Surrey Telecoms Contracts

This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Surrey region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Telecommunications (Telecomms)
Location Aberdeen Basildon Basingstoke Bath Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Blackburn Bletchley Borehamwood Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentwood Bridgend Brighton Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Bury Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Chalfont St Giles Chathill Chelmsford Cheltenham Cheshire Chester Chippenham City of London Colchester Corsham County Antrim Coventry Crawley Daventry Derby Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorking Dorset Dudley Dunstable East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex Edinburgh Egham England Epsom Essex Exeter Farnborough Feltham Flintshire Gerrards Cross Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Hayes Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire Home Counties Horsham Huddersfield Ilford Ipswich Kent Lancashire Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool Livingston London Luton Lytham St Annes M4 Corridor Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Marlow Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumberland Norwich Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Pontefract Poole Portsmouth Preston Queensferry Reading Redditch Rickmansworth Romford Rotherham Rugby Scotland Sevenoaks Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton St Albans Staffordshire Staines Stevenage Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Sunderland Surrey Swansea Swindon Taunton Telford Thames Valley Tunbridge Wells Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warrington Warwickshire Watford Welwyn Garden City West Lothian West Malling West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Widnes Wiltshire Winchester Wokingham Wolverhampton Worcester Worcestershire York Yorkshire	3 months to 15 May 2008	Same period last year
Rank	14	11
Rank change on same period last year	-3
Matching contract IT job ads	152	210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.195 %	0.236 %
As % of the category below	18.27 %	19.21 %
Daily rates quoted	5	20
Average minimum daily rate	£354	£297
Average daily rate	£364	£303
% change on same period last year	+20.11 %
Average maximum daily rate	£373	£309
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£323
% change on same period last year	+9.96 %
Hourly rates quoted	11	5
Average minimum hourly rate	£24.64	£20.60
Average hourly rate	£27.00	£22.00
% change on same period last year	+22.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.36	£23.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.78	£23.61
% change on same period last year	+9.21 %
General Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads	832	1093
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.067 %	1.228 %
Daily rates quoted	226	284
Average minimum daily rate	£340	£351
Average daily rate	£362	£372
% change on same period last year	-2.57 %
Average maximum daily rate	£384	£393
UK excluding London average daily rate	£390	£372
% change on same period last year	+4.74 %
Hourly rates quoted	91	53
Average minimum hourly rate	£20.38	£23.43
Average hourly rate	£21.88	£24.70
% change on same period last year	-11.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£23.38	£25.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£25.69	£26.00
% change on same period last year	-1.22 %
Telecoms 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.

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Telecoms across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Surrey region over the past 3 months.

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Surrey region over the past 3 months.

Telecoms
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Surrey region over the past 3 months.

Rank	Location	Rank 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
1	Guildford	-5	26	-	-
2	Sunbury-on-Thames	+12	11	-	-
3	Camberley	+8	6	£365	-
4	Dorking	-	3	-	-
4	Epsom	-	3	-	-
5	Staines	-	2	-	-
6	Egham	-6	1	-	-

Telecoms South East

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Surrey region citing Telecoms also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Telecoms.

1 67 (21.41 %) 3G 2 52 (16.61 %) Finance 3 42 (13.42 %) C 4 38 (12.14 %) SAP 5 32 (10.22 %) Handset 6 25 (7.987 %) Project Management 7 23 (7.348 %) Ericsson 8 21 (6.709 %) Configuration Management 9 19 (6.070 %) MS Office 9 19 (6.070 %) Migration 10 18 (5.751 %) Marketing 11 16 (5.112 %) ClearCase 11 16 (5.112 %) MS Excel 12 15 (4.792 %) Microsoft 13 13 (4.153 %) Sarbanes-Oxley

13 13 (4.153 %) GSM 13 13 (4.153 %) 2G 14 12 (3.834 %) E-Procurement 14 12 (3.834 %) Legal 14 12 (3.834 %) Avaya 15 11 (3.514 %) UMTS 15 11 (3.514 %) TCP/IP 15 11 (3.514 %) PRINCE2 15 11 (3.514 %) Wireless 16 10 (3.195 %) Multimedia 16 10 (3.195 %) RNC 16 10 (3.195 %) Windows 16 10 (3.195 %) MS Project 16 10 (3.195 %) PBX 16 10 (3.195 %) Citrix

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Surrey region citing Telecoms also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 5 (1.597 %) .NET 2 3 (0.958 %) XML 3 2 (0.639 %) XSL 3 2 (0.639 %) XSLT 3 2 (0.639 %) WebServices 4 1 (0.319 %) J2EE 4 1 (0.319 %) ATL 4 1 (0.319 %) AJAX 4 1 (0.319 %) .NET Framework 4 1 (0.319 %) MDX	Application Platforms 1 9 (2.875 %) CMS 2 2 (0.639 %) MS Exchange 3 1 (0.319 %) BizTalk Server 3 1 (0.319 %) WebLogic 3 1 (0.319 %) SharePoint 3 1 (0.319 %) Exchange Server 2000 3 1 (0.319 %) Exchange Server 2003
Applications 1 19 (6.070 %) MS Office 2 16 (5.112 %) MS Excel 3 10 (3.195 %) MS Project 4 4 (1.278 %) Photoshop 4 4 (1.278 %) MS PowerPoint 5 3 (0.958 %) MS Visio 6 1 (0.319 %) AutoCAD 6 1 (0.319 %) FrameMaker	Business Applications 1 4 (1.278 %) AWD 2 2 (0.639 %) Microsoft CRM 3 1 (0.319 %) Oracle ERP 3 1 (0.319 %) JDE EnterpriseOne 3 1 (0.319 %) Cognos Planning
Communications & Networking 1 67 (21.41 %) 3G 2 13 (4.153 %) 2G 2 13 (4.153 %) GSM 3 11 (3.514 %) UMTS 3 11 (3.514 %) TCP/IP 3 11 (3.514 %) Wireless 4 10 (3.195 %) RNC 4 10 (3.195 %) PBX 5 8 (2.556 %) Intranet 6 7 (2.236 %) Internet 7 4 (1.278 %) LAN 7 4 (1.278 %) WAN 8 3 (0.958 %) ISDN 8 3 (0.958 %) DEFINITY 8 3 (0.958 %) TELNET 8 3 (0.958 %) IP Telephony 8 3 (0.958 %) BSS 9 2 (0.639 %) Firewall 9 2 (0.639 %) DSL 9 2 (0.639 %) LDAP	Database & Business Intelligence 1 6 (1.917 %) BusinessObjects 2 4 (1.278 %) SQL Server 3 2 (0.639 %) Oracle 10g 4 1 (0.319 %) MySQL 4 1 (0.319 %) Oracle Reports 4 1 (0.319 %) Oracle 9i 4 1 (0.319 %) Cognos Powerplay 4 1 (0.319 %) Datawarehouse 4 1 (0.319 %) Star Schema 4 1 (0.319 %) SQL Server 7 4 1 (0.319 %) SQLPlus 4 1 (0.319 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 4 1 (0.319 %) Data Mart 4 1 (0.319 %) Data Cleansing
Development Applications 1 16 (5.112 %) ClearCase 2 9 (2.875 %) LabVIEW 3 5 (1.597 %) TestDirector 4 2 (0.639 %) Visual Studio	General 1 52 (16.61 %) Finance 2 18 (5.751 %) Marketing 3 12 (3.834 %) Legal 4 10 (3.195 %) Multimedia 5 9 (2.875 %) Law 6 5 (1.597 %) Pensions 6 5 (1.597 %) Billing 7 3 (0.958 %) Insurance 8 1 (0.319 %) Construction 8 1 (0.319 %) Graphic Design
Job Titles 1 37 (11.82 %) Software Engineer 2 26 (8.307 %) Analyst 3 23 (7.348 %) Administrator 4 21 (6.709 %) Coordinator 5 18 (5.751 %) Project Manager 6 13 (4.153 %) Network Engineer 7 12 (3.834 %) Procurement Manager 8 11 (3.514 %) Commercial Manager 9 10 (3.195 %) Support Engineer 9 10 (3.195 %) Systems Engineer 9 10 (3.195 %) Project Coordinator 9 10 (3.195 %) Test Engineer 10 9 (2.875 %) Software Test Engineer 10 9 (2.875 %) Systems Test Engineer 10 9 (2.875 %) Integration Engineer 11 8 (2.556 %) Project Controller 11 8 (2.556 %) Network Support 11 8 (2.556 %) Network Support Engineer 11 8 (2.556 %) Developer 11 8 (2.556 %) Support Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 32 (10.22 %) Handset 2 8 (2.556 %) Device Driver 3 7 (2.236 %) PMI 4 5 (1.597 %) Video Conferencing 5 4 (1.278 %) ASIC 5 4 (1.278 %) Blackberry 5 4 (1.278 %) Field-Programmable Gate Array 5 4 (1.278 %) Mathematics 5 4 (1.278 %) Physics 5 4 (1.278 %) Computer Science 6 3 (0.958 %) AS400 6 3 (0.958 %) VHDL 7 2 (0.639 %) Management Information System 7 2 (0.639 %) Firmware 8 1 (0.319 %) Smartcard 8 1 (0.319 %) Client/Server 8 1 (0.319 %) Replication 8 1 (0.319 %) French Language 8 1 (0.319 %) Smartphone 8 1 (0.319 %) Pocket PC
Operating Systems 1 10 (3.195 %) Windows 2 6 (1.917 %) Unix 3 4 (1.278 %) Linux 4 2 (0.639 %) Windows 2000 4 2 (0.639 %) Windows XP 4 2 (0.639 %) Solaris 5 1 (0.319 %) Windows Mobile	Processes & Methodologies 1 25 (7.987 %) Project Management 2 21 (6.709 %) Configuration Management 3 19 (6.070 %) Migration 4 12 (3.834 %) E-Procurement 5 11 (3.514 %) PRINCE2 6 10 (3.195 %) Test Scripting 7 7 (2.236 %) Risk Analysis 7 7 (2.236 %) Risk Assessment 7 7 (2.236 %) Programme Management 8 6 (1.917 %) Risk Management 8 6 (1.917 %) CRM 8 6 (1.917 %) Change Management 9 5 (1.597 %) Process Management 9 5 (1.597 %) Service Delivery 9 5 (1.597 %) ERP 9 5 (1.597 %) User Acceptance Testing 10 4 (1.278 %) Integration Testing 11 3 (0.958 %) Supplier Management 11 3 (0.958 %) System Testing 11 3 (0.958 %) ITIL
Programming Languages 1 42 (13.42 %) C 2 8 (2.556 %) SQL 3 6 (1.917 %) C++ 4 3 (0.958 %) Java 4 3 (0.958 %) C# 4 3 (0.958 %) Perl 5 2 (0.639 %) PL/SQL 5 2 (0.639 %) Shell Script 5 2 (0.639 %) Korn 6 1 (0.319 %) AWK 6 1 (0.319 %) JavaScript 6 1 (0.319 %) Transact-SQL 6 1 (0.319 %) VB.NET 6 1 (0.319 %) Assembly Language	Qualifications 1 5 (1.597 %) Degree 2 4 (1.278 %) CIPD 3 3 (0.958 %) Cisco Certification 3 3 (0.958 %) Microsoft Certification 3 3 (0.958 %) MCSE 3 3 (0.958 %) CCNP 4 2 (0.639 %) CCNA 4 2 (0.639 %) MCIPD 4 2 (0.639 %) MCP 5 1 (0.319 %) PRINCE2 Certification 5 1 (0.319 %) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 13 (4.153 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 2 7 (2.236 %) SLA 3 1 (0.319 %) ISO9000 3 1 (0.319 %) QA	System Software 1 2 (0.639 %) Active Directory 2 1 (0.319 %) Terminal Server
Vendors 1 38 (12.14 %) SAP 2 23 (7.348 %) Ericsson 3 15 (4.792 %) Microsoft 4 12 (3.834 %) Avaya 5 10 (3.195 %) Citrix 6 8 (2.556 %) Oracle 7 6 (1.917 %) Business Objects 7 6 (1.917 %) Cisco 7 6 (1.917 %) Remedy 8 4 (1.278 %) Xilinx 9 2 (0.639 %) Hyperion 9 2 (0.639 %) BT 9 2 (0.639 %) Cramer 9 2 (0.639 %) Sun 9 2 (0.639 %) HP 10 1 (0.319 %) Intel 10 1 (0.319 %) GUPTA 10 1 (0.319 %) Adobe 10 1 (0.319 %) Sybase 10 1 (0.319 %) Cognos