South East Wireless Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Andover Avon Barking Basingstoke Bath Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Blackburn Bracknell Bromley Buckinghamshire Burnley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cannock Cardiff Cheshire City of London Cleethorpes County Antrim Coventry Croydon Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dudley Durham East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex Edinburgh England Essex Glasgow Greenwich Hampshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Kent Kingston Upon Thames Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Lincolnshire London Maidenhead Manchester Middlesbrough Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newcastle North East North West North Yorkshire Northern Ireland Nottingham Nottinghamshire Orpington Paisley Peterborough Reading Reigate Renfrewshire Rochester Scotland Solihull Somerset South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Staffordshire Staines Stockton-on-Tees Stourbridge Sunderland Surrey Swindon Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warrington Warwickshire Watford West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Winchester Windsor Witham Yorkshire	3 months to 21 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	169	147
Rank change on same period last year	-22
Matching contract IT job ads	87	171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.115 %	0.170 %
As % of the category below	3.639 %	5.141 %
Daily rates quoted	21	36
Average minimum daily rate	£338	£314
Average daily rate	£356	£328
% change on same period last year	+8.48 %
Average maximum daily rate	£373	£341
UK excluding London average daily rate	£308	£299
% change on same period last year	+3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted	14	36
Average minimum hourly rate	£18.36	£32.44
Average hourly rate	£19.96	£33.81
% change on same period last year	-40.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£21.57	£35.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.57	£31.68
% change on same period last year	-22.44 %
Communications & Networking South East
Matching contract IT job ads	2391	3326
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	3.155 %	3.313 %
Daily rates quoted	498	762
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 quoted	354	551
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 %
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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.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Wireless across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Wireless across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless 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.

Location	Rank 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
Berkshire	+20	36	£371	+12.38 %
Surrey	-11	14	-	-
Hampshire	+5	11	£359	+2.50 %
Buckinghamshire	+18	9	£325	-
Thames Valley	+3	7	£350	-
West Sussex	-	3	-	-
East Sussex	-	1	£285	-
Middlesex	+8	1	-	-
Kent	0	1	-	-

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 71 (30.87 %) Windows 2 55 (23.91 %) Cisco 3 45 (19.57 %) Microsoft 4 43 (18.70 %) LAN 5 35 (15.22 %) Telecoms 5 35 (15.22 %) Cisco Certification 6 32 (13.91 %) VPN 7 31 (13.48 %) MS Office 8 30 (13.04 %) HP 9 29 (12.61 %) WLAN 10 24 (10.43 %) WAN 10 24 (10.43 %) Active Directory 11 23 (10.00 %) C 12 22 (9.565 %) Broadband 13 20 (8.696 %) Linux

