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This section looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) 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 VoIP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank217215
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads197319
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.323 %
As % of the category below5.090 %5.757 %
Daily rates quoted67107
Average minimum daily rate£355£370
Average daily rate£380£392
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£353
% change on same period last year-11.66 %
Hourly rates quoted2233
Average minimum hourly rate£21.64£27.70
Average hourly rate£22.93£29.12
% change on same period last year-21.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.23£30.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.89£26.86
% change on same period last year+7.59 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching contract IT job ads38705541
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.158 %5.606 %
Daily rates quoted15031771
Average minimum daily rate£361£371
Average daily rate£382£391
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted300497
Average minimum hourly rate£24.02£25.43
Average hourly rate£25.30£27.27
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.57£29.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
VoIP EnglandVoIP
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.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

London VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend

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

London VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London VoIP Hourly Rate Trend

VoIP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London VoIP Hourly Rate Histogram

VoIP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VoIP within the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 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-3554£385-8.75 %
Docklands, LondonUp+245£467+8.52 %
UxbridgeNew entry-4£480-
LutonNew entry-2£363-
HayesNew entry-1--
WestminsterNew entry-1--
Canary WharfUp+81£400-
VoIP EnglandVoIP
England

VoIP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing VoIP 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 VoIP.

1258 (62.47 %)Cisco
2131 (31.72 %)Cisco Certification
3101 (24.46 %)LAN
497 (23.49 %)WAN
593 (22.52 %)Firewall
689 (21.55 %)Windows
782 (19.85 %)Telecoms
873 (17.68 %)Finance
972 (17.43 %)VPN
1067 (16.22 %)CCNP
1161 (14.77 %)OSPF
1260 (14.53 %)CCNA
1358 (14.04 %)BGP
1454 (13.08 %)Active Directory
1548 (11.62 %)TCP/IP
1644 (10.65 %)Banking
1743 (10.41 %)MS Exchange
1839 (9.443 %)Project Management
1937 (8.959 %)Avaya
1937 (8.959 %)CheckPoint
2036 (8.717 %)Linux
2135 (8.475 %)Microsoft
2135 (8.475 %)CCIE
2135 (8.475 %)Nortel
2233 (7.990 %)Juniper
2233 (7.990 %)UNIX
2332 (7.748 %)DNS
2332 (7.748 %)VMware
2332 (7.748 %)IP Telephony
2431 (7.506 %)PRINCE2

