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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Shropshire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2325
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads164
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.004 %
As % of the category below8.511 %6.557 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£354£160
Average daily rate£389£190
% change on same period last year+104.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£368
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£35.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£41.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.45£24.47
% change on same period last year-4.14 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads18861
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.251 %0.061 %
Daily rates quoted7320
Average minimum daily rate£365£245
Average daily rate£397£288
% change on same period last year+37.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£24.00£24.33
Average hourly rate£26.40£25.83
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.80£27.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Telecoms West MidlandsTelecoms
West Midlands

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.

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Shropshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Shropshire Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Shropshire Telecoms Daily Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
TelfordNo change012£389-
ShrewsburyDown-13--
OswestryNew entry-1--
Telecoms West MidlandsTelecoms
West Midlands

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

19 (47.37 %)Government
26 (31.58 %)Security Cleared
34 (21.05 %)PRINCE2 Certification
34 (21.05 %)MS Office
34 (21.05 %)PRINCE2
34 (21.05 %)UNIX
34 (21.05 %)VoIP
34 (21.05 %)SC Cleared
43 (15.79 %)Spreadsheet
43 (15.79 %)MS Excel
43 (15.79 %)SAP
43 (15.79 %)Security Management
52 (10.53 %)Document Management
52 (10.53 %)Risk Assessment
52 (10.53 %)Programme Management
52 (10.53 %)Change Management
52 (10.53 %)Health
52 (10.53 %)SQL
52 (10.53 %)Microsoft
52 (10.53 %)Risk Management
52 (10.53 %)CTC Cleared
52 (10.53 %)Unit Testing
52 (10.53 %)Project Planning
52 (10.53 %)Supplier Management
52 (10.53 %)Resource Management
61 (5.263 %)AquaLogic
61 (5.263 %)Korn
61 (5.263 %).NET Framework
61 (5.263 %)ESB
61 (5.263 %)CA Clarity

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.263 %).NET
11 (5.263 %)ASP.NET
11 (5.263 %)CSS
11 (5.263 %)WebServices
11 (5.263 %)XML
11 (5.263 %)XSLT
11 (5.263 %)JMS
11 (5.263 %)Middleware
11 (5.263 %).NET Framework
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.263 %)WebLogic
11 (5.263 %)IIS
11 (5.263 %)BizTalk Server
11 (5.263 %)WebLogic Portal
11 (5.263 %)ESB
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (21.05 %)MS Office
23 (15.79 %)MS Excel
23 (15.79 %)Spreadsheet
31 (5.263 %)MS Project
31 (5.263 %)CA Clarity
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (21.05 %)VoIP
21 (5.263 %)WAN
21 (5.263 %)VPN
21 (5.263 %)Frame Relay
21 (5.263 %)ATM
21 (5.263 %)LAN
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (5.263 %)SQL Server
11 (5.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (5.263 %)BusinessObjects
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (47.37 %)Government
22 (10.53 %)Health
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (26.32 %)Architect
23 (15.79 %)Project Manager
23 (15.79 %)Developer
23 (15.79 %)Administrator
23 (15.79 %)Security Architect
23 (15.79 %)Technical Administrator
32 (10.53 %)Implementation Manager
32 (10.53 %)Telecoms Project Manager
32 (10.53 %)Network Engineer
32 (10.53 %)Technical Architect
41 (5.263 %)Consultant
41 (5.263 %)Release Manager
41 (5.263 %)Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Business Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Telecoms Business Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Voice Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Operations Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Implementation Project Manager
41 (5.263 %)VoIP Engineer
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (21.05 %)UNIX
21 (5.263 %)Linux
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (31.58 %)Security Cleared
24 (21.05 %)SC Cleared
24 (21.05 %)PRINCE2
33 (15.79 %)Security Management
42 (10.53 %)Risk Management
42 (10.53 %)Risk Assessment
42 (10.53 %)Programme Management
42 (10.53 %)Document Management
42 (10.53 %)Supplier Management
42 (10.53 %)Project Planning
42 (10.53 %)Resource Management
42 (10.53 %)Unit Testing
42 (10.53 %)CTC Cleared
42 (10.53 %)Change Management
51 (5.263 %)UML
51 (5.263 %)RUP
51 (5.263 %)Project Management
51 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.53 %)SQL
21 (5.263 %)VB.NET
21 (5.263 %)Korn
21 (5.263 %)Java
21 (5.263 %)Perl
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (21.05 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (5.263 %)PMP
21 (5.263 %)PMI Certification
21 (5.263 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (5.263 %)CCNP
21 (5.263 %)CCNA
21 (5.263 %)CCDA
21 (5.263 %)CCDP
21 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)ISO9001
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.263 %)AquaLogic
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.263 %)MIIS
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (15.79 %)SAP
22 (10.53 %)Microsoft
31 (5.263 %)Adobe
31 (5.263 %)Nortel
31 (5.263 %)BEA
31 (5.263 %)Siemens
31 (5.263 %)Mitel
31 (5.263 %)Oracle
31 (5.263 %)Business Objects