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The table below looks at the demand for Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) 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 ISDN over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIntegrated Service Digital Network (ISDN)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank474486
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads85186
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.188 %
As % of the category below0.896 %1.384 %
Daily rates quoted3227
Average minimum daily rate£282£389
Average daily rate£295£402
% change on same period last year-26.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£415
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£371
% change on same period last year-20.25 %
Hourly rates quoted1544
Average minimum hourly rate£29.55£28.00
Average hourly rate£31.79£31.38
% change on same period last year+1.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.03£34.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.95£31.53
% change on same period last year+4.51 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads948313444
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.35 %13.59 %
Daily rates quoted27133485
Average minimum daily rate£343£345
Average daily rate£362£362
% change on same period last year+0.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted12371873
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£26.56
Average hourly rate£26.97£28.63
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.69£30.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %

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.

ISDN
Demand Trend

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

ISDN Demand Trend

ISDN
Daily Rate Trend

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

ISDN Daily Rate Trend

ISDN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISDN within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

ISDN Daily Rate Histogram

ISDN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

ISDN Hourly Rate Trend

ISDN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ISDN within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

ISDN Hourly Rate Histogram

ISDN
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 ISDN within the UK over the 3 months to 10 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
EnglandDown-883£296-24.64 %
LondonUp+3027£294-30.59 %
South EastUp+4327£444+125.89 %
West MidlandsDown-2214£350-
WarwickshireUp+59£350-
WarwickNo change09£350-
BerkshireUp+248£493+126.64 %
HampshireUp+238£238-
North WestUp+196£193-64.92 %
CheshireNew entry-6£193-
BasingstokeNew entry-5--
YorkshireUp+185--
West YorkshireNew entry-5--
OxfordshireDown-23--
SurreyUp+273--
East of EnglandUp+212£143-
South WestUp+222--
Milton KeynesNew entry-2--
RuncornNew entry-2£190-
BuckinghamshireUp+202--
City of LondonDown-302£275-40.54 %
BracknellUp+122--
ScotlandNew entry-2£280-
EssexUp+61£143-
CambridgeshireUp+181--
ReadingUp+51--
WakefieldNew entry-1--
East SussexNew entry-1--
ExeterNew entry-1--
BrightonNew entry-1--

ISDN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ISDN 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 ISDN.

1119 (62.63 %)Cisco
278 (41.05 %)TCP/IP
369 (36.32 %)WAN
461 (32.11 %)Telecoms
557 (30.00 %)LAN
656 (29.47 %)VPN
656 (29.47 %)Cisco Certification
755 (28.95 %)MPLS
852 (27.37 %)Ethernet
951 (26.84 %)Firewall
1042 (22.11 %)OSPF
1042 (22.11 %)BGP
1136 (18.95 %)CCNA
1136 (18.95 %)ATM
1234 (17.89 %)Windows
1331 (16.32 %)DNS
1429 (15.26 %)VoIP
1528 (14.74 %)Frame Relay
1627 (14.21 %)CheckPoint
1726 (13.68 %)EIGRP
1726 (13.68 %)Video Conferencing
1825 (13.16 %)Cisco PIX
1825 (13.16 %)DHCP
1924 (12.63 %)ADSL
1924 (12.63 %)Windows 2000
2023 (12.11 %)Nortel
2120 (10.53 %)SSL
2120 (10.53 %)SS7
2219 (10.00 %)RIP
2219 (10.00 %)Microsoft

