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The table below looks at the demand for Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) 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 PSTN over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublic Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008		Same period last year
Rank129157
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads66
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.029 %0.740 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£510
Average daily rate-£510
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£510
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£459
% change on same period last year-31.40 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£15.50£25.00
% change on same period last year-38.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£11.67£21.00
% change on same period last year-44.42 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South West
Matching contract IT job ads583811
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.918 %0.869 %
Daily rates quoted117151
Average minimum daily rate£338£307
Average daily rate£358£326
% change on same period last year+9.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted114127
Average minimum hourly rate£26.77£27.64
Average hourly rate£28.48£29.48
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.19£31.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
PSTN EnglandPSTN
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.

PSTN
Demand Trend

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

South West PSTN Demand Trend

PSTN
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West PSTN Daily Rate Trend

PSTN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West PSTN Hourly Rate Trend

PSTN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PSTN within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WiltshireDown-54--
DorsetNew entry-2--
PSTN EnglandPSTN
England

PSTN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PSTN 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 PSTN.

16 (66.67 %)LAN
16 (66.67 %)WAN
25 (55.56 %)VoIP
25 (55.56 %)Windows
33 (33.33 %)Linux
33 (33.33 %)Oracle
33 (33.33 %)ATM
33 (33.33 %)Broadband
33 (33.33 %)GPRS
33 (33.33 %)UNIX
33 (33.33 %)Microsoft
33 (33.33 %)SAN
33 (33.33 %)Wireless
33 (33.33 %)Telecoms
33 (33.33 %)3G
33 (33.33 %)MPLS
33 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
42 (22.22 %)Firewall
42 (22.22 %)TELNET
42 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
42 (22.22 %)Electric
42 (22.22 %)Network Design
42 (22.22 %)Nortel
42 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (22.22 %)PBX
42 (22.22 %)Ethernet
42 (22.22 %)SNMP
42 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
42 (22.22 %)Cisco
42 (22.22 %)Client/Server

PSTN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing PSTN 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 PSTN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)Documentum
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Visio
21 (11.11 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (66.67 %)LAN
16 (66.67 %)WAN
25 (55.56 %)VoIP
33 (33.33 %)ATM
33 (33.33 %)Broadband
33 (33.33 %)GPRS
33 (33.33 %)SAN
33 (33.33 %)Wireless
33 (33.33 %)3G
33 (33.33 %)MPLS
42 (22.22 %)Firewall
42 (22.22 %)TELNET
42 (22.22 %)PBX
42 (22.22 %)Ethernet
42 (22.22 %)SNMP
42 (22.22 %)TCP/IP
51 (11.11 %)GSM
51 (11.11 %)Internet
51 (11.11 %)Cisco IOS
51 (11.11 %)Network Security
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (22.22 %)PVCS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Telecoms
22 (22.22 %)Electric
31 (11.11 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Architect
22 (22.22 %)Enterprise Architect
31 (11.11 %)Network Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Systems Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Field Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Telephony Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Infrastructure Architect
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (22.22 %)Client/Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Windows
23 (33.33 %)Linux
23 (33.33 %)UNIX
32 (22.22 %)Windows XP
32 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
22 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
22 (22.22 %)Network Design
31 (11.11 %)ITIL
31 (11.11 %)Change Management
31 (11.11 %)Enterprise Architecture
31 (11.11 %)DV Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (22.22 %)HNC
12 (22.22 %)MCSE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (33.33 %)Oracle
13 (33.33 %)Microsoft
22 (22.22 %)Nortel
22 (22.22 %)Cisco
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