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This section looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) 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 VoIP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3849
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads87
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.007 %
As % of the category below9.524 %6.034 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£363£250
Average daily rate£369£275
% change on same period last year+34.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£353
% change on same period last year-11.66 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.89£26.86
% change on same period last year+7.59 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads84116
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.112 %0.117 %
Daily rates quoted1617
Average minimum daily rate£358£231
Average daily rate£370£245
% change on same period last year+51.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£259
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2032
Average minimum hourly rate£22.61£20.04
Average hourly rate£23.80£21.18
% change on same period last year+12.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£22.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
VoIP South EastVoIP
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.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent VoIP Hourly 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
MaidstoneDown-63£372+35.15 %
VoIP South EastVoIP
South East

VoIP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

113 (61.90 %)VMware
212 (57.14 %)LAN
212 (57.14 %)WAN
212 (57.14 %)Microsoft
311 (52.38 %)ITIL
49 (42.86 %)Cisco
58 (38.10 %)Thin Client
58 (38.10 %)Fat Client
67 (33.33 %)SAN
67 (33.33 %)VPN
76 (28.57 %)Active Directory
76 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
76 (28.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
85 (23.81 %)SharePoint Server 2007
94 (19.05 %)Resource Management
94 (19.05 %)Exchange Server 2007
94 (19.05 %)Local Government
94 (19.05 %)Project Management
94 (19.05 %)Telecoms
94 (19.05 %)Government
94 (19.05 %)WinRunner
94 (19.05 %)QuickTest Pro
94 (19.05 %)PRINCE
94 (19.05 %)Linux
94 (19.05 %)MS Exchange
94 (19.05 %)UNIX
102 (9.524 %)Software Testing
102 (9.524 %)Automated Testing
102 (9.524 %)NGN
102 (9.524 %)Web Testing

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (28.57 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (23.81 %)SharePoint Server 2007
34 (19.05 %)Exchange Server 2007
34 (19.05 %)MS Exchange
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.524 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (4.762 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (57.14 %)LAN
112 (57.14 %)WAN
27 (33.33 %)VPN
27 (33.33 %)SAN
32 (9.524 %)SS7
32 (9.524 %)FTP
32 (9.524 %)TCP/IP
32 (9.524 %)ISDN
32 (9.524 %)NGN
41 (4.762 %)IPsec
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (9.524 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (19.05 %)WinRunner
14 (19.05 %)QuickTest Pro
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (19.05 %)Telecoms
14 (19.05 %)Government
14 (19.05 %)Local Government
21 (4.762 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (38.10 %)Project Manager
24 (19.05 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
24 (19.05 %)Infrastructure Manager
33 (14.29 %)Technical Manager
33 (14.29 %)Technical Project Manager
33 (14.29 %)Analyst
33 (14.29 %)Test Engineer
42 (9.524 %)Test Analyst
42 (9.524 %)Network Specialist
42 (9.524 %)Technical Lead
51 (4.762 %)Architect
51 (4.762 %)VoIP Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Network Support
51 (4.762 %)Technical Architect
51 (4.762 %)Technical Specialist
51 (4.762 %)Cisco Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Specialist
51 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
51 (4.762 %)Systems Engineer
51 (4.762 %)Support Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (38.10 %)Thin Client
18 (38.10 %)Fat Client
21 (4.762 %)Management Information System
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (19.05 %)UNIX
14 (19.05 %)Linux
22 (9.524 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (52.38 %)ITIL
24 (19.05 %)PRINCE
24 (19.05 %)Project Management
24 (19.05 %)Resource Management
32 (9.524 %)Web Testing
32 (9.524 %)Manual Testing
32 (9.524 %)System Testing
32 (9.524 %)Validation
32 (9.524 %)Automated Testing
32 (9.524 %)Software Testing
32 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (9.524 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.524 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (4.762 %)CCNP
21 (4.762 %)CCNA
21 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (28.57 %)Active Directory
16 (28.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (61.90 %)VMware
212 (57.14 %)Microsoft
39 (42.86 %)Cisco
42 (9.524 %)Oracle
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