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The table below looks at the demand for Ethernet skills within the North East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ethernet over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEthernet
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4458
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.002 %
As % of the category below10.10 %1.527 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£348
% change on same period last year-10.26 %
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£29.54£30.86
% change on same period last year-4.29 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching contract IT job ads99131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.132 %
Daily rates quoted2038
Average minimum daily rate£255£282
Average daily rate£274£287
% change on same period last year-4.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£292£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted1517
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£19.68
Average hourly rate£20.21£22.09
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50£24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Ethernet EnglandEthernet
England

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.

Ethernet
Demand Trend

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

North East Ethernet Demand Trend

Ethernet
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ethernet across the North East region.

North East Ethernet Daily Rate Trend

Ethernet
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Ethernet across the North East region.

North East Ethernet Hourly Rate Trend

Ethernet
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the North East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DurhamNew entry-10--
Ethernet EnglandEthernet
England

Ethernet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing Ethernet 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 Ethernet.

111 (64.71 %)Windows
111 (64.71 %)Cisco Certification
111 (64.71 %)CCNA
210 (58.82 %)Linux
39 (52.94 %)Network+ Certification
47 (41.18 %)Cisco
54 (23.53 %)DNS
54 (23.53 %)EMC
54 (23.53 %)UNIX
54 (23.53 %)NFS
54 (23.53 %)SAN
54 (23.53 %)NetApp
54 (23.53 %)Brocade
54 (23.53 %)Data Protection
63 (17.65 %)LAN
63 (17.65 %)WAN
63 (17.65 %)VPN
72 (11.76 %)CCNP
72 (11.76 %)Wireless
72 (11.76 %)Frame Relay
72 (11.76 %)IPsec
72 (11.76 %)RIP
72 (11.76 %)ISDN
72 (11.76 %)DWDM
72 (11.76 %)MPLS
72 (11.76 %)OSPF
72 (11.76 %)BGP
72 (11.76 %)EIGRP
72 (11.76 %)IGRP
72 (11.76 %)Problem Management

Ethernet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing Ethernet 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 Ethernet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
11 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2003
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (23.53 %)DNS
14 (23.53 %)SAN
23 (17.65 %)LAN
23 (17.65 %)WAN
23 (17.65 %)VPN
32 (11.76 %)ISDN
32 (11.76 %)RIP
32 (11.76 %)DWDM
32 (11.76 %)MPLS
32 (11.76 %)OSPF
32 (11.76 %)BGP
32 (11.76 %)EIGRP
32 (11.76 %)IGRP
32 (11.76 %)Wireless
32 (11.76 %)Frame Relay
32 (11.76 %)IPsec
32 (11.76 %)Fast Ethernet
41 (5.882 %)VLAN
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.76 %)Banking
12 (11.76 %)Investment Banking
21 (5.882 %)Finance
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (58.82 %)Systems Engineer
24 (23.53 %)Technical Consultant
24 (23.53 %)Consultant
32 (11.76 %)Analyst
32 (11.76 %)Senior Analyst
32 (11.76 %)Technical Analyst
32 (11.76 %)Senior Technical Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Technical Manager
41 (5.882 %)Project Manager
41 (5.882 %)Technical Project Manager
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)CCTV
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (64.71 %)Windows
210 (58.82 %)Linux
34 (23.53 %)UNIX
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)Data Protection
22 (11.76 %)Problem Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (64.71 %)CCNA
111 (64.71 %)Cisco Certification
29 (52.94 %)Network+ Certification
32 (11.76 %)CCNP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (23.53 %)NFS
21 (5.882 %)Active Directory
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)Cisco
24 (23.53 %)EMC
24 (23.53 %)NetApp
24 (23.53 %)Brocade