13 20 (8.696 %) CCNA 14 19 (8.261 %) Firewall 15 16 (6.957 %) Blackberry 15 16 (6.957 %) CCNP 15 16 (6.957 %) UNIX 15 16 (6.957 %) C++ 16 15 (6.522 %) ITIL 16 15 (6.522 %) MS Excel 16 15 (6.522 %) Embedded C 16 15 (6.522 %) TCP/IP 16 15 (6.522 %) DNS 16 15 (6.522 %) Windows Mobile 17 14 (6.087 %) Citrix 17 14 (6.087 %) XML 17 14 (6.087 %) Java

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development 1 14 (6.087 %) XML 2 6 (2.609 %) .NET Framework 2 6 (2.609 %) J2SE 2 6 (2.609 %) .NET 3 5 (2.174 %) WAP 3 5 (2.174 %) XSL 4 4 (1.739 %) XSD 4 4 (1.739 %) UIQ 4 4 (1.739 %) Series 60 5 3 (1.304 %) J2EE 6 2 (0.870 %) AJAX 6 2 (0.870 %) Struts 6 2 (0.870 %) JSP 6 2 (0.870 %) Middleware 7 1 (0.435 %) HTML 7 1 (0.435 %) Servlets 7 1 (0.435 %) SOAP 7 1 (0.435 %) EJB 7 1 (0.435 %) JDBC 7 1 (0.435 %) J2ME	Application Platforms 1 7 (3.043 %) MS Exchange 2 5 (2.174 %) Exchange Server 2003 3 3 (1.304 %) SharePoint 4 2 (0.870 %) Lotus Notes 4 2 (0.870 %) WebLogic 5 1 (0.435 %) IIS 5 1 (0.435 %) Exchange Server 2000 5 1 (0.435 %) Oracle Application Server
Applications 1 31 (13.48 %) MS Office 2 15 (6.522 %) MS Excel 3 8 (3.478 %) Spreadsheet 4 5 (2.174 %) AutoCAD 5 3 (1.304 %) MS Project 6 1 (0.435 %) MATLAB 6 1 (0.435 %) MS Visio	Business Applications 1 1 (0.435 %) MFGPRO 1 1 (0.435 %) Summit
Communications & Networking 1 43 (18.70 %) LAN 2 32 (13.91 %) VPN 3 29 (12.61 %) WLAN 4 24 (10.43 %) WAN 5 22 (9.565 %) Broadband 6 19 (8.261 %) Firewall 7 15 (6.522 %) TCP/IP 7 15 (6.522 %) DNS 8 14 (6.087 %) Internet 9 13 (5.652 %) ADSL 9 13 (5.652 %) ZigBee 10 11 (4.783 %) VoIP 10 11 (4.783 %) Cisco PIX 11 10 (4.348 %) VLAN 11 10 (4.348 %) DHCP 11 10 (4.348 %) Ethernet 11 10 (4.348 %) GPRS 12 9 (3.913 %) 802.11 12 9 (3.913 %) DSL 12 9 (3.913 %) GSM	Database & Business Intelligence 1 8 (3.478 %) SQL Server 2 4 (1.739 %) Oracle 8/8i 3 1 (0.435 %) MySQL 3 1 (0.435 %) ETL
Development Applications 1 5 (2.174 %) Eclipse 2 4 (1.739 %) Visual Studio 3 2 (0.870 %) JUnit 3 2 (0.870 %) LabVIEW 4 1 (0.435 %) WinRunner 4 1 (0.435 %) LoadRunner 4 1 (0.435 %) Dreamweaver 4 1 (0.435 %) Ant 4 1 (0.435 %) Flash 4 1 (0.435 %) Subversion	General 1 35 (15.22 %) Telecoms 2 11 (4.783 %) Government 3 10 (4.348 %) Finance 4 7 (3.043 %) Electronics 5 6 (2.609 %) Multimedia 6 3 (1.304 %) Local Government 6 3 (1.304 %) Marketing 7 2 (0.870 %) Insurance 7 2 (0.870 %) Pensions 7 2 (0.870 %) Education 7 2 (0.870 %) Pharmaceutical 8 1 (0.435 %) Military 8 1 (0.435 %) Games 8 1 (0.435 %) Legal 8 1 (0.435 %) Manufacturing 8 1 (0.435 %) Online Games 8 1 (0.435 %) Music 8 1 (0.435 %) Retail
Job Titles 1 37 (16.09 %) Support Engineer 2 27 (11.74 %) Analyst 3 17 (7.391 %) Desktop Support 4 16 (6.957 %) Software Engineer 4 16 (6.957 %) Consultant 5 15 (6.522 %) Desktop Engineer 6 14 (6.087 %) Developer 6 14 (6.087 %) Support Analyst 6 14 (6.087 %) Desktop Support Engineer 7 12 (5.217 %) Network Engineer 8 10 (4.348 %) Architect 9 9 (3.913 %) Network Support 10 8 (3.478 %) Administrator 11 7 (3.043 %) Network Analyst 11 7 (3.043 %) Test Engineer 11 7 (3.043 %) 2nd Line Support 11 7 (3.043 %) 3rd Line Support 11 7 (3.043 %) Hardware Engineer 11 7 (3.043 %) Senior Support Engineer 12 6 (2.609 %) Network Specialist	Miscellaneous 1 16 (6.957 %) Blackberry 2 8 (3.478 %) Clustering 3 7 (3.043 %) PDA 4 6 (2.609 %) Firmware 5 5 (2.174 %) Smartphone 6 4 (1.739 %) VHDL 7 3 (1.304 %) Handset 7 3 (1.304 %) Client/Server 7 3 (1.304 %) STB 8 2 (0.870 %) CESG 8 2 (0.870 %) Video Conferencing 8 2 (0.870 %) NHS 8 2 (0.870 %) Device Driver 8 2 (0.870 %) ASIC 8 2 (0.870 %) DTV 9 1 (0.435 %) MPEG 9 1 (0.435 %) N-Tier 9 1 (0.435 %) French Language 9 1 (0.435 %) Italian Language 9 1 (0.435 %) Spanish Language
Operating Systems 1 71 (30.87 %) Windows 2 20 (8.696 %) Linux 3 16 (6.957 %) UNIX 4 15 (6.522 %) Windows Mobile 5 10 (4.348 %) Windows XP 5 10 (4.348 %) Windows Server 2003 6 7 (3.043 %) Windows 2000 6 7 (3.043 %) Ubuntu 7 4 (1.739 %) Windows 2000 Server 8 3 (1.304 %) NetWare 8 3 (1.304 %) Solaris 9 1 (0.435 %) Tru64 9 1 (0.435 %) Windows CE 9 1 (0.435 %) Windows NT 9 1 (0.435 %) Red Hat Linux	Processes & Methodologies 1 15 (6.522 %) ITIL 2 9 (3.913 %) Project Management 3 8 (3.478 %) Network Design 4 6 (2.609 %) Data Analysis 5 5 (2.174 %) Validation 5 5 (2.174 %) PRINCE2 5 5 (2.174 %) OO 5 5 (2.174 %) Statistical Analysis 6 4 (1.739 %) Asset Management 6 4 (1.739 %) Security Cleared 6 4 (1.739 %) UML 7 3 (1.304 %) B2B 7 3 (1.304 %) Direct Marketing 8 2 (0.870 %) Penetration Testing 8 2 (0.870 %) Unit Testing 8 2 (0.870 %) Process Management 8 2 (0.870 %) Change Management 8 2 (0.870 %) Migration 9 1 (0.435 %) PRINCE 9 1 (0.435 %) Security Management
Programming Languages 1 23 (10.00 %) C 2 16 (6.957 %) C++ 3 15 (6.522 %) Embedded C 4 14 (6.087 %) Java 5 10 (4.348 %) SQL 6 8 (3.478 %) C# 7 6 (2.609 %) Perl 8 5 (2.174 %) Shell Script 9 4 (1.739 %) JavaScript 10 3 (1.304 %) AWK 10 3 (1.304 %) VBScript 10 3 (1.304 %) Python 11 1 (0.435 %) Assembly Language 11 1 (0.435 %) Embedded C++ 11 1 (0.435 %) VB 11 1 (0.435 %) PHP 11 1 (0.435 %) PL/SQL 11 1 (0.435 %) VC++	Qualifications 1 35 (15.22 %) Cisco Certification 2 20 (8.696 %) CCNA 3 16 (6.957 %) CCNP 4 9 (3.913 %) Microsoft Certification 5 7 (3.043 %) MCP 5 7 (3.043 %) Degree 6 3 (1.304 %) CCSA 6 3 (1.304 %) CCIE 6 3 (1.304 %) CCDP 6 3 (1.304 %) MCSE 6 3 (1.304 %) MCDST 7 2 (0.870 %) HND 7 2 (0.870 %) CCIP 7 2 (0.870 %) CCDA 7 2 (0.870 %) CCVP 8 1 (0.435 %) ISEB 8 1 (0.435 %) PRINCE2 Certification 8 1 (0.435 %) ITIL Certification 8 1 (0.435 %) MCSA 8 1 (0.435 %) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 13 (5.652 %) QA 2 4 (1.739 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 3 1 (0.435 %) SLA 3 1 (0.435 %) ISO9000	System Software 1 24 (10.43 %) Active Directory 2 2 (0.870 %) Terminal Server 2 2 (0.870 %) Backup Exec
Systems Management 1 10 (4.348 %) Tivoli 2 9 (3.913 %) CiscoWorks 3 8 (3.478 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 4 6 (2.609 %) OpenView 5 5 (2.174 %) Tivoli NetView 5 5 (2.174 %) Tivoli Storage Manager 5 5 (2.174 %) NNM 6 1 (0.435 %) ARCserve	Vendors 1 55 (23.91 %) Cisco 2 45 (19.57 %) Microsoft 3 30 (13.04 %) HP 4 14 (6.087 %) Citrix 5 12 (5.217 %) Altiris 5 12 (5.217 %) Oracle 6 11 (4.783 %) Juniper 7 10 (4.348 %) CheckPoint 8 9 (3.913 %) IBM 9 8 (3.478 %) SAP 10 6 (2.609 %) Nortel 10 6 (2.609 %) Remedy 11 5 (2.174 %) Novell 12 4 (1.739 %) Symbian 12 4 (1.739 %) Alcatel 13 3 (1.304 %) Dell 13 3 (1.304 %) Intel 14 2 (0.870 %) Blue Coat 14 2 (0.870 %) Huawei 14 2 (0.870 %) ProCurve