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

LinkIP Telephony
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank317359
Rank change on same period last yearUp+42
Matching contract IT job ads87119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.119 %
As % of the category below2.217 %2.117 %
Daily rates quoted3241
Average minimum daily rate£370£342
Average daily rate£399£366
% change on same period last year+9.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£303£362
% change on same period last year-16.42 %
Hourly rates quoted128
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50£38.13
Average hourly rate£22.42£42.50
% change on same period last year-47.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.33£46.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.37£21.44
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching contract IT job ads39255620
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.180 %5.597 %
Daily rates quoted15521845
Average minimum daily rate£357£375
Average daily rate£378£394
% change on same period last year-3.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted298483
Average minimum hourly rate£24.11£25.60
Average hourly rate£25.41£27.39
% change on same period last year-7.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.70£29.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
IP Telephony EnglandIP Telephony
England

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.

IP Telephony
Demand Trend

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

London IP Telephony Demand Trend

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Trend

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

London IP Telephony Daily Rate Trend

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IP Telephony across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London IP Telephony Daily Rate Histogram

IP Telephony
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London IP Telephony Hourly Rate Trend

IP Telephony
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IP Telephony across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London IP Telephony Hourly Rate Histogram

IP Telephony
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IP Telephony within the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
City of LondonDown-1723£334-9.36 %
UxbridgeNew entry-4£478-
FelthamNew entry-3--
HayesNew entry-1--
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-1£288-
SurbitonNew entry-1£275-
IP Telephony EnglandIP Telephony
England

IP Telephony
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing IP Telephony 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 IP Telephony.

177 (53.10 %)Cisco
247 (32.41 %)Cisco Certification
345 (31.03 %)WAN
443 (29.66 %)Windows
542 (28.97 %)Finance
637 (25.52 %)LAN
732 (22.07 %)Cisco IPT
831 (21.38 %)CCNP
929 (20.00 %)Windows XP
1027 (18.62 %)VoIP
1126 (17.93 %)Project Management
1224 (16.55 %)Banking
1323 (15.86 %)Firewall
1419 (13.10 %)ITIL
1419 (13.10 %)CCNA
1419 (13.10 %)Microsoft
1419 (13.10 %)VPN
1517 (11.72 %)MS Office
1517 (11.72 %)Investment Banking
1616 (11.03 %)Telecoms
1616 (11.03 %)Windows Server 2003
1715 (10.34 %)SQL
1715 (10.34 %)Wireless
1814 (9.655 %)Network Security
1814 (9.655 %)Active Directory
1912 (8.276 %)Blackberry
1912 (8.276 %)PRINCE2
1912 (8.276 %)MS Excel
2011 (7.586 %)MS Exchange
2011 (7.586 %)PBX

