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The table below looks at the demand for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 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 SMTP over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank41-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£220-
Average daily rate£224-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£227-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£415
% change on same period last year-23.63 %
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£20.50£30.75
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
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 %
SMTP South EastSMTP
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.

SMTP
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire SMTP Demand Trend

SMTP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire SMTP Daily Rate Trend

SMTP
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Oxfordshire SMTP Daily Rate Histogram

SMTP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire SMTP Hourly Rate Trend

SMTP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SMTP 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
OxfordNew entry-2£240-
SMTP South EastSMTP
South East

SMTP
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

115 (100.00 %)Perl
115 (100.00 %)UNIX
115 (100.00 %)Linux
214 (93.33 %)FTP
214 (93.33 %)Python
214 (93.33 %)TCP/IP
310 (66.67 %)Automated Testing
310 (66.67 %)HTTP
49 (60.00 %)Shell Script
58 (53.33 %)FreeBSD
67 (46.67 %)DNS
67 (46.67 %)NetApp
71 (6.667 %)CMS
71 (6.667 %)LAMP
71 (6.667 %)Subversion
71 (6.667 %)Content Management
71 (6.667 %)NFS
71 (6.667 %)SNMP
71 (6.667 %)Apache
71 (6.667 %)MySQL
71 (6.667 %)Internet
71 (6.667 %)Degree
71 (6.667 %)CentOS
71 (6.667 %)HTTPS
71 (6.667 %)LDAP

SMTP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)LAMP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)Apache
11 (6.667 %)CMS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (93.33 %)TCP/IP
114 (93.33 %)FTP
210 (66.67 %)HTTP
37 (46.67 %)DNS
41 (6.667 %)HTTPS
41 (6.667 %)Internet
41 (6.667 %)SNMP
41 (6.667 %)LDAP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)MySQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Subversion
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Tester
15 (33.33 %)Analyst
15 (33.33 %)Test Analyst
21 (6.667 %)Systems Administrator
21 (6.667 %)Administrator
21 (6.667 %)Software Tester
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (100.00 %)UNIX
115 (100.00 %)Linux
28 (53.33 %)FreeBSD
31 (6.667 %)CentOS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (66.67 %)Automated Testing
21 (6.667 %)Content Management
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (100.00 %)Perl
214 (93.33 %)Python
39 (60.00 %)Shell Script
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)NFS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (46.67 %)NetApp