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The table below looks at the demand for Network Planning skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Planning over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Planning
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank176270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+94
Matching contract IT job ads7123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.035 %0.264 %
Daily rates quoted124
Average minimum daily rate£345£289
Average daily rate£364£289
% change on same period last year+25.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£289
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£240
% change on same period last year+43.05 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£35.00
% change on same period last year+7.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£34.67
% change on same period last year+8.17 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads68588724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.656 %8.816 %
Daily rates quoted19672590
Average minimum daily rate£351£353
Average daily rate£373£373
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£395£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted639827
Average minimum hourly rate£28.44£28.58
Average hourly rate£30.35£30.33
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.26£32.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Network Planning EnglandNetwork Planning
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.

Network Planning
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Planning across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East Network Planning Demand Trend

Network Planning
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Network Planning Daily Rate Trend

Network Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Planning across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East Network Planning Daily Rate Histogram

Network Planning
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Network Planning Hourly Rate Trend

Network Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Planning across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East Network Planning Hourly Rate Histogram

Network Planning
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Planning 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
BerkshireUp+5944£323-28.17 %
HampshireUp+2812£375-
SussexNew entry-3--
MiddlesexNew entry-3£600-
SurreyNew entry-2--
Network Planning EnglandNetwork Planning
England

Network Planning
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Network Planning 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 Network Planning.

173 (56.59 %)Telecoms
241 (31.78 %)3G
326 (20.16 %)SDH
424 (18.60 %)Nokia
518 (13.95 %)Cramer
616 (12.40 %)UMTS
616 (12.40 %)Migration
713 (10.08 %)Configuration Management
713 (10.08 %)MPLS
713 (10.08 %)Risk Management
713 (10.08 %)Cisco
713 (10.08 %)LAN
713 (10.08 %)WAN
812 (9.302 %)Project Management
812 (9.302 %)Auditing
911 (8.527 %)2G
911 (8.527 %)3GPP
911 (8.527 %)Java
1010 (7.752 %)Ericsson
1010 (7.752 %)Network Design
1010 (7.752 %)RNC
1010 (7.752 %)Project Planning
119 (6.977 %)HSDPA
119 (6.977 %)UTRAN
127 (5.426 %)Mapinfo
127 (5.426 %)PL/SQL
127 (5.426 %)SQL
127 (5.426 %)NGN
127 (5.426 %)Data Management
136 (4.651 %)Siemens

Network Planning
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Network Planning 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 Network Planning. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (3.101 %)ODBC
23 (2.326 %)XML
31 (0.775 %)CORBA
31 (0.775 %)SAP XI
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.775 %)NetWeaver
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.326 %)MS Project
21 (0.775 %)Spreadsheet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.326 %)SAP APO
21 (0.775 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.775 %)SAP SCM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
141 (31.78 %)3G
226 (20.16 %)SDH
316 (12.40 %)UMTS
413 (10.08 %)WAN
413 (10.08 %)MPLS
413 (10.08 %)LAN
511 (8.527 %)2G
511 (8.527 %)3GPP
610 (7.752 %)RNC
79 (6.977 %)HSDPA
79 (6.977 %)UTRAN
87 (5.426 %)NGN
93 (2.326 %)VPN
93 (2.326 %)VoIP
102 (1.550 %)GSM
102 (1.550 %)DVB
111 (0.775 %)ATM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (2.326 %)RDBMS
13 (2.326 %)BusinessObjects
22 (1.550 %)SAP BW
31 (0.775 %)SAP BI
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.775 %)ClearCase
11 (0.775 %)Rational Rose
11 (0.775 %)Rational Robot
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
173 (56.59 %)Telecoms
212 (9.302 %)Auditing
34 (3.101 %)Finance
42 (1.550 %)Health
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (23.26 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
223 (17.83 %)Consultant
314 (10.85 %)Network Engineer
411 (8.527 %)Project Engineer
510 (7.752 %)Network Consultant
510 (7.752 %)Cisco Consultant
69 (6.977 %)Migration Consultant
77 (5.426 %)Developer
77 (5.426 %)Architect
85 (3.876 %)Deployment Engineer
94 (3.101 %)Network Architect
94 (3.101 %)Team Leader
103 (2.326 %)SAP APO Consultant
103 (2.326 %)Programme Planner
103 (2.326 %)SAP Consultant
103 (2.326 %)Network Planner
112 (1.550 %)Software Designer
112 (1.550 %)Network Manager
112 (1.550 %)Software Architect
112 (1.550 %)Network Designer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (12.40 %)Migration
213 (10.08 %)Risk Management
213 (10.08 %)Configuration Management
312 (9.302 %)Project Management
410 (7.752 %)Network Design
410 (7.752 %)Project Planning
57 (5.426 %)Data Management
65 (3.876 %)UML
74 (3.101 %)RUP
74 (3.101 %)Unified Process
83 (2.326 %)Programme Management
83 (2.326 %)OO
83 (2.326 %)Business Intelligence
92 (1.550 %)Validation
92 (1.550 %)Data Validation
101 (0.775 %)Security Cleared
101 (0.775 %)Test Management
101 (0.775 %)Time Management
101 (0.775 %)Logistics
101 (0.775 %)Enterprise Architecture
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (8.527 %)Java
27 (5.426 %)PL/SQL
27 (5.426 %)SQL
34 (3.101 %)C++
43 (2.326 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.326 %)Cisco Certification
21 (0.775 %)HND
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (18.60 %)Nokia
218 (13.95 %)Cramer
313 (10.08 %)Cisco
410 (7.752 %)Ericsson
57 (5.426 %)Mapinfo
66 (4.651 %)Siemens
75 (3.876 %)SAP
83 (2.326 %)Business Objects
83 (2.326 %)Microsoft
83 (2.326 %)OPNET
92 (1.550 %)Amdocs