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This section looks at the demand for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 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 SNMP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank493437
Rank change on same period last yearDown-56
Matching contract IT job ads92227
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.230 %
As % of the category below0.908 %1.650 %
Daily rates quoted2229
Average minimum daily rate£324£305
Average daily rate£350£317
% change on same period last year+10.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£309£325
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
Hourly rates quoted1950
Average minimum hourly rate£22.95£29.34
Average hourly rate£24.11£30.28
% change on same period last year-20.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.26£31.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.93£27.54
% change on same period last year-9.47 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1013313761
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.51 %13.92 %
Daily rates quoted28853467
Average minimum daily rate£336£351
Average daily rate£358£369
% change on same period last year-2.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted11931698
Average minimum hourly rate£24.03£26.28
Average hourly rate£25.68£28.17
% change on same period last year-8.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.33£30.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %

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.

SNMP
Demand Trend

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

SNMP Demand Trend

SNMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

SNMP Daily Rate Trend

SNMP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SNMP within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

SNMP Daily Rate Histogram

SNMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

SNMP Hourly Rate Trend

SNMP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SNMP within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

SNMP Hourly Rate Histogram

SNMP
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SNMP within the UK over the 3 months to 25 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-3590£350+9.03 %
LondonUp+5432£458+56.35 %
South EastUp+222£339-7.41 %
West MidlandsNo change015£279-
City of LondonDown-129£462-
East of EnglandDown-38£294-16.07 %
BerkshireUp+177£203-45.49 %
BuckinghamshireDown-45£386+10.21 %
SuffolkUp+85£294-
IpswichUp+55£294-
Milton KeynesDown-144£386-
NottinghamNew entry-4--
WarwickshireNew entry-4£280-
NottinghamshireNew entry-4--
East MidlandsNew entry-4--
StaffordshireNew entry-4£278-
OxfordshireNew entry-3--
WorcestershireDown-13--
YorkshireDown-23--
HertfordshireDown-33--
North YorkshireNew entry-3--
WarwickNew entry-3£280-
ReadingDown-13--
MaidenheadNew entry-3--
HarrogateNew entry-3--
AbingdonNew entry-2--
BracknellNew entry-2£203-
LiverpoolNew entry-2--
StevenageNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+122--

SNMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SNMP 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 SNMP.

199 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
279 (39.90 %)Cisco
371 (35.86 %)Windows
463 (31.82 %)WAN
559 (29.80 %)LAN
650 (25.25 %)Cisco Certification
748 (24.24 %)DNS
843 (21.72 %)Linux
940 (20.20 %)UNIX
1039 (19.70 %)Perl
1136 (18.18 %)HP
1235 (17.68 %)Solaris
1334 (17.17 %)Firewall
1433 (16.67 %)C++
1530 (15.15 %)SQL
1530 (15.15 %)CCNA
1629 (14.65 %)VPN
1629 (14.65 %)XML
1728 (14.14 %)OpenView
1826 (13.13 %)Microsoft
1826 (13.13 %)Shell Script
1925 (12.63 %)Internet
2024 (12.12 %)CCNP
2024 (12.12 %)C
2123 (11.62 %)Active Directory
2123 (11.62 %)Ethernet
2222 (11.11 %)SAN
2222 (11.11 %)HTML
2222 (11.11 %)Oracle
2222 (11.11 %)Windows NT

SNMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SNMP 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 SNMP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (14.65 %)XML
222 (11.11 %)HTML
311 (5.556 %)WebSphere
49 (4.545 %)J2EE
58 (4.040 %)MFC
65 (2.525 %)STL
74 (2.020 %)CGI
74 (2.020 %)SOAP
82 (1.010 %)LAMP
82 (1.010 %).NET Framework
82 (1.010 %)CORBA
82 (1.010 %).NET
91 (0.505 %)WebServices
91 (0.505 %)ADO
91 (0.505 %)ASP
91 (0.505 %)ASP.NET
91 (0.505 %)CSS
91 (0.505 %)JSP
91 (0.505 %)POSIX
91 (0.505 %)WSDL
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (10.10 %)Apache
217 (8.586 %)Tomcat
35 (2.525 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (1.515 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (1.010 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (1.010 %)Lotus Notes
52 (1.010 %)CMS
52 (1.010 %)MS Exchange
52 (1.010 %)Documentum
61 (0.505 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
61 (0.505 %)MindAlign
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (2.525 %)MS Excel
24 (2.020 %)MS Office
33 (1.515 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
199 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
263 (31.82 %)WAN
359 (29.80 %)LAN
448 (24.24 %)DNS
534 (17.17 %)Firewall
629 (14.65 %)VPN
725 (12.63 %)Internet
823 (11.62 %)Ethernet
922 (11.11 %)SAN
1021 (10.61 %)VLAN
1120 (10.10 %)OSPF
1120 (10.10 %)SMTP
1120 (10.10 %)DHCP
1219 (9.596 %)VoIP
1219 (9.596 %)BGP
1314 (7.071 %)HTTP
1314 (7.071 %)IPsec
1314 (7.071 %)SSH
1314 (7.071 %)TACACS
1314 (7.071 %)TELNET
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (9.091 %)MySQL
25 (2.525 %)SQL Server
34 (2.020 %)ObjectStore
42 (1.010 %)Data Cleansing
51 (0.505 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.505 %)RDBMS
51 (0.505 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.505 %)SQL Server 7
51 (0.505 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.505 %)GIS
51 (0.505 %)PostgreSQL
51 (0.505 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
25 (2.525 %)VSS/SourceSafe
25 (2.525 %)ClearCase
25 (2.525 %)ClearQuest
34 (2.020 %)Subversion
43 (1.515 %)PVCS
52 (1.010 %)Ant
61 (0.505 %)MSI
61 (0.505 %)Rational Rose
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (11.11 %)Telecoms
214 (7.071 %)Finance
38 (4.040 %)Banking
47 (3.535 %)Government
55 (2.525 %)Electric
64 (2.020 %)Health
73 (1.515 %)Electronics
73 (1.515 %)Investment Banking
82 (1.010 %)Military
91 (0.505 %)Publishing
91 (0.505 %)Insurance
91 (0.505 %)Auditing
91 (0.505 %)Financial Institution
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (16.16 %)Network Engineer
230 (15.15 %)Administrator
318 (9.091 %)Software Engineer
414 (7.071 %)Developer
414 (7.071 %)Systems Engineer
414 (7.071 %)Systems Administrator
512 (6.061 %)Support Engineer
611 (5.556 %)Analyst
710 (5.051 %)Consultant
87 (3.535 %)Programmer
87 (3.535 %)Senior Systems Engineer
87 (3.535 %)Network Support
87 (3.535 %)Security Engineer
96 (3.030 %)Cisco Engineer
96 (3.030 %)Network Support Engineer
105 (2.525 %)C++ Developer
105 (2.525 %)Server Engineer
105 (2.525 %)Architect
105 (2.525 %)Cisco Network Engineer
105 (2.525 %)Network Specialist
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (4.040 %)Management Information System
26 (3.030 %)Clustering
35 (2.525 %)Statistics
35 (2.525 %)CLARiiON
44 (2.020 %)Blackberry
53 (1.515 %)DTV
53 (1.515 %)Client/Server
53 (1.515 %)MPEG
53 (1.515 %)Computer Science
62 (1.010 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
62 (1.010 %)EPoS
62 (1.010 %)AS400
71 (0.505 %)Device Driver
71 (0.505 %)Fixed Income
71 (0.505 %)Mainframe
71 (0.505 %)Derivative
