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The table below looks at the demand for Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) skills within the South Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited IPX over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below8.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£298-
Average daily rate£324-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£375
% change on same period last year-14.55 %
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-£39.31
% change on same period last year-
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads50171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.184 %
Daily rates quoted1414
Average minimum daily rate£308£252
Average daily rate£328£274
% change on same period last year+19.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1465
Average minimum hourly rate£28.11£27.20
Average hourly rate£29.09£27.96
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.08£28.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
IPX YorkshireIPX
Yorkshire

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.

IPX
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire IPX Demand Trend

IPX
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire IPX Daily Rate Trend

IPX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPX across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South Yorkshire IPX Daily Rate Histogram

IPX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPX within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
SheffieldNew entry-3£335-
IPX YorkshireIPX
Yorkshire

IPX
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing IPX 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 IPX.

14 (100.00 %)WAN
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)ATM
14 (100.00 %)SMDS
14 (100.00 %)VLAN
23 (75.00 %)Firewall
23 (75.00 %)OSPF
23 (75.00 %)BGP
23 (75.00 %)EIGRP
23 (75.00 %)Cisco
23 (75.00 %)CCIE
23 (75.00 %)CCNP
23 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (25.00 %)Time Management
31 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (25.00 %)Education
31 (25.00 %)Migration
31 (25.00 %)LAN

IPX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing IPX 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 IPX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)WAN
14 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
14 (100.00 %)VPN
14 (100.00 %)ATM
14 (100.00 %)SMDS
14 (100.00 %)VLAN
23 (75.00 %)OSPF
23 (75.00 %)BGP
23 (75.00 %)EIGRP
23 (75.00 %)Firewall
31 (25.00 %)LAN
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Education
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Network Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Senior Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Senior Network Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
31 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Migration
11 (25.00 %)Time Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)CCIE
13 (75.00 %)CCNP
13 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
21 (25.00 %)CheckPoint