Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank88
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below25.00 %18.18 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£250£340
Average daily rate£250£340
% change on same period last year-26.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£334
% change on same period last year+16.92 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£26.86
% change on same period last year+4.63 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads1211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted48
Average minimum daily rate£326£347
Average daily rate£363£403
% change on same period last year-9.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£28.43-
Average hourly rate£30.57-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.71-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Telecoms WalesTelecoms
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.

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the North Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North Wales Telecoms Hourly Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the North Wales 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
FlintshireNew entry-3£250-
Telecoms WalesTelecoms
Wales

Telecoms
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)Linux
13 (100.00 %)UMTS
22 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)Electronics
31 (33.33 %)Chemicals
31 (33.33 %)RNC
31 (33.33 %)Life Science

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)UMTS
21 (33.33 %)RNC
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Electronics
11 (33.33 %)Chemicals
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Software Developer
13 (100.00 %)Developer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Life Science
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Linux
21 (33.33 %)UNIX
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)Java