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The table below looks at the demand for the BSS Engineer role in IT contracts within the South East region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BSS Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 BSS Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank237-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.092 %0.000 %
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£350-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1091315672
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.36 %15.84 %
Daily rates quoted28414021
Average minimum daily rate£332£337
Average daily rate£353£355
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted12712066
Average minimum hourly rate£22.91£24.95
Average hourly rate£24.44£26.43
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.97£27.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
BSS Engineer EnglandBSS Engineer
England

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.

BSS Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BSS Engineer across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East BSS Engineer Demand Trend

BSS Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BSS Engineer across the South East region.

South East BSS Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

BSS Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BSS Engineer within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
HampshireNew entry-6--
BerkshireNew entry-3--
BSS Engineer EnglandBSS Engineer
England

BSS Engineer
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited BSS Engineer in their job title 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 with BSS Engineer in their job title.

121 (100.00 %)BSS
213 (61.90 %)Business Continuity
213 (61.90 %)Service Delivery
213 (61.90 %)Back Office
311 (52.38 %)Shell Script
311 (52.38 %)PL/SQL
311 (52.38 %)SQL
311 (52.38 %)Oracle
311 (52.38 %)PeopleSoft
311 (52.38 %)UNIX
311 (52.38 %)CRM
311 (52.38 %)Revenue Management
49 (42.86 %)Singl.eView
57 (33.33 %)Migration
66 (28.57 %)Front Office
75 (23.81 %)Telecoms
84 (19.05 %)Data Migration
92 (9.524 %)Fault Management
92 (9.524 %)Resin
92 (9.524 %)2G
92 (9.524 %)Ericsson
92 (9.524 %)WebLogic
101 (4.762 %)3G

BSS Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited BSS Engineer in their job title 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 with BSS Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.524 %)WebLogic
12 (9.524 %)Resin
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (42.86 %)Singl.eView
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (100.00 %)BSS
22 (9.524 %)2G
31 (4.762 %)3G
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (61.90 %)Back Office
26 (28.57 %)Front Office
35 (23.81 %)Telecoms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (52.38 %)UNIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (61.90 %)Service Delivery
113 (61.90 %)Business Continuity
211 (52.38 %)CRM
211 (52.38 %)Revenue Management
37 (33.33 %)Migration
44 (19.05 %)Data Migration
52 (9.524 %)Fault Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (52.38 %)PL/SQL
111 (52.38 %)SQL
111 (52.38 %)Shell Script
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (52.38 %)Oracle
111 (52.38 %)PeopleSoft
22 (9.524 %)Ericsson