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This section looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) skills within the Highlands 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below66.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£230-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£260-
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£357
% change on same period last year-10.51 %
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£30.48£26.82
% change on same period last year+13.65 %
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Highlands
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£230-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£260-
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£10.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
VoIP ScotlandVoIP
Scotland

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 Highlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Highlands 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 Highlands region.

Highlands VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VoIP within the Highlands region over the 3 months to 20 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
InvernessNew entry-2£230-
VoIP ScotlandVoIP
Scotland

VoIP
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Highlands 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.

12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP
12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)WAN
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Project Management

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Highlands 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.

Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)WAN
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Coordinator
11 (50.00 %)Project Coordinator
11 (50.00 %)Team Leader
11 (50.00 %)Network Support
11 (50.00 %)Support Team Leader
11 (50.00 %)Network Team Leader
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows XP
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco