Telecoms Contracts in the South West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Telecommunications (Telecomms)
Rank 63 26 22
Rank change year-on-year
-37 -4
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 57 195 150
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 2.774% 5.931% 5.449%
As % of the General category 7.830% 14.06% 12.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 102 59
Average daily rate £350 £347 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.79% +6.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £263 £187 £204
10% offered a daily rate of more than £515 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £350
% change year-on-year
-1.51% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 14
Average hourly rate £32.50 £22.50 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+44.44% -33.82%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.30 £13.80 £11.84
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.25 £42.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £31.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
-11.29% -3.12%
All of the General Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category		 728 1387 1230
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 35.43% 42.18% 44.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 933 679
Average daily rate £373 £378 £393
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.25% -3.82%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £486 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 68 93
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £34.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -27.53%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.26 £17.30 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £37.40 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -5.66%
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South West Telecoms Jobs Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South West Telecoms Daily Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South West Telecoms Hourly Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol -15 20 £295 -15.10%
Wiltshire -18 18 £425 +25.92%
Gloucestershire +8 5 £310 -32.05%
Devon +2 5 £325 +103.12%
Somerset +5 4 £413 -
Dorset -5 1 £300 -16.66%
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

1 51 (30.36%) Security Cleared
2 40 (23.81%) Finance
3 31 (18.45%) Windows
4 30 (17.86%) SC Cleared
5 29 (17.26%) DV Cleared
6 27 (16.07%) Service Management
7 21 (12.50%) Project Management
8 17 (10.12%) C
8 17 (10.12%) C#
9 16 (9.524%) .NET
10 15 (8.929%) Web Services
11 13 (7.738%) ITIL
11 13 (7.738%) Marketing
12 12 (7.143%) Windows 7
12 12 (7.143%) Active Directory
12 12 (7.143%) Oracle
12 12 (7.143%) Migration
13 11 (6.548%) Wireless
13 11 (6.548%) SQL Server
13 11 (6.548%) VB
13 11 (6.548%) Business Intelligence
13 11 (6.548%) 3G
14 10 (5.952%) Cisco
14 10 (5.952%) Microsoft
14 10 (5.952%) Linux
14 10 (5.952%) Oracle 9i
14 10 (5.952%) Siebel
14 10 (5.952%) Workflow
14 10 (5.952%) VMware
14 10 (5.952%) 4G

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 16 (9.524%) .NET
2 15 (8.929%) Web Services
3 7 (4.167%) CSS
4 5 (2.976%) JSP
4 5 (2.976%) HTML
4 5 (2.976%) jQuery
4 5 (2.976%) HTML5
5 4 (2.381%) Middleware
5 4 (2.381%) WCF
5 4 (2.381%) ASP.NET
6 3 (1.786%) XML
6 3 (1.786%) Software Packaging
7 2 (1.190%) Application Packaging
8 1 (0.595%) LAMP
8 1 (0.595%) WinForms
8 1 (0.595%) Silverlight
8 1 (0.595%) Zend Framework
8 1 (0.595%) CakePHP
8 1 (0.595%) LINQ
8 1 (0.595%) DOM
Application Platforms
1 5 (2.976%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.381%) MS Exchange
3 3 (1.786%) SharePoint 2010
4 2 (1.190%) SharePoint Server
5 1 (0.595%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.595%) Apache
5 1 (0.595%) Lync
5 1 (0.595%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.595%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.595%) TeamSite
5 1 (0.595%) CMS
5 1 (0.595%) Exchange Server 2003
Applications
1 4 (2.381%) MS Office
2 3 (1.786%) MS Project
2 3 (1.786%) Simulink
3 2 (1.190%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.595%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.595%) Office 365
4 1 (0.595%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (2.976%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (0.595%) Google Analytics
2 1 (0.595%) WebTrends
2 1 (0.595%) SAP R/3
2 1 (0.595%) SAP MM
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.548%) 3G
1 11 (6.548%) Wireless
2 10 (5.952%) 4G
3 8 (4.762%) GSM
4 7 (4.167%) LAN
4 7 (4.167%) 2G
4 7 (4.167%) Firewall
5 6 (3.571%) UMTS
6 5 (2.976%) Internet
6 5 (2.976%) Radio Access Network
6 5 (2.976%) LTE
7 4 (2.381%) RNC
7 4 (2.381%) DNS
7 4 (2.381%) DHCP
7 4 (2.381%) HTTP
7 4 (2.381%) Broadband
8 3 (1.786%) ATM
8 3 (1.786%) TCP/IP
8 3 (1.786%) SMTP
8 3 (1.786%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.548%) SQL Server
2 10 (5.952%) Oracle 9i
2 10 (5.952%) Oracle 11g
3 4 (2.381%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.190%) RDBMS
4 2 (1.190%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (1.190%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.190%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.190%) MySQL
