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This section looks at the demand for Signaling System 7 (SS7) 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 SS7 over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSignaling System 7 (SS7)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank533601
Rank change on same period last yearUp+68
Matching contract IT job ads5548
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.051 %
As % of the category below0.535 %0.361 %
Daily rates quoted146
Average minimum daily rate£259£371
Average daily rate£314£408
% change on same period last year-23.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£446
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£463
% change on same period last year-32.72 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00£32.50
Average hourly rate£50.00£40.00
% change on same period last year+25.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00£47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£50.00£40.00
% change on same period last year+25.00 %
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.

SS7
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SS7 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

SS7 Demand Trend

SS7
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing SS7 within the UK.

SS7 Daily Rate Trend

SS7
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SS7 within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

SS7 Daily Rate Histogram

SS7
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing SS7 within the UK.

SS7 Hourly Rate Trend

SS7
Top 21 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing SS7 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
EnglandUp+6953£314-23.11 %
South EastUp+3020£323-30.27 %
BerkshireUp+3412£195-57.83 %
LondonUp+7311£350+16.66 %
East of EnglandUp+110£294-
South WestUp+249£318-
DorsetUp+137£325-
CambridgeNew entry-6--
DorchesterNew entry-6£325-
CambridgeshireNew entry-6--
IpswichUp+44£294-
SuffolkUp+54£294-
City of LondonNew entry-2--
MiddlesexNew entry-2--
NewburyNew entry-1£195-
CoventryNew entry-1--
BuckinghamshireUp+81--
HampshireNew entry-1--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
MidlandsNew entry-1--

SS7
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SS7 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 SS7.

154 (63.53 %)Telecoms
234 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
330 (35.29 %)Linux
426 (30.59 %)Cisco
525 (29.41 %)VoIP
624 (28.24 %)3G
723 (27.06 %)ISDN
820 (23.53 %)Q.931
918 (21.18 %)C
918 (21.18 %)C++
918 (21.18 %)Nokia
918 (21.18 %)SGSN
1017 (20.00 %)SIGTRAN
1017 (20.00 %)Siemens
1017 (20.00 %)Unix
1017 (20.00 %)GSM
1115 (17.65 %)GGSN
1213 (15.29 %)GPRS
1312 (14.12 %)Packet Switching
1410 (11.76 %)2G
1410 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
159 (10.59 %)INAP
159 (10.59 %)SDH
168 (9.412 %)Java
177 (8.235 %)Perl
177 (8.235 %)OOD
177 (8.235 %)UML
177 (8.235 %)UMTS
177 (8.235 %)FTP
177 (8.235 %)H.323

SS7
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing SS7 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 SS7. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (2.353 %)XML
21 (1.176 %)CORBA
21 (1.176 %)Swing
21 (1.176 %)FIX Protocol
21 (1.176 %)J2EE
21 (1.176 %)STL
Application Platforms
11 (1.176 %)Apache
11 (1.176 %)Tomcat
Applications
14 (4.706 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
134 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
225 (29.41 %)VoIP
324 (28.24 %)3G
423 (27.06 %)ISDN
520 (23.53 %)Q.931
618 (21.18 %)SGSN
717 (20.00 %)SIGTRAN
717 (20.00 %)GSM
815 (17.65 %)GGSN
913 (15.29 %)GPRS
1012 (14.12 %)Packet Switching
1110 (11.76 %)2G
129 (10.59 %)INAP
129 (10.59 %)SDH
137 (8.235 %)FTP
137 (8.235 %)UMTS
137 (8.235 %)H.323
146 (7.059 %)QSIG
146 (7.059 %)VPN
146 (7.059 %)DASS2
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (4.706 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
15 (5.882 %)WinRunner
15 (5.882 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (1.176 %)Ant
General
154 (63.53 %)Telecoms
23 (3.529 %)Government
23 (3.529 %)Billing
32 (2.353 %)Education
32 (2.353 %)Multimedia
41 (1.176 %)Finance
Job Titles
114 (16.47 %)Software Engineer
213 (15.29 %)Developer
311 (12.94 %)Test Engineer
49 (10.59 %)Design Engineer
55 (5.882 %)Java Developer
55 (5.882 %)Cisco Engineer
55 (5.882 %)Software Developer
55 (5.882 %)Systems Engineer
64 (4.706 %)Network Engineer
64 (4.706 %)Systems Test Engineer
64 (4.706 %)C++ Developer
73 (3.529 %)Telecoms Engineer
73 (3.529 %)Analyst
73 (3.529 %)Test Analyst
73 (3.529 %)Network Design Engineer
82 (2.353 %)VoIP Engineer
82 (2.353 %)C++/Java Developer
82 (2.353 %)C Developer
82 (2.353 %)C Programmer
82 (2.353 %)Project Manager
Miscellaneous
11 (1.176 %)Device Driver
11 (1.176 %)IVR
11 (1.176 %)Statistics
Operating Systems
130 (35.29 %)Linux
217 (20.00 %)Unix
36 (7.059 %)Windows
43 (3.529 %)Solaris
51 (1.176 %)VMS
51 (1.176 %)AIX
51 (1.176 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
110 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
27 (8.235 %)OOD
27 (8.235 %)UML
36 (7.059 %)Configuration Management
45 (5.882 %)OO
45 (5.882 %)Network Design
45 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
45 (5.882 %)Fault Management
45 (5.882 %)Manual Testing
54 (4.706 %)System Testing
54 (4.706 %)Web Testing
54 (4.706 %)Software Testing
54 (4.706 %)Problem Management
54 (4.706 %)Automated Testing
54 (4.706 %)Validation
54 (4.706 %)Data Management
63 (3.529 %)Migration
72 (2.353 %)PRINCE2
72 (2.353 %)Risk Management
72 (2.353 %)SC Cleared
Programming Languages
118 (21.18 %)C
118 (21.18 %)C++
28 (9.412 %)Java
37 (8.235 %)Perl
45 (5.882 %)SQL
54 (4.706 %)Python
63 (3.529 %)PHP
72 (2.353 %)Embedded C++
72 (2.353 %)Shell Script
81 (1.176 %)Embedded C
Qualifications
15 (5.882 %)CCNP
15 (5.882 %)Cisco Certification
24 (4.706 %)CCNA
32 (2.353 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (2.353 %)Degree
32 (2.353 %)CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.353 %)GCP
21 (1.176 %)QA
System Software
11 (1.176 %)Orbix
Systems Management
14 (4.706 %)OpenView
Vendors
126 (30.59 %)Cisco
218 (21.18 %)Nokia
317 (20.00 %)Siemens
45 (5.882 %)Oracle
45 (5.882 %)HP
54 (4.706 %)MetaSolv
54 (4.706 %)Cramer
63 (3.529 %)Microsoft
63 (3.529 %)Nortel
72 (2.353 %)Ericsson
72 (2.353 %)Sun
72 (2.353 %)Mitel
81 (1.176 %)Northgate
81 (1.176 %)Sybase
81 (1.176 %)Alcatel
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