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The table below looks at the demand for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited PPP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPoint-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank228289
Rank change on same period last yearUp+61
Matching contract IT job ads194
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.827 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£225
Average daily rate-£246
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£267
UK excluding London average daily rate-£390
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted80
Average minimum hourly rate£36.00-
Average hourly rate£39.31-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.63-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.31£6.25
% change on same period last year+529.00 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching contract IT job ads22973121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.234 %3.154 %
Daily rates quoted503727
Average minimum daily rate£363£330
Average daily rate£382£345
% change on same period last year+10.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted328569
Average minimum hourly rate£26.16£27.16
Average hourly rate£27.99£28.60
% change on same period last year-2.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.82£30.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
PPP EnglandPPP
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.

PPP
Demand Trend

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

South East PPP Demand Trend

PPP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East PPP Daily Rate Trend

PPP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East PPP Hourly Rate Trend

PPP
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

South East PPP Hourly Rate Histogram

PPP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PPP 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-8--
OxfordshireNew entry-6--
BerkshireUp+345--
PPP EnglandPPP
England

PPP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

122 (100.00 %)Cisco
219 (86.36 %)EIGRP
318 (81.82 %)OSPF
318 (81.82 %)BGP
416 (72.73 %)WAN
416 (72.73 %)LAN
514 (63.64 %)VoIP
613 (59.09 %)Cisco Certification
613 (59.09 %)TCP/IP
613 (59.09 %)IPsec
712 (54.55 %)CCNP
811 (50.00 %)CCNA
811 (50.00 %)VPN
811 (50.00 %)MPLS
910 (45.45 %)Firewall
109 (40.91 %)VLAN
109 (40.91 %)Cisco IOS
109 (40.91 %)IPv4
109 (40.91 %)H.323
118 (36.36 %)DWDM
118 (36.36 %)SSL
118 (36.36 %)SDH
118 (36.36 %)Ethernet
118 (36.36 %)ATM
118 (36.36 %)ISDN
118 (36.36 %)Fast Ethernet
118 (36.36 %)Frame Relay
127 (31.82 %)Security Cleared
136 (27.27 %)Network Design
136 (27.27 %)RIP

PPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (86.36 %)EIGRP
218 (81.82 %)OSPF
218 (81.82 %)BGP
316 (72.73 %)LAN
316 (72.73 %)WAN
414 (63.64 %)VoIP
513 (59.09 %)TCP/IP
513 (59.09 %)IPsec
611 (50.00 %)MPLS
611 (50.00 %)VPN
710 (45.45 %)Firewall
89 (40.91 %)H.323
89 (40.91 %)VLAN
89 (40.91 %)Cisco IOS
89 (40.91 %)IPv4
98 (36.36 %)SSL
98 (36.36 %)DWDM
98 (36.36 %)Ethernet
98 (36.36 %)SDH
98 (36.36 %)ATM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (22.73 %)Telecoms
21 (4.545 %)Finance
21 (4.545 %)Financial Institution
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (36.36 %)Network Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Infrastructure Specialist
33 (13.64 %)Network Support
33 (13.64 %)Network Specialist
33 (13.64 %)Support Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Network Support Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Design Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Network Design Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Cisco Network Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Security Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Cisco Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Infrastructure Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Network Analyst
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (18.18 %)PKI
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.091 %)UNIX
12 (9.091 %)Windows
12 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
12 (9.091 %)Windows NT
12 (9.091 %)MVS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (31.82 %)Security Cleared
26 (27.27 %)Network Design
34 (18.18 %)Validation
34 (18.18 %)SC Cleared
42 (9.091 %)Logistics
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (4.545 %)C
11 (4.545 %)Perl
11 (4.545 %)SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (59.09 %)Cisco Certification
212 (54.55 %)CCNP
311 (50.00 %)CCNA
43 (13.64 %)HNC
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.545 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.545 %)CiscoWorks
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (100.00 %)Cisco
25 (22.73 %)CheckPoint
33 (13.64 %)Nokia
41 (4.545 %)BT