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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4360
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below6.494 %2.020 %
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£300£284
% change on same period last year+5.35 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£9.50£22.50
% change on same period last year-57.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.04£32.32
% change on same period last year-19.43 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching contract IT job ads7799
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.106 %
Daily rates quoted1530
Average minimum daily rate£215£260
Average daily rate£231£264
% change on same period last year-12.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£248£268
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1218
Average minimum hourly rate£14.63£19.43
Average hourly rate£15.95£20.04
% change on same period last year-20.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.26£20.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
Wireless EnglandWireless
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.

Wireless
Demand Trend

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

North East Wireless Demand Trend

Wireless
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East Wireless Daily Rate Trend

Wireless
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Wireless Hourly Rate Trend

Wireless
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the North East region over the 3 months to 2 December 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-2--
Tyne and WearUp+152--
Wireless EnglandWireless
England

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

113 (86.67 %)Cisco
212 (80.00 %)LAN
311 (73.33 %)Firewall
410 (66.67 %)VPN
410 (66.67 %)SSL
410 (66.67 %)Load Balancing
53 (20.00 %)Microsoft
53 (20.00 %)Change Management
53 (20.00 %)Windows
53 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
62 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (13.33 %)CCNP
62 (13.33 %)Windows XP
62 (13.33 %)Telecoms
71 (6.667 %)Cisco PIX
71 (6.667 %)Wireless Security
71 (6.667 %)CCTV
71 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
71 (6.667 %)Sun
71 (6.667 %)MS Office
71 (6.667 %)Linux
71 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
71 (6.667 %)VoIP
71 (6.667 %)Ethernet
71 (6.667 %)CCNA
71 (6.667 %)Active Directory
71 (6.667 %)Citrix
71 (6.667 %)Apple
71 (6.667 %)CheckPoint
71 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Office
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (80.00 %)LAN
211 (73.33 %)Firewall
310 (66.67 %)VPN
310 (66.67 %)SSL
41 (6.667 %)VoIP
41 (6.667 %)Ethernet
41 (6.667 %)Cisco PIX
41 (6.667 %)Wireless Security
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Telecoms
21 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (46.67 %)Network Support
24 (26.67 %)Cisco Support
32 (13.33 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Support Supervisor
32 (13.33 %)Network Supervisor
32 (13.33 %)Cisco Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Network Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Helpdesk Support
41 (6.667 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Project Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Technical Support
41 (6.667 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Senior Support Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Senior Cisco Support
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)CCTV
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)Windows
22 (13.33 %)Windows XP
31 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
31 (6.667 %)Linux
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (66.67 %)Load Balancing
23 (20.00 %)Change Management
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (13.33 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (13.33 %)CCNP
31 (6.667 %)CCNA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)Active Directory
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (86.67 %)Cisco
23 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (6.667 %)Sun
31 (6.667 %)Citrix
31 (6.667 %)Apple
31 (6.667 %)CheckPoint