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This section looks at the demand for Voice Over IP (VoIP) 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 VoIP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7092
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads3036
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.036 %
As % of the category below10.00 %7.775 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£250£317
Average daily rate£288£317
% change on same period last year-8.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£353
% change on same period last year-11.66 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£24.00
Average hourly rate-£24.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.89£26.86
% change on same period last year+7.59 %
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 %
VoIP UKVoIP
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.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

Scotland VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland VoIP Hourly Rate Trend

VoIP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VoIP 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+1615£288-
AberdeenDown-19£350-
HighlandsNew entry-2£230-
EdinburghUp+31--
VoIP UKVoIP
UK

VoIP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

145 (78.95 %)Cisco
228 (49.12 %)Cisco Certification
320 (35.09 %)MPLS
418 (31.58 %)CCNP
517 (29.82 %)CCVP
616 (28.07 %)IPCC
616 (28.07 %)WAN
715 (26.32 %)Windows
814 (24.56 %)LAN
911 (19.30 %)Active Directory
911 (19.30 %)BGP
1010 (17.54 %)CiscoWorks
119 (15.79 %)CCNA
119 (15.79 %)VPN
119 (15.79 %)Internet
119 (15.79 %)Firewall
119 (15.79 %)Telecoms
128 (14.04 %)Wireless
128 (14.04 %)Windows Server 2003
137 (12.28 %)EIGRP
146 (10.53 %)Siemens
154 (7.018 %)CCSP
154 (7.018 %)Windows 2000
163 (5.263 %)ERP
163 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
163 (5.263 %)Broadband
163 (5.263 %)CCIE
163 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
163 (5.263 %)Microsoft
163 (5.263 %)CCDP

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.263 %)MS Exchange
13 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (5.263 %)Movex
22 (3.509 %)Line 50
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (35.09 %)MPLS
216 (28.07 %)WAN
216 (28.07 %)IPCC
314 (24.56 %)LAN
411 (19.30 %)BGP
59 (15.79 %)VPN
59 (15.79 %)Internet
59 (15.79 %)Firewall
68 (14.04 %)Wireless
77 (12.28 %)EIGRP
83 (5.263 %)Broadband
83 (5.263 %)MGCP
83 (5.263 %)H.323
83 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
92 (3.509 %)Frame Relay
92 (3.509 %)Ethernet
92 (3.509 %)ATM
92 (3.509 %)SDH
92 (3.509 %)OSPF
92 (3.509 %)SONET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (15.79 %)Telecoms
23 (5.263 %)Government
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (21.05 %)Cisco Engineer
29 (15.79 %)Consultant
38 (14.04 %)Network Engineer
38 (14.04 %)VoIP Engineer
45 (8.772 %)Analyst
54 (7.018 %)Cisco Consultant
63 (5.263 %)Cisco Specialist
63 (5.263 %)Project Manager
63 (5.263 %)Network Analyst
63 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Engineer
72 (3.509 %)2nd Line Support
72 (3.509 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
72 (3.509 %)Support Analyst
72 (3.509 %)Infrastructure Consultant
72 (3.509 %)Network Manager
72 (3.509 %)Cisco Network Engineer
72 (3.509 %)Infrastructure Manager
72 (3.509 %)Network Support
72 (3.509 %)VoIP Consultant
72 (3.509 %)Cisco Support
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.754 %)Handset
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (26.32 %)Windows
28 (14.04 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (7.018 %)Windows 2000
42 (3.509 %)Windows XP
51 (1.754 %)Windows Mobile
51 (1.754 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (5.263 %)ERP
22 (3.509 %)Service Delivery
22 (3.509 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (3.509 %)Data Management
22 (3.509 %)CRM
31 (1.754 %)RDF
31 (1.754 %)Project Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (49.12 %)Cisco Certification
218 (31.58 %)CCNP
317 (29.82 %)CCVP
49 (15.79 %)CCNA
54 (7.018 %)CCSP
63 (5.263 %)CCDP
63 (5.263 %)CCIE
72 (3.509 %)MCSA
72 (3.509 %)CCDA
72 (3.509 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (1.754 %)Check Point Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (19.30 %)Active Directory
23 (5.263 %)VMware ESX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (17.54 %)CiscoWorks
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
145 (78.95 %)Cisco
26 (10.53 %)Siemens
33 (5.263 %)Microsoft
33 (5.263 %)HP
42 (3.509 %)Sage
42 (3.509 %)CheckPoint
42 (3.509 %)VMware
42 (3.509 %)Nokia
51 (1.754 %)Mitel
51 (1.754 %)ION Trading
51 (1.754 %)Avaya
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