Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the M4 Corridor region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank84
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads928
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.030 %
As % of the category below16.67 %35.44 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£300£303
Average daily rate£300£306
% change on same period last year-2.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£391£332
% change on same period last year+17.66 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.28£26.86
% change on same period last year+5.28 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads5479
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.084 %
Daily rates quoted1828
Average minimum daily rate£450£388
Average daily rate£485£404
% change on same period last year+20.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£521£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted03
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£27.29£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Telecoms South EastTelecoms
South East

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.

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

M4 Corridor Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Telecoms across the M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

15 (33.33 %)Nortel
15 (33.33 %)SONET
15 (33.33 %)DWDM
24 (26.67 %)Finance
33 (20.00 %)C
33 (20.00 %)UNIX
33 (20.00 %)Linux
42 (13.33 %)ClearCase
42 (13.33 %)DHCP
42 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
42 (13.33 %)DNS
42 (13.33 %)Embedded C
42 (13.33 %)Embedded C++
42 (13.33 %)C++
42 (13.33 %)Java
42 (13.33 %)J2EE
42 (13.33 %)SAP
42 (13.33 %)HND
42 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
42 (13.33 %)3G
42 (13.33 %)ClearQuest
42 (13.33 %)Firewall
42 (13.33 %)Cramer
42 (13.33 %)Device Driver
42 (13.33 %)Embedded Linux
42 (13.33 %)Requirements Analysis
42 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
51 (6.667 %)eTOM
51 (6.667 %)LLU
51 (6.667 %)Unit Testing

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (13.33 %)J2EE
21 (6.667 %)WAP
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (33.33 %)SONET
15 (33.33 %)DWDM
22 (13.33 %)Firewall
22 (13.33 %)DHCP
22 (13.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (13.33 %)DNS
22 (13.33 %)3G
31 (6.667 %)Internet
31 (6.667 %)LLU
31 (6.667 %)MPLS
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (13.33 %)ClearCase
12 (13.33 %)ClearQuest
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Finance
21 (6.667 %)Billing
21 (6.667 %)Electronics
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (60.00 %)Developer
23 (20.00 %)Project Manager
32 (13.33 %)Senior Project Manager
32 (13.33 %)Senior Manager
32 (13.33 %)Software Developer
41 (6.667 %)Quality Manager
41 (6.667 %)Service Manager
41 (6.667 %)Java Developer
41 (6.667 %)SQL Developer
41 (6.667 %)PL/SQL Developer
41 (6.667 %)Software Development Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Telecoms Project Manager
41 (6.667 %)Software Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Consultant
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Device Driver
21 (6.667 %)Handset
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)UNIX
13 (20.00 %)Linux
22 (13.33 %)Embedded Linux
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)Configuration Management
12 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
12 (13.33 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (6.667 %)Unit Testing
21 (6.667 %)ITIL
21 (6.667 %)eTOM
21 (6.667 %)Project Management
21 (6.667 %)Stakeholder Management
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (20.00 %)C
22 (13.33 %)C++
22 (13.33 %)Java
22 (13.33 %)Embedded C
22 (13.33 %)Embedded C++
31 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
31 (6.667 %)SQL
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)HND
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (33.33 %)Nortel
22 (13.33 %)Cramer
22 (13.33 %)SAP
31 (6.667 %)Oracle