The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Video Conferencing in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Video Conferencing over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 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 terms in our Miscellaneous category.

Note that 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.

Videoconferencing
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank427469443
Rank change year-on-year
Up+42Down-26
Matching contract IT job ads15110996
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.258 %0.181 %0.174 %
As % of the Miscellaneous category1.090 %0.660 %0.608 %
Number of daily rates quoted824027
Average daily rate£375£263£264
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+42.85 %-0.47 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£150£187£100
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£540£530£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£263£233
% change year-on-year
+33.80 %+12.90 %
Number of hourly rates quoted252121
Average hourly rate£17.00£14.00£17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+21.42 %-20.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.66£11.00£12.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£22.30£23.50£26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.50£13.50£17.50
% change year-on-year
+22.22 %-22.85 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryAll Miscellaneous Category
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
138551650415797
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK23.70 %27.43 %28.62 %
Number of daily rates quoted818398038862
Average daily rate£438£525£500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.66 %+5.00 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£255£281£263
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£613£650£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£338£315
% change year-on-year
+2.22 %+7.14 %
Number of hourly rates quoted651708656
Average hourly rate£22.50£23.50£21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.25 %+11.90 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.03£11.30£11.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£47.50£42.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.50£26.50£20.00
% change year-on-year
-15.09 %+32.50 %

Video Conferencing
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Video Conferencing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Video Conferencing Demand Trend

Video Conferencing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Video Conferencing Daily Rate Trend

Video Conferencing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Video Conferencing within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2012.

Video Conferencing Daily Rate Histogram

Video Conferencing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Video Conferencing Hourly Rate Trend

Video Conferencing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Video Conferencing within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2012.

Video Conferencing Hourly Rate Histogram

Video Conferencing
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Video Conferencing within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2012. 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
EnglandUp+30132£390+48.57 %
LondonUp+4378£420+29.23 %
South EastUp+1533£300+29.72 %
BerkshireUp+522£300+14.28 %
City of LondonUp+2118£400-7.24 %
ScotlandUp+1917£375-
SloughUp+188£300-
SurreyUp+127£124-
ReadingDown-36£255-2.85 %
South WestDown-166£413-
AberdeenNew entry-6£118-
East of EnglandDown-55£155-
LivingstonNew entry-5£375-
SuffolkNew entry-5£155-
West LothianNew entry-5£375-
North WestDown-103--
ManchesterNew entry-3--
SwindonNew entry-3£450-
IpswichNew entry-3£155-
WiltshireNew entry-3£450-
East MidlandsNew entry-3£180-
EdinburghUp+72£420-
ReigateNew entry-2£124-
BirminghamNew entry-2--
ChesterfieldNew entry-2--
DorsetNew entry-2£375-
DerbyshireNew entry-2--
West MidlandsNew entry-2--
HampshireUp+91--
GlasgowDown-41--

Video Conferencing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Video Conferencing 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 Video Conferencing.

1105 (41.34 %)Cisco
276 (29.92 %)Windows
367 (26.38 %)Microsoft
459 (23.23 %)Tandberg
549 (19.29 %)Polycom
648 (18.90 %)LAN
747 (18.50 %)VoIP
846 (18.11 %)TCP/IP
846 (18.11 %)WAN
945 (17.72 %)Windows XP
945 (17.72 %)Service Delivery
1044 (17.32 %)Telecoms
1143 (16.93 %)Blackberry
1242 (16.54 %)ITIL
1341 (16.14 %)Cisco Certification
1436 (14.17 %)Windows 7
1533 (12.99 %)Citrix
1632 (12.60 %)Security Cleared
1731 (12.20 %)SLA
1731 (12.20 %)MS Excel
1731 (12.20 %)Internet
1829 (11.42 %)Wireless
1928 (11.02 %)Migration
1928 (11.02 %)MS Office
2027 (10.63 %)Finance
2125 (9.843 %)Project Management
2125 (9.843 %)SC Cleared
2125 (9.843 %)Lync
2224 (9.449 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
2323 (9.055 %)CCIE