IP Telephony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (1.379 %)Application Packaging
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (7.586 %)MS Exchange
29 (6.207 %)Lotus Notes
36 (4.138 %)SharePoint
45 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (2.759 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (1.379 %)GroupWise
62 (1.379 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (1.379 %)IIS
71 (0.690 %)CMS
71 (0.690 %)Content Management Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (11.72 %)MS Office
212 (8.276 %)MS Excel
39 (6.207 %)MS Visio
46 (4.138 %)MS Project
51 (0.690 %)MS PowerPoint
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.690 %)Nortel Periphonics
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
145 (31.03 %)WAN
237 (25.52 %)LAN
332 (22.07 %)Cisco IPT
427 (18.62 %)VoIP
523 (15.86 %)Firewall
619 (13.10 %)VPN
715 (10.34 %)Wireless
814 (9.655 %)Network Security
911 (7.586 %)PBX
109 (6.207 %)Internet
109 (6.207 %)WLAN
118 (5.517 %)TCP/IP
118 (5.517 %)Cisco PIX
127 (4.828 %)NetScreen
136 (4.138 %)MPLS
145 (3.448 %)IPCC
145 (3.448 %)BGP
154 (2.759 %)3G
154 (2.759 %)OSPF
154 (2.759 %)Broadband
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (5.517 %)SQL Server
24 (2.759 %)Oracle 10g
24 (2.759 %)RDBMS
33 (2.069 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.690 %)SQL Server 2005
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
142 (28.97 %)Finance
224 (16.55 %)Banking
317 (11.72 %)Investment Banking
416 (11.03 %)Telecoms
511 (7.586 %)Government
66 (4.138 %)Financial Institution
66 (4.138 %)Games
74 (2.759 %)Health
83 (2.069 %)Legal
92 (1.379 %)Auditing
101 (0.690 %)Billing
101 (0.690 %)Back Office
101 (0.690 %)Construction
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
138 (26.21 %)Analyst
223 (15.86 %)Network Engineer
322 (15.17 %)Support Analyst
414 (9.655 %)Architect
512 (8.276 %)Project Manager
611 (7.586 %)Infrastructure Architect
611 (7.586 %)Cisco Engineer
78 (5.517 %)Desktop Support
78 (5.517 %)Network Support
78 (5.517 %)Network Analyst
87 (4.828 %)Cisco Network Engineer
96 (4.138 %)Desktop Analyst
96 (4.138 %)Enterprise Architect
96 (4.138 %)Network Specialist
96 (4.138 %)Service Manager
96 (4.138 %)Desktop Support Analyst
105 (3.448 %)Technical Analyst
105 (3.448 %)Consultant
105 (3.448 %)Support Engineer
105 (3.448 %)Service Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (8.276 %)Blackberry
211 (7.586 %)Video Conferencing
36 (4.138 %)NHS
44 (2.759 %)Thin Client
44 (2.759 %)N-Tier
44 (2.759 %)Fat Client
53 (2.069 %)Clustering
62 (1.379 %)IVR
62 (1.379 %)Fixed Income
62 (1.379 %)e-Health
62 (1.379 %)French Language
62 (1.379 %)Derivative
62 (1.379 %)SecurID
71 (0.690 %)AVVID
71 (0.690 %)Handset
71 (0.690 %)PMI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (29.66 %)Windows
229 (20.00 %)Windows XP
316 (11.03 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (5.517 %)Windows 2000
56 (4.138 %)UNIX
65 (3.448 %)Linux
74 (2.759 %)AIX
83 (2.069 %)Windows Vista
92 (1.379 %)NetWare
101 (0.690 %)Windows 2000 Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (17.93 %)Project Management
219 (13.10 %)ITIL
312 (8.276 %)PRINCE2
410 (6.897 %)Service Delivery
410 (6.897 %)Disaster Recovery
59 (6.207 %)Service Management
66 (4.138 %)Security Cleared
75 (3.448 %)Project Planning
84 (2.759 %)Benchmarking
84 (2.759 %)Programme Management
84 (2.759 %)Validation
84 (2.759 %)SC Cleared
84 (2.759 %)Test Scripting
93 (2.069 %)Asset Management
93 (2.069 %)Configuration Management
102 (1.379 %)Change Management
102 (1.379 %)Business Continuity
102 (1.379 %)Migration
102 (1.379 %)Stakeholder Management
102 (1.379 %)Time Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (10.34 %)SQL
24 (2.759 %)C
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
147 (32.41 %)Cisco Certification
231 (21.38 %)CCNP
319 (13.10 %)CCNA
410 (6.897 %)MCSE
410 (6.897 %)Microsoft Certification
59 (6.207 %)CCIE
67 (4.828 %)Degree
67 (4.828 %)CCVP
73 (2.069 %)MCP
82 (1.379 %)CCDP
91 (0.690 %)PMP
91 (0.690 %)PMI Certification
91 (0.690 %)PRINCE2 Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.379 %)SLA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (9.655 %)Active Directory
28 (5.517 %)Terminal Services
32 (1.379 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (0.690 %)Backup Exec
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (4.138 %)CiscoWorks
22 (1.379 %)MOM
22 (1.379 %)ZENworks
31 (0.690 %)OpenView
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
177 (53.10 %)Cisco
219 (13.10 %)Microsoft
310 (6.897 %)CheckPoint
49 (6.207 %)Lotus
56 (4.138 %)HP
56 (4.138 %)Citrix
56 (4.138 %)Oracle
65 (3.448 %)Avaya
65 (3.448 %)Nortel
65 (3.448 %)Adobe
74 (2.759 %)McAfee Security
74 (2.759 %)Dell
74 (2.759 %)Nokia
74 (2.759 %)BT
74 (2.759 %)Fujitsu
83 (2.069 %)Novell
83 (2.069 %)Siemens
92 (1.379 %)Remedy
92 (1.379 %)Genesys
92 (1.379 %)Concord