The first table below looks at the demand for Wireless skills in IT contracts advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Wireless over the 3 months to 18 June 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 North East 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wireless
Rank 24 48 40
Rank change year-on-year
+24 -8
Contract jobs citing Wireless 8 3 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North East 2.649% 0.551% 1.319%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 23.53% 2.542% 8.824%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
Average daily rate £263 - £306
90% offered a daily rate of more than £253 - £291
10% offered a daily rate of more than £273 - £321
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £315 £310
% change year-on-year
-4.76% +1.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
Average hourly rate £32.50 £13.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+140.74% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £24.38 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+33.33% -6.25%
All Communications & Networking
North East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
34 118 68
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North East 11.26% 21.69% 14.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 54 26
Average daily rate £350 £350 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +12.90%
UK excluding London average daily rate £320 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-3.03% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 10 5
Average hourly rate £32.50 £16.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+96.96% -2.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.58 £13.95 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.10 £26.75 £22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year
- -1.96%
Wireless
England

Wireless
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 Jobs Demand Trend

Wireless
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This 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 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Durham - 6 £263 - 2
Tyne and Wear +15 1 - -
Wireless
England

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

1 5 (45.45%) VB.NET
1 5 (45.45%) .NET
1 5 (45.45%) C#
1 5 (45.45%) UML
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
1 5 (45.45%) WPF
2 4 (36.36%) Multithreading
2 4 (36.36%) Windows
2 4 (36.36%) VB
2 4 (36.36%) Linux
2 4 (36.36%) Unit Testing
3 3 (27.27%) Windows 8
3 3 (27.27%) Windows 7
3 3 (27.27%) AIX
3 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 3 (27.27%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (27.27%) ITIL
3 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2
3 3 (27.27%) UNIX
3 3 (27.27%) Project Management
3 3 (27.27%) Mainframe
3 3 (27.27%) Video Conferencing
4 2 (18.18%) Software Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Degree
4 2 (18.18%) Firewall
4 2 (18.18%) VPN
4 2 (18.18%) Internet
4 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
5 1 (9.091%) SCCM
5 1 (9.091%) Software Deployment

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 5 (45.45%) .NET
1 5 (45.45%) WPF
2 1 (9.091%) COM
Application Platforms
1 1 (9.091%) Apache
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) VPN
1 2 (18.18%) Internet
1 2 (18.18%) Firewall
2 1 (9.091%) IPsec
2 1 (9.091%) DNS
2 1 (9.091%) SAN
2 1 (9.091%) LDAP
2 1 (9.091%) LAN
2 1 (9.091%) WAN
2 1 (9.091%) DHCP
2 1 (9.091%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.091%) MySQL
1 1 (9.091%) SQL Server
1 1 (9.091%) SQL Server 2000
1 1 (9.091%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 1 (9.091%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Project Manager
2 3 (27.27%) Technical Project Manager
2 3 (27.27%) C# Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Infrastructure Manager
2 3 (27.27%) Technical Manager
2 3 (27.27%) .NET Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) VB Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Technical Infrastructure Manager
2 3 (27.27%) Project Manager
3 1 (9.091%) WPF Developer
3 1 (9.091%) Senior Linux Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Senior Linux Systems Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Senior Systems Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Linux Systems Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Linux Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Technical Specialist
3 1 (9.091%) Administrator
3 1 (9.091%) Developer
3 1 (9.091%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Mainframe
1 3 (27.27%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
3 1 (9.091%) Fat Client
3 1 (9.091%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Linux
1 4 (36.36%) Windows
2 3 (27.27%) AIX
2 3 (27.27%) Windows 7
2 3 (27.27%) Windows 8
2 3 (27.27%) UNIX
3 1 (9.091%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (9.091%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (9.091%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) UML
2 4 (36.36%) Unit Testing
2 4 (36.36%) Multithreading
3 3 (27.27%) Project Management
3 3 (27.27%) ITIL
3 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2
4 2 (18.18%) Software Engineering
5 1 (9.091%) Load Balancing
5 1 (9.091%) Disaster Recovery
5 1 (9.091%) Identity Management
5 1 (9.091%) Migration
5 1 (9.091%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) C#
1 5 (45.45%) VB.NET
2 4 (36.36%) VB
3 1 (9.091%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 3 (27.27%) ITIL Certification
2 2 (18.18%) Degree
3 1 (9.091%) MCSE
3 1 (9.091%) CCNP
3 1 (9.091%) CCNA
3 1 (9.091%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (9.091%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (9.091%) Active Directory
1 1 (9.091%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 1 (9.091%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.091%) Citrix
2 1 (9.091%) Nokia
2 1 (9.091%) Red Hat
2 1 (9.091%) VMware
2 1 (9.091%) SolarWinds
Darlington, North East
The role is a 3 month contract with likely extensions.The Role:The role is providing business as usual 3rd line support alongside project work on a Windows...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £250.00 - £300.00 per day + Negotiable Depending On Experience
Posted: 7 June 2013
North East
To design, develop, test and support software using the latest Microsoft .NET technology (C#, VB.Net, WPF)... Candidates will need; - Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering or Computer...
Nigel Wright Consultancy
Rate: From £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
Durham, North East
My client, a wireless solutions company, are looking for a very specific candiate to help with business expansion into the north east. This candidate will have - Experience using ...
Computer Futures
Posted: 18 June 2013
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