The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in IT contracts advertised for the Home Counties region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Home Counties region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Telecommunications (Telecomms)
Rank 9 - 4
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 2 0 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Home Counties 5.263% - 13.56%
As % of the General category 18.18% - 26.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £350
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £31.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
-11.29% -3.12%
All of the General Category
Home Counties
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
11 6 30
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Home Counties 28.95% 12.50% 50.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 7
Average daily rate £385 £500 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-23.00% +25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £140 £415 £263
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £570 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £11.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -5.66%
Telecoms
South East

Telecoms
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Home Counties region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Home Counties Telecoms Jobs Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Home Counties Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Top 1 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

1 2 (100.00%) Retail

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Sales Consultant
1 2 (100.00%) Training Consultant