Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for VoIP skills in IT contracts advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited VoIP over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Tyne and Wear region.

 Voice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank20-28
Rank change year-on-year
New entry-No change0
Matching contract IT job ads4013
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear2.685 %-3.016 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category17.39 %-24.07 %
Daily rates quoted205
Average daily rate£340-£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£344£325
% change year-on-year
+3.630 %+5.760 %
Hourly rates quoted000
Average hourly rate---
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£22.50£25.00
% change year-on-year
-22.22 %-10.00 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
Tyne and Wear
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
234354
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear15.44 %16.73 %12.53 %
Daily rates quoted91715
Average daily rate£335£350£260
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.280 %+34.61 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£115£85£185
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£340£400£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£325
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %+3.840 %
Hourly rates quoted438
Average hourly rate£17.50£10.00£25.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+75.00 %-60.39 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£8.40£11.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£18.00£24.00£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£24.00£27.50
% change year-on-year
+4.160 %-12.72 %
VoIP North EastVoIP
North East

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VoIP across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing VoIP across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear VoIP Hourly Rate Trend

VoIP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VoIP within the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-4£340-
VoIP North EastVoIP
North East

VoIP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing VoIP 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 VoIP.

12 (40.00 %)IP Telephony
21 (20.00 %)Multimedia
21 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (20.00 %)WFM
21 (20.00 %)Change Management
21 (20.00 %)Telecoms
21 (20.00 %)IVR
21 (20.00 %)ISEB
21 (20.00 %)Genesys
21 (20.00 %)Siemens
21 (20.00 %)Remedy

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear region citing VoIP 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 VoIP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)IP Telephony
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Multimedia
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Business Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Systems Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Technical Business Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Call Centre Specialist
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)IVR
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (20.00 %)WFM
11 (20.00 %)Change Management
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
11 (20.00 %)ISEB
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
11 (20.00 %)Genesys
11 (20.00 %)Siemens
11 (20.00 %)Remedy