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The table below looks at the demand for Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) skills within the Thames Valley region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADSL over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3549
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below5.172 %1.942 %
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£277£164
% change on same period last year+69.03 %
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£19.79£17.34
% change on same period last year+14.14 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads58103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.081 %0.103 %
Daily rates quoted813
Average minimum daily rate£435£392
Average daily rate£435£400
% change on same period last year+8.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£435£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted59
Average minimum hourly rate£36.43£32.14
Average hourly rate£37.86£34.54
% change on same period last year+9.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.29£36.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
ADSL South EastADSL
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.

ADSL
Demand Trend

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

Thames Valley ADSL Demand Trend

ADSL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Thames Valley ADSL Daily Rate Trend

ADSL
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing ADSL 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 ADSL.

110 (100.00 %)Broadband
110 (100.00 %)DSLAM
110 (100.00 %)Telecoms
28 (80.00 %)Linux
28 (80.00 %)Internet
36 (60.00 %)DSL
36 (60.00 %)Wireless
36 (60.00 %)Ubuntu
42 (20.00 %)LLU
42 (20.00 %)VDSL
42 (20.00 %)OSPF
42 (20.00 %)BGP
42 (20.00 %)Cisco
42 (20.00 %)Lucent
42 (20.00 %)Alcatel
51 (10.00 %)HP
51 (10.00 %)Juniper
51 (10.00 %)LAN
51 (10.00 %)WAN
51 (10.00 %)DHCP
51 (10.00 %)MPLS
51 (10.00 %)SHDSL

ADSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing ADSL 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 ADSL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (100.00 %)Broadband
110 (100.00 %)DSLAM
28 (80.00 %)Internet
36 (60.00 %)DSL
36 (60.00 %)Wireless
42 (20.00 %)VDSL
42 (20.00 %)LLU
42 (20.00 %)OSPF
42 (20.00 %)BGP
51 (10.00 %)MPLS
51 (10.00 %)LAN
51 (10.00 %)WAN
51 (10.00 %)DHCP
51 (10.00 %)SHDSL
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Support Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
21 (10.00 %)Test Consultant
21 (10.00 %)Performance Engineer
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (80.00 %)Linux
26 (60.00 %)Ubuntu
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Cisco
12 (20.00 %)Lucent
12 (20.00 %)Alcatel
21 (10.00 %)HP
21 (10.00 %)Juniper