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This section looks at the demand for Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADSL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank139134
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.662 %0.745 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£265
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£252£341
% change on same period last year-26.17 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£12.67£15.00
Average hourly rate£12.83£16.00
% change on same period last year-19.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.26£15.39
% change on same period last year+25.11 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching contract IT job ads604537
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.805 %0.543 %
Daily rates quoted107100
Average minimum daily rate£353£289
Average daily rate£374£300
% change on same period last year+24.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted7965
Average minimum hourly rate£24.15£21.67
Average hourly rate£26.47£23.06
% change on same period last year+14.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.80£24.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
ADSL EnglandADSL
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.

ADSL
Demand Trend

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

North West ADSL Demand Trend

ADSL
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ADSL Daily Rate Trend

ADSL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West ADSL Hourly Rate Trend

ADSL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ADSL across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West ADSL Hourly Rate Histogram

ADSL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADSL within the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CheshireDown-92--
ManchesterDown-122--
ADSL EnglandADSL
England

ADSL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ADSL 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 ADSL.

15 (55.56 %)LAN
15 (55.56 %)WAN
15 (55.56 %)Cisco
15 (55.56 %)Firewall
24 (44.44 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)Broadband
24 (44.44 %)Active Directory
33 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
33 (33.33 %)ISDN
33 (33.33 %)Microsoft
33 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (22.22 %)Crossbeam
42 (22.22 %)ATM
42 (22.22 %)CCNA
42 (22.22 %)VPN
42 (22.22 %)Windows XP
42 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
42 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (22.22 %)Nokia
42 (22.22 %)Terminal Services
42 (22.22 %)Citrix
42 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
42 (22.22 %)MPLS
51 (11.11 %)OSPF
51 (11.11 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
51 (11.11 %)Websense
51 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (11.11 %)FileMaker
51 (11.11 %)MCSE
51 (11.11 %)MS Excel

ADSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ADSL 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 ADSL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
21 (11.11 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
21 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (11.11 %)assyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (55.56 %)LAN
15 (55.56 %)WAN
15 (55.56 %)Firewall
24 (44.44 %)Broadband
33 (33.33 %)ISDN
42 (22.22 %)VPN
42 (22.22 %)MPLS
42 (22.22 %)ATM
51 (11.11 %)OSPF
51 (11.11 %)Wireless
51 (11.11 %)SHDSL
51 (11.11 %)FTP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)FileMaker
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Telecoms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)Data Manager
12 (22.22 %)Network Manager
21 (11.11 %)Network Support
21 (11.11 %)Network Specialist
21 (11.11 %)NOC Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Network Support Specialist
21 (11.11 %)Systems Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Technical Support
21 (11.11 %)Support Specialist
21 (11.11 %)3rd Line Support
21 (11.11 %)2nd Line Support
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)Windows
22 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
22 (22.22 %)Windows XP
22 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Migration
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)CCNA
12 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (11.11 %)MCSE
21 (11.11 %)CCNP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)SLA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (44.44 %)Active Directory
22 (22.22 %)Terminal Services
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Cisco
23 (33.33 %)Microsoft
23 (33.33 %)CheckPoint
32 (22.22 %)Crossbeam
32 (22.22 %)Citrix
32 (22.22 %)Nokia
41 (11.11 %)WatchGuard
41 (11.11 %)Websense
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