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The table looks at the demand for VoIP skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited VoIP over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category.

LinkVoice Over IP (VoIP)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank209217
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads222519
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.646 %0.674 %
As % of the Communications & Networking category4.642 %5.006 %
Daily rates quoted65140
Average daily rate£301£350
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-14.14 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£220£220
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£428£462
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£325
% change on same period last year-7.690 %
Hourly rates quoted3273
Average hourly rate£22.75£23.50
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-3.190 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£16.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£30.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.00£23.00
% change on same period last year-8.690 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingAll Communications & Networking
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
478210368
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK13.92 %13.47 %
Daily rates quoted12982833
Average daily rate£325£350
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-7.140 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£218
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£473£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£335
% change on same period last year-10.44 %
Hourly rates quoted5221234
Average hourly rate£24.50£23.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year+6.520 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£13.00£13.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00£23.00
% change on same period last year+8.690 %

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.

VoIP
Demand Trend

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

VoIP Demand Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Trend

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

VoIP Daily Rate Trend

VoIP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

VoIP Daily Rate Histogram

VoIP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

VoIP Hourly Rate Trend

VoIP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VoIP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

VoIP Hourly Rate Histogram

VoIP
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 VoIP within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. 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+25208£301-14.14 %
LondonUp+4383£315-16.00 %
South EastUp+1140£365+4.28 %
North WestUp+7332£281-26.94 %
City of LondonUp+3622£304-13.21 %
East of EnglandUp+3517£350-22.22 %
BerkshireUp+2617£385+10.00 %
ManchesterUp+4012£300-22.07 %
ScotlandUp+3110--
EssexUp+269£425+88.88 %
East MidlandsUp+498£250+35.13 %
SurreyUp+378£200-46.66 %
North EastUp+107£231-27.73 %
South WestUp+266£390+20.00 %
HampshireUp+206£425+6.25 %
Tyne and WearUp+56£231-27.73 %
YorkshireUp+305£165-21.42 %
West YorkshireUp+245£165-15.38 %
GlasgowUp+195--
Newcastle Upon TyneUp+25£231-15.90 %
BracknellNew entry-5--
BathNew entry-5£390-
SomersetNew entry-5£390-
MiddlesexUp+144£330-5.71 %
NottinghamshireNew entry-4£225-
West MidlandsUp+443£225-52.63 %
NorfolkUp+193--
EdinburghUp+173--
LancashireUp+153--
SuffolkUp+93--

VoIP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing VoIP 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 VoIP.

1248 (47.60 %)Cisco
2152 (29.17 %)LAN
3137 (26.30 %)Cisco Certification
4128 (24.57 %)WAN
5110 (21.11 %)Firewall
690 (17.27 %)Telecoms
789 (17.08 %)CCNP
878 (14.97 %)Security Cleared
975 (14.40 %)Windows
1070 (13.44 %)TCP/IP
1163 (12.09 %)DNS
1261 (11.71 %)SC Cleared
1360 (11.52 %)CCNA
1360 (11.52 %)C
1459 (11.32 %)DHCP
1459 (11.32 %)MPLS
1558 (11.13 %)VPN
1558 (11.13 %)Active Directory
1650 (9.597 %)Nortel
1650 (9.597 %)OSPF
1748 (9.213 %)BGP
1844 (8.445 %)Windows Server 2003
1844 (8.445 %)PBX
1941 (7.869 %)IP Telephony
2040 (7.678 %)Finance
2139 (7.486 %)Wireless
2139 (7.486 %)Embedded C
2139 (7.486 %)Microsoft
2236 (6.910 %)PRINCE2
2236 (6.910 %)Government

