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This section looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank292231
Rank change on same period last yearDown-61
Matching contract IT job ads352647
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.469 %0.655 %
As % of the category below3.474 %4.702 %
Daily rates quoted81136
Average minimum daily rate£318£302
Average daily rate£344£317
% change on same period last year+8.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£295
% change on same period last year+3.18 %
Hourly rates quoted70110
Average minimum hourly rate£22.15£26.74
Average hourly rate£24.45£28.42
% change on same period last year-13.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.74£30.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.47£29.57
% change on same period last year-13.88 %
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.

Wireless
Demand Trend

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

Wireless Demand Trend

Wireless
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wireless Daily Rate Trend

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Wireless Daily Rate Histogram

Wireless
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wireless Hourly Rate Trend

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Wireless Hourly Rate Histogram

Wireless
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless 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-44341£345+7.10 %
LondonUp+44139£379+6.54 %
South EastDown-13103£347+10.01 %
East of EnglandDown-130£292+6.23 %
BerkshireDown-229£328+6.17 %
HertfordshireUp+1619£388-
Thames ValleyUp+1619£350-
ReadingUp+118--
South WestDown-4817£325+20.00 %
City of LondonDown-2214£337-8.54 %
YorkshireUp+213£251-
West MidlandsUp+1213£273-9.16 %
HampshireUp+712£359+21.61 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1612£317-29.58 %
West YorkshireUp+411£251-
SurreyDown-138£475+33.80 %
CambridgeshireDown-158--
KentUp+88--
East MidlandsUp+67£130-65.33 %
CambridgeDown-67--
North WestDown-377£257-2.81 %
BathNew entry-6--
High WycombeNew entry-6£325-
MidlandsDown-16--
SomersetDown-26--
LeicestershireUp+136£130-
MiddlesexUp+55£450-
BirminghamUp+215£245-18.33 %
GreenwichNew entry-5--
MaidstoneNew entry-4--

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1204 (26.81 %)Cisco
2203 (26.68 %)Windows
3141 (18.53 %)LAN
4124 (16.29 %)VPN
5115 (15.11 %)Microsoft
6109 (14.32 %)WAN
7107 (14.06 %)Cisco Certification
7107 (14.06 %)Telecoms
891 (11.96 %)Firewall
984 (11.04 %)C
1082 (10.78 %)Active Directory
1165 (8.541 %)HP
1263 (8.279 %)MS Office
1360 (7.884 %)CCNP
1459 (7.753 %)C++
1558 (7.622 %)Linux
1558 (7.622 %)3G
1558 (7.622 %)Blackberry
1656 (7.359 %)VoIP
1755 (7.227 %)MS Exchange
1852 (6.833 %)WLAN
1852 (6.833 %)CCNA
1950 (6.570 %)Internet
1950 (6.570 %)Broadband
2049 (6.439 %)TCP/IP
2049 (6.439 %)UNIX
2049 (6.439 %)CheckPoint
2148 (6.307 %)GSM
2247 (6.176 %)Windows XP
2344 (5.782 %)DNS

