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This section looks at the demand for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DHCP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank93143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+50
Matching contract IT job ads4926
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.026 %
As % of the category below6.749 %2.854 %
Daily rates quoted131
Average minimum daily rate£345£349
Average daily rate£359£349
% change on same period last year+2.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£257£356
% change on same period last year-27.63 %
Hourly rates quoted89
Average minimum hourly rate£28.75£25.94
Average hourly rate£30.38£26.17
% change on same period last year+16.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£26.39
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.52£25.76
% change on same period last year-8.71 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching contract IT job ads726911
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.958 %0.907 %
Daily rates quoted203214
Average minimum daily rate£309£327
Average daily rate£335£343
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted111147
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£24.87
Average hourly rate£26.91£26.69
% change on same period last year+0.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.83£28.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
DHCP EnglandDHCP
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.

DHCP
Demand Trend

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

South West DHCP Demand Trend

DHCP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West DHCP Daily Rate Trend

DHCP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DHCP across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West DHCP Daily Rate Histogram

DHCP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West DHCP Hourly Rate Trend

DHCP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DHCP across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West DHCP Hourly Rate Histogram

DHCP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DHCP within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 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
GloucestershireUp+1518£335-
DorsetUp+213£371-
WiltshireUp+68£369+5.65 %
BristolUp+114--
DevonUp+23--
DHCP EnglandDHCP
England

DHCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing DHCP 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 DHCP.

163 (100.00 %)DNS
237 (58.73 %)Active Directory
329 (46.03 %)TCP/IP
428 (44.44 %)Windows
524 (38.10 %)HP
524 (38.10 %)SAN
622 (34.92 %)Security Cleared
721 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
820 (31.75 %)UNIX
820 (31.75 %)Clustering
919 (30.16 %)Microsoft
1018 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
1117 (26.98 %)Linux
1216 (25.40 %)Solaris
1216 (25.40 %)NFS
1314 (22.22 %)HPUX
1314 (22.22 %)VMware
1413 (20.63 %)Firewall
1413 (20.63 %)Backup Exec
1413 (20.63 %)SQL
1413 (20.63 %)DV Cleared
1512 (19.05 %)C
1512 (19.05 %)Perl
1512 (19.05 %)Shell Script
1512 (19.05 %)Service Management
1610 (15.87 %)Government
1610 (15.87 %)Windows XP
1610 (15.87 %)Cisco
1610 (15.87 %)VERITAS
179 (14.29 %)Citrix

DHCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.587 %)CORBA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
28 (12.70 %)Exchange Server 2007
36 (9.524 %)SharePoint
45 (7.937 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
53 (4.762 %)IIS
62 (3.175 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (3.175 %)Lotus Notes
62 (3.175 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (1.587 %)Exchange Server 5.5
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.937 %)MS Office
24 (6.349 %)MS Excel
31 (1.587 %)MS Visio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
163 (100.00 %)DNS
229 (46.03 %)TCP/IP
324 (38.10 %)SAN
413 (20.63 %)Firewall
59 (14.29 %)LAN
68 (12.70 %)VPN
77 (11.11 %)WAN
84 (6.349 %)SMS
84 (6.349 %)VLAN
93 (4.762 %)VoIP
93 (4.762 %)FTP
102 (3.175 %)SMTP
102 (3.175 %)LDAP
111 (1.587 %)Cisco ASA
111 (1.587 %)Cisco PIX
111 (1.587 %)Network Security
111 (1.587 %)IP Telephony
111 (1.587 %)HTTPS
111 (1.587 %)SSL
111 (1.587 %)RIP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2005
13 (4.762 %)SQL Server
21 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2000
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (15.87 %)Government
23 (4.762 %)Aerospace
32 (3.175 %)Telecoms
32 (3.175 %)Finance
41 (1.587 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.587 %)Law
41 (1.587 %)Home Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (19.05 %)Analyst
112 (19.05 %)Consultant
211 (17.46 %)Support Engineer
39 (14.29 %)UNIX Engineer
46 (9.524 %)Support Analyst
46 (9.524 %)Systems Support
46 (9.524 %)Infrastructure Consultant
55 (7.937 %)UNIX Consultant
55 (7.937 %)Systems Engineer
55 (7.937 %)Server Support
55 (7.937 %)Network Support
64 (6.349 %)Server Engineer
64 (6.349 %)Administrator
64 (6.349 %)Systems Administrator
64 (6.349 %)3rd Line Support
64 (6.349 %)Systems Support Engineer
64 (6.349 %)Server Support Engineer
73 (4.762 %)Server Analyst
73 (4.762 %)Microsoft Consultant
73 (4.762 %)Infrastructure Analyst
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (31.75 %)Clustering
23 (4.762 %)Blackberry
31 (1.587 %)PKI
31 (1.587 %)SecurID
31 (1.587 %)Fat Client
31 (1.587 %)Thin Client
31 (1.587 %)Replication
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (44.44 %)Windows
221 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
320 (31.75 %)UNIX
417 (26.98 %)Linux
516 (25.40 %)Solaris
614 (22.22 %)HPUX
710 (15.87 %)Windows XP
88 (12.70 %)Windows 2000
95 (7.937 %)Windows NT
104 (6.349 %)Windows 2000 Server
113 (4.762 %)Red Hat Linux
113 (4.762 %)Windows Vista
122 (3.175 %)Tru64
122 (3.175 %)AIX
122 (3.175 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (34.92 %)Security Cleared
213 (20.63 %)DV Cleared
312 (19.05 %)Service Management
44 (6.349 %)Project Management
44 (6.349 %)SC Cleared
53 (4.762 %)Technical Architecture
62 (3.175 %)Change Management
62 (3.175 %)ITIL
62 (3.175 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.587 %)Network Load Balancing
71 (1.587 %)Release Management
71 (1.587 %)Migration
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (20.63 %)SQL
212 (19.05 %)C
212 (19.05 %)Perl
212 (19.05 %)Shell Script
32 (3.175 %)VBScript
41 (1.587 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (7.937 %)MCSE
34 (6.349 %)Citrix Certification
43 (4.762 %)Cisco Certification
43 (4.762 %)CCA
43 (4.762 %)MCP
52 (3.175 %)MCSA
52 (3.175 %)CCNA
61 (1.587 %)CCSE
61 (1.587 %)CCNP
61 (1.587 %)ITIL Certification
61 (1.587 %)CCSA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (58.73 %)Active Directory
216 (25.40 %)NFS
313 (20.63 %)Backup Exec
49 (14.29 %)VMware ESX
56 (9.524 %)ISA Server
62 (3.175 %)NetBackup
71 (1.587 %)VMware Infrastructure
71 (1.587 %)MailMarshal
71 (1.587 %)Terminal Services
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (7.937 %)NNM
15 (7.937 %)CiscoWorks
15 (7.937 %)OpenView
15 (7.937 %)MOM
23 (4.762 %)SCCM
23 (4.762 %)SCOM
32 (3.175 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (3.175 %)AutoSys
32 (3.175 %)WSUS
32 (3.175 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
41 (1.587 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (1.587 %)MIMEsweeper
41 (1.587 %)MAILsweeper
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (38.10 %)HP
219 (30.16 %)Microsoft
314 (22.22 %)VMware
410 (15.87 %)Cisco
410 (15.87 %)VERITAS
59 (14.29 %)Citrix
67 (11.11 %)Symantec
76 (9.524 %)IBM
85 (7.937 %)Sun
85 (7.937 %)McAfee Security
94 (6.349 %)Juniper
102 (3.175 %)Infovista
102 (3.175 %)Novell
102 (3.175 %)CheckPoint
102 (3.175 %)Lotus
102 (3.175 %)Fujitsu
111 (1.587 %)Blue Coat
111 (1.587 %)Nortel
111 (1.587 %)Red Hat
111 (1.587 %)Avaya