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This section looks at the demand for Ethernet skills within the Somerset region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ethernet over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEthernet
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3335
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads68
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.008 %
As % of the category below13.64 %15.38 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£281£318
% change on same period last year-11.64 %
Hourly rates quoted65
Average minimum hourly rate£11.83£12.10
Average hourly rate£12.33£12.50
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.83£12.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.72£30.40
% change on same period last year-2.23 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads4452
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted1010
Average minimum daily rate£362£253
Average daily rate£377£285
% change on same period last year+32.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1417
Average minimum hourly rate£22.25£18.52
Average hourly rate£24.52£20.17
% change on same period last year+21.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.78£21.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
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South West

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Somerset Ethernet Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Ethernet Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Ethernet Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Somerset Ethernet Hourly Rate Histogram

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Top 6 Related IT Skills

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

19 (69.23 %)Windows
19 (69.23 %)Windows XP
19 (69.23 %)Active Directory
24 (30.77 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (30.77 %)MCSA
32 (15.38 %)Gigabit Ethernet

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (15.38 %)Gigabit Ethernet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (53.85 %)Support Engineer
17 (53.85 %)IT Support Engineer
22 (15.38 %)Field Engineer
22 (15.38 %)Hardware Design Engineer
22 (15.38 %)Design Engineer
22 (15.38 %)Hardware Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Installations Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Helpdesk Engineer
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (69.23 %)Windows
19 (69.23 %)Windows XP
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (30.77 %)MCSA
14 (30.77 %)Microsoft Certification
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (69.23 %)Active Directory