same period last year-16.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.40£36.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
SMTP South EastSMTP
South East

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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire SMTP Hourly Rate Trend

SMTP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SMTP within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
AldershotNew entry-1--
FarnboroughNew entry-1--
SMTP South EastSMTP
South East

SMTP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

18 (72.73 %)UNIX
27 (63.64 %)Perl
27 (63.64 %)Linux
35 (45.45 %)Telecoms
35 (45.45 %)C++
35 (45.45 %)IMAP
35 (45.45 %)Solaris
44 (36.36 %)C
44 (36.36 %)Migration
44 (36.36 %)Internet
52 (18.18 %)Sun
52 (18.18 %)PHP
52 (18.18 %)MySQL
52 (18.18 %)Apache
52 (18.18 %)HTTP
52 (18.18 %)Debian
61 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (9.091 %)Squid
61 (9.091 %)Pensions
61 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (9.091 %)Load Balancing
61 (9.091 %)Finjan
61 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
61 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
61 (9.091 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (9.091 %)DNS
61 (9.091 %)HTTPS
61 (9.091 %)SSL

SMTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (18.18 %)Apache
21 (9.091 %)MS Exchange
21 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (45.45 %)IMAP
24 (36.36 %)Internet
32 (18.18 %)HTTP
41 (9.091 %)DNS
41 (9.091 %)HTTPS
41 (9.091 %)SSL
41 (9.091 %)NNTP
41 (9.091 %)LDAP
41 (9.091 %)POP3
41 (9.091 %)FTP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (18.18 %)MySQL
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (45.45 %)Telecoms
21 (9.091 %)Pensions
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (63.64 %)Developer
26 (54.55 %)Applications Developer
31 (9.091 %)Technical Support
31 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Network Support Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Team Leader
31 (9.091 %)Technical Support Manager
31 (9.091 %)Technical Manager
31 (9.091 %)Network Support
31 (9.091 %)Support Manager
31 (9.091 %).NET Team Leader
31 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (72.73 %)UNIX
27 (63.64 %)Linux
35 (45.45 %)Solaris
42 (18.18 %)Debian
51 (9.091 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (9.091 %)Windows
51 (9.091 %)VMS
51 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (9.091 %)SUSE
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)Migration
21 (9.091 %)Load Balancing
21 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
21 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
21 (9.091 %)Service Delivery
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (63.64 %)Perl
25 (45.45 %)C++
34 (36.36 %)C
42 (18.18 %)PHP
51 (9.091 %)SQL
51 (9.091 %)Python
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)MCSE
11 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (9.091 %)Squid
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Sun
21 (9.091 %)Red Hat
21 (9.091 %)Finjan
21 (9.091 %)Microsoft