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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Thames Valley 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 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1621
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads2233
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.033 %
As % of the category below19.64 %17.65 %
Daily rates quoted57
Average minimum daily rate£324£347
Average daily rate£349£347
% change on same period last year+0.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£365
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.33
Average hourly rate-£34.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.95£25.80
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads112187
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.156 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted1532
Average minimum daily rate£313£353
Average daily rate£342£376
% change on same period last year-8.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£380
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted515
Average minimum hourly rate£36.00£37.87
Average hourly rate£38.00£39.93
% change on same period last year-4.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.04£26.85
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Telecoms South EastTelecoms
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Thames Valley Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Thames Valley Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Thames Valley region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Thames Valley Telecoms Daily Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (29.41 %)Broadband
213 (25.49 %)Wireless
310 (19.61 %)DSLAM
310 (19.61 %)ADSL
48 (15.69 %)Internet
48 (15.69 %)Oracle
48 (15.69 %)Linux
57 (13.73 %)OSPF
57 (13.73 %)BGP
57 (13.73 %)Cisco
66 (11.76 %)MPLS
66 (11.76 %)DSL
66 (11.76 %)Ab Initio
66 (11.76 %)Ubuntu
75 (9.804 %)CCIE
75 (9.804 %)CCNP
75 (9.804 %)CCIP
75 (9.804 %)CCDP
75 (9.804 %)Cisco Certification
75 (9.804 %)ETL
75 (9.804 %)SQL Server
75 (9.804 %)UNIX
84 (7.843 %)XML
84 (7.843 %)Java
84 (7.843 %)SAS
84 (7.843 %)Eclipse
84 (7.843 %)J2SE
84 (7.843 %)LDAP
84 (7.843 %)HTTP
84 (7.843 %)SMS

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (7.843 %)XML
14 (7.843 %)J2SE
22 (3.922 %)HTML
22 (3.922 %).NET
22 (3.922 %)ASP.NET
31 (1.961 %)ATL
31 (1.961 %)ASP
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.843 %)SAS
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.922 %)MS Excel
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (5.882 %)Oracle EBS
21 (1.961 %)Cognos Planning
21 (1.961 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (29.41 %)Broadband
213 (25.49 %)Wireless
310 (19.61 %)DSLAM
310 (19.61 %)ADSL
48 (15.69 %)Internet
57 (13.73 %)OSPF
57 (13.73 %)BGP
66 (11.76 %)MPLS
66 (11.76 %)DSL
74 (7.843 %)LDAP
74 (7.843 %)HTTP
74 (7.843 %)SMS
83 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
92 (3.922 %)EIGRP
92 (3.922 %)VDSL
92 (3.922 %)LLU
101 (1.961 %)SHDSL
101 (1.961 %)RTSP
101 (1.961 %)Frame Relay
101 (1.961 %)VPN
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (9.804 %)SQL Server
15 (9.804 %)ETL
22 (3.922 %)Datawarehouse
22 (3.922 %)Star Schema
22 (3.922 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.961 %)BusinessObjects
31 (1.961 %)GIS
31 (1.961 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.961 %)BusinessObjects XI
31 (1.961 %)Oracle Reports
31 (1.961 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.961 %)MS Access
31 (1.961 %)Cognos Powerplay
31 (1.961 %)TOAD
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.843 %)Eclipse
22 (3.922 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (1.961 %)C++Builder
31 (1.961 %)StarTeam
31 (1.961 %)Oracle Forms
31 (1.961 %)JBuilder
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.882 %)Marketing
22 (3.922 %)Finance
22 (3.922 %)Banking
31 (1.961 %)Billing
31 (1.961 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.961 %)Electronics
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (19.61 %)Developer
110 (19.61 %)Consultant
28 (15.69 %)Analyst
34 (7.843 %)Test Analyst
34 (7.843 %)Project Manager
34 (7.843 %)Design Engineer
34 (7.843 %)Java Developer
34 (7.843 %)SAS Analyst
43 (5.882 %)Campaign Analyst
52 (3.922 %)Junior
52 (3.922 %)Marketing Analyst
52 (3.922 %)Junior ASP.NET Developer
52 (3.922 %)Junior .NET Developer
52 (3.922 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (3.922 %).NET Developer
52 (3.922 %)Ab Initio Developer
52 (3.922 %)Junior Developer
61 (1.961 %)Business Objects Consultant
61 (1.961 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (1.961 %)Technical Engineer
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.961 %)Firmware
11 (1.961 %)DTV
11 (1.961 %)Device Driver
11 (1.961 %)IVR
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (15.69 %)Linux
26 (11.76 %)Ubuntu
35 (9.804 %)UNIX
43 (5.882 %)Windows
51 (1.961 %)Windows CE
51 (1.961 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (1.961 %)Windows Mobile
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence
22 (3.922 %)Migration
22 (3.922 %)Network Design
31 (1.961 %)Web Development
31 (1.961 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (1.961 %)Data Migration
31 (1.961 %)Project Management
31 (1.961 %)ITIL
31 (1.961 %)CRM
31 (1.961 %)Data Modelling
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (7.843 %)Java
23 (5.882 %)SQL
23 (5.882 %)Shell Script
23 (5.882 %)C++
31 (1.961 %)Delphi
31 (1.961 %)C
31 (1.961 %)C#
31 (1.961 %)Korn
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (9.804 %)CCIE
15 (9.804 %)CCNP
15 (9.804 %)CCIP
15 (9.804 %)CCDP
15 (9.804 %)Cisco Certification
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (1.961 %)COBIT
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.961 %)Oracle RMAN
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.961 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (15.69 %)Oracle
27 (13.73 %)Cisco
36 (11.76 %)Ab Initio
43 (5.882 %)Alcatel
52 (3.922 %)Juniper
52 (3.922 %)Lucent
61 (1.961 %)Microsoft
61 (1.961 %)HP
61 (1.961 %)Business Objects
61 (1.961 %)SAP
61 (1.961 %)Cognos
61 (1.961 %)Borland
61 (1.961 %)Sage
61 (1.961 %)ESRI