71 (0.505 %)Mathematics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
171 (35.86 %)Windows
243 (21.72 %)Linux
340 (20.20 %)UNIX
435 (17.68 %)Solaris
522 (11.11 %)Windows NT
618 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
711 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
86 (3.030 %)Fedora
95 (2.525 %)Windows XP
95 (2.525 %)HPUX
102 (1.010 %)NetWare
102 (1.010 %)Embedded Linux
111 (0.505 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.505 %)Debian
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (10.10 %)Security Cleared
216 (8.081 %)UML
315 (7.576 %)Migration
412 (6.061 %)OO
511 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
511 (5.556 %)Network Design
610 (5.051 %)ITIL
79 (4.545 %)Configuration Management
88 (4.040 %)Disaster Recovery
97 (3.535 %)Load Balancing
106 (3.030 %)Change Management
115 (2.525 %)Validation
115 (2.525 %)Agile Software Development
115 (2.525 %)Problem Management
124 (2.020 %)Software Engineering
124 (2.020 %)Asset Management
124 (2.020 %)Service Management
124 (2.020 %)RUP
133 (1.515 %)Information Security
133 (1.515 %)Content Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (19.70 %)Perl
233 (16.67 %)C++
330 (15.15 %)SQL
426 (13.13 %)Shell Script
524 (12.12 %)C
611 (5.556 %)Java
78 (4.040 %)VC++
87 (3.535 %)C#
96 (3.030 %)PHP
105 (2.525 %)JavaScript
114 (2.020 %)VB
122 (1.010 %)Python
122 (1.010 %)VBScript
122 (1.010 %)Delphi
131 (0.505 %)Embedded C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
150 (25.25 %)Cisco Certification
230 (15.15 %)CCNA
324 (12.12 %)CCNP
418 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
515 (7.576 %)MCSE
69 (4.545 %)Degree
76 (3.030 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
76 (3.030 %)CCSP
84 (2.020 %)MCP
84 (2.020 %)CNE
84 (2.020 %)Novell Certification
84 (2.020 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
93 (1.515 %)HNC
93 (1.515 %)CCIE
102 (1.010 %)CCIP
102 (1.010 %)HND
102 (1.010 %)CNA
102 (1.010 %)CCDP
111 (0.505 %)CCDA
111 (0.505 %)CCSA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (7.576 %)SLA
22 (1.010 %)ISO9001
31 (0.505 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (11.62 %)Active Directory
211 (5.556 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (3.535 %)NetBackup
46 (3.030 %)VMware ESX
55 (2.525 %)Terminal Server
64 (2.020 %)VMware Workstation
64 (2.020 %)NFS
73 (1.515 %)Citrix Presentation Server
73 (1.515 %)Backup Exec
82 (1.010 %)Novell eDirectory
91 (0.505 %)Oracle RAC
91 (0.505 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
91 (0.505 %)ISA Server
91 (0.505 %)Samba
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
128 (14.14 %)OpenView
217 (8.586 %)CiscoWorks
217 (8.586 %)Tivoli
314 (7.071 %)Tivoli NetView
47 (3.535 %)NNM
56 (3.030 %)Nagios
64 (2.020 %)MOM
73 (1.515 %)Netcool
73 (1.515 %)Tivoli Monitoring
82 (1.010 %)Norton AntiVirus
82 (1.010 %)Tivoli Configuration Manager
91 (0.505 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
91 (0.505 %)OpenView Configuration Management
91 (0.505 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
91 (0.505 %)Netcool/Proviso
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
179 (39.90 %)Cisco
236 (18.18 %)HP
326 (13.13 %)Microsoft
422 (11.11 %)Oracle
517 (8.586 %)IBM
615 (7.576 %)VMware
713 (6.566 %)Novell
812 (6.061 %)EMC
910 (5.051 %)CheckPoint
109 (4.545 %)VERITAS
109 (4.545 %)Nortel
118 (4.040 %)Dell
127 (3.535 %)Compaq
127 (3.535 %)QNX
136 (3.030 %)ESRI
145 (2.525 %)Cramer
145 (2.525 %)MetaSolv
145 (2.525 %)SonicWALL
145 (2.525 %)Sun
145 (2.525 %)Nokia
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