The first table below looks at the demand for Broadband skills in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Broadband over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Manchester region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Broadband
Rank 70 82 -
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -
Contract jobs citing Broadband 3 7 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 0.318% 0.538% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.830% 2.929% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 0
Average daily rate £155 £270 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-42.59% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £393 £293 £380
% change year-on-year
+34.18% -23.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £10.69 £27.50 £11.88
% change year-on-year
-61.12% +131.57%
All Communications & Networking
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
106 239 111
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 11.23% 18.38% 11.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 87 34
Average daily rate £298 £300 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.83% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £133 £190 £150
10% offered a daily rate of more than £403 £438 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 17 15
Average hourly rate £15.00 £20.00 £12.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-25.00% +60.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.25 £14.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.00 £32.50 £17.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £25.75 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-16.50% -6.36%
Broadband
North West

Broadband
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Broadband across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Manchester Broadband Jobs Demand Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Broadband across the Manchester region.

Manchester Broadband Daily Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Broadband across the Manchester region.

Manchester Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Top 4 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

1 3 (50.00%) BT
2 1 (16.67%) IKE
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) IKE
General
1 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) BT