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The table below looks at the demand for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) skills within the Middlesex region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TCP/IP over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4141
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.005 %
As % of the category below10.87 %8.772 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£306
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£33.33£20.00
% change on same period last year+66.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.67£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£25.02
% change on same period last year-4.52 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads9257
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.145 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted2115
Average minimum daily rate£311£286
Average daily rate£319£311
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted108
Average minimum hourly rate£28.76£24.45
Average hourly rate£31.64£25.09
% change on same period last year+26.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.53£25.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
TCP/IP South EastTCP/IP
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.

TCP/IP
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex TCP/IP Demand Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing TCP/IP across the Middlesex region.

Middlesex TCP/IP Daily Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing TCP/IP across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Middlesex TCP/IP Daily Rate Histogram

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing TCP/IP across the Middlesex region.

Middlesex TCP/IP Hourly Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP.

115 (78.95 %)Windows
211 (57.89 %)Active Directory
211 (57.89 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (36.84 %)Oracle
37 (36.84 %)Firewall
46 (31.58 %)Windows 2000
46 (31.58 %)WAN
46 (31.58 %)DHCP
46 (31.58 %)DNS
55 (26.32 %)LAN
55 (26.32 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
55 (26.32 %)NetIQ
55 (26.32 %)EMC
55 (26.32 %)Citrix
55 (26.32 %)Law
55 (26.32 %)RepliStor
55 (26.32 %)Backup Exec
55 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
64 (21.05 %)SC Cleared
64 (21.05 %)PKI
64 (21.05 %)Citrix Presentation Server
64 (21.05 %)Government
64 (21.05 %)SAN
64 (21.05 %)VPN
64 (21.05 %)Oracle 10g
64 (21.05 %)SLA
64 (21.05 %)LDAP
64 (21.05 %)Linux
64 (21.05 %)VBScript
64 (21.05 %)VB

TCP/IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.263 %)XML
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.53 %)SAP Web AS
12 (10.53 %)Apache
21 (5.263 %)GroupWise
21 (5.263 %)MQSeries
21 (5.263 %)Lotus Notes
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.263 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (36.84 %)Firewall
26 (31.58 %)WAN
26 (31.58 %)DHCP
26 (31.58 %)DNS
35 (26.32 %)LAN
44 (21.05 %)SAN
44 (21.05 %)VPN
44 (21.05 %)LDAP
52 (10.53 %)IP Telephony
52 (10.53 %)Cisco PIX
52 (10.53 %)Cisco IPT
52 (10.53 %)Cisco ASA
52 (10.53 %)FTP
61 (5.263 %)Internet
61 (5.263 %)Extranet
61 (5.263 %)DMZ
61 (5.263 %)OSPF
61 (5.263 %)TELNET
61 (5.263 %)VRRP
61 (5.263 %)HTTP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (21.05 %)Oracle 10g
22 (10.53 %)SQL Server
31 (5.263 %)Oracle Reports
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)TestDirector
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (26.32 %)Law
24 (21.05 %)Government
33 (15.79 %)Finance
41 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (5.263 %)Banking
41 (5.263 %)Investment Banking
41 (5.263 %)Legal
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (42.11 %)Analyst
26 (31.58 %)Support Analyst
35 (26.32 %)Operations Analyst
44 (21.05 %)Test Engineer
44 (21.05 %)Data Centre Engineer
44 (21.05 %)Network Engineer
52 (10.53 %)3rd Line Support
52 (10.53 %)Senior Network Support
52 (10.53 %)Senior Network Engineer
52 (10.53 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
52 (10.53 %)Network Support
61 (5.263 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (5.263 %)Programmer
61 (5.263 %)Network Security Engineer
61 (5.263 %)Test Analyst
61 (5.263 %)Risk Management Consultant
61 (5.263 %)Consultant
61 (5.263 %)Management Consultant
61 (5.263 %)Developer
61 (5.263 %)JDE Developer
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (21.05 %)PKI
21 (5.263 %)DTV
21 (5.263 %)STB
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (78.95 %)Windows
211 (57.89 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (31.58 %)Windows 2000
44 (21.05 %)Linux
53 (15.79 %)UNIX
62 (10.53 %)Solaris
71 (5.263 %)Windows XP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)Security Cleared
24 (21.05 %)SC Cleared
31 (5.263 %)BC Cleared
31 (5.263 %)Logistics
31 (5.263 %)Systems Analysis
31 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
31 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (5.263 %)Risk Management
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (21.05 %)VBScript
14 (21.05 %)VB
21 (5.263 %)RPG
21 (5.263 %)SQL
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)CISSP
21 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
21 (5.263 %)Check Point Certification
21 (5.263 %)CCNA
21 (5.263 %)CCSE
21 (5.263 %)CCSA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (21.05 %)SLA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (57.89 %)Active Directory
25 (26.32 %)Backup Exec
34 (21.05 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (5.263 %)Terminal Server
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (26.32 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
15 (26.32 %)RepliStor
21 (5.263 %)ZENworks
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (36.84 %)Oracle
25 (26.32 %)NetIQ
25 (26.32 %)EMC
25 (26.32 %)Citrix
33 (15.79 %)Cisco
42 (10.53 %)Microsoft
42 (10.53 %)SAP
51 (5.263 %)HP
51 (5.263 %)CA
51 (5.263 %)Nokia
51 (5.263 %)Novell
51 (5.263 %)Lotus
51 (5.263 %)JD Edwards
51 (5.263 %)CheckPoint
51 (5.263 %)IBM