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The table below looks at the demand for Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) 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 PSTN over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublic Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank412452
Rank change on same period last yearUp+40
Matching contract IT job ads1030
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.255 %0.540 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£400£314
Average daily rate£425£353
% change on same period last year+20.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£491£428
% change on same period last year+14.50 %
Hourly rates quoted01
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-£28.88
% 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 %
PSTN EnglandPSTN
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.

PSTN
Demand Trend

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

London PSTN Demand Trend

PSTN
Daily Rate Trend

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

London PSTN Daily Rate Trend

PSTN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London PSTN Hourly Rate Trend

PSTN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PSTN 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
City of LondonNew entry-2--
PSTN EnglandPSTN
England

PSTN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (53.85 %)GSM
17 (53.85 %)VoIP
25 (38.46 %)UMTS
25 (38.46 %)3G
25 (38.46 %)Wireless
34 (30.77 %)Cisco
34 (30.77 %)Nortel
34 (30.77 %)LAN
34 (30.77 %)GPRS
34 (30.77 %)Windows
43 (23.08 %)Linux
43 (23.08 %)VB
43 (23.08 %)UNIX
43 (23.08 %)ADSL
43 (23.08 %)ATM
43 (23.08 %)ISDN
43 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
43 (23.08 %)Avaya
43 (23.08 %)H.323
43 (23.08 %)Telecoms
52 (15.38 %)Enterprise Architecture
52 (15.38 %)Degree
52 (15.38 %)DV Cleared
52 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
52 (15.38 %)Mitel
52 (15.38 %)Education
52 (15.38 %)Government
52 (15.38 %)Internet
52 (15.38 %)Risk Management
52 (15.38 %)MGCP

PSTN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing PSTN 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 PSTN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
11 (7.692 %)CMS
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (53.85 %)GSM
17 (53.85 %)VoIP
25 (38.46 %)3G
25 (38.46 %)UMTS
25 (38.46 %)Wireless
34 (30.77 %)GPRS
34 (30.77 %)LAN
43 (23.08 %)ISDN
43 (23.08 %)ADSL
43 (23.08 %)ATM
43 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
43 (23.08 %)H.323
52 (15.38 %)Internet
52 (15.38 %)WLAN
52 (15.38 %)WAN
52 (15.38 %)MPLS
52 (15.38 %)MGCP
52 (15.38 %)SS7
52 (15.38 %)Megaco
52 (15.38 %)Broadband
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Telecoms
22 (15.38 %)Education
22 (15.38 %)Government
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (23.08 %)Project Manager
13 (23.08 %)Test Engineer
13 (23.08 %)VoIP Engineer
22 (15.38 %)Technical Manager
22 (15.38 %)Technical Project Manager
22 (15.38 %)Systems Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Support Engineer
31 (7.692 %)IT Consultant
31 (7.692 %)Consultant
31 (7.692 %)Telecoms Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Network Specialist
31 (7.692 %)Avaya Engineer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)Blackberry
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (30.77 %)Windows
23 (23.08 %)Linux
23 (23.08 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
12 (15.38 %)Risk Management
12 (15.38 %)Enterprise Architecture
12 (15.38 %)DV Cleared
12 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
21 (7.692 %)Content Management
21 (7.692 %)CRM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (23.08 %)VB
21 (7.692 %)C
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (15.38 %)PRINCE2 Certification
12 (15.38 %)Degree
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (7.692 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)Cisco
14 (30.77 %)Nortel
23 (23.08 %)Avaya
32 (15.38 %)Mitel
41 (7.692 %)BT
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