Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) skills within the Suffolk 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPublic Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2238
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.226 %1.754 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£255
Average daily rate£350£255
% change on same period last year+37.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£463£440
% change on same period last year+5.32 %
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£11.87£21.80
% change on same period last year-45.55 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads3157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.059 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£329£266
Average daily rate£332£270
% change on same period last year+22.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£336
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Hourly rates quoted2125
Average minimum hourly rate£22.31£21.26
Average hourly rate£23.28£22.40
% change on same period last year+3.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.25£23.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.34£28.77
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
PSTN East of EnglandPSTN
East of 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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
IpswichNew entry-1£350-
PSTN East of EnglandPSTN
East of England

PSTN
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

13 (100.00 %)VoIP
22 (66.67 %)MPLS
22 (66.67 %)Network Design
31 (33.33 %)ADSL
31 (33.33 %)SDH
31 (33.33 %)Telecoms

PSTN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)VoIP
22 (66.67 %)MPLS
31 (33.33 %)ADSL
31 (33.33 %)SDH
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Telecoms
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Consultant
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Network Design