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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Middlesex 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 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4019
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching contract IT job ads730
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.030 %
As % of the category below3.333 %14.22 %
Daily rates quoted37
Average minimum daily rate£243£295
Average daily rate£254£313
% change on same period last year-18.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£265£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£368
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.50
Average hourly rate-£18.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£19.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.97£24.64
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads210211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.283 %0.211 %
Daily rates quoted4650
Average minimum daily rate£330£321
Average daily rate£359£332
% change on same period last year+8.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£381
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Hourly rates quoted196
Average minimum hourly rate£35.40£24.94
Average hourly rate£38.07£26.25
% change on same period last year+45.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.74£27.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.19£27.23
% change on same period last year+3.53 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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 (26.32 %)Java
15 (26.32 %)SQL
15 (26.32 %)Oracle
24 (21.05 %)SQL Server
24 (21.05 %)UNIX
24 (21.05 %)Windows
24 (21.05 %)C++
24 (21.05 %)CRM
24 (21.05 %)Cisco
33 (15.79 %)WAN
33 (15.79 %)J2EE
33 (15.79 %)Linux
33 (15.79 %)UML
33 (15.79 %)WebServices
42 (10.53 %)BusinessObjects
42 (10.53 %)Government
42 (10.53 %)Business Objects
42 (10.53 %)Transact-SQL
42 (10.53 %)JavaScript
42 (10.53 %)Chordiant
42 (10.53 %)LAN
42 (10.53 %)Siebel
42 (10.53 %)Billing
42 (10.53 %)Project Management
42 (10.53 %)IP Telephony
42 (10.53 %)Resource Management
42 (10.53 %)Degree
42 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
51 (5.263 %)Graphic Design
51 (5.263 %)Test Scripting

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (15.79 %)J2EE
13 (15.79 %)WebServices
21 (5.263 %)XML
21 (5.263 %)AJAX
21 (5.263 %)HTML
21 (5.263 %).NET
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft CRM
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.79 %)WAN
22 (10.53 %)LAN
22 (10.53 %)IP Telephony
31 (5.263 %)Cisco IPT
31 (5.263 %)SMS
31 (5.263 %)VoIP
31 (5.263 %)Intranet
31 (5.263 %)Internet
31 (5.263 %)Extranet
31 (5.263 %)NetScreen
31 (5.263 %)Wireless
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (21.05 %)SQL Server
22 (10.53 %)BusinessObjects
31 (5.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (5.263 %)Datawarehouse
31 (5.263 %)Data Mining
31 (5.263 %)RDBMS
31 (5.263 %)Oracle 10g
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Government
12 (10.53 %)Billing
21 (5.263 %)Graphic Design
21 (5.263 %)Home Office
21 (5.263 %)Back Office
21 (5.263 %)Education
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (26.32 %)Developer
23 (15.79 %)Analyst
32 (10.53 %)Systems Analyst
32 (10.53 %)Software Developer
32 (10.53 %)Architect
32 (10.53 %)Project Manager
32 (10.53 %)Information Architect
41 (5.263 %)Senior Developer
41 (5.263 %)Technical Support
41 (5.263 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Administrator
41 (5.263 %)Network Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Manual Tester
41 (5.263 %)Senior Project Manager
41 (5.263 %)Java Developer
41 (5.263 %).NET Developer
41 (5.263 %)C# Developer
41 (5.263 %)Technical Support Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Project Administrator
41 (5.263 %)Senior Tester
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Client/Server
11 (5.263 %)N-Tier
11 (5.263 %)PMI
11 (5.263 %)Video Conferencing
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (21.05 %)UNIX
14 (21.05 %)Windows
23 (15.79 %)Linux
31 (5.263 %)Windows XP
31 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (5.263 %)Symbian OS
31 (5.263 %)Solaris
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)CRM
23 (15.79 %)UML
32 (10.53 %)PRINCE2
32 (10.53 %)Resource Management
32 (10.53 %)Project Management
41 (5.263 %)Validation
41 (5.263 %)Business Continuity
41 (5.263 %)Information Security
41 (5.263 %)Asset Management
41 (5.263 %)Content Management
41 (5.263 %)Business Analysis
41 (5.263 %)Web Development
41 (5.263 %)Test Scripting
41 (5.263 %)Manual Testing
41 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
41 (5.263 %)E-Commerce
41 (5.263 %)PRINCE
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (26.32 %)Java
15 (26.32 %)SQL
24 (21.05 %)C++
32 (10.53 %)JavaScript
32 (10.53 %)Transact-SQL
41 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
41 (5.263 %)C#
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (10.53 %)Degree
21 (5.263 %)PMP
21 (5.263 %)PMI Certification
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (26.32 %)Oracle
24 (21.05 %)Cisco
32 (10.53 %)Business Objects
32 (10.53 %)Siebel
32 (10.53 %)Chordiant
41 (5.263 %)Symbian
41 (5.263 %)Sun