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The table below looks at the demand for Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IPX over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 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£320£375
% change on same period last year-14.55 %
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-£39.31
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads8279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£247£199
Average daily rate£261£210
% change on same period last year+24.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£221
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2119
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£18.73
Average hourly rate£24.25£19.78
% change on same period last year+22.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£20.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
IPX South EastIPX
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.

IPX
Demand Trend

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

Kent IPX Demand Trend

IPX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent IPX Daily Rate Trend

IPX
Top 11 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)ATM
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)VPN
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)OSPF
11 (100.00 %)BGP
11 (100.00 %)EIGRP
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)SMDS
11 (100.00 %)VLAN

IPX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)ATM
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)VPN
11 (100.00 %)OSPF
11 (100.00 %)BGP
11 (100.00 %)EIGRP
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)SMDS
11 (100.00 %)VLAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Senior Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Network Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Senior Network Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco