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The table below looks at the demand for Q.931 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 Q.931 over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQ.931
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank207-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.159 %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£300£250
% change on same period last year+20.00 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching contract IT job ads18822637
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.757 %3.300 %
Daily rates quoted329512
Average minimum daily rate£332£348
Average daily rate£352£368
% change on same period last year-4.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-2.02 %
Hourly rates quoted234418
Average minimum hourly rate£25.06£24.86
Average hourly rate£26.90£26.37
% change on same period last year+1.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.73£27.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.65£26.99
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Q.931 EnglandQ.931
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.

Q.931
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Q.931 across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South East Q.931 Demand Trend

Q.931
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Q.931 across the South East region.

South East Q.931 Daily Rate Trend

Q.931
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Q.931 across the South East region.

South East Q.931 Hourly Rate Trend

Q.931
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Q.931 within the South East region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
BerkshireNew entry-1--
Q.931 EnglandQ.931
England

Q.931
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Q.931 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 Q.931.

19 (90.00 %)SS7
26 (60.00 %)ISDN
26 (60.00 %)Cisco
26 (60.00 %)MGCP
35 (50.00 %)PSTN
35 (50.00 %)TACACS
35 (50.00 %)Avaya
44 (40.00 %)VoIP
52 (20.00 %)Network Security
52 (20.00 %)C7
52 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
52 (20.00 %)Microsoft
52 (20.00 %)C++
52 (20.00 %)Java
61 (10.00 %)Firewall
61 (10.00 %)Telecoms
61 (10.00 %)IPCC
61 (10.00 %)ASN.1
61 (10.00 %)CCVP
61 (10.00 %)ISUP
61 (10.00 %)Internet
61 (10.00 %)MPLS
61 (10.00 %)BGP
61 (10.00 %)EIGRP
61 (10.00 %)Perl
61 (10.00 %)PHP
61 (10.00 %)Linux
61 (10.00 %)UML
61 (10.00 %)Python
61 (10.00 %)J2SE

Q.931
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Q.931 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 Q.931. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)J2SE
11 (10.00 %)Java RMI
11 (10.00 %)JNI
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (90.00 %)SS7
26 (60.00 %)ISDN
26 (60.00 %)MGCP
35 (50.00 %)PSTN
35 (50.00 %)TACACS
44 (40.00 %)VoIP
52 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
52 (20.00 %)C7
52 (20.00 %)Network Security
61 (10.00 %)MGW
61 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
61 (10.00 %)ISUP
61 (10.00 %)Firewall
61 (10.00 %)IPCC
61 (10.00 %)ASN.1
61 (10.00 %)VLAN
61 (10.00 %)Internet
61 (10.00 %)MPLS
61 (10.00 %)BGP
61 (10.00 %)EIGRP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Telecoms
11 (10.00 %)Billing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Cisco Specialist
23 (30.00 %)Voice Specialist
32 (20.00 %)VoIP Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Java Developer
32 (20.00 %)Test Engineer
32 (20.00 %)Developer
32 (20.00 %)Systems Test Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Network Engineer
41 (10.00 %)Project Engineer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Linux
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)UML
11 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (10.00 %)Information Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)C++
12 (20.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)Perl
21 (10.00 %)PHP
21 (10.00 %)Python
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)CCNP
11 (10.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (10.00 %)CCVP
11 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)CiscoWorks
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (60.00 %)Cisco
25 (50.00 %)Avaya
32 (20.00 %)Microsoft