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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless skills within the Leicestershire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Wireless over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below12.50 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£130-
Average daily rate£130-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£130-
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£308
% change on same period last year+5.73 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£14.33-
Average hourly rate£18.83-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£23.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.90£31.84
% change on same period last year-18.64 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads4052
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted93
Average minimum daily rate£181£252
Average daily rate£181£276
% change on same period last year-34.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£181£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1511
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£17.65
Average hourly rate£18.08£18.85
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.16£20.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Wireless East MidlandsWireless
East Midlands

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire Wireless Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Wireless Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire Wireless Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Wireless across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Leicestershire Wireless Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeicesterNew entry-2£130-
Wireless East MidlandsWireless
East Midlands

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Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

15 (71.43 %)Citrix
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (57.14 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft
24 (57.14 %)Active Directory
24 (57.14 %)Migration
33 (42.86 %)Fat Client
33 (42.86 %)ProCurve
33 (42.86 %)HP
33 (42.86 %)MCP
33 (42.86 %)Citrix Certification
33 (42.86 %)Thin Client
41 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet
41 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (14.29 %)EPoS
41 (14.29 %)MS Project
41 (14.29 %)Linux
41 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
41 (14.29 %)MCSE
41 (14.29 %)MS Excel

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Project
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
11 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)3rd Line Support
22 (28.57 %)Support Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Administrator
31 (14.29 %)Project Administrator
31 (14.29 %)RF Engineer
31 (14.29 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)Thin Client
13 (42.86 %)Fat Client
21 (14.29 %)EPoS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Linux
21 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
21 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Migration
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (42.86 %)Citrix Certification
23 (42.86 %)MCP
31 (14.29 %)MCSE
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (57.14 %)Active Directory
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (71.43 %)Citrix
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft
33 (42.86 %)HP
33 (42.86 %)ProCurve