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

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7554
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching contract IT job ads218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.018 %
As % of the category below1.504 %10.17 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£130£188
Average daily rate£140£189
% change on same period last year-25.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£150£190
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£337
% change on same period last year+8.53 %
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£18.52£20.74
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads133177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.176 %
Daily rates quoted2943
Average minimum daily rate£299£336
Average daily rate£323£345
% change on same period last year-6.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1011
Average minimum hourly rate£21.56£22.88
Average hourly rate£22.83£23.72
% change on same period last year-3.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£24.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
Broadband West YorkshireBroadband
West Yorkshire

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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Broadband Daily Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

110 (90.91 %)Windows
29 (81.82 %)Windows XP
29 (81.82 %)TCP/IP
29 (81.82 %)VPN
38 (72.73 %)Active Directory
47 (63.64 %)Microsoft
47 (63.64 %)MS Office
56 (54.55 %)Health
64 (36.36 %)VoIP
64 (36.36 %)MCP
64 (36.36 %)Windows 2000
64 (36.36 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (27.27 %)HP
73 (27.27 %)NHS
73 (27.27 %)ZENworks
82 (18.18 %)Network+ Certification
82 (18.18 %)Windows Mobile
82 (18.18 %)Novell
91 (9.091 %)Internet
91 (9.091 %)ADSL
91 (9.091 %)Telecoms
91 (9.091 %)Government

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (63.64 %)MS Office
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (81.82 %)TCP/IP
19 (81.82 %)VPN
24 (36.36 %)VoIP
31 (9.091 %)Internet
31 (9.091 %)ADSL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (54.55 %)Health
21 (9.091 %)Telecoms
21 (9.091 %)Government
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (72.73 %)Desktop Support
27 (63.64 %)Analyst
27 (63.64 %)Support Analyst
36 (54.55 %)Desktop Support Analyst
36 (54.55 %)Desktop Analyst
43 (27.27 %)Desktop Support Engineer
43 (27.27 %)Desktop Engineer
43 (27.27 %)Support Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Trainer
51 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
51 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
51 (9.091 %)1st Line Support
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (27.27 %)NHS
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (90.91 %)Windows
29 (81.82 %)Windows XP
34 (36.36 %)Windows 2000
42 (18.18 %)Windows Mobile
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (36.36 %)MCP
14 (36.36 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (18.18 %)Network+ Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (72.73 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (27.27 %)ZENworks
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)Microsoft
23 (27.27 %)HP
32 (18.18 %)Novell