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The table below looks at the demand for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SDH over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSynchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-60
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.000 %6.190 %
Daily rates quoted013
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£287
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£359
% change on same period last year-19.18 %
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£31.28£24.50
% change on same period last year+27.68 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads241210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted5979
Average minimum daily rate£447£301
Average daily rate£456£322
% change on same period last year+41.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£336
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted1257
Average minimum hourly rate£38.96£27.21
Average hourly rate£41.69£28.59
% change on same period last year+45.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.41£29.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.56£28.73
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
SDH BerkshireSDH
Berkshire

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.

SDH
Demand Trend

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

Reading SDH Demand Trend

SDH
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading SDH Daily Rate Trend

SDH
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading SDH Hourly Rate Trend

SDH
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing SDH 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 SDH.

14 (80.00 %)Telecoms
23 (60.00 %)ATM
32 (40.00 %)SLA
41 (20.00 %)Cisco
41 (20.00 %)Internet
41 (20.00 %)MPLS
41 (20.00 %)OSPF
41 (20.00 %)BGP
41 (20.00 %)Project Management
41 (20.00 %)Frame Relay
41 (20.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)Publishing
41 (20.00 %)Network Design
41 (20.00 %)ISDN
41 (20.00 %)VoIP
41 (20.00 %)VPN

SDH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing SDH 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 SDH. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)ATM
21 (20.00 %)ISDN
21 (20.00 %)VoIP
21 (20.00 %)VPN
21 (20.00 %)Internet
21 (20.00 %)MPLS
21 (20.00 %)OSPF
21 (20.00 %)BGP
21 (20.00 %)Frame Relay
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Telecoms
21 (20.00 %)Publishing
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)ATM Engineer
12 (40.00 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Project Management
11 (20.00 %)Network Design
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)Degree
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (40.00 %)SLA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Cisco