Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for TETRA skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited TETRA over the 3 months to 16 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category.

LinkTerrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank481431526
Rank change year-on-year
Down-50Up+95
Matching contract IT job ads102163
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.021 %0.052 %0.077 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category0.185 %0.346 %0.588 %
Daily rates quoted0129
Average daily rate-£200£335
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--40.29 %
UK excluding London average daily rate-£200£343
% change year-on-year
--41.60 %
Hourly rates quoted555
Average hourly rate£24.50£18.00£40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+36.11 %-55.00 %
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.50£18.00£40.00
% change year-on-year
+36.11 %-55.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryAll Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
5408607410716
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK11.40 %15.13 %13.13 %
Daily rates quoted210015152832
Average daily rate£350£340£352
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.940 %-3.400 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£218£205£215
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£475£475£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£330
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %+2.270 %
Hourly rates quoted5156301482
Average hourly rate£23.79£24.00£26.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-0.870 %-7.690 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£12.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£37.50£42.50£42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£24.00£27.60
% change year-on-year
+4.160 %-13.04 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

TETRA
Demand Trend

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

TETRA Demand Trend

TETRA
Daily Rate Trend

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

TETRA Daily Rate Trend

TETRA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

TETRA Hourly Rate Trend

TETRA
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TETRA within the UK over the 3 months to 16 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-4410--
South EastUp+57--
HampshireUp+24--
BasingstokeUp+13--
CambridgeNew entry-3--
CambridgeshireNew entry-3--
East of EnglandNew entry-3--
SurreyNew entry-2--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--

TETRA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing TETRA 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 TETRA.

17 (30.43 %)Telecoms
26 (26.09 %)C
34 (17.39 %)SC Cleared
34 (17.39 %)Security Cleared
34 (17.39 %)EMC
43 (13.04 %)Assembly Language
43 (13.04 %)GSM
43 (13.04 %)Sun
43 (13.04 %)HP
43 (13.04 %)UNIX
52 (8.696 %)Government
52 (8.696 %)PRINCE2
52 (8.696 %)Degree
52 (8.696 %)Red Hat Linux
52 (8.696 %)Windows
52 (8.696 %)HPUX
52 (8.696 %)Solaris
52 (8.696 %)Linux
52 (8.696 %)Data Mining
52 (8.696 %)SQL
52 (8.696 %)Oracle
52 (8.696 %)SQL Server
52 (8.696 %)WebLogic
52 (8.696 %)Red Hat
52 (8.696 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (8.696 %)LAN
52 (8.696 %)WAN
52 (8.696 %)Microsoft
52 (8.696 %)Motorola
61 (4.348 %)Nokia

TETRA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing TETRA 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 TETRA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (8.696 %)WebLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
11 (4.348 %)MATLAB
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
13 (13.04 %)GSM
22 (8.696 %)LAN
22 (8.696 %)WAN
31 (4.348 %)3G
31 (4.348 %)Bluetooth
31 (4.348 %)DECT
31 (4.348 %)Nokia NetAct
31 (4.348 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.696 %)Data Mining
12 (8.696 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
17 (30.43 %)Telecoms
22 (8.696 %)Government
31 (4.348 %)Electronics
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
15 (21.74 %)Network Engineer
15 (21.74 %)Support Engineer
24 (17.39 %)RF Engineer
33 (13.04 %)DSP Engineer
33 (13.04 %)Technical Support
33 (13.04 %)Technical Support Engineer
33 (13.04 %)Technical Engineer
42 (8.696 %)Network Support Engineer
42 (8.696 %)Programme Manager
42 (8.696 %)Software Engineer
42 (8.696 %)Network Support
42 (8.696 %)DSP Software Engineer
42 (8.696 %)Radio Engineer
42 (8.696 %)Network Monitoring Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Software Developer
51 (4.348 %)Designer
51 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Programme Manager
51 (4.348 %)Developer
51 (4.348 %)Quality Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Design Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (4.348 %)Handset
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
13 (13.04 %)UNIX
22 (8.696 %)Red Hat Linux
22 (8.696 %)Windows
22 (8.696 %)HPUX
22 (8.696 %)Solaris
22 (8.696 %)Linux
22 (8.696 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.696 %)PRINCE2
21 (4.348 %)Project Management
21 (4.348 %)UML
21 (4.348 %)OOA/OOD
21 (4.348 %)OOD
21 (4.348 %)Supplier Management
21 (4.348 %)Data Analysis
21 (4.348 %)Programme Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
16 (26.09 %)C
23 (13.04 %)Assembly Language
32 (8.696 %)SQL
41 (4.348 %)C#
41 (4.348 %)C++
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
14 (17.39 %)SC Cleared
14 (17.39 %)Security Cleared
22 (8.696 %)Degree
31 (4.348 %)HNC
31 (4.348 %)HND
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
14 (17.39 %)EMC
23 (13.04 %)Sun
23 (13.04 %)HP
32 (8.696 %)Oracle
32 (8.696 %)Red Hat
32 (8.696 %)Microsoft
32 (8.696 %)Motorola
41 (4.348 %)Nokia
41 (4.348 %)Mapinfo