The first table below looks at the demand for IPv6 skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited IPv6 over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Rank 487 568 561
Rank change year-on-year
+81 -7
Contract jobs citing IPv6 42 16 23
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.091% 0.027% 0.038%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.622% 0.175% 0.291%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 6 10
Average daily rate £265 £400 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-33.75% +37.93%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £212 £319 £269
10% offered a daily rate of more than £495 £463 £435
UK excluding London average daily rate £290 £388 £290
% change year-on-year
-25.16% +33.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 4
Average hourly rate £32.00 £52.50 £28.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-39.04% +87.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £24.20 £52.50 £16.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.80 £55.70 £36.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.00 £52.50 £28.00
% change year-on-year
-39.04% +87.50%
All Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
6757 9144 7905
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 14.57% 15.68% 12.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 3304 4153 3577
Average daily rate £350 £363 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.44% +3.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £215 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £338 £325
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +3.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 529 606 804
Average hourly rate £21.34 £25.00 £25.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.66% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.00 £12.81 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £45.00 £41.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.75 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-17.00% -9.09%

IPv6
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing IPv6 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

IPv6 Jobs Demand Trend

IPv6
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing IPv6 within the UK.

IPv6 Daily Rate Trend

IPv6
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPv6 within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

IPv6 Daily Rate Histogram

IPv6
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing IPv6 within the UK.

IPv6 Hourly Rate Trend

IPv6
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing IPv6 within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

IPv6 Hourly Rate Histogram

IPv6
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IPv6 within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
England +66 35 £253 -36.87%
South East +31 18 £240 -
London +43 9 £223 -44.37%
Kent - 9 £240 -
Hampshire - 7 £350 -
Basingstoke - 5 - -
South West +26 3 - -
Swindon +2 3 - -
Wiltshire -1 3 - -
West Midlands - 3 £469 -
Berkshire +15 2 £403 -
Slough -9 2 £403 -
Birmingham - 2 £469 -
East of England +15 1 £265 -18.46%
Hertfordshire +7 1 £265 -18.46%
Midlands - 1 - -
Portsmouth - 1 - -

IPv6
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing IPv6 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 IPv6.

1 42 (50.60%) Cisco
2 35 (42.17%) Juniper
2 35 (42.17%) OSPF
3 31 (37.35%) MPLS
3 31 (37.35%) Cisco Certification
4 30 (36.14%) Telecoms
5 29 (34.94%) CCNP
6 28 (33.73%) BGP
6 28 (33.73%) Wireless
7 27 (32.53%) VPN
8 26 (31.33%) TCP/IP
8 26 (31.33%) Internet
9 25 (30.12%) Microsoft
9 25 (30.12%) Firewall
10 24 (28.92%) DNS
10 24 (28.92%) HP
11 21 (25.30%) Windows
12 20 (24.10%) DHCP
13 19 (22.89%) Windows Server 2003
14 18 (21.69%) WAN
15 17 (20.48%) Ethernet
15 17 (20.48%) IPv4
15 17 (20.48%) SCOM
15 17 (20.48%) Windows Server 2008
16 15 (18.07%) LAN
16 15 (18.07%) VoIP
16 15 (18.07%) IPsec
17 14 (16.87%) JNCIP
17 14 (16.87%) Degree
18 13 (15.66%) WLAN

