Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lucent products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lucent over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLucent
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank508614
Rank change on same period last yearUp+106
Matching contract IT job ads4733
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.035 %
As % of the category below0.172 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted102
Average minimum daily rate£299£280
Average daily rate£321£280
% change on same period last year+14.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£280
% change on same period last year+11.45 %
Hourly rates quoted75
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£30.71
Average hourly rate£38.36£33.00
% change on same period last year+16.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.71£35.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.33£33.50
% change on same period last year+17.41 %
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads2732940969
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.05 %43.90 %
Daily rates quoted800511627
Average minimum daily rate£362£387
Average daily rate£385£410
% change on same period last year-6.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted25923703
Average minimum hourly rate£23.10£23.02
Average hourly rate£24.49£24.59
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.88£26.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Lucent
Demand Trend

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

Lucent Demand Trend

Lucent
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lucent Daily Rate Trend

Lucent
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lucent within the UK over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Lucent Daily Rate Histogram

Lucent
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lucent Hourly Rate Trend

Lucent
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Lucent within the UK over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Lucent Hourly Rate Histogram

Lucent
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lucent within the UK over the 3 months to 21 November 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+11440£314+11.98 %
South EastUp+6527£295+5.17 %
HampshireUp+3920£325+16.07 %
PortsmouthUp+914--
LondonUp+8912£333-
BerkshireUp+284£287-
FarnboroughNew entry-3--
ScotlandNew entry-1£400-
SurreyNew entry-1--
Isle of ManNew entry-1--
North WestNew entry-1--
CheshireNew entry-1--
WarringtonNew entry-1--
MaidenheadNew entry-1£230-
BracknellNew entry-1£230-
HayesNew entry-1£251-

Lucent
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Lucent 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 Lucent.

148 (64.00 %)Alcatel
229 (38.67 %)Cisco
327 (36.00 %)Cisco Certification
425 (33.33 %)Telecoms
522 (29.33 %)Firewall
620 (26.67 %)CCNA
620 (26.67 %)Windows
718 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
815 (20.00 %)SQL
815 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
914 (18.67 %)SQL Server 2005
914 (18.67 %)SQL Server
914 (18.67 %)SNMP
914 (18.67 %)Windows Server 2003
914 (18.67 %)SQL Server 2000
1013 (17.33 %)Microsoft Certification
1013 (17.33 %)Ericsson
1013 (17.33 %)Nokia
1013 (17.33 %)MCSE
1013 (17.33 %)MCSA
1112 (16.00 %)Juniper
1211 (14.67 %)Migration
1310 (13.33 %)CCNP
149 (12.00 %)CheckPoint
149 (12.00 %)OSPF
158 (10.67 %)MPLS
158 (10.67 %)DNS
158 (10.67 %)LAN
167 (9.333 %)WAN
167 (9.333 %)DHCP

Lucent
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Lucent 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 Lucent. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (8.000 %)XML
22 (2.667 %)Middleware
31 (1.333 %)ASP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (6.667 %)SharePoint
23 (4.000 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (1.333 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (1.333 %)MS Exchange
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.333 %)MS Office
22 (2.667 %)MS Visio
31 (1.333 %)MS Project
31 (1.333 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (4.000 %)SAP IS-U
21 (1.333 %)Line 50
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (29.33 %)Firewall
218 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
314 (18.67 %)SNMP
49 (12.00 %)OSPF
58 (10.67 %)MPLS
58 (10.67 %)DNS
58 (10.67 %)LAN
67 (9.333 %)WAN
67 (9.333 %)DHCP
67 (9.333 %)3G
76 (8.000 %)VPN
85 (6.667 %)ADSL
85 (6.667 %)DSL
85 (6.667 %)BGP
85 (6.667 %)Internet
85 (6.667 %)IPsec
94 (5.333 %)2G
94 (5.333 %)PBX
94 (5.333 %)SDH
94 (5.333 %)Broadband
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (18.67 %)SQL Server
114 (18.67 %)SQL Server 2000
114 (18.67 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (2.667 %)SAP BW
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
125 (33.33 %)Telecoms
27 (9.333 %)Banking
35 (6.667 %)Finance
42 (2.667 %)Retail
51 (1.333 %)Billing
51 (1.333 %)Retail Banking
51 (1.333 %)Electric
51 (1.333 %)Government
51 (1.333 %)Health
51 (1.333 %)Legal
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (28.00 %)Consultant
217 (22.67 %)Network Engineer
39 (12.00 %)Network Specialist
47 (9.333 %)Architect
55 (6.667 %)Support Engineer
55 (6.667 %)Analyst
55 (6.667 %)Firewall Consultant
64 (5.333 %)Radio Engineer
64 (5.333 %)Documentation Consultant
64 (5.333 %)Security Consultant
64 (5.333 %)Training Consultant
64 (5.333 %)Network Analyst
73 (4.000 %)Technical Security Consultant
73 (4.000 %)Network Architect
73 (4.000 %)Technical Consultant
73 (4.000 %)Voice Architect
82 (2.667 %)Firewall Engineer
82 (2.667 %)Field Engineer
82 (2.667 %)Solutions Architect
82 (2.667 %)Migration Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.333 %)Streaming Video
14 (5.333 %)Video Conferencing
21 (1.333 %)Blackberry
21 (1.333 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (26.67 %)Windows
215 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
314 (18.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.333 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (14.67 %)Migration
26 (8.000 %)Project Management
34 (5.333 %)Security Cleared
43 (4.000 %)Network Design
43 (4.000 %)CRM
52 (2.667 %)Penetration Testing
61 (1.333 %)Fault Management
61 (1.333 %)SAP Implementation
61 (1.333 %)SC Cleared
61 (1.333 %)Business Continuity
61 (1.333 %)Risk Assessment
61 (1.333 %)B2B
61 (1.333 %)ITIL
61 (1.333 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.333 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.333 %)Change Management
61 (1.333 %)Validation
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (1.333 %)VB
21 (1.333 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (36.00 %)Cisco Certification
220 (26.67 %)CCNA
313 (17.33 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (17.33 %)MCSE
313 (17.33 %)MCSA
410 (13.33 %)CCNP
53 (4.000 %)CCVP
53 (4.000 %)Degree
62 (2.667 %)CCIP
71 (1.333 %)JNCIA
71 (1.333 %)JNCIS
71 (1.333 %)HND
71 (1.333 %)CCDA
71 (1.333 %)CCDP
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (6.667 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (8.000 %)CiscoWorks
21 (1.333 %)Netcool
21 (1.333 %)TeMIP
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
148 (64.00 %)Alcatel
229 (38.67 %)Cisco
313 (17.33 %)Ericsson
313 (17.33 %)Nokia
412 (16.00 %)Juniper
59 (12.00 %)CheckPoint
66 (8.000 %)Nortel
75 (6.667 %)Blue Coat
75 (6.667 %)IronPort
84 (5.333 %)Huawei
84 (5.333 %)Motorola
93 (4.000 %)SAP
93 (4.000 %)Redback
102 (2.667 %)BT
111 (1.333 %)Cramer
111 (1.333 %)Remedy
111 (1.333 %)Sophos
111 (1.333 %)Siemens
111 (1.333 %)Sage
111 (1.333 %)Microsoft