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing VoIP 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 VoIP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (0.969 %).NET
23 (0.726 %)CSS
23 (0.726 %)WebServices
23 (0.726 %)XML
32 (0.484 %)J2EE
32 (0.484 %)ASP
32 (0.484 %)Software Packaging
41 (0.242 %)HTML
41 (0.242 %)MFC
41 (0.242 %)EDI
41 (0.242 %)Middleware
41 (0.242 %)Application Packaging
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (10.41 %)MS Exchange
224 (5.811 %)Exchange Server 2003
314 (3.390 %)Exchange Server 2007
412 (2.906 %)IIS
59 (2.179 %)Exchange Server 2000
66 (1.453 %)Exchange Server 5.5
75 (1.211 %)GroupWise
75 (1.211 %)SharePoint
83 (0.726 %)Apache
92 (0.484 %)Tomcat
92 (0.484 %)Lotus Notes
92 (0.484 %)WebLogic
92 (0.484 %)CMS
92 (0.484 %)GlassFish
101 (0.242 %)Lotus Domino
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (4.600 %)MS Office
213 (3.148 %)MS Excel
35 (1.211 %)MS Project
44 (0.969 %)DeltaView
52 (0.484 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.242 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (0.242 %)SoftGrid
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1101 (24.46 %)LAN
297 (23.49 %)WAN
393 (22.52 %)Firewall
472 (17.43 %)VPN
561 (14.77 %)OSPF
658 (14.04 %)BGP
748 (11.62 %)TCP/IP
832 (7.748 %)DNS
832 (7.748 %)IP Telephony
930 (7.264 %)MPLS
1024 (5.811 %)Network Security
1123 (5.569 %)EIGRP
1221 (5.085 %)Wireless
1320 (4.843 %)SAN
1418 (4.358 %)DHCP
1418 (4.358 %)BIG-IP
1517 (4.116 %)PBX
1517 (4.116 %)DWDM
1616 (3.874 %)Internet
1714 (3.390 %)Ethernet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (5.085 %)SQL Server
28 (1.937 %)RDBMS
37 (1.695 %)Oracle 10g
37 (1.695 %)Datawarehouse
44 (0.969 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (0.484 %)PostgreSQL
61 (0.242 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.242 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.242 %)Siebel EIM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (0.969 %)MSI
22 (0.484 %)ClearCase
31 (0.242 %)Eclipse
31 (0.242 %)ClearQuest
31 (0.242 %)Flash
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
182 (19.85 %)Telecoms
273 (17.68 %)Finance
344 (10.65 %)Banking
417 (4.116 %)Financial Institution
516 (3.874 %)Government
614 (3.390 %)Investment Banking
712 (2.906 %)Back Office
810 (2.421 %)Insurance
98 (1.937 %)Games
107 (1.695 %)Multimedia
116 (1.453 %)Billing
116 (1.453 %)Legal
125 (1.211 %)Education
134 (0.969 %)Law
143 (0.726 %)Electric
152 (0.484 %)Health
152 (0.484 %)Private Banking
152 (0.484 %)Online Games
161 (0.242 %)Marketing
161 (0.242 %)Electronics
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
170 (16.95 %)Network Engineer
264 (15.50 %)Analyst
343 (10.41 %)Support Analyst
436 (8.717 %)Support Engineer
535 (8.475 %)Project Manager
535 (8.475 %)Cisco Engineer
632 (7.748 %)Network Support
632 (7.748 %)Network Analyst
722 (5.327 %)Architect
722 (5.327 %)Voice Engineer
820 (4.843 %)Cisco Network Engineer
918 (4.358 %)Consultant
918 (4.358 %)Network Support Analyst
1017 (4.116 %)Desktop Support
1017 (4.116 %)Voice Specialist
1115 (3.632 %)Cisco Specialist
1212 (2.906 %)Cisco Support
1212 (2.906 %)VoIP Engineer
1311 (2.663 %)Network Manager
1410 (2.421 %)Administrator
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (4.843 %)Blackberry
214 (3.390 %)NHS
313 (3.148 %)Video Conferencing
410 (2.421 %)Handset
59 (2.179 %)Derivative
68 (1.937 %)Thin Client
68 (1.937 %)N-Tier
68 (1.937 %)Fat Client
76 (1.453 %)IVR
84 (0.969 %)Clustering
93 (0.726 %)Computer Science
93 (0.726 %)CLARiiON
93 (0.726 %)Spanish Language
93 (0.726 %)German Language
102 (0.484 %)Dutch Language
102 (0.484 %)French Language
102 (0.484 %)IPTV
111 (0.242 %)NPfIT
111 (0.242 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
111 (0.242 %)Firmware
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
189 (21.55 %)Windows
236 (8.717 %)Linux
333 (7.990 %)UNIX
431 (7.506 %)Windows Server 2003
524 (5.811 %)Windows XP
615 (3.632 %)Windows NT
714 (3.390 %)Windows 2000
810 (2.421 %)Solaris
97 (1.695 %)Windows Mobile
105 (1.211 %)NetWare
113 (0.726 %)Windows Vista
122 (0.484 %)Embedded Linux
122 (0.484 %)Mac OS X
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (9.443 %)Project Management
231 (7.506 %)PRINCE2
324 (5.811 %)ITIL
420 (4.843 %)Network Design
517 (4.116 %)Security Cleared
615 (3.632 %)Migration
713 (3.148 %)Service Delivery
713 (3.148 %)SC Cleared
812 (2.906 %)Change Management
812 (2.906 %)Disaster Recovery
910 (2.421 %)Asset Management
108 (1.937 %)Validation
108 (1.937 %)Incident Management
108 (1.937 %)Load Balancing
117 (1.695 %)Business Continuity
117 (1.695 %)Risk Management
117 (1.695 %)PRINCE
126 (1.453 %)Service Management
126 (1.453 %)Stakeholder Management
135 (1.211 %)Document Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (5.569 %)SQL
29 (2.179 %)C
36 (1.453 %)Java
36 (1.453 %)Perl
44 (0.969 %)C#
44 (0.969 %)Transact-SQL
44 (0.969 %)Pascal
53 (0.726 %)C++
53 (0.726 %)Objective-C
62 (0.484 %)VB
71 (0.242 %)Shell Script
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1131 (31.72 %)Cisco Certification
267 (16.22 %)CCNP
360 (14.53 %)CCNA
435 (8.475 %)CCIE
525 (6.053 %)Degree
623 (5.569 %)CCVP
721 (5.085 %)Microsoft Certification
819 (4.600 %)MCSE
97 (1.695 %)MCSA
97 (1.695 %)PRINCE2 Certification
105 (1.211 %)CCIP
105 (1.211 %)CCSE
114 (0.969 %)MCP
114 (0.969 %)CCSA
123 (0.726 %)ITIL Certification
123 (0.726 %)CCSP
123 (0.726 %)CCDP
123 (0.726 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
132 (0.484 %)JNCIA
132 (0.484 %)ISEB
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (0.969 %)PCI DSS
22 (0.484 %)ISO27001
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
154 (13.08 %)Active Directory
213 (3.148 %)VMware ESX
213 (3.148 %)VMware Infrastructure
39 (2.179 %)Backup Exec
48 (1.937 %)ISA Server
55 (1.211 %)Citrix Presentation Server
55 (1.211 %)VMware Server
64 (0.969 %)NetBackup
73 (0.726 %)MetaFrame
82 (0.484 %)Snort
91 (0.242 %)Terminal Server
91 (0.242 %)Terminal Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (4.116 %)CiscoWorks
212 (2.906 %)BMC PATROL
38 (1.937 %)OpenView
46 (1.453 %)MAILsweeper
55 (1.211 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
64 (0.969 %)Netcool
64 (0.969 %)MOM
64 (0.969 %)ZENworks
72 (0.484 %)DameWare
81 (0.242 %)WSUS
81 (0.242 %)SCCM
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1258 (62.47 %)Cisco
237 (8.959 %)Avaya
237 (8.959 %)CheckPoint
335 (8.475 %)Nortel
335 (8.475 %)Microsoft
433 (7.990 %)Juniper
532 (7.748 %)VMware
630 (7.264 %)HP
725 (6.053 %)Nokia
814 (3.390 %)Citrix
913 (3.148 %)Oracle
913 (3.148 %)Bloomberg
1012 (2.906 %)BMC
1110 (2.421 %)Mitel
1110 (2.421 %)BT
128 (1.937 %)Reuters
137 (1.695 %)Siemens
137 (1.695 %)McAfee Security
146 (1.453 %)Altiris
146 (1.453 %)NetScout
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