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This section looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) skills within the Maidstone 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below13.04 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£372-
Average daily rate£372-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£372-
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£357
% change on same period last year-10.51 %
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£30.48£26.82
% change on same period last year+13.65 %
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Maidstone
Matching contract IT job ads237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.007 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£353-
Average daily rate£365-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£377-
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted91
Average minimum hourly rate£24.47£12.00
Average hourly rate£25.47£13.00
% change on same period last year+95.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.47£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
VoIP KentVoIP
Kent

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 Maidstone region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region.

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Maidstone VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (75.00 %)LAN
13 (75.00 %)WAN
13 (75.00 %)VPN
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
13 (75.00 %)SAN
13 (75.00 %)Government
13 (75.00 %)VMware
13 (75.00 %)Local Government
13 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
13 (75.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
13 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (50.00 %)ITIL
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)PRINCE
31 (25.00 %)Management Information System
31 (25.00 %)Telecoms
31 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)WinRunner
31 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)Summit

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
13 (75.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)Summit
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)LAN
13 (75.00 %)WAN
13 (75.00 %)VPN
13 (75.00 %)SAN
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)WinRunner
11 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Government
13 (75.00 %)Local Government
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Finance
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Project Manager
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Systems Engineer
11 (25.00 %)Senior Systems Engineer
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Management Information System
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Linux
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)ITIL
12 (50.00 %)PRINCE
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
13 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
13 (75.00 %)VMware
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft