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This section looks at the demand for Transaction Capabilities Applications Part (TCAP) 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 TCAP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransaction Capabilities Applications Part (TCAP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank254-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.084 %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--
% 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, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South East
Matching contract IT job ads23913326
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.155 %3.313 %
Daily rates quoted498762
Average minimum daily rate£351£340
Average daily rate£369£357
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted354551
Average minimum hourly rate£23.63£27.82
Average hourly rate£24.97£29.36
% change on same period last year-14.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.32£30.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
TCAP EnglandTCAP
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.

TCAP
Demand Trend

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

South East TCAP Demand Trend

TCAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East TCAP Daily Rate Trend

TCAP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East TCAP Hourly Rate Trend

TCAP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TCAP within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BerkshireNew entry-2--
TCAP EnglandTCAP
England

TCAP
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing TCAP 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 TCAP.

12 (100.00 %)SCCP
12 (100.00 %)INAP
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
12 (100.00 %)Network Design
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)3GPP
12 (100.00 %)WCDMA
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)SS7
21 (50.00 %)SAP
21 (50.00 %)GPRS
21 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (50.00 %)SGSN
21 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing

TCAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing TCAP 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 TCAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)SCCP
12 (100.00 %)INAP
12 (100.00 %)GSM
12 (100.00 %)3GPP
12 (100.00 %)WCDMA
21 (50.00 %)SS7
21 (50.00 %)GPRS
21 (50.00 %)SGSN
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Network Consultant
12 (100.00 %)Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Network Design
21 (50.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)SAP