VoIP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing VoIP 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 VoIP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (3.647 %).NET
25 (0.960 %)SOAP
33 (0.576 %)CSS
42 (0.384 %)J2EE
42 (0.384 %)XML
42 (0.384 %)Spring
42 (0.384 %)WPF
51 (0.192 %)WebSphere
51 (0.192 %)Application Packaging
51 (0.192 %)Software Packaging
51 (0.192 %)Flash
51 (0.192 %)XHTML
51 (0.192 %)RSS
51 (0.192 %)Java RMI
51 (0.192 %)ASP
51 (0.192 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (5.374 %)MS Exchange
29 (1.727 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (1.536 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (0.960 %)Office Communications Server
54 (0.768 %)IIS
54 (0.768 %)Lotus Notes
62 (0.384 %)Apache
62 (0.384 %)Tomcat
62 (0.384 %)SharePoint
62 (0.384 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (0.384 %)WebLogic
71 (0.192 %)Live Communications Server
71 (0.192 %)CICS
71 (0.192 %)GroupWise
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (3.647 %)MS Office
213 (2.495 %)MS Excel
310 (1.919 %)MS Visio
48 (1.536 %)MATLAB
57 (1.344 %)MS Project
62 (0.384 %)MS PowerPoint
62 (0.384 %)Spreadsheet
71 (0.192 %)CINEMA 4D
71 (0.192 %)Photoshop
71 (0.192 %)Maya
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.192 %)SAP CRM
11 (0.192 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1152 (29.17 %)LAN
2128 (24.57 %)WAN
3110 (21.11 %)Firewall
470 (13.44 %)TCP/IP
563 (12.09 %)DNS
659 (11.32 %)DHCP
659 (11.32 %)MPLS
758 (11.13 %)VPN
850 (9.597 %)OSPF
948 (9.213 %)BGP
1044 (8.445 %)PBX
1141 (7.869 %)IP Telephony
1239 (7.486 %)Wireless
1331 (5.950 %)Internet
1422 (4.223 %)Ethernet
1422 (4.223 %)Cisco ASA
1521 (4.031 %)Cisco PIX
1619 (3.647 %)Network Security
1619 (3.647 %)Cisco IPT
1718 (3.455 %)EIGRP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (2.111 %)SQL Server
21 (0.192 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (0.192 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (0.192 %)MySQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.384 %)Eclipse
21 (0.192 %)Dreamweaver
21 (0.192 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.192 %)Telelogic DOORS
21 (0.192 %)Telelogic TAU
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
190 (17.27 %)Telecoms
240 (7.678 %)Finance
336 (6.910 %)Government
420 (3.839 %)Banking
510 (1.919 %)Investment Banking
69 (1.727 %)Health
78 (1.536 %)Education
87 (1.344 %)Local Government
96 (1.152 %)Financial Institution
105 (0.960 %)Multimedia
105 (0.960 %)Billing
105 (0.960 %)Insurance
114 (0.768 %)Marketing
123 (0.576 %)Law
123 (0.576 %)Legal
132 (0.384 %)Front Office
132 (0.384 %)Retail
132 (0.384 %)Police
141 (0.192 %)Military
141 (0.192 %)Construction
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
183 (15.93 %)Network Engineer
263 (12.09 %)Analyst
361 (11.71 %)Project Manager
458 (11.13 %)Software Engineer
540 (7.678 %)Consultant
632 (6.142 %)DSP Engineer
731 (5.950 %)DSP Software Engineer
827 (5.182 %)Cisco Engineer
925 (4.798 %)Architect
1023 (4.415 %)Support Engineer
1121 (4.031 %)Support Analyst
1220 (3.839 %)Network Analyst
1316 (3.071 %)Design Engineer
1316 (3.071 %)Voice Engineer
1415 (2.879 %)Desktop Support
1415 (2.879 %)Network Support
1513 (2.495 %)Business Analyst
1513 (2.495 %)Administrator
1513 (2.495 %)3rd Line Support
1612 (2.303 %)Senior Network Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (4.607 %)NHS
223 (4.415 %)Video Conferencing
317 (3.263 %)IVR
412 (2.303 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
511 (2.111 %)CCTV
69 (1.727 %)Blackberry
76 (1.152 %)Handset
