Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) 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 PPP over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPoint-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£463£443
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.23£18.58
% change on same period last year+111.12 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads7568
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted175
Average minimum daily rate£247£254
Average daily rate£258£267
% change on same period last year-3.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£269£279
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£343
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted2925
Average minimum hourly rate£18.14£18.82
Average hourly rate£19.51£19.83
% change on same period last year-1.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.88£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.69£26.91
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
PPP South EastPPP
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.

PPP
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire PPP Demand Trend

PPP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire PPP Hourly Rate Trend

PPP
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing PPP 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 PPP.

16 (100.00 %)Cisco
16 (100.00 %)IPv4
16 (100.00 %)LAN
16 (100.00 %)VoIP
16 (100.00 %)WAN
16 (100.00 %)H.323
16 (100.00 %)Firewall
16 (100.00 %)Network Design
16 (100.00 %)VLAN
16 (100.00 %)Cisco IOS
25 (83.33 %)RIP
25 (83.33 %)CCNP
25 (83.33 %)CCNA
25 (83.33 %)Cisco Certification
25 (83.33 %)OSPF
25 (83.33 %)BGP
25 (83.33 %)EIGRP
33 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
42 (33.33 %)Logistics
51 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
51 (16.67 %)SC Cleared

PPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing PPP 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 PPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)LAN
16 (100.00 %)VoIP
16 (100.00 %)WAN
16 (100.00 %)IPv4
16 (100.00 %)H.323
16 (100.00 %)Firewall
16 (100.00 %)VLAN
16 (100.00 %)Cisco IOS
25 (83.33 %)OSPF
25 (83.33 %)BGP
25 (83.33 %)EIGRP
25 (83.33 %)RIP
31 (16.67 %)Cisco PIX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Specialist
13 (50.00 %)Network Specialist
22 (33.33 %)Network Design Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Network Infrastructure Specialist
22 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Design Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)Network Design
22 (33.33 %)Logistics
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (83.33 %)CCNP
15 (83.33 %)CCNA
15 (83.33 %)Cisco Certification
23 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Cisco