5 1 (0.595%) GIS
Development Applications
1 8 (4.762%) MSI
2 3 (1.786%) JIRA
3 2 (1.190%) LabVIEW
3 2 (1.190%) Subversion
3 2 (1.190%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.595%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.595%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.595%) Hudson
General
1 40 (23.81%) Finance
2 13 (7.738%) Marketing
3 9 (5.357%) Banking
3 9 (5.357%) Retail
4 7 (4.167%) Electronics
4 7 (4.167%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.976%) Legal
6 3 (1.786%) Aerospace
6 3 (1.786%) Automotive
7 1 (0.595%) Billing
7 1 (0.595%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (0.595%) Advertising
7 1 (0.595%) Military
Job Titles
1 20 (11.90%) Project Manager
2 16 (9.524%) Consultant
3 13 (7.738%) Developer
4 11 (6.548%) Architect
5 10 (5.952%) Software Engineer
6 9 (5.357%) Support Engineer
6 9 (5.357%) Analyst
6 9 (5.357%) Siebel Consultant
7 8 (4.762%) Applications Packager
8 5 (2.976%) Coordinator
8 5 (2.976%) IT Project Manager
9 4 (2.381%) Senior Project Manager
9 4 (2.381%) Senior Software Engineer
9 4 (2.381%) Citrix Engineer
9 4 (2.381%) Senior Manager
9 4 (2.381%) Administrator
9 4 (2.381%) Design Engineer
9 4 (2.381%) Citrix Support
9 4 (2.381%) FPGA Engineer
9 4 (2.381%) Citrix Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.167%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
2 6 (3.571%) DTV
2 6 (3.571%) Digital Media
3 5 (2.976%) FMCG
3 5 (2.976%) IPTV
3 5 (2.976%) Client/Server
3 5 (2.976%) NHS
3 5 (2.976%) VHDL
4 3 (1.786%) CESG
4 3 (1.786%) CESG CLAS
4 3 (1.786%) RMADS
5 2 (1.190%) Computer Science
5 2 (1.190%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.190%) Statistics
5 2 (1.190%) Visualisation
5 2 (1.190%) SaaS
5 2 (1.190%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.595%) Mobile Payment
6 1 (0.595%) Social Media
6 1 (0.595%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 31 (18.45%) Windows
2 12 (7.143%) Windows 7
3 10 (5.952%) Linux
4 8 (4.762%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (4.167%) Windows XP
6 4 (2.381%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (2.381%) UNIX
7 2 (1.190%) Apple iOS
7 2 (1.190%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (16.07%) Service Management
2 21 (12.50%) Project Management
3 13 (7.738%) ITIL
4 12 (7.143%) Migration
5 11 (6.548%) Business Intelligence
6 10 (5.952%) Workflow
7 8 (4.762%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (4.762%) Service Delivery
8 7 (4.167%) ITSM
9 6 (3.571%) Programme Management
9 6 (3.571%) PRINCE2
10 5 (2.976%) Change Management
10 5 (2.976%) Data Analysis
10 5 (2.976%) Compatibility Testing
10 5 (2.976%) Integration Testing
10 5 (2.976%) Digital Marketing
10 5 (2.976%) Software Distribution
11 4 (2.381%) Test Strategy
11 4 (2.381%) Technical Architecture
11 4 (2.381%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 17 (10.12%) C
1 17 (10.12%) C#
2 11 (6.548%) VB
3 8 (4.762%) C++
3 8 (4.762%) PowerShell
4 5 (2.976%) SQL
4 5 (2.976%) Perl
5 4 (2.381%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.381%) Embedded C
5 4 (2.381%) MATLAB
6 2 (1.190%) Python
6 2 (1.190%) PHP
7 1 (0.595%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.595%) Embedded C++
7 1 (0.595%) Tcl
7 1 (0.595%) PHP5
7 1 (0.595%) Clojure
Qualifications
1 51 (30.36%) Security Cleared
2 30 (17.86%) SC Cleared
3 29 (17.26%) DV Cleared
4 10 (5.952%) Degree
5 6 (3.571%) HNC
6 2 (1.190%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.595%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.595%) CCNA
7 1 (0.595%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.976%) ISO 9001
1 5 (2.976%) SLA
2 4 (2.381%) QA
3 2 (1.190%) JTAG
System Software
1 12 (7.143%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.762%) Microsoft App-V
2 8 (4.762%) XenApp
3 6 (3.571%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (2.381%) VMware ESX
5 2 (1.190%) NFS
6 1 (0.595%) ProxySG
Systems Management
1 5 (2.976%) SCCM
2 4 (2.381%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (1.190%) MIMEsweeper
Vendors
1 12 (7.143%) Oracle
2 10 (5.952%) Siebel
2 10 (5.952%) Cisco
2 10 (5.952%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.952%) VMware
3 9 (5.357%) SAP
4 7 (4.167%) Citrix
5 5 (2.976%) Juniper
6 4 (2.381%) HP
7 3 (1.786%) Sun
7 3 (1.786%) IBM
7 3 (1.786%) Business Objects
7 3 (1.786%) Veritas
7 3 (1.786%) NetApp
7 3 (1.786%) ProCurve
8 2 (1.190%) Nokia Siemens Networks
8 2 (1.190%) M86 Security
8 2 (1.190%) Nokia
8 2 (1.190%) Siemens
8 2 (1.190%) Xilinx
Telecoms Engineer
South West
This role will include installation of Cat 5 and Cat 6 as well as comms cabinet changes and repatching. The candidate will also install trunks and complete generic...
Premier Group Recruitment
Rate: £10.00 - £12.00 per hour
Posted: 14 May 2013
Telecoms Engineer
UK South, South West
This role will include installation of Cat 5 and Cat 6 as well as comms cabinet changes and repatching. The candidate will also install trunks and complete generic...
Premier Group
Rate: £10.00 - £12.00 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
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