Video Conferencing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Video Conferencing 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 Video Conferencing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
11 (0.394 %)XML
11 (0.394 %)HTML5
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
125 (9.843 %)Lync
224 (9.449 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
311 (4.331 %)MS Exchange
46 (2.362 %)Lotus Notes
54 (1.575 %)Office Communications Server
54 (1.575 %)Live Communications Server
63 (1.181 %)Exchange Server 2010
71 (0.394 %)SharePoint
71 (0.394 %)Exchange Server 2003
71 (0.394 %)Exchange Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
131 (12.20 %)MS Excel
228 (11.02 %)MS Office
315 (5.906 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (0.787 %)MS Project
42 (0.787 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.394 %)Oracle EBS
11 (0.394 %)RMDS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
148 (18.90 %)LAN
247 (18.50 %)VoIP
346 (18.11 %)TCP/IP
346 (18.11 %)WAN
431 (12.20 %)Internet
529 (11.42 %)Wireless
620 (7.874 %)VPN
719 (7.480 %)BGP
818 (7.087 %)OSPF
916 (6.299 %)Firewall
1013 (5.118 %)BSS
1112 (4.724 %)IP Telephony
1112 (4.724 %)VoFR
1112 (4.724 %)Cisco IOS
1211 (4.331 %)NetScaler
1211 (4.331 %)WLAN
1211 (4.331 %)ISDN
1211 (4.331 %)DNS
1211 (4.331 %)Intranet
1310 (3.937 %)MPLS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (0.787 %)SQL Server
21 (0.394 %)Data Mining
21 (0.394 %)MS Access
21 (0.394 %)GIS
21 (0.394 %)SQL Server 2005
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (0.394 %)Appcelerator Titanium
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
144 (17.32 %)Telecoms
227 (10.63 %)Finance
313 (5.118 %)Multimedia
313 (5.118 %)Banking
47 (2.756 %)Investment Banking
56 (2.362 %)Legal
65 (1.969 %)Financial Institution
65 (1.969 %)Law
73 (1.181 %)Back Office
82 (0.787 %)French Language
82 (0.787 %)German Language
91 (0.394 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (0.394 %)Advertising
91 (0.394 %)General Ledger
91 (0.394 %)Italian Language
91 (0.394 %)Norwegian Language
91 (0.394 %)Polish Language
91 (0.394 %)Portuguese Language
91 (0.394 %)Russian Language
91 (0.394 %)Spanish Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
137 (14.57 %)Analyst
228 (11.02 %)Desktop Support
324 (9.449 %)Support Analyst
420 (7.874 %)Project Manager
420 (7.874 %)Network Engineer
519 (7.480 %)Consultant
618 (7.087 %)2nd Line Support
618 (7.087 %)Support Engineer
716 (6.299 %)Cisco Engineer
811 (4.331 %)IT Support
811 (4.331 %)Network Consultant
910 (3.937 %)Audio Engineer
910 (3.937 %)Desktop Engineer
109 (3.543 %)Desktop Support Analyst
109 (3.543 %)Desktop Support Engineer
109 (3.543 %)Desktop Analyst
118 (3.150 %)Systems Engineer
127 (2.756 %)Architect
127 (2.756 %)Technical Support
127 (2.756 %)Senior Network Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
143 (16.93 %)Blackberry
26 (2.362 %)iPhone
26 (2.362 %)Social Network
26 (2.362 %)iPad
26 (2.362 %)PKI
35 (1.969 %)Streaming Video
35 (1.969 %)Computer Science
43 (1.181 %)Thin Client
43 (1.181 %)IVR
43 (1.181 %)PDA
43 (1.181 %)IPTV
43 (1.181 %)Fat Client
