The first table below looks at the demand for eTOM skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited eTOM over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM)
Rank 193 236 251
Rank change year-on-year
+43 +15
Contract jobs citing eTOM 30 6 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.385% 0.059% 0.076%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.567% 0.091% 0.118%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 7
Average daily rate £315 £370 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.86% -1.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £231 £342 £288
10% offered a daily rate of more than £423 £574 £394
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £375
% change year-on-year
-5.97% -10.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5291 6607 6798
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 67.98% 64.97% 64.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 2749 3169 3099
Average daily rate £375 £363 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -3.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 212 323 368
Average hourly rate £26.99 £27.00 £34.41
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-0.04% -21.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.50 £13.54
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
eTOM
England

eTOM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing eTOM across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East eTOM Jobs Demand Trend

eTOM
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing eTOM across the South East region.

South East eTOM Daily Rate Trend

eTOM
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing eTOM across the South East region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South East eTOM Daily Rate Histogram

eTOM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing eTOM within the South East region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire +33 19 £315 -10.63%
Hampshire - 10 - -
Surrey - 1 - -
eTOM
England

eTOM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing eTOM 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 eTOM.

1 55 (96.49%) Telecoms
2 50 (87.72%) ITIL
3 34 (59.65%) Business Analysis
4 20 (35.09%) TOGAF
5 19 (33.33%) 3G
6 18 (31.58%) Radio Access Network
7 17 (29.82%) BSS
8 14 (24.56%) Huawei
9 12 (21.05%) 2G
10 9 (15.79%) IPv4
10 9 (15.79%) ISEB
10 9 (15.79%) C
10 9 (15.79%) SQL
10 9 (15.79%) ATM
10 9 (15.79%) LTE
10 9 (15.79%) CBAP
10 9 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (14.04%) NoSQL
11 8 (14.04%) Big Data
11 8 (14.04%) Use Case
11 8 (14.04%) Fault Management
11 8 (14.04%) ASP.NET
11 8 (14.04%) UML
11 8 (14.04%) .NET
11 8 (14.04%) Java
11 8 (14.04%) Perl
11 8 (14.04%) Disaster Recovery
12 7 (12.28%) Ericsson
12 7 (12.28%) Nokia Siemens Networks
12 7 (12.28%) Network Management

eTOM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing eTOM 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 eTOM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (14.04%) ASP.NET
1 8 (14.04%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 6 (10.53%) ESB
Business Applications
1 1 (1.754%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 19 (33.33%) 3G
2 18 (31.58%) Radio Access Network
3 17 (29.82%) BSS
4 12 (21.05%) 2G
5 9 (15.79%) IPv4
5 9 (15.79%) ATM
5 9 (15.79%) LTE
6 1 (1.754%) GSM
6 1 (1.754%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.04%) NoSQL
1 8 (14.04%) Big Data
2 4 (7.018%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (1.754%) Data Mining
General
1 55 (96.49%) Telecoms
2 6 (10.53%) Billing
3 1 (1.754%) Retail
3 1 (1.754%) Finance
Job Titles
1 25 (43.86%) Architect
2 23 (40.35%) Solutions Architect
3 16 (28.07%) OSS Architect
4 14 (24.56%) Analyst
5 13 (22.81%) Business Analyst
6 7 (12.28%) Technical Leader
7 5 (8.772%) Telecoms Business Analyst
8 4 (7.018%) Business Process Analyst
8 4 (7.018%) Process Analyst
8 4 (7.018%) Project Manager
9 3 (5.263%) UML Business Analyst
9 3 (5.263%) Problem Manager
10 2 (3.509%) Testing Manager
10 2 (3.509%) Senior Manager
10 2 (3.509%) Senior Project Manager
10 2 (3.509%) Test Manager
10 2 (3.509%) Data Architect
11 1 (1.754%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 1 (1.754%) Developer
11 1 (1.754%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.018%) Open Source
2 1 (1.754%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.018%) Windows
1 4 (7.018%) Linux
2 1 (1.754%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (87.72%) ITIL
2 34 (59.65%) Business Analysis
3 20 (35.09%) TOGAF
4 9 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 8 (14.04%) Use Case
5 8 (14.04%) Fault Management
5 8 (14.04%) UML
5 8 (14.04%) Disaster Recovery
6 7 (12.28%) Network Management
7 6 (10.53%) CRM
8 4 (7.018%) Migration
8 4 (7.018%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (7.018%) Project Management
9 3 (5.263%) ETL
9 3 (5.263%) Risk Management
9 3 (5.263%) Enterprise Architecture
9 3 (5.263%) User Acceptance Testing
9 3 (5.263%) Problem Management
9 3 (5.263%) Data Governance
10 2 (3.509%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.79%) C
1 9 (15.79%) SQL
2 8 (14.04%) Java
2 8 (14.04%) Perl
Qualifications
1 9 (15.79%) ISEB
1 9 (15.79%) CBAP
2 6 (10.53%) Degree
3 2 (3.509%) PMP
4 1 (1.754%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.28%) SLA
Vendors
1 14 (24.56%) Huawei
2 7 (12.28%) Ericsson
2 7 (12.28%) Nokia Siemens Networks
3 6 (10.53%) Oracle
4 4 (7.018%) Greenplum
4 4 (7.018%) NEC
4 4 (7.018%) Business Objects
4 4 (7.018%) Citrix