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This section looks at the demand for Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited SDH over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSynchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank485470
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching contract IT job ads103184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.136 %0.195 %
As % of the category below1.002 %1.383 %
Daily rates quoted2123
Average minimum daily rate£287£354
Average daily rate£313£367
% change on same period last year-14.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£345
% change on same period last year-11.06 %
Hourly rates quoted216
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£22.94
Average hourly rate£32.25£24.44
% change on same period last year+31.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.50£25.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£13.80
% change on same period last year-
Communications & Networking UKCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1028313303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.56 %14.11 %
Daily rates quoted28233227
Average minimum daily rate£336£350
Average daily rate£358£369
% change on same period last year-3.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted12241649
Average minimum hourly rate£24.05£25.99
Average hourly rate£25.70£27.80
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.35£29.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %

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.

SDH
Demand Trend

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

SDH Demand Trend

SDH
Daily Rate Trend

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

SDH Daily Rate Trend

SDH
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SDH within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

SDH Daily Rate Histogram

SDH
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SDH Hourly Rate Trend

SDH
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SDH within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

SDH Hourly Rate Histogram

SDH
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SDH within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 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-1595£300-18.20 %
South EastUp+3336£313-34.21 %
BerkshireUp+3924£338-28.94 %
LondonUp+2916£323-22.35 %
East of EnglandDown-2512£294-8.48 %
HampshireUp+249£213-
West MidlandsDown-209--
HertfordshireDown-38--
South WestUp+266--
MidlandsUp+46£215-
North WestDown-86£250-
BasingstokeNew entry-6£213-
ReadingNew entry-5£350-
City of LondonDown-215£240-47.82 %
SolihullNew entry-5--
SuffolkUp+34£294+33.52 %
IpswichUp+34£294-
ManchesterDown-184--
SwindonNew entry-3--
WiltshireNew entry-3--
CoventryNew entry-2--
FelthamNew entry-2£375-
ScotlandUp+292--
West LothianNew entry-1--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
HounslowNew entry-1£400-
BracknellUp+201£300-
LivingstonNew entry-1--
WarringtonNew entry-1£250-
BristolNew entry-1--

SDH
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SDH 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 SDH.

1124 (59.05 %)Telecoms
256 (26.67 %)DWDM
345 (21.43 %)ATM
443 (20.48 %)Nortel
541 (19.52 %)3G
638 (18.10 %)Ericsson
731 (14.76 %)Network Planning
830 (14.29 %)LAN
830 (14.29 %)MPLS
929 (13.81 %)Cisco
1023 (10.95 %)Lucent
1023 (10.95 %)VoIP
1023 (10.95 %)Ethernet
1121 (10.00 %)BGP
1220 (9.524 %)Cramer
1220 (9.524 %)SLA
1220 (9.524 %)Project Planning
1319 (9.048 %)TCP/IP
1418 (8.571 %)VPN
1418 (8.571 %)Fujitsu
1517 (8.095 %)2G
1615 (7.143 %)Frame Relay
1615 (7.143 %)OSPF
1615 (7.143 %)Nokia
1615 (7.143 %)WAN
1615 (7.143 %)GSM
1713 (6.190 %)Migration
1812 (5.714 %)ISDN
1812 (5.714 %)Cisco Certification
1911 (5.238 %)HP

