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The table below looks at the demand for Videoconferencing skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Video Conferencing over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVideoconferencing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.435 %0.517 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£425
Average daily rate-£425
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£278£425
% change on same period last year-34.63 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£13.65-
Average hourly rate£13.65-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.65-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.98£17.21
% change on same period last year-7.17 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
North West
Matching contract IT job ads690774
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.976 %0.784 %
Daily rates quoted171116
Average minimum daily rate£290£299
Average daily rate£310£320
% change on same period last year-3.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Hourly rates quoted105146
Average minimum hourly rate£21.18£15.49
Average hourly rate£23.19£16.73
% change on same period last year+38.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£17.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£26.20
% change on same period last year-4.24 %
Video Conferencing EnglandVideo Conferencing
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.

Video Conferencing
Demand Trend

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

North West Video Conferencing Demand Trend

Video Conferencing
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Video Conferencing Daily Rate Trend

Video Conferencing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Video Conferencing Hourly Rate Trend

Video Conferencing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Video Conferencing across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North West Video Conferencing Hourly Rate Histogram

Video Conferencing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Video Conferencing within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
CumbriaNew entry-3--
Video Conferencing EnglandVideo Conferencing
England

Video Conferencing
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Video Conferencing 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 Video Conferencing.

14 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)Wireless
23 (75.00 %)VoIP
23 (75.00 %)Citrix
23 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (75.00 %)PDA
23 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
32 (50.00 %)Government
41 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
41 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (25.00 %)MS Office

Video Conferencing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Video Conferencing 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 Video Conferencing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)VoIP
13 (75.00 %)Wireless
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Deskside Support
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)PDA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Citrix