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This section looks at the demand for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) 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 PPP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPoint-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank397453
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching contract IT job ads725
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.178 %0.445 %
Daily rates quoted512
Average minimum daily rate£400£421
Average daily rate£445£480
% change on same period last year-7.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£490£540
UK excluding London average daily rate-£461
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£29.00-
Average hourly rate£29.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£22.75
% change on same period last year-
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 %
PPP EnglandPPP
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.

PPP
Demand Trend

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

London PPP Demand Trend

PPP
Daily Rate Trend

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

London PPP Daily Rate Trend

PPP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

London PPP Daily Rate Histogram

PPP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London PPP Hourly Rate Trend

PPP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PPP 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-163£450-
PPP EnglandPPP
England

PPP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (54.55 %)Government
25 (45.45 %)Project Management
34 (36.36 %)Service Delivery
43 (27.27 %)Security Cleared
43 (27.27 %)Finance
43 (27.27 %)PRINCE2
52 (18.18 %)DSL
52 (18.18 %)L2TP
52 (18.18 %)Criminal Justice
61 (9.091 %)Supplier Management
61 (9.091 %)Project Planning
61 (9.091 %)LLU
61 (9.091 %)SHDSL
61 (9.091 %)Cisco PIX
61 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
61 (9.091 %)Perforce
61 (9.091 %)Primavera
61 (9.091 %)Cisco ASA
61 (9.091 %)C++
61 (9.091 %)Perl
61 (9.091 %)VBScript
61 (9.091 %)VB
61 (9.091 %)MS Project
61 (9.091 %)Management Information System
61 (9.091 %)IPsec
61 (9.091 %)Risk Management
61 (9.091 %)Windows
61 (9.091 %)ADSL
61 (9.091 %)ATM
61 (9.091 %)TCP/IP

PPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Project
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)DSL
12 (18.18 %)L2TP
21 (9.091 %)LLU
21 (9.091 %)SHDSL
21 (9.091 %)Cisco PIX
21 (9.091 %)Cisco ASA
21 (9.091 %)IPsec
21 (9.091 %)ADSL
21 (9.091 %)ATM
21 (9.091 %)TCP/IP
21 (9.091 %)VPN
21 (9.091 %)MPLS
21 (9.091 %)OSPF
21 (9.091 %)BGP
21 (9.091 %)DSLAM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)CodeWarrior
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (54.55 %)Government
23 (27.27 %)Finance
32 (18.18 %)Criminal Justice
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (45.45 %)Consultant
24 (36.36 %)Procurement Consultant
32 (18.18 %)Project Manager
32 (18.18 %)Procurement Specialist
41 (9.091 %)Senior Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Junior Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Programme Director
41 (9.091 %)Procurement Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Senior Procurement Manager
41 (9.091 %)Project Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Senior Project Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Procurement Manager
41 (9.091 %)Programme Manager
41 (9.091 %)Junior
41 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
41 (9.091 %)IT Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Senior Consultant
41 (9.091 %)Commercial Manager
41 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Senior Manager
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)Management Information System
11 (9.091 %)NHS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)Windows Server 2003
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Project Management
24 (36.36 %)Service Delivery
33 (27.27 %)Security Cleared
33 (27.27 %)PRINCE2
41 (9.091 %)Supplier Management
41 (9.091 %)Project Planning
41 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
41 (9.091 %)Risk Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)C++
11 (9.091 %)Perl
11 (9.091 %)VBScript
11 (9.091 %)VB
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)CCNA
11 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (9.091 %)Perforce
11 (9.091 %)Primavera
11 (9.091 %)Cisco
11 (9.091 %)Juniper
11 (9.091 %)Alcatel