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This section looks at the demand for Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) 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 Wi-Fi over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Fidelity (WiFi)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank100122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.718 %0.549 %
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£350£333
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.00
Average hourly rate-£14.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.38£23.15
% change on same period last year+26.87 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads418546
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.552 %0.544 %
Daily rates quoted8198
Average minimum daily rate£336£315
Average daily rate£356£338
% change on same period last year+5.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted100132
Average minimum hourly rate£27.17£31.02
Average hourly rate£28.81£33.63
% change on same period last year-14.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.45£36.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
Wi-Fi South EastWi-Fi
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.

Wi-Fi
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Wi-Fi Demand Trend

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Wi-Fi Daily Rate Trend

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Wi-Fi Hourly Rate Trend

Wi-Fi
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the Hampshire 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
BasingstokeNew entry-1--
Wi-Fi South EastWi-Fi
South East

Wi-Fi
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi.

110 (52.63 %)Linux
29 (47.37 %)GSM
38 (42.11 %)Military
38 (42.11 %)WiMAX
38 (42.11 %)Embedded Linux
46 (31.58 %)Bluetooth
55 (26.32 %)C
55 (26.32 %)C++
55 (26.32 %)SC Cleared
55 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
64 (21.05 %)Handset
64 (21.05 %)VoIP
73 (15.79 %)GPRS
73 (15.79 %)DV Cleared
82 (10.53 %)Degree
82 (10.53 %)BC Cleared
82 (10.53 %)Telecoms
82 (10.53 %)Embedded C
82 (10.53 %)Embedded C++
91 (5.263 %)CCNP
91 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
91 (5.263 %)WAN
91 (5.263 %)Ethernet
91 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
91 (5.263 %)VPN
91 (5.263 %)Cisco
91 (5.263 %)LAN
91 (5.263 %)Windows
91 (5.263 %)UML
91 (5.263 %)Firewall

Wi-Fi
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (47.37 %)GSM
28 (42.11 %)WiMAX
36 (31.58 %)Bluetooth
44 (21.05 %)VoIP
53 (15.79 %)GPRS
61 (5.263 %)WAN
61 (5.263 %)Ethernet
61 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
61 (5.263 %)VPN
61 (5.263 %)LAN
61 (5.263 %)Firewall
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (42.11 %)Military
22 (10.53 %)Telecoms
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (26.32 %)Linux Engineer
15 (26.32 %)Systems Engineer
24 (21.05 %)Architect
32 (10.53 %)Software Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Network Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (21.05 %)Handset
21 (5.263 %)STB
21 (5.263 %)PDA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (52.63 %)Linux
28 (42.11 %)Embedded Linux
31 (5.263 %)Windows
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)SC Cleared
15 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
23 (15.79 %)DV Cleared
32 (10.53 %)BC Cleared
41 (5.263 %)UML
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (26.32 %)C
15 (26.32 %)C++
22 (10.53 %)Embedded C
22 (10.53 %)Embedded C++
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)Degree
21 (5.263 %)CCNP
21 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Cisco