85 (0.960 %)Thin Client
85 (0.960 %)Fat Client
94 (0.768 %)French Language
94 (0.768 %)Clustering
94 (0.768 %)Social Network
94 (0.768 %)DTV
103 (0.576 %)PMI
112 (0.384 %)Mainframe
112 (0.384 %)IPTV
121 (0.192 %)PDA
121 (0.192 %)Computer Science
121 (0.192 %)CMDB
121 (0.192 %)RMADS
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
175 (14.40 %)Windows
244 (8.445 %)Windows Server 2003
321 (4.031 %)Windows XP
414 (2.687 %)UNIX
414 (2.687 %)Windows Server 2008
513 (2.495 %)Linux
66 (1.152 %)Windows 2000
75 (0.960 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (0.960 %)Windows Vista
83 (0.576 %)Solaris
83 (0.576 %)NetWare
92 (0.384 %)ThreadX
92 (0.384 %)Embedded Linux
101 (0.192 %)Mac OS X
101 (0.192 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (6.910 %)PRINCE2
234 (6.526 %)Project Management
331 (5.950 %)Network Design
424 (4.607 %)ITIL
515 (2.879 %)CRM
612 (2.303 %)DSDM
710 (1.919 %)Service Delivery
710 (1.919 %)Change Management
710 (1.919 %)Migration
88 (1.536 %)Problem Management
97 (1.344 %)Stakeholder Management
97 (1.344 %)PRINCE
106 (1.152 %)Service Management
106 (1.152 %)Investment Management
115 (0.960 %)Load Balancing
115 (0.960 %)Risk Management
115 (0.960 %)Validation
124 (0.768 %)SOA
124 (0.768 %)RUP
124 (0.768 %)Matrix Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
160 (11.52 %)C
239 (7.486 %)Embedded C
332 (6.142 %)Assembly Language
413 (2.495 %)C++
511 (2.111 %)VB
68 (1.536 %)C#
68 (1.536 %)SQL
75 (0.960 %)T-SQL
75 (0.960 %)Embedded C++
75 (0.960 %)Pascal
84 (0.768 %)VB.NET
93 (0.576 %)Java
102 (0.384 %)VB6
111 (0.192 %)PHP
111 (0.192 %)COBOL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1137 (26.30 %)Cisco Certification
289 (17.08 %)CCNP
378 (14.97 %)Security Cleared
461 (11.71 %)SC Cleared
560 (11.52 %)CCNA
636 (6.910 %)CCVP
729 (5.566 %)CCIE
823 (4.415 %)Microsoft Certification
917 (3.263 %)MCSE
1014 (2.687 %)Degree
1112 (2.303 %)CCDP
129 (1.727 %)PRINCE2 Certification
129 (1.727 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
136 (1.152 %)MCP
145 (0.960 %)MCSA
154 (0.768 %)ITIL Certification
154 (0.768 %)CCDA
154 (0.768 %)DV Cleared
163 (0.576 %)CCSA
163 (0.576 %)PMI Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (2.495 %)SLA
24 (0.768 %)ISO9000
33 (0.576 %)PCI DSS
41 (0.192 %)ISO17799
41 (0.192 %)ISO27001
41 (0.192 %)QA
41 (0.192 %)HMG Infosec
41 (0.192 %)JSP 440
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
158 (11.13 %)Active Directory
27 (1.344 %)Terminal Services
36 (1.152 %)VMware ESX
36 (1.152 %)VMware Infrastructure
44 (0.768 %)Backup Exec
53 (0.576 %)Terminal Server
61 (0.192 %)ISA Server
61 (0.192 %)ProxySG
61 (0.192 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
61 (0.192 %)VMware Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
116 (3.071 %)CiscoWorks
210 (1.919 %)Cisco IPCC
210 (1.919 %)OpenView
32 (0.384 %)ServiceCenter
32 (0.384 %)ARCserve
32 (0.384 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (0.384 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.192 %)Netcool
41 (0.192 %)Unicenter
41 (0.192 %)Tivoli
41 (0.192 %)Foglight
41 (0.192 %)WSUS
41 (0.192 %)SCCM
41 (0.192 %)SolarWinds Orion
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1248 (47.60 %)Cisco
250 (9.597 %)Nortel
339 (7.486 %)Microsoft
434 (6.526 %)CheckPoint
526 (4.990 %)HP
624 (4.607 %)Avaya
721 (4.031 %)Citrix
820 (3.839 %)Mitel
919 (3.647 %)VMware
1017 (3.263 %)Juniper
1112 (2.303 %)EMC
1112 (2.303 %)Nokia
1112 (2.303 %)BT
1210 (1.919 %)Oracle
139 (1.727 %)Reuters
139 (1.727 %)Bloomberg
148 (1.536 %)Siemens
148 (1.536 %)3Com
148 (1.536 %)Riverbed
157 (1.344 %)NetScout