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The table below looks at the demand for Broadband skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Broadband over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4943
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.004 %
As % of the category below4.464 %6.061 %
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£315£377
% change on same period last year-16.27 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£9.26£10.75
Average hourly rate£11.03£11.38
% change on same period last year-3.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.81£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.51£15.32
% change on same period last year+7.77 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads11266
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.071 %
Daily rates quoted294
Average minimum daily rate£282£265
Average daily rate£292£280
% change on same period last year+4.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted3523
Average minimum hourly rate£26.22£17.84
Average hourly rate£28.65£18.79
% change on same period last year+52.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.08£19.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Broadband South EastBroadband
South East

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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Broadband Daily Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Broadband across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Oxfordshire Broadband Hourly Rate Histogram

Broadband
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
AbingdonNew entry-3--
OxfordDown-61--
CartertonNew entry-1--
BanburyNew entry-1--
Broadband South EastBroadband
South East

Broadband
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

110 (100.00 %)Internet
28 (80.00 %)Video Conferencing
36 (60.00 %)ADSL
45 (50.00 %)ISDN
45 (50.00 %)PSTN
45 (50.00 %)WAN
45 (50.00 %)Telecoms
53 (30.00 %)VPN
61 (10.00 %)Wireless
61 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
61 (10.00 %)Microsoft
61 (10.00 %)3G
61 (10.00 %)FTP
61 (10.00 %)Education

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (100.00 %)Internet
26 (60.00 %)ADSL
35 (50.00 %)ISDN
35 (50.00 %)PSTN
35 (50.00 %)WAN
43 (30.00 %)VPN
51 (10.00 %)Wireless
51 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
51 (10.00 %)3G
51 (10.00 %)FTP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (10.00 %)Education
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Administrator
15 (50.00 %)Network Administrator
23 (30.00 %)1st Line Support
32 (20.00 %)Network Support
32 (20.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Product Manager
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (80.00 %)Video Conferencing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft