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The table below looks at the demand for 2.5G skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 2.5G over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2.5G
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank62-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.135 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£245-
Average daily rate£248-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£248£320
% change on same period last year-22.65 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00-
Average hourly rate£28.48-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.96-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48-
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads266267
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.375 %0.270 %
Daily rates quoted10293
Average minimum daily rate£320£335
Average daily rate£342£359
% change on same period last year-4.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted2038
Average minimum hourly rate£23.74£22.43
Average hourly rate£27.04£25.28
% change on same period last year+6.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.34£28.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
2.5G East of England2.5G
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.

2.5G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2.5G across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Hertfordshire 2.5G Demand Trend

2.5G
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2.5G across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 2.5G Daily Rate Trend

2.5G
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 2.5G across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Hertfordshire 2.5G Daily Rate Histogram

2.5G
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2.5G across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 2.5G Hourly Rate Trend

2.5G
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 2.5G across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Hertfordshire 2.5G Hourly Rate Histogram

2.5G
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing 2.5G 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 2.5G.

113 (100.00 %)3G
113 (100.00 %)2G
212 (92.31 %)RNC
38 (61.54 %)Incident Management
38 (61.54 %)GSM
47 (53.85 %)SDH
47 (53.85 %)Telecoms
54 (30.77 %)UMTS
54 (30.77 %)GPRS
62 (15.38 %)Nortel
62 (15.38 %)Ericsson
62 (15.38 %)Nokia
62 (15.38 %)BSS
71 (7.692 %)HND
71 (7.692 %)UTRAN

2.5G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing 2.5G 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 2.5G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (100.00 %)3G
113 (100.00 %)2G
212 (92.31 %)RNC
38 (61.54 %)GSM
47 (53.85 %)SDH
54 (30.77 %)UMTS
54 (30.77 %)GPRS
62 (15.38 %)BSS
71 (7.692 %)UTRAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (53.85 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (53.85 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
22 (15.38 %)Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (61.54 %)Incident Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)HND
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (15.38 %)Nortel
12 (15.38 %)Ericsson
12 (15.38 %)Nokia