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The table below looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) 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 VoIP over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6780
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads415
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.674 %4.412 %
Daily rates quoted25
Average minimum daily rate£413£340
Average daily rate£413£356
% change on same period last year+15.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£370
% change on same period last year-11.82 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£36.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.25
% change on same period last year-3.19 %
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 %
VoIP East of EnglandVoIP
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.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire VoIP Hourly Rate Trend

VoIP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VoIP within the Hertfordshire 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
St AlbansNew entry-1--
VoIP East of EnglandVoIP
East of England

VoIP
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

15 (50.00 %)Cisco
24 (40.00 %)Telecoms
24 (40.00 %)Firewall
33 (30.00 %)VPN
33 (30.00 %)WAN
33 (30.00 %)Nortel
42 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
42 (20.00 %)MPLS
42 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
42 (20.00 %)Network Security
51 (10.00 %)Wireless
51 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
51 (10.00 %)Degree
51 (10.00 %)CMDB
51 (10.00 %)ITIL
51 (10.00 %)Finance
51 (10.00 %)Health
51 (10.00 %)CMS
51 (10.00 %)Windows
51 (10.00 %)LAN
51 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
51 (10.00 %)CCIP
51 (10.00 %)OpenView
51 (10.00 %)HP
51 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
51 (10.00 %)ITIL Certification
51 (10.00 %)Avaya
51 (10.00 %)Siemens

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)Firewall
23 (30.00 %)WAN
23 (30.00 %)VPN
32 (20.00 %)MPLS
32 (20.00 %)Network Security
41 (10.00 %)LAN
41 (10.00 %)Wireless
41 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Telecoms
22 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (10.00 %)Finance
31 (10.00 %)Health
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
12 (20.00 %)Service Manager
12 (20.00 %)Analyst
12 (20.00 %)Voice Analyst
21 (10.00 %)Data Network Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Network Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Project Coordinator
21 (10.00 %)Project Analyst
21 (10.00 %)Network Manager
21 (10.00 %)Contracts Manager
21 (10.00 %)Cisco Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Coordinator
21 (10.00 %)Architect
21 (10.00 %)Project Manager
21 (10.00 %)Business Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)CMDB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (10.00 %)ITIL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)CCIP
11 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (10.00 %)ITIL Certification
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)OpenView
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Cisco
23 (30.00 %)Nortel
32 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
41 (10.00 %)Avaya
41 (10.00 %)Siemens
41 (10.00 %)HP