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The table below looks at the demand for Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) 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 DWDM over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank140-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.563 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£400
% change on same period last year-12.61 %
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£47.50-
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching contract IT job ads711961
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.961 %0.948 %
Daily rates quoted201217
Average minimum daily rate£311£329
Average daily rate£334£346
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted112156
Average minimum hourly rate£25.01£25.95
Average hourly rate£26.81£27.89
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.61£29.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
DWDM EnglandDWDM
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.

DWDM
Demand Trend

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

South West DWDM Demand Trend

DWDM
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West DWDM Daily Rate Trend

DWDM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West DWDM Hourly Rate Trend

DWDM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DWDM within the South West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
WiltshireNew entry-4£375-
DWDM EnglandDWDM
England

DWDM
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing DWDM 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 DWDM.

16 (100.00 %)Fujitsu
25 (83.33 %)SDH
34 (66.67 %)Telecoms
43 (50.00 %)Ericsson
52 (33.33 %)ADSL
52 (33.33 %)ATM
52 (33.33 %)DSLAM
52 (33.33 %)DSL
52 (33.33 %)Network Design
61 (16.67 %)Hummingbird
61 (16.67 %)Netcool/Proviso
61 (16.67 %)Wireless
61 (16.67 %)Netcool
61 (16.67 %)Ethernet
61 (16.67 %)OpenView
61 (16.67 %)HP
61 (16.67 %)Alcatel
61 (16.67 %)C
61 (16.67 %)WebLogic
61 (16.67 %)UNIX
61 (16.67 %)HPUX
61 (16.67 %)Solaris
61 (16.67 %)ETL

DWDM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing DWDM 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 DWDM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)WebLogic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)SDH
22 (33.33 %)ADSL
22 (33.33 %)ATM
22 (33.33 %)DSLAM
22 (33.33 %)DSL
31 (16.67 %)Wireless
31 (16.67 %)Ethernet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)ETL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Telecoms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Support Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Technical Support Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Technical Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Technical Support
31 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
31 (16.67 %)NOC Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)UNIX
11 (16.67 %)HPUX
11 (16.67 %)Solaris
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Network Design
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)C
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)OpenView
11 (16.67 %)Netcool
11 (16.67 %)Netcool/Proviso
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Fujitsu
23 (50.00 %)Ericsson
31 (16.67 %)Hummingbird
31 (16.67 %)HP
31 (16.67 %)Alcatel