Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) 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 PSTN over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublic Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4548
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below5.333 %1.471 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£260
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£270
UK excluding London average daily rate-£428
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£10.11-
Average hourly rate£11.74-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.37-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.46£16.75
% change on same period last year-19.66 %
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 %
PSTN South EastPSTN
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.

PSTN
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire PSTN Demand Trend

PSTN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire PSTN Daily Rate Trend

PSTN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire PSTN Hourly Rate Trend

PSTN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing PSTN across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire PSTN Hourly Rate Histogram

PSTN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PSTN within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
AbingdonNew entry-3--
CartertonNew entry-1--
OxfordUp+61--
PSTN South EastPSTN
South East

PSTN
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)ADSL
15 (100.00 %)Broadband
15 (100.00 %)ISDN
15 (100.00 %)Internet
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
15 (100.00 %)Video Conferencing
24 (80.00 %)WAN
33 (60.00 %)VPN
41 (20.00 %)Wireless
41 (20.00 %)FTP

PSTN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)ADSL
15 (100.00 %)Broadband
15 (100.00 %)ISDN
15 (100.00 %)Internet
24 (80.00 %)WAN
33 (60.00 %)VPN
41 (20.00 %)Wireless
41 (20.00 %)FTP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Administrator
13 (60.00 %)Network Administrator
22 (40.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Support Analyst
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (100.00 %)Video Conferencing