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The table below looks at the demand for Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) 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 IPX over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank419472
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads310
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.077 %0.180 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£393£370
Average daily rate£410£375
% change on same period last year+9.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£375
% change on same period last year-17.33 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£33.66
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching contract IT job ads39145552
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.274 %5.555 %
Daily rates quoted15541854
Average minimum daily rate£355£380
Average daily rate£376£398
% change on same period last year-5.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£342
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted301468
Average minimum hourly rate£23.94£25.40
Average hourly rate£25.29£27.31
% change on same period last year-7.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.65£29.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.69£28.50
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
IPX EnglandIPX
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.

IPX
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London IPX Daily Rate Trend

IPX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPX across the London region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

London IPX Daily Rate Histogram

IPX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London IPX Hourly Rate Trend

IPX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPX within the London region over the 3 months to 4 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
Docklands, LondonUp+302£458+1.66 %
IPX EnglandIPX
England

IPX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

18 (100.00 %)Cisco
27 (87.50 %)TCP/IP
27 (87.50 %)OSPF
36 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
45 (62.50 %)CCIE
45 (62.50 %)CCNP
54 (50.00 %)BGP
54 (50.00 %)EIGRP
63 (37.50 %)Firewall
63 (37.50 %)CCDP
63 (37.50 %)Nokia
63 (37.50 %)CheckPoint
63 (37.50 %)VLAN
72 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
72 (25.00 %)Network Security
72 (25.00 %)DNS
72 (25.00 %)Tivoli NetView
72 (25.00 %)CiscoWorks
72 (25.00 %)Solaris
72 (25.00 %)ATM
72 (25.00 %)ISO9001
72 (25.00 %)DHCP
72 (25.00 %)RIP
72 (25.00 %)SNMP
72 (25.00 %)Finance
81 (12.50 %)SMDS
81 (12.50 %)X.25
81 (12.50 %)IP Telephony
81 (12.50 %)IGMP
81 (12.50 %)WAN

IPX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (87.50 %)TCP/IP
17 (87.50 %)OSPF
24 (50.00 %)BGP
24 (50.00 %)EIGRP
33 (37.50 %)Firewall
33 (37.50 %)VLAN
42 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
42 (25.00 %)Network Security
42 (25.00 %)DNS
42 (25.00 %)ATM
42 (25.00 %)DHCP
42 (25.00 %)RIP
42 (25.00 %)SNMP
51 (12.50 %)WAN
51 (12.50 %)DWDM
51 (12.50 %)VPN
51 (12.50 %)SNA
51 (12.50 %)SMDS
51 (12.50 %)IP Telephony
51 (12.50 %)IGMP
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Finance
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)Network Engineer
23 (37.50 %)Design Engineer
23 (37.50 %)Cisco Engineer
32 (25.00 %)Network Security Engineer
32 (25.00 %)Security Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Implementation Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
41 (12.50 %)Senior Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Network Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Network Support
41 (12.50 %)Senior Network Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Network Support Engineer
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)Solaris
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
25 (62.50 %)CCIE
25 (62.50 %)CCNP
33 (37.50 %)CCDP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (25.00 %)ISO9001
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (25.00 %)CiscoWorks
12 (25.00 %)Tivoli NetView
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (37.50 %)Nokia
23 (37.50 %)CheckPoint