IPv6
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing IPv6 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 IPv6. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (2.410%) Middleware
1 2 (2.410%) COM
1 2 (2.410%) HTML5
2 1 (1.205%) WSDL
2 1 (1.205%) JMS
2 1 (1.205%) .NET
2 1 (1.205%) J2EE
2 1 (1.205%) CSS
2 1 (1.205%) JDBC
2 1 (1.205%) SOAP
2 1 (1.205%) Web Services
2 1 (1.205%) HTML
2 1 (1.205%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 5 (6.024%) Lync
1 5 (6.024%) SharePoint
1 5 (6.024%) CMS
2 3 (3.614%) Exchange Server 2010
2 3 (3.614%) MS Exchange
2 3 (3.614%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 3 (3.614%) Exchange Server 2007
2 3 (3.614%) Live Communications Server
2 3 (3.614%) Exchange Server 2003
3 1 (1.205%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (1.205%) WebSphere MQ
3 1 (1.205%) ESB
3 1 (1.205%) IBM HTTP Server
3 1 (1.205%) WebSphere Process Server
Applications
1 4 (4.819%) MS Excel
2 2 (2.410%) MS PowerPoint
2 2 (2.410%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 35 (42.17%) OSPF
2 31 (37.35%) MPLS
3 28 (33.73%) BGP
3 28 (33.73%) Wireless
4 27 (32.53%) VPN
5 26 (31.33%) TCP/IP
5 26 (31.33%) Internet
6 25 (30.12%) Firewall
7 24 (28.92%) DNS
8 20 (24.10%) DHCP
9 18 (21.69%) WAN
10 17 (20.48%) Ethernet
10 17 (20.48%) IPv4
11 15 (18.07%) LAN
11 15 (18.07%) VoIP
11 15 (18.07%) IPsec
12 13 (15.66%) WLAN
13 12 (14.46%) VLAN
14 11 (13.25%) 3G
15 8 (9.639%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.205%) DB2
Development Applications
1 1 (1.205%) Mercurial
1 1 (1.205%) JIRA
General
1 30 (36.14%) Telecoms
2 12 (14.46%) Legal
3 6 (7.229%) Banking
4 5 (6.024%) Finance
5 3 (3.614%) Investment Banking
6 2 (2.410%) Automotive
6 2 (2.410%) Electronics
7 1 (1.205%) Avionics
7 1 (1.205%) Military
7 1 (1.205%) Billing
Job Titles
1 16 (19.28%) Analyst
2 13 (15.66%) Network Analyst
3 12 (14.46%) Network Engineer
4 10 (12.05%) Designer
5 7 (8.434%) IP Engineer
5 7 (8.434%) Cisco Engineer
6 6 (7.229%) Test Engineer
6 6 (7.229%) Consultant
7 5 (6.024%) Desktop Support
7 5 (6.024%) Server Support
7 5 (6.024%) Voice Engineer
7 5 (6.024%) Senior Voice Engineer
7 5 (6.024%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 5 (6.024%) Server Engineer
7 5 (6.024%) Desktop Engineer
7 5 (6.024%) IP Network Engineer
8 4 (4.819%) Support Engineer
8 4 (4.819%) Architect
9 3 (3.614%) Network Designer
9 3 (3.614%) Senior Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.46%) PKI
2 5 (6.024%) Smartcard
3 3 (3.614%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (3.614%) Blackberry
3 3 (3.614%) Smart Meter
4 2 (2.410%) Handset
4 2 (2.410%) Telematics
4 2 (2.410%) NHS
4 2 (2.410%) ASIC
5 1 (1.205%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (1.205%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.205%) Device Driver
5 1 (1.205%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
5 1 (1.205%) Economics
5 1 (1.205%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 21 (25.30%) Windows
2 19 (22.89%) Windows Server 2003
3 17 (20.48%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (7.229%) Linux
5 4 (4.819%) Windows 2000 Server
6 3 (3.614%) Windows XP
6 3 (3.614%) Windows 7
6 3 (3.614%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.205%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (15.66%) Network Management
2 12 (14.46%) Migration
3 10 (12.05%) Change Management
4 6 (7.229%) Project Management
5 4 (4.819%) Network Architecture
6 3 (3.614%) Test Strategy
6 3 (3.614%) ITIL
6 3 (3.614%) Product Management
6 3 (3.614%) Load Balancing
6 3 (3.614%) Validation
7 2 (2.410%) Data Analysis
7 2 (2.410%) Network Design
7 2 (2.410%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (2.410%) Service Delivery
7 2 (2.410%) GAP Analysis
7 2 (2.410%) Security Management
7 2 (2.410%) Release Management
7 2 (2.410%) Time Management
7 2 (2.410%) Market Research
7 2 (2.410%) OpenUP
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.639%) PowerShell
2 5 (6.024%) VBScript
3 3 (3.614%) C
3 3 (3.614%) Shell Script
4 2 (2.410%) MATLAB
4 2 (2.410%) SQL
5 1 (1.205%) FoxPro (VFP)
5 1 (1.205%) VB
5 1 (1.205%) Java
5 1 (1.205%) Bash shell
Qualifications
1 31 (37.35%) Cisco Certification
2 29 (34.94%) CCNP
3 14 (16.87%) JNCIP
3 14 (16.87%) Degree
4 13 (15.66%) MCSE
4 13 (15.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (14.46%) CCNA
6 10 (12.05%) RHCE
7 8 (9.639%) CCIE
8 6 (7.229%) Security Cleared
9 4 (4.819%) SC Cleared
10 3 (3.614%) CCDP
10 3 (3.614%) MCSA
10 3 (3.614%) JNCIS
11 2 (2.410%) JNCIE
11 2 (2.410%) DV Cleared
12 1 (1.205%) CCSP
12 1 (1.205%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.205%) SLA
1 1 (1.205%) QA
System Software
1 13 (15.66%) Active Directory
2 7 (8.434%) Terminal Services
2 7 (8.434%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (3.614%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (3.614%) vSphere
3 3 (3.614%) VMware ESX
4 2 (2.410%) ISA Server
5 1 (1.205%) NFS
Systems Management
1 17 (20.48%) SCOM
2 6 (7.229%) SCCM
3 5 (6.024%) OpenView
4 3 (3.614%) MOM
5 2 (2.410%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (1.205%) Legato
6 1 (1.205%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 42 (50.60%) Cisco
2 35 (42.17%) Juniper
3 25 (30.12%) Microsoft
4 24 (28.92%) HP
5 13 (15.66%) Citrix
6 11 (13.25%) VMware
7 10 (12.05%) Aruba
8 7 (8.434%) CheckPoint
9 5 (6.024%) Verint
9 5 (6.024%) Infovista
9 5 (6.024%) Avaya
10 4 (4.819%) BT
10 4 (4.819%) Dell
10 4 (4.819%) EMC
10 4 (4.819%) Websense
11 3 (3.614%) Radianz
11 3 (3.614%) Nortel
11 3 (3.614%) Red Hat
11 3 (3.614%) Brocade
11 3 (3.614%) Mitel
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A good understanding of WAN technologies including Ethernet. * Previous experience in IP networking and routing including OSPF, ISIS and BGP. * Previous experience of VPNs using MPLS and IPSec. *...
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Posted: 21 May 2013