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The table below looks at the demand for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) skills within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-7
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %30.00 %
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£305£308
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£10.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£24.33
% change on same period last year-4.29 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads1010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£247£273
Average daily rate£250£310
% change on same period last year-19.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£253£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£11.33
% change on same period last year+186.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£12.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
TCP/IP WalesTCP/IP
Wales

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 North Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales TCP/IP Daily Rate Trend

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 North Wales region.

North Wales TCP/IP Hourly Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %)HNC
31 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (33.33 %)Firewall
31 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
31 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
31 (33.33 %)VPN
31 (33.33 %)Active Directory
31 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003

TCP/IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
11 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)VPN
11 (33.33 %)Firewall
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Manufacturing
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)2nd Line Support
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Engineer
12 (66.67 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Support
21 (33.33 %)Systems Engineer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)HNC
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory