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The table below looks at the demand for Frame Relay skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Frame Relay over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFrame Relay
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank513517
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads51120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.124 %
As % of the category below0.545 %0.914 %
Daily rates quoted1943
Average minimum daily rate£351£424
Average daily rate£369£438
% change on same period last year-15.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£452
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£390
% change on same period last year-10.39 %
Hourly rates quoted027
Average minimum hourly rate-£29.59
Average hourly rate-£32.98
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£37.31
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads935713128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.34 %13.58 %
Daily rates quoted26293381
Average minimum daily rate£344£344
Average daily rate£363£361
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£336
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Hourly rates quoted12531840
Average minimum hourly rate£25.19£26.56
Average hourly rate£26.91£28.58
% change on same period last year-5.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.63£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.34£28.77
% change on same period last year-4.98 %

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.

Frame Relay
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Frame Relay within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Frame Relay Demand Trend

Frame Relay
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Frame Relay within the UK.

Frame Relay Daily Rate Trend

Frame Relay
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Frame Relay within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Frame Relay Daily Rate Histogram

Frame Relay
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Frame Relay within the UK.

Frame Relay Hourly Rate Trend

Frame Relay
Top 25 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Frame Relay within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 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
EnglandUp+1644£367-15.19 %
South EastUp+4721£369+16.48 %
BerkshireUp+5215£341-
LondonUp+1012£395-13.68 %
BracknellNew entry-9£306-
BasingstokeNew entry-5--
HampshireUp+155--
West YorkshireNew entry-5--
YorkshireNew entry-5--
HertfordshireUp+213£329-12.22 %
East of EnglandUp+293£329-12.22 %
North WestUp+162£190-70.76 %
WalesNew entry-2£395-
CheshireNew entry-2£190-
ReadingUp+12£400-
RuncornNew entry-1£190-
SwanseaNew entry-1£395-
TelfordNew entry-1£425-
WakefieldNew entry-1--
West MidlandsDown-31£425-
Thames ValleyNew entry-1£480-
ShropshireNew entry-1£425-
City of LondonDown-211--
Canary WharfUp+161£250-
West WalesNew entry-1£395-

Frame Relay
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Frame Relay 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 Frame Relay.

191 (79.13 %)ATM
284 (73.04 %)MPLS
372 (62.61 %)Cisco
460 (52.17 %)WAN
549 (42.61 %)VPN
648 (41.74 %)Cisco Certification
746 (40.00 %)Telecoms
843 (37.39 %)BGP
942 (36.52 %)LAN
1040 (34.78 %)OSPF
1134 (29.57 %)Ethernet
1230 (26.09 %)Firewall
1328 (24.35 %)ISDN
1328 (24.35 %)CCNA
1425 (21.74 %)CCNP
1425 (21.74 %)TCP/IP
1520 (17.39 %)SDH
1520 (17.39 %)VoIP
1520 (17.39 %)Internet
1619 (16.52 %)EIGRP
1619 (16.52 %)DWDM
1718 (15.65 %)CheckPoint
1815 (13.04 %)CCDP
1914 (12.17 %)Project Management
2013 (11.30 %)DNS
2112 (10.43 %)SSL
2112 (10.43 %)Change Management
2112 (10.43 %)IPsec
2112 (10.43 %)Network Design
2112 (10.43 %)Spanish Language

