Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) 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 PPP over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPoint-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£475£377
% change on same period last year+26.10 %
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£41.44£17.10
% change on same period last year+142.36 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching contract IT job ads573776
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.930 %0.847 %
Daily rates quoted109158
Average minimum daily rate£348£317
Average daily rate£369£338
% change on same period last year+9.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£336
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Hourly rates quoted120116
Average minimum hourly rate£26.40£25.52
Average hourly rate£28.31£27.25
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.22£28.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.86£28.32
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
PPP EnglandPPP
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.

PPP
Demand Trend

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

South West PPP Demand Trend

PPP
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West PPP Daily Rate Trend

PPP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West PPP Hourly Rate Trend

PPP
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PPP 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 PPP.

15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)Ethernet
15 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
24 (80.00 %)LabVIEW
24 (80.00 %)Agile Software Development
24 (80.00 %)C
24 (80.00 %)PVCS
31 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
31 (20.00 %)Software Engineering

PPP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PPP 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 PPP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)Ethernet
15 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (80.00 %)PVCS
14 (80.00 %)LabVIEW
21 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)C++
24 (80.00 %)C