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The table below looks at the demand for IP Telephony 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 IP Telephony over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIP Telephony
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank398409
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads189262
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.255 %0.258 %
As % of the category below1.879 %1.892 %
Daily rates quoted5379
Average minimum daily rate£333£346
Average daily rate£356£363
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£346
% change on same period last year-10.58 %
Hourly rates quoted3429
Average minimum hourly rate£23.49£27.21
Average hourly rate£24.41£29.69
% change on same period last year-17.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.34£32.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.50£23.76
% change on same period last year+7.31 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1005613845
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.59 %13.65 %
Daily rates quoted29443652
Average minimum daily rate£340£354
Average daily rate£361£371
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted12151749
Average minimum hourly rate£24.02£26.27
Average hourly rate£25.60£28.25
% change on same period last year-9.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.18£30.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %

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.

IP Telephony
Demand Trend

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

IP Telephony Demand Trend

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Trend

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

IP Telephony Daily Rate Trend

IP Telephony
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IP Telephony within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

IP Telephony Daily Rate Histogram

IP Telephony
Hourly Rate Trend

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

IP Telephony Hourly Rate Trend

IP Telephony
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IP Telephony within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

IP Telephony Hourly Rate Histogram

IP Telephony
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IP Telephony within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+5178£354-3.15 %
LondonUp+4677£415+10.28 %
South EastUp+5151£340-12.66 %
City of LondonDown-3120£385+3.42 %
OxfordshireUp+1617£277-
SurreyUp+1311--
East of EnglandUp+2611£146-57.42 %
OxfordNew entry-11£300-
North WestNo change010--
ScotlandUp+279£395-1.25 %
YorkshireUp+249£220-37.91 %
MiddlesexNew entry-9£363-
BerkshireUp+297£575+43.75 %
East MidlandsUp+76£450-
West MidlandsUp+106£310-31.11 %
NorthamptonshireNew entry-5--
West YorkshireNew entry-5£450-
NorthamptonNew entry-5--
ManchesterDown-104--
GlasgowNew entry-4£395-
AberdeenUp+64--
NorfolkUp+24--
North YorkshireNew entry-4£143-
CheshireUp+44--
South WestUp+54£325+20.81 %
North EastUp+73£288-
Tyne and WearUp+153£288-
EssexNew entry-3--
CamberleyNew entry-3--
CambridgeUp+253£146-2.55 %

IP Telephony
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing IP Telephony 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 IP Telephony.

1190 (55.39 %)Cisco
2101 (29.45 %)WAN
398 (28.57 %)Windows
490 (26.24 %)Cisco Certification
586 (25.07 %)LAN
667 (19.53 %)Cisco IPT
756 (16.33 %)Finance
852 (15.16 %)VoIP
951 (14.87 %)Telecoms
1046 (13.41 %)Firewall
1145 (13.12 %)CCNA
1243 (12.54 %)CCNP
1243 (12.54 %)Windows XP
1342 (12.24 %)Avaya
1440 (11.66 %)Microsoft
1539 (11.37 %)VPN
1638 (11.08 %)Windows Server 2003
1737 (10.79 %)ITIL
1835 (10.20 %)Active Directory
1930 (8.746 %)Nortel
2028 (8.163 %)PBX
2028 (8.163 %)MS Exchange
2126 (7.580 %)Project Management
2126 (7.580 %)Banking
2225 (7.289 %)Citrix
2324 (6.997 %)Microsoft Certification
2324 (6.997 %)MS Office
2423 (6.706 %)Wireless
2423 (6.706 %)Government
2423 (6.706 %)PRINCE2