SDH
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SDH 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 SDH. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
18 (3.810 %)CSS
23 (1.429 %)Adobe Flex
32 (0.952 %)X-Windows
41 (0.476 %)Hibernate
Application Platforms
11 (0.476 %)CMS
Applications
11 (0.476 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
156 (26.67 %)DWDM
245 (21.43 %)ATM
341 (19.52 %)3G
430 (14.29 %)MPLS
430 (14.29 %)LAN
523 (10.95 %)VoIP
523 (10.95 %)Ethernet
621 (10.00 %)BGP
719 (9.048 %)TCP/IP
818 (8.571 %)VPN
917 (8.095 %)2G
1015 (7.143 %)Frame Relay
1015 (7.143 %)WAN
1015 (7.143 %)GSM
1015 (7.143 %)OSPF
1112 (5.714 %)ISDN
1211 (5.238 %)UMTS
139 (4.286 %)SS7
148 (3.810 %)Broadband
157 (3.333 %)PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (2.857 %)ETL
22 (0.952 %)MS Access
31 (0.476 %)PostgreSQL
General
1124 (59.05 %)Telecoms
25 (2.381 %)Finance
32 (0.952 %)Education
32 (0.952 %)Publishing
41 (0.476 %)Financial Institution
41 (0.476 %)Advertising
Job Titles
164 (30.48 %)Radio Access Network Engineer
225 (11.90 %)Network Engineer
320 (9.524 %)Support Engineer
413 (6.190 %)Project Engineer
511 (5.238 %)Project Manager
69 (4.286 %)Technical Engineer
69 (4.286 %)ATM Engineer
78 (3.810 %)NOC Engineer
87 (3.333 %)Support Technician
96 (2.857 %)Cisco Engineer
96 (2.857 %)Technical Support Engineer
96 (2.857 %)Design Engineer
96 (2.857 %)Technical Support
105 (2.381 %)Network Technician
105 (2.381 %)Performance Engineer
114 (1.905 %)Technical Manager
114 (1.905 %)Technical Project Manager
114 (1.905 %)Consultant
123 (1.429 %)Developer
123 (1.429 %)Programmer
Miscellaneous
13 (1.429 %)VHDL
22 (0.952 %)PMI
22 (0.952 %)DTV
22 (0.952 %)PKI
31 (0.476 %)CCTV
31 (0.476 %)German Language
31 (0.476 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Operating Systems
110 (4.762 %)Unix
24 (1.905 %)Windows
24 (1.905 %)Linux
33 (1.429 %)VMS
33 (1.429 %)OpenVMS
33 (1.429 %)Solaris
42 (0.952 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
131 (14.76 %)Network Planning
220 (9.524 %)Project Planning
313 (6.190 %)Migration
411 (5.238 %)Network Design
58 (3.810 %)PRINCE2
67 (3.333 %)Project Management
67 (3.333 %)Problem Management
67 (3.333 %)Incident Management
74 (1.905 %)Service Delivery
83 (1.429 %)Workflow
83 (1.429 %)Performance Management
92 (0.952 %)Load Balancing
92 (0.952 %)Business Continuity
92 (0.952 %)Risk Management
92 (0.952 %)Service Management
92 (0.952 %)SOA
101 (0.476 %)B2B
101 (0.476 %)OOA/OOD
101 (0.476 %)Quality Management
101 (0.476 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
111 (5.238 %)C
23 (1.429 %)Perl
23 (1.429 %)SQL
32 (0.952 %)VB
41 (0.476 %)C++
41 (0.476 %)Java
Qualifications
112 (5.714 %)Cisco Certification
26 (2.857 %)Degree
35 (2.381 %)CCIE
35 (2.381 %)CCNA
44 (1.905 %)CCNP
44 (1.905 %)PRINCE2 Certification
53 (1.429 %)CCIP
62 (0.952 %)CCDA
71 (0.476 %)CCDP
71 (0.476 %)CCVP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
120 (9.524 %)SLA
Systems Management
111 (5.238 %)Netcool
26 (2.857 %)OpenView
31 (0.476 %)CiscoWorks
31 (0.476 %)Netcool/Proviso
Vendors
143 (20.48 %)Nortel
238 (18.10 %)Ericsson
329 (13.81 %)Cisco
423 (10.95 %)Lucent
520 (9.524 %)Cramer
618 (8.571 %)Fujitsu
715 (7.143 %)Nokia
811 (5.238 %)HP
96 (2.857 %)Alcatel
96 (2.857 %)Huawei
96 (2.857 %)BT
104 (1.905 %)Microsoft
104 (1.905 %)Sybase
104 (1.905 %)MetaSolv
104 (1.905 %)CheckPoint
113 (1.429 %)Sun
113 (1.429 %)Xilinx
122 (0.952 %)Mitel
122 (0.952 %)Progress
122 (0.952 %)Remedy
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