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The table below looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) 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 VoIP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10398
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads2449
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.050 %
As % of the category below5.229 %8.033 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£400£363
Average daily rate£421£376
% change on same period last year+11.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£359
% change on same period last year-8.83 %
Hourly rates quoted145
Average minimum hourly rate£23.21£36.00
Average hourly rate£25.85£38.60
% change on same period last year-33.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.50£41.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.16£29.54
% change on same period last year-11.45 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North West
Matching contract IT job ads459610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.646 %0.616 %
Daily rates quoted101113
Average minimum daily rate£314£325
Average daily rate£327£335
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted7791
Average minimum hourly rate£24.02£23.32
Average hourly rate£26.89£24.38
% change on same period last year+10.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.77£25.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
VoIP EnglandVoIP
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.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

North West VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West VoIP Hourly Rate Trend

VoIP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West VoIP Hourly Rate Histogram

VoIP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VoIP within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
ManchesterDown-98£500+31.14 %
CumbriaNew entry-5£388-
MerseysideDown-82--
LancashireDown-12--
VoIP EnglandVoIP
England

VoIP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing VoIP 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 VoIP.

118 (47.37 %)Cisco
213 (34.21 %)Cisco Certification
312 (31.58 %)LAN
411 (28.95 %)WAN
59 (23.68 %)Security Cleared
68 (21.05 %)VPN
68 (21.05 %)Windows
68 (21.05 %)CCNA
68 (21.05 %)Firewall
77 (18.42 %)Telecoms
77 (18.42 %)MATLAB
77 (18.42 %)CCNP
77 (18.42 %)Assembly Language
77 (18.42 %)C
77 (18.42 %)VLAN
86 (15.79 %)IP Telephony
86 (15.79 %)SC Cleared
95 (13.16 %)Cisco PIX
95 (13.16 %)VSAT
95 (13.16 %)MCSE
95 (13.16 %)Citrix
95 (13.16 %)Microsoft Certification
95 (13.16 %)CCIE
95 (13.16 %)Windows Server 2003
95 (13.16 %)Wireless
95 (13.16 %)Construction
103 (7.895 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
103 (7.895 %)MPLS
103 (7.895 %)Disaster Recovery
103 (7.895 %)Active Directory

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing VoIP 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 VoIP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.632 %)IIS
11 (2.632 %)SharePoint
11 (2.632 %)MS Exchange
11 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (18.42 %)MATLAB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (31.58 %)LAN
211 (28.95 %)WAN
38 (21.05 %)Firewall
38 (21.05 %)VPN
47 (18.42 %)VLAN
56 (15.79 %)IP Telephony
65 (13.16 %)Cisco PIX
65 (13.16 %)VSAT
65 (13.16 %)Wireless
73 (7.895 %)Cisco ASA
73 (7.895 %)MPLS
82 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
91 (2.632 %)GSM
91 (2.632 %)FTP
91 (2.632 %)Frame Relay
91 (2.632 %)IPCC
91 (2.632 %)DNS
91 (2.632 %)SAN
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.632 %)SQL Server
11 (2.632 %)RDBMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (18.42 %)Telecoms
25 (13.16 %)Construction
32 (5.263 %)Government
41 (2.632 %)Health
41 (2.632 %)Finance
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (18.42 %)Software Engineer
17 (18.42 %)Network Engineer
17 (18.42 %)DSP Engineer
17 (18.42 %)DSP Software Engineer
25 (13.16 %)Technical Project Leader
25 (13.16 %)Project Leader
25 (13.16 %)Cisco Engineer
34 (10.53 %)Analyst
34 (10.53 %)Support Analyst
43 (7.895 %)Support Engineer
43 (7.895 %)Project Manager
52 (5.263 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
52 (5.263 %)3rd Line Support
52 (5.263 %)Consultant
52 (5.263 %)Cisco Network Engineer
52 (5.263 %)Senior Network Engineer
61 (2.632 %)Network Administrator
61 (2.632 %)Infrastructure Engineer
61 (2.632 %)Cisco Specialist
61 (2.632 %)Presales Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.895 %)PDA
13 (7.895 %)Video Conferencing
22 (5.263 %)Handset
31 (2.632 %)Clustering
31 (2.632 %)NHS
31 (2.632 %)Blackberry
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (21.05 %)Windows
25 (13.16 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (7.895 %)Linux
42 (5.263 %)UNIX
51 (2.632 %)HPUX
51 (2.632 %)Windows Mobile
51 (2.632 %)Windows Server 2008
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (23.68 %)Security Cleared
26 (15.79 %)SC Cleared
33 (7.895 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (5.263 %)BC Cleared
42 (5.263 %)Communications Security
51 (2.632 %)ITIL
51 (2.632 %)PRINCE2
51 (2.632 %)Project Management
51 (2.632 %)Migration
51 (2.632 %)Risk Assessment
51 (2.632 %)Load Balancing
51 (2.632 %)Problem Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (18.42 %)C
17 (18.42 %)Assembly Language
22 (5.263 %)SQL
31 (2.632 %)Embedded C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (34.21 %)Cisco Certification
28 (21.05 %)CCNA
37 (18.42 %)CCNP
45 (13.16 %)MCSE
45 (13.16 %)CCIE
45 (13.16 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (2.632 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (7.895 %)Active Directory
22 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.632 %)ISA Server
31 (2.632 %)Backup Exec
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.895 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (47.37 %)Cisco
25 (13.16 %)Citrix
33 (7.895 %)Novell
33 (7.895 %)HP
42 (5.263 %)Avaya
42 (5.263 %)VMware
51 (2.632 %)VERITAS
51 (2.632 %)Oracle
51 (2.632 %)Microsoft
51 (2.632 %)Sun