IP Telephony
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing IP Telephony 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 IP Telephony. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (0.583 %)Application Packaging
21 (0.292 %)CORBA
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (8.163 %)MS Exchange
220 (5.831 %)CMS
312 (3.499 %)Exchange Server 2003
48 (2.332 %)GroupWise
57 (2.041 %)Lotus Notes
57 (2.041 %)SharePoint
64 (1.166 %)Exchange Server 2000
64 (1.166 %)Exchange Server 2007
73 (0.875 %)IIS
82 (0.583 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
91 (0.292 %)Content Management Server
91 (0.292 %)Site Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
124 (6.997 %)MS Office
217 (4.956 %)MS Excel
37 (2.041 %)MS Visio
44 (1.166 %)MS Project
51 (0.292 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (2.624 %)Nortel Periphonics
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1101 (29.45 %)WAN
286 (25.07 %)LAN
367 (19.53 %)Cisco IPT
452 (15.16 %)VoIP
546 (13.41 %)Firewall
639 (11.37 %)VPN
728 (8.163 %)PBX
823 (6.706 %)Wireless
920 (5.831 %)TCP/IP
1019 (5.539 %)Network Security
1117 (4.956 %)Nortel Meridian
1117 (4.956 %)SAN
1216 (4.665 %)Symposium
1315 (4.373 %)Cisco PIX
1411 (3.207 %)DNS
1411 (3.207 %)OSPF
1411 (3.207 %)EIGRP
1510 (2.915 %)Internet
1510 (2.915 %)IPCC
1510 (2.915 %)Cisco ASA
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (2.915 %)SQL Server
27 (2.041 %)Oracle 10g
35 (1.458 %)RDBMS
44 (1.166 %)Datawarehouse
52 (0.583 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.292 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.292 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (0.292 %)Crystal Reports
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.292 %)Visual Studio
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (16.33 %)Finance
251 (14.87 %)Telecoms
326 (7.580 %)Banking
423 (6.706 %)Government
518 (5.248 %)Investment Banking
610 (2.915 %)Health
610 (2.915 %)Financial Institution
78 (2.332 %)Insurance
78 (2.332 %)Games
78 (2.332 %)Billing
87 (2.041 %)Construction
94 (1.166 %)Legal
94 (1.166 %)Marketing
102 (0.583 %)Auditing
102 (0.583 %)Back Office
102 (0.583 %)Local Government
111 (0.292 %)Pensions
111 (0.292 %)Education
111 (0.292 %)Retail
111 (0.292 %)Multimedia
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
175 (21.87 %)Analyst
244 (12.83 %)Network Engineer
341 (11.95 %)Support Analyst
424 (6.997 %)Project Manager
523 (6.706 %)Administrator
620 (5.831 %)Consultant
620 (5.831 %)Support Engineer
620 (5.831 %)Network Support
717 (4.956 %)Architect
717 (4.956 %)Technical Analyst
816 (4.665 %)Cisco Engineer
816 (4.665 %)Systems Administrator
912 (3.499 %)Technical Support
1011 (3.207 %)Desktop Support
1011 (3.207 %)Infrastructure Architect
1011 (3.207 %)Network Analyst
1011 (3.207 %)Technical Support Analyst
119 (2.624 %)Project Leader
119 (2.624 %)Senior Network Engineer
119 (2.624 %)Systems Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (5.539 %)Handset
214 (4.082 %)Firmware
313 (3.790 %)Blackberry
412 (3.499 %)Video Conferencing
510 (2.915 %)NHS
69 (2.624 %)IVR
76 (1.749 %)Management Information System
85 (1.458 %)N-Tier
94 (1.166 %)Thin Client
94 (1.166 %)Fat Client
103 (0.875 %)e-Health
112 (0.583 %)SecurID
112 (0.583 %)Derivative
112 (0.583 %)French Language
112 (0.583 %)Fixed Income
112 (0.583 %)PMI
121 (0.292 %)AS400
121 (0.292 %)AVVID
121 (0.292 %)Clustering
121 (0.292 %)Tandem
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
198 (28.57 %)Windows
243 (12.54 %)Windows XP
338 (11.08 %)Windows Server 2003
421 (6.122 %)Windows 2000
517 (4.956 %)UNIX
614 (4.082 %)NetWare
713 (3.790 %)Linux
84 (1.166 %)Windows Vista
84 (1.166 %)Windows 2000 Server
93 (0.875 %)Windows Server 2008
93 (0.875 %)AIX
93 (0.875 %)Solaris
102 (0.583 %)Windows NT
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (10.79 %)ITIL
226 (7.580 %)Project Management
323 (6.706 %)PRINCE2
421 (6.122 %)Service Management
513 (3.790 %)Disaster Recovery
612 (3.499 %)Change Management
711 (3.207 %)Service Delivery
711 (3.207 %)Security Cleared
87 (2.041 %)Asset Management
96 (1.749 %)Problem Management
96 (1.749 %)PRINCE
96 (1.749 %)Benchmarking
96 (1.749 %)SC Cleared
105 (1.458 %)Validation
114 (1.166 %)Programme Management
114 (1.166 %)Test Scripting
114 (1.166 %)Time Management
114 (1.166 %)Network Design
114 (1.166 %)Project Planning
123 (0.875 %)Product Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (5.831 %)SQL
26 (1.749 %)C
31 (0.292 %)C++
31 (0.292 %)Java
31 (0.292 %)VC++
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
190 (26.24 %)Cisco Certification
245 (13.12 %)CCNA
343 (12.54 %)CCNP
424 (6.997 %)Microsoft Certification
518 (5.248 %)MCSE
614 (4.082 %)CCIE
79 (2.624 %)MCP
88 (2.332 %)Degree
97 (2.041 %)CCVP
104 (1.166 %)CCDP
104 (1.166 %)PRINCE2 Certification
112 (0.583 %)Avaya Certification
112 (0.583 %)PMP
112 (0.583 %)PMI Certification
112 (0.583 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
121 (0.292 %)CCSE
121 (0.292 %)CCSA
121 (0.292 %)ITIL Certification
121 (0.292 %)ISEB
121 (0.292 %)CCDA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.166 %)SLA
21 (0.292 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
135 (10.20 %)Active Directory
29 (2.624 %)Citrix Presentation Server
38 (2.332 %)Terminal Services
42 (0.583 %)ISA Server
42 (0.583 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.292 %)MailMarshal
51 (0.292 %)MetaFrame
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (3.499 %)CiscoWorks
28 (2.332 %)ZENworks
32 (0.583 %)MOM
41 (0.292 %)OpenView
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1190 (55.39 %)Cisco
242 (12.24 %)Avaya
340 (11.66 %)Microsoft
430 (8.746 %)Nortel
525 (7.289 %)Citrix
618 (5.248 %)Oracle
618 (5.248 %)CheckPoint
714 (4.082 %)Novell
812 (3.499 %)HP
911 (3.207 %)BT
107 (2.041 %)Lotus
107 (2.041 %)Siemens
116 (1.749 %)Red Hat
116 (1.749 %)SAP
125 (1.458 %)McAfee Security
125 (1.458 %)Genesys
134 (1.166 %)Nokia
134 (1.166 %)Juniper
134 (1.166 %)ProCurve
143 (0.875 %)Remedy