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This section looks at the demand for Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) skills within the Ipswich region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PSTN over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublic Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-22
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %5.000 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£486£426
% change on same period last year+14.22 %
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-£29.10
% change on same period last year-
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Ipswich
Matching contract IT job ads3140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted78
Average minimum daily rate£254£306
Average daily rate£297£336
% change on same period last year-11.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1713
Average minimum hourly rate£27.31£15.41
Average hourly rate£27.74£16.55
% change on same period last year+67.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.18£17.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
PSTN SuffolkPSTN
Suffolk

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.

PSTN
Demand Trend

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

Ipswich PSTN Demand Trend

PSTN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Ipswich PSTN Daily Rate Trend

PSTN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Ipswich PSTN Hourly Rate Trend

PSTN
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich region citing PSTN 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 PSTN.

15 (100.00 %)VoIP
22 (40.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)BT
22 (40.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)Windows
22 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (40.00 %)VPN
22 (40.00 %)Cisco
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)Active Directory
22 (40.00 %)Dell
22 (40.00 %)VERITAS
22 (40.00 %)Red Hat
22 (40.00 %)Symantec
22 (40.00 %)MPLS
22 (40.00 %)Sophos
22 (40.00 %)Network Design
22 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (40.00 %)Cisco IPT
22 (40.00 %)Windows Vista
22 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
22 (40.00 %)ISDN
22 (40.00 %)PBX
31 (20.00 %)SDH
31 (20.00 %)ADSL
31 (20.00 %)Telecoms

PSTN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich region citing PSTN 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 PSTN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)MS Exchange
12 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)VoIP
22 (40.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)VPN
22 (40.00 %)MPLS
22 (40.00 %)Cisco IPT
22 (40.00 %)Cisco PIX
22 (40.00 %)ISDN
22 (40.00 %)PBX
31 (20.00 %)SDH
31 (20.00 %)ADSL
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Consultant
22 (40.00 %)Systems Administrator
22 (40.00 %)Administrator
22 (40.00 %)IT Manager
22 (40.00 %)Systems Manager
22 (40.00 %)IT Administrator
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Windows Vista
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Network Design
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)BT
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)Dell
12 (40.00 %)VERITAS
12 (40.00 %)Red Hat
12 (40.00 %)Symantec
12 (40.00 %)Sophos