52 (0.787 %)SWIFT
52 (0.787 %)Smartphone
52 (0.787 %)Mathematics
61 (0.394 %)NHS
61 (0.394 %)BBC
61 (0.394 %)Handset
61 (0.394 %)Management Information System
61 (0.394 %)Statistics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
176 (29.92 %)Windows
245 (17.72 %)Windows XP
336 (14.17 %)Windows 7
417 (6.693 %)Windows Server 2003
417 (6.693 %)Windows Vista
512 (4.724 %)Windows Server 2008
67 (2.756 %)Linux
67 (2.756 %)Windows 2000
73 (1.181 %)UNIX
73 (1.181 %)Android
82 (0.787 %)Windows NT
91 (0.394 %)Mac OS X
91 (0.394 %)Apple iOS
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
145 (17.72 %)Service Delivery
242 (16.54 %)ITIL
328 (11.02 %)Migration
425 (9.843 %)Project Management
515 (5.906 %)WAN Optimisation
614 (5.512 %)PRINCE2
710 (3.937 %)Risk Management
89 (3.543 %)B2B
89 (3.543 %)Time Management
98 (3.150 %)Performance Management
107 (2.756 %)Stakeholder Management
107 (2.756 %)Unit Testing
116 (2.362 %)Network Management
116 (2.362 %)Change Management
125 (1.969 %)Configuration Management
125 (1.969 %)Service Management
125 (1.969 %)Document Management
125 (1.969 %)User Acceptance Testing
134 (1.575 %)Asset Management
134 (1.575 %)Supplier Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
120 (7.874 %)C
22 (0.787 %)SQL
31 (0.394 %)PowerShell
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
141 (16.14 %)Cisco Certification
232 (12.60 %)Security Cleared
325 (9.843 %)SC Cleared
423 (9.055 %)CCIE
515 (5.906 %)Microsoft Certification
515 (5.906 %)Degree
613 (5.118 %)CCNA
712 (4.724 %)MCP
811 (4.331 %)CCNP
98 (3.150 %)PMP
98 (3.150 %)PMI Certification
105 (1.969 %)MCSE
105 (1.969 %)CCVP
105 (1.969 %)CCENT
114 (1.575 %)DV Cleared
114 (1.575 %)MCDST
123 (1.181 %)MCITP
123 (1.181 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
132 (0.787 %)MOS
132 (0.787 %)MCSA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (12.20 %)SLA
22 (0.787 %)JSP 440
IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
122 (8.661 %)Active Directory
212 (4.724 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (1.969 %)XenApp
43 (1.181 %)VMware ESX
43 (1.181 %)vSphere
52 (0.787 %)UAG
52 (0.787 %)ISA Server
61 (0.394 %)Terminal Server
61 (0.394 %)Xen
61 (0.394 %)XenDesktop
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
112 (4.724 %)Cisco CUCM
211 (4.331 %)SCCM
34 (1.575 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
43 (1.181 %)McAfee ePO
52 (0.787 %)EMC NetWorker
52 (0.787 %)Sysprep
52 (0.787 %)Cisco IPCC
52 (0.787 %)Backup Exec
61 (0.394 %)Tivoli
61 (0.394 %)Tivoli Remote Control
61 (0.394 %)ZENworks
61 (0.394 %)OpenView
61 (0.394 %)BMC Marimba
61 (0.394 %)WSUS
61 (0.394 %)SCOM
61 (0.394 %)ServiceCenter
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1105 (41.34 %)Cisco
267 (26.38 %)Microsoft
359 (23.23 %)Tandberg
449 (19.29 %)Polycom
533 (12.99 %)Citrix
618 (7.087 %)Remedy
716 (6.299 %)HP
716 (6.299 %)Avaya
812 (4.724 %)VMware
911 (4.331 %)Riverbed
911 (4.331 %)Aruba
911 (4.331 %)Juniper
911 (4.331 %)Brocade
108 (3.150 %)Bloomberg
117 (2.756 %)McAfee
117 (2.756 %)Apple
126 (2.362 %)ProCurve
126 (2.362 %)Nortel
126 (2.362 %)Compaq
126 (2.362 %)Lotus