ISDN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ISDN 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 ISDN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.579 %)HTML
22 (1.053 %)Software Packaging
31 (0.526 %)J2EE
31 (0.526 %)XML
31 (0.526 %)CORBA
31 (0.526 %)Swing
31 (0.526 %)CGI
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (7.895 %)MS Exchange
28 (4.211 %)Exchange Server 5.5
37 (3.684 %)Exchange Server 2007
37 (3.684 %)IIS
44 (2.105 %)CMS
44 (2.105 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (1.579 %)Lotus Notes
62 (1.053 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (1.053 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.526 %)Site Server
71 (0.526 %)Apache
71 (0.526 %)Tomcat
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (6.842 %)MS Office
27 (3.684 %)MS Excel
34 (2.105 %)MS Visio
41 (0.526 %)CATIA
41 (0.526 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.526 %)Oracle Applications
11 (0.526 %)SMARTEAM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
178 (41.05 %)TCP/IP
269 (36.32 %)WAN
357 (30.00 %)LAN
456 (29.47 %)VPN
555 (28.95 %)MPLS
652 (27.37 %)Ethernet
751 (26.84 %)Firewall
842 (22.11 %)OSPF
842 (22.11 %)BGP
936 (18.95 %)ATM
1031 (16.32 %)DNS
1129 (15.26 %)VoIP
1228 (14.74 %)Frame Relay
1326 (13.68 %)EIGRP
1425 (13.16 %)DHCP
1425 (13.16 %)Cisco PIX
1524 (12.63 %)ADSL
1620 (10.53 %)SSL
1620 (10.53 %)SS7
1719 (10.00 %)RIP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (3.684 %)SQL Server
21 (0.526 %)DB2
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.053 %)Visual Studio
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
161 (32.11 %)Telecoms
216 (8.421 %)Finance
313 (6.842 %)Electric
47 (3.684 %)Government
56 (3.158 %)Financial Institution
65 (2.632 %)Banking
74 (2.105 %)Billing
74 (2.105 %)Investment Banking
83 (1.579 %)Electronics
83 (1.579 %)Education
83 (1.579 %)Auditing
92 (1.053 %)Health
92 (1.053 %)Publishing
101 (0.526 %)Automotive
101 (0.526 %)Construction
101 (0.526 %)Private Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (16.84 %)Analyst
228 (14.74 %)Network Engineer
316 (8.421 %)Network Support
415 (7.895 %)Support Engineer
513 (6.842 %)Network Analyst
612 (6.316 %)Software Engineer
711 (5.789 %)Network Support Engineer
810 (5.263 %)Infrastructure Engineer
99 (4.737 %)Technical Manager
99 (4.737 %)Architect
99 (4.737 %)Technical Architect
107 (3.684 %)Administrator
107 (3.684 %)Cisco Engineer
116 (3.158 %)Infrastructure Manager
125 (2.632 %)Support Analyst
125 (2.632 %)Systems Administrator
125 (2.632 %)Product Manager
134 (2.105 %)Cisco Specialist
134 (2.105 %)Consultant
134 (2.105 %)Technical Support
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (13.68 %)Video Conferencing
26 (3.158 %)Handset
35 (2.632 %)Blackberry
44 (2.105 %)Mainframe
44 (2.105 %)PKI
53 (1.579 %)Firmware
62 (1.053 %)Italian Language
62 (1.053 %)Spanish Language
62 (1.053 %)PDA
62 (1.053 %)NHS
71 (0.526 %)MPEG
71 (0.526 %)Dutch Language
71 (0.526 %)French Language
71 (0.526 %)German Language
71 (0.526 %)IVR
71 (0.526 %)CESG
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (17.89 %)Windows
224 (12.63 %)Windows 2000
315 (7.895 %)UNIX
414 (7.368 %)Windows Server 2003
511 (5.789 %)Windows NT
68 (4.211 %)Linux
75 (2.632 %)Windows XP
75 (2.632 %)Solaris
83 (1.579 %)AIX
83 (1.579 %)MVS
83 (1.579 %)Windows 2000 Server
92 (1.053 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.526 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (0.526 %)VMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (7.895 %)Network Design
211 (5.789 %)E-Commerce
310 (5.263 %)Load Balancing
49 (4.737 %)Migration
58 (4.211 %)ITIL
67 (3.684 %)UML
67 (3.684 %)Project Management
75 (2.632 %)E-business
84 (2.105 %)Service Management
84 (2.105 %)SSADM
84 (2.105 %)DSDM
84 (2.105 %)PRINCE2
84 (2.105 %)ERP
84 (2.105 %)Disaster Recovery
84 (2.105 %)Security Cleared
92 (1.053 %)Business Continuity
92 (1.053 %)Risk Assessment
92 (1.053 %)Problem Management
92 (1.053 %)Risk Analysis
92 (1.053 %)Data Migration
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (8.947 %)C
25 (2.632 %)C++
34 (2.105 %)Java
34 (2.105 %)Perl
43 (1.579 %)SQL
52 (1.053 %)PHP
52 (1.053 %)Python
61 (0.526 %)Shell Script
61 (0.526 %)VBScript
61 (0.526 %)JavaScript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
156 (29.47 %)Cisco Certification
236 (18.95 %)CCNA
313 (6.842 %)CCNP
44 (2.105 %)Degree
44 (2.105 %)CCDA
44 (2.105 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (1.579 %)MCP
53 (1.579 %)MCSE
53 (1.579 %)CCIE
53 (1.579 %)CCDP
62 (1.053 %)CISSP
62 (1.053 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.632 %)SLA
22 (1.053 %)BS7799
22 (1.053 %)ISO17799
22 (1.053 %)GCP
22 (1.053 %)ISO27001
22 (1.053 %)COBIT
22 (1.053 %)COSO
31 (0.526 %)TickIT
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (4.737 %)Active Directory
28 (4.211 %)Backup Exec
37 (3.684 %)ISA Server
41 (0.526 %)Orbix
41 (0.526 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (4.211 %)CiscoWorks
26 (3.158 %)MAILsweeper
35 (2.632 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
44 (2.105 %)OpenView
53 (1.579 %)Tivoli NetView
62 (1.053 %)DameWare
71 (0.526 %)SCCM
71 (0.526 %)HP Data Protector
71 (0.526 %)MOM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1119 (62.63 %)Cisco
227 (14.21 %)CheckPoint
323 (12.11 %)Nortel
419 (10.00 %)Microsoft
516 (8.421 %)Polycom
614 (7.368 %)HP
711 (5.789 %)Avaya
810 (5.263 %)Nokia
810 (5.263 %)Oracle
98 (4.211 %)Altiris
98 (4.211 %)McAfee Security
104 (2.105 %)BT
104 (2.105 %)Citrix
113 (1.579 %)Lotus
113 (1.579 %)Alcatel
113 (1.579 %)Dell
113 (1.579 %)Fortinet
122 (1.053 %)Tandberg
122 (1.053 %)Mitel
122 (1.053 %)NetIQ