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This section looks at the demand for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BGP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBorder Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank83106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads1722
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.022 %
As % of the category below5.667 %4.752 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£350£457
Average daily rate£375£461
% change on same period last year-18.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£464
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£359
% change on same period last year-11.19 %
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£33.00£32.12
% change on same period last year+2.73 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads300463
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.400 %0.468 %
Daily rates quoted6085
Average minimum daily rate£281£348
Average daily rate£308£358
% change on same period last year-14.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2131
Average minimum hourly rate£24.32£18.73
Average hourly rate£26.37£19.84
% change on same period last year+32.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.43£20.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
BGP UKBGP
UK

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.

BGP
Demand Trend

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

Scotland BGP Demand Trend

BGP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland BGP Daily Rate Trend

BGP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland BGP Hourly Rate Trend

BGP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BGP within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
GlasgowUp+167£375-31.81 %
AberdeenDown-95--
EdinburghNew entry-2--
BGP UKBGP
UK

BGP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing BGP 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 BGP.

123 (100.00 %)Cisco
215 (65.22 %)EIGRP
312 (52.17 %)Cisco Certification
411 (47.83 %)MPLS
411 (47.83 %)VoIP
59 (39.13 %)Ethernet
59 (39.13 %)ATM
68 (34.78 %)TCP/IP
68 (34.78 %)DNS
68 (34.78 %)Internet
68 (34.78 %)CiscoWorks
68 (34.78 %)CCNP
68 (34.78 %)IPCC
77 (30.43 %)Firewall
77 (30.43 %)FDDI
77 (30.43 %)Gigabit Ethernet
77 (30.43 %)VLAN
77 (30.43 %)DHCP
77 (30.43 %)RIP
77 (30.43 %)Windows
77 (30.43 %)Windows NT
86 (26.09 %)WAN
86 (26.09 %)OSPF
95 (21.74 %)CCVP
103 (13.04 %)Network Security
103 (13.04 %)Juniper
103 (13.04 %)CCDA
103 (13.04 %)CCIE
103 (13.04 %)SDH
103 (13.04 %)LAN

BGP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing BGP 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 BGP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (65.22 %)EIGRP
211 (47.83 %)MPLS
211 (47.83 %)VoIP
39 (39.13 %)ATM
39 (39.13 %)Ethernet
48 (34.78 %)TCP/IP
48 (34.78 %)DNS
48 (34.78 %)Internet
48 (34.78 %)IPCC
57 (30.43 %)Gigabit Ethernet
57 (30.43 %)VLAN
57 (30.43 %)Firewall
57 (30.43 %)FDDI
57 (30.43 %)RIP
57 (30.43 %)DHCP
66 (26.09 %)WAN
66 (26.09 %)OSPF
73 (13.04 %)Network Security
73 (13.04 %)SDH
73 (13.04 %)LAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.696 %)Telecoms
21 (4.348 %)Retail
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (43.48 %)Cisco Engineer
26 (26.09 %)Network Engineer
34 (17.39 %)Analyst
34 (17.39 %)Cisco Network Engineer
43 (13.04 %)VoIP Engineer
43 (13.04 %)Cisco Consultant
43 (13.04 %)Consultant
43 (13.04 %)Network Analyst
52 (8.696 %)Voice Specialist
52 (8.696 %)Cisco Specialist
61 (4.348 %)Technical Administrator
61 (4.348 %)Senior Technical Analyst
61 (4.348 %)Technical Analyst
61 (4.348 %)Network Administrator
61 (4.348 %)Administrator
61 (4.348 %)Field Engineer
61 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (30.43 %)Windows
17 (30.43 %)Windows NT
21 (4.348 %)Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (52.17 %)Cisco Certification
28 (34.78 %)CCNP
35 (21.74 %)CCVP
43 (13.04 %)CCDA
43 (13.04 %)CCIE
52 (8.696 %)CCNA
61 (4.348 %)CCSP
61 (4.348 %)CISSP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.348 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (34.78 %)CiscoWorks
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (100.00 %)Cisco
23 (13.04 %)Juniper
32 (8.696 %)CheckPoint
32 (8.696 %)Blue Coat
41 (4.348 %)Red Hat
41 (4.348 %)Microsoft
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