Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Herefordshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1319
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below8.333 %6.000 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£350£250
Average daily rate£375£250
% change on same period last year+50.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£334
% change on same period last year+16.92 %
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£28.11£26.86
% change on same period last year+4.63 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3650
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.054 %
Daily rates quoted1110
Average minimum daily rate£259£302
Average daily rate£281£310
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted84
Average minimum hourly rate£29.83£29.00
Average hourly rate£31.79£30.06
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.75£31.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Telecoms West MidlandsTelecoms
West Midlands

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.

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Herefordshire Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire Telecoms Daily Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+62£375+50.00 %
HerefordUp+11--
Telecoms West MidlandsTelecoms
West Midlands

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

12 (20.00 %)SQL
12 (20.00 %)MS Project
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft
12 (20.00 %)Mapinfo
12 (20.00 %)Project Management
12 (20.00 %)GIS
12 (20.00 %)TETRA
12 (20.00 %)Network Design
12 (20.00 %)German Language
12 (20.00 %)Validation
21 (10.00 %)Migration
21 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (10.00 %)Data Migration
21 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
21 (10.00 %)Speech Recognition
21 (10.00 %)Insurance
21 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (10.00 %)Resource Management
21 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (10.00 %)Firewall
21 (10.00 %)2.5G
21 (10.00 %)Education
21 (10.00 %)3G
21 (10.00 %)MPLS
21 (10.00 %)OSPF
21 (10.00 %)EIGRP
21 (10.00 %)CCIE
21 (10.00 %)CCNP
21 (10.00 %)CCIP

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)CSS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Project
21 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)TETRA
21 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
21 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
21 (10.00 %)LAN
21 (10.00 %)WAN
21 (10.00 %)3G
21 (10.00 %)MPLS
21 (10.00 %)OSPF
21 (10.00 %)EIGRP
21 (10.00 %)Firewall
21 (10.00 %)2.5G
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)GIS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Education
11 (10.00 %)Insurance
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Project Manager
21 (10.00 %)Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Technical Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Design Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Procurement Manager
21 (10.00 %)Resource Manager
21 (10.00 %)Technical Designer
21 (10.00 %)RF Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Contracts Manager
21 (10.00 %)RF Design Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Solutions Consultant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)German Language
21 (10.00 %)Speech Recognition
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Project Management
12 (20.00 %)Validation
12 (20.00 %)Network Design
21 (10.00 %)Resource Management
21 (10.00 %)Data Migration
21 (10.00 %)Migration
21 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (10.00 %)ITIL
21 (10.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (10.00 %)ERP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)CCIE
11 (10.00 %)CCNP
11 (10.00 %)CCIP
11 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Microsoft
12 (20.00 %)Mapinfo
21 (10.00 %)Cisco