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The table below looks at the demand for Packet Switching 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 Packet Switching over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPacket Switching
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank70-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.418 %0.000 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads239340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.365 %
Daily rates quoted49106
Average minimum daily rate£340£311
Average daily rate£358£334
% change on same period last year+7.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1348
Average minimum hourly rate£31.15£24.02
Average hourly rate£32.73£26.08
% change on same period last year+25.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.30£28.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Packet Switching East of EnglandPacket Switching
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.

Packet Switching
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Packet Switching Demand Trend

Packet Switching
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Packet Switching 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 Packet Switching.

14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)Nortel
14 (100.00 %)3G
14 (100.00 %)Network Design
14 (100.00 %)SGSN
23 (75.00 %)SIGTRAN
23 (75.00 %)SS7
23 (75.00 %)Telecoms
23 (75.00 %)Cisco
32 (50.00 %)Nokia
32 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
32 (50.00 %)RNC
32 (50.00 %)Fault Management
41 (25.00 %)2G

Packet Switching
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)3G
14 (100.00 %)SGSN
23 (75.00 %)SIGTRAN
23 (75.00 %)SS7
32 (50.00 %)RNC
41 (25.00 %)2G
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Design Engineer
13 (75.00 %)Switch Engineer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Network Design
22 (50.00 %)Fault Management
22 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Nortel
23 (75.00 %)Cisco
32 (50.00 %)Nokia