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The table below looks at the demand for Next Generation Networking (NGN) skills within the Home Counties region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited NGN over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNext Generation Networking (NGN)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£340£313
% change on same period last year+8.71 %
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£32.75-
% change on same period last year-
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.021 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£242
Average daily rate-£255
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£268
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.98£29.13
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
NGN South EastNGN
South East

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.

NGN
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties NGN Demand Trend

NGN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Home Counties NGN Daily Rate Trend

NGN
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing NGN 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 NGN.

11 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Novell
11 (100.00 %)Lotus
11 (100.00 %)GroupWise
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Migration
11 (100.00 %)Network Design

NGN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing NGN 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 NGN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)GroupWise
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Systems Engineer
11 (100.00 %)Design Engineer
11 (100.00 %)BlackBerry Engineer
11 (100.00 %)Implementation Engineer
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Migration
11 (100.00 %)Network Design
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Novell
11 (100.00 %)Lotus