Frame Relay
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Frame Relay 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 Frame Relay. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.348 %)CORBA
22 (1.739 %)WebSphere
31 (0.870 %)CSS
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.478 %)SharePoint
14 (3.478 %)MS Exchange
22 (1.739 %)WebSphere MQ
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.609 %)MS Excel
22 (1.739 %)MS Office
31 (0.870 %)MS Project
31 (0.870 %)MS Visio
31 (0.870 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
191 (79.13 %)ATM
284 (73.04 %)MPLS
360 (52.17 %)WAN
449 (42.61 %)VPN
543 (37.39 %)BGP
642 (36.52 %)LAN
740 (34.78 %)OSPF
834 (29.57 %)Ethernet
930 (26.09 %)Firewall
1028 (24.35 %)ISDN
1125 (21.74 %)TCP/IP
1220 (17.39 %)Internet
1220 (17.39 %)SDH
1220 (17.39 %)VoIP
1319 (16.52 %)DWDM
1319 (16.52 %)EIGRP
1413 (11.30 %)DNS
1512 (10.43 %)SSL
1512 (10.43 %)IPsec
1611 (9.565 %)Fast Ethernet
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (40.00 %)Telecoms
28 (6.957 %)Banking
36 (5.217 %)Finance
36 (5.217 %)Government
44 (3.478 %)Investment Banking
52 (1.739 %)Publishing
52 (1.739 %)Electronics
61 (0.870 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.870 %)Billing
61 (0.870 %)Legal
61 (0.870 %)Private Banking
61 (0.870 %)Auditing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (26.96 %)Network Engineer
211 (9.565 %)Project Manager
211 (9.565 %)Network Support
310 (8.696 %)Design Engineer
310 (8.696 %)Cisco Engineer
49 (7.826 %)Consultant
49 (7.826 %)Support Engineer
58 (6.957 %)Architect
58 (6.957 %)Network Consultant
58 (6.957 %)Cisco Network Engineer
66 (5.217 %)Administrator
66 (5.217 %)Network Support Engineer
66 (5.217 %)Analyst
75 (4.348 %)Systems Administrator
84 (3.478 %)Solutions Architect
84 (3.478 %)Network Designer
84 (3.478 %)Customer Engineer
84 (3.478 %)Network Manager
84 (3.478 %)Network Specialist
84 (3.478 %)Telecoms Project Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (10.43 %)Spanish Language
27 (6.087 %)PMI
34 (3.478 %)PKI
42 (1.739 %)HACMP
42 (1.739 %)Client/Server
51 (0.870 %)Dutch Language
51 (0.870 %)French Language
51 (0.870 %)Italian Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (6.957 %)UNIX
26 (5.217 %)Windows
33 (2.609 %)Linux
42 (1.739 %)Windows 2000
42 (1.739 %)Windows NT
42 (1.739 %)AIX
42 (1.739 %)HPUX
42 (1.739 %)MVS
51 (0.870 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (0.870 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (12.17 %)Project Management
212 (10.43 %)Change Management
212 (10.43 %)Network Design
37 (6.087 %)Load Balancing
46 (5.217 %)Migration
55 (4.348 %)Service Delivery
55 (4.348 %)ITIL
55 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
63 (2.609 %)Project Planning
63 (2.609 %)SC Cleared
63 (2.609 %)eTOM
63 (2.609 %)Problem Management
72 (1.739 %)Enterprise Architecture
72 (1.739 %)Asset Management
72 (1.739 %)SOA
72 (1.739 %)Validation
81 (0.870 %)Business Intelligence
81 (0.870 %)PRINCE
81 (0.870 %)PRINCE2
81 (0.870 %)Performance Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (4.348 %)Java
23 (2.609 %)C
32 (1.739 %)SQL
41 (0.870 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
148 (41.74 %)Cisco Certification
228 (24.35 %)CCNA
325 (21.74 %)CCNP
415 (13.04 %)CCDP
511 (9.565 %)CCIP
511 (9.565 %)CCIE
69 (7.826 %)Degree
76 (5.217 %)PMI Certification
83 (2.609 %)ITIL Certification
83 (2.609 %)CCDA
92 (1.739 %)HND
92 (1.739 %)JNCIA
92 (1.739 %)JNCIS
101 (0.870 %)Microsoft Certification
101 (0.870 %)MCSE
101 (0.870 %)MCP
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.739 %)PCI DSS
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (4.348 %)Active Directory
22 (1.739 %)Terminal Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.739 %)Netcool
21 (0.870 %)CiscoWorks
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
172 (62.61 %)Cisco
218 (15.65 %)CheckPoint
310 (8.696 %)Nokia
47 (6.087 %)Nortel
56 (5.217 %)Microsoft
56 (5.217 %)Juniper
65 (4.348 %)IBM
74 (3.478 %)Avaya
82 (1.739 %)Citrix
82 (1.739 %)EMC
82 (1.739 %)Lucent
82 (1.739 %)Alcatel
91 (0.870 %)Red Hat
91 (0.870 %)BT
91 (0.870 %)Blue Coat
91 (0.870 %)Fujitsu
91 (0.870 %)Oracle