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The table below looks at the demand for Signaling System 7 (SS7) skills within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SS7 over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSignaling System 7 (SS7)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank62-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads180
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.143 %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£425£417
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
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-£47.50
% change on same period last year-
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads252430
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.397 %0.461 %
Daily rates quoted52104
Average minimum daily rate£317£320
Average daily rate£349£331
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted4388
Average minimum hourly rate£22.37£22.89
Average hourly rate£23.95£23.94
% change on same period last year+0.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.53£24.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
SS7 South EastSS7
South East

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.

SS7
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SS7 across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Surrey SS7 Demand Trend

SS7
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SS7 across the Surrey region.

Surrey SS7 Daily Rate Trend

SS7
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SS7 within the Surrey 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
GuildfordNew entry-1--
SS7 South EastSS7
South East

SS7
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing SS7 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 SS7.

119 (100.00 %)GGSN
119 (100.00 %)SGSN
215 (78.95 %)ATM
311 (57.89 %)Nortel
410 (52.63 %)Telecoms
55 (26.32 %)Ericsson
63 (15.79 %)GPRS

SS7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing SS7 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 SS7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (100.00 %)GGSN
119 (100.00 %)SGSN
215 (78.95 %)ATM
33 (15.79 %)GPRS
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (52.63 %)Telecoms
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (42.11 %)Network Engineer
18 (42.11 %)Core Network Engineer
23 (15.79 %)Telecoms Engineer
31 (5.263 %)Ericsson Engineer
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (57.89 %)Nortel
25 (26.32 %)Ericsson