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
136 (4.731 %).NET
232 (4.205 %).NET Framework
321 (2.760 %)XML
413 (1.708 %)J2EE
59 (1.183 %)HTML
67 (0.920 %)WebServices
67 (0.920 %)UIQ
67 (0.920 %)Series 60
76 (0.788 %)J2SE
85 (0.657 %)XSL
85 (0.657 %)WAP
85 (0.657 %)FIX Protocol
94 (0.526 %)JMS
94 (0.526 %)XSD
103 (0.394 %)JSP
103 (0.394 %)Middleware
112 (0.263 %)Spring
112 (0.263 %)Hibernate
112 (0.263 %)SOAP
112 (0.263 %)Struts
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
155 (7.227 %)MS Exchange
230 (3.942 %)Exchange Server 2003
312 (1.577 %)Exchange Server 2000
49 (1.183 %)IIS
58 (1.051 %)Lotus Notes
65 (0.657 %)WebLogic
65 (0.657 %)SharePoint
65 (0.657 %)GroupWise
74 (0.526 %)JBoss
83 (0.394 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
83 (0.394 %)SharePoint Server 2007
92 (0.263 %)Exchange Server 5.5
92 (0.263 %)Lotus Domino
92 (0.263 %)Apache
101 (0.131 %)Tomcat
101 (0.131 %)Exchange Server 2007
101 (0.131 %)Oracle Application Server
101 (0.131 %)SAS
101 (0.131 %)Rendezvous
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
163 (8.279 %)MS Office
232 (4.205 %)MS Excel
310 (1.314 %)Spreadsheet
47 (0.920 %)MS Project
56 (0.788 %)AutoCAD
63 (0.394 %)MATLAB
63 (0.394 %)MS Visio
72 (0.263 %)MS PowerPoint
81 (0.131 %)FrameMaker
81 (0.131 %)Acrobat
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.263 %)Line 50
21 (0.131 %)BPCS
21 (0.131 %)Navision
21 (0.131 %)MFGPRO
21 (0.131 %)Summit
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1141 (18.53 %)LAN
2124 (16.29 %)VPN
3109 (14.32 %)WAN
491 (11.96 %)Firewall
558 (7.622 %)3G
656 (7.359 %)VoIP
752 (6.833 %)WLAN
850 (6.570 %)Broadband
850 (6.570 %)Internet
949 (6.439 %)TCP/IP
1048 (6.307 %)GSM
1144 (5.782 %)DNS
1238 (4.993 %)DHCP
1337 (4.862 %)GPRS
1435 (4.599 %)Ethernet
1532 (4.205 %)MPLS
1631 (4.074 %)Wi-Fi
1730 (3.942 %)UMTS
1828 (3.679 %)WCDMA
1927 (3.548 %)IP Telephony
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (3.679 %)SQL Server
25 (0.657 %)MySQL
34 (0.526 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (0.526 %)GIS
34 (0.526 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (0.526 %)Crystal Reports
34 (0.526 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (0.263 %)Datawarehouse
42 (0.263 %)SQL Server 7
51 (0.131 %)ETL
51 (0.131 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.131 %)BusinessObjects
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (0.657 %)Visual Studio
15 (0.657 %)Eclipse
24 (0.526 %)LabVIEW
32 (0.263 %)Bugzilla
32 (0.263 %)Subversion
32 (0.263 %)ClearCase
32 (0.263 %)LoadRunner
32 (0.263 %)JUnit
41 (0.131 %)Ant
41 (0.131 %)Flash
41 (0.131 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.131 %)MSI
41 (0.131 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.131 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.131 %)yacc
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1107 (14.06 %)Telecoms
233 (4.336 %)Finance
325 (3.285 %)Banking
422 (2.891 %)Investment Banking
422 (2.891 %)Electronics
513 (1.708 %)Electric
513 (1.708 %)Retail
612 (1.577 %)Marketing
612 (1.577 %)Government
711 (1.445 %)Education
89 (1.183 %)Manufacturing
97 (0.920 %)Multimedia
105 (0.657 %)Billing
114 (0.526 %)Graphic Design
123 (0.394 %)Insurance
123 (0.394 %)Local Government
123 (0.394 %)Games
123 (0.394 %)Health
132 (0.263 %)Legal
132 (0.263 %)Advertising
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
192 (12.09 %)Analyst
278 (10.25 %)Support Engineer
368 (8.936 %)Network Engineer
449 (6.439 %)Developer
543 (5.650 %)Support Analyst
642 (5.519 %)Desktop Support
741 (5.388 %)Software Engineer
741 (5.388 %)Cisco Engineer
837 (4.862 %)Consultant
935 (4.599 %)Desktop Engineer
1032 (4.205 %)Project Manager
1127 (3.548 %)Network Support
1226 (3.417 %)Design Engineer
1323 (3.022 %)Desktop Support Engineer
1323 (3.022 %)Architect
1421 (2.760 %)Network Analyst
1421 (2.760 %)Test Engineer
1421 (2.760 %)RF Engineer
1520 (2.628 %)Cisco Network Engineer
1618 (2.365 %)3rd Line Support
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
158 (7.622 %)Blackberry
221 (2.760 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
320 (2.628 %)NHS
320 (2.628 %)Handset
418 (2.365 %)VHDL
515 (1.971 %)Client/Server
611 (1.445 %)Computer Science
611 (1.445 %)Clustering
710 (1.314 %)PDA
710 (1.314 %)Firmware
89 (1.183 %)Device Driver
98 (1.051 %)STB
107 (0.920 %)Verilog
107 (0.920 %)DTV
116 (0.788 %)Replication
116 (0.788 %)ASIC
116 (0.788 %)PKI
116 (0.788 %)Smartphone
116 (0.788 %)Spanish Language
124 (0.526 %)Fat Client
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1203 (26.68 %)Windows
258 (7.622 %)Linux
349 (6.439 %)UNIX
447 (6.176 %)Windows XP
534 (4.468 %)Windows 2000
627 (3.548 %)Windows Mobile
717 (2.234 %)Windows NT
815 (1.971 %)Windows Server 2003
912 (1.577 %)Solaris
107 (0.920 %)Ubuntu
116 (0.788 %)Embedded Linux
116 (0.788 %)Windows Vista
124 (0.526 %)Windows CE
133 (0.394 %)NetWare
133 (0.394 %)VxWorks
141 (0.131 %)Tru64
141 (0.131 %)Symbian OS
141 (0.131 %)NetBSD
141 (0.131 %)AIX
141 (0.131 %)OS/400
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (4.205 %)ITIL
231 (4.074 %)Project Management
316 (2.102 %)Migration
415 (1.971 %)PRINCE2
415 (1.971 %)CRM
513 (1.708 %)Network Design
611 (1.445 %)UML
611 (1.445 %)Service Delivery
78 (1.051 %)Validation
78 (1.051 %)Security Cleared
87 (0.920 %)OO
87 (0.920 %)B2B
87 (0.920 %)Statistical Analysis
87 (0.920 %)Penetration Testing
87 (0.920 %)Load Balancing
96 (0.788 %)Data Analysis
96 (0.788 %)Logistics
96 (0.788 %)Asset Management
96 (0.788 %)Web Development
96 (0.788 %)Business Intelligence
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
184 (11.04 %)C
259 (7.753 %)C++
332 (4.205 %)C#
430 (3.942 %)Java
430 (3.942 %)SQL
523 (3.022 %)Embedded C
622 (2.891 %)VB.NET
717 (2.234 %)Perl
813 (1.708 %)Shell Script
96 (0.788 %)Embedded C++
96 (0.788 %)Python
105 (0.657 %)Tcl
114 (0.526 %)JavaScript
122 (0.263 %)VC++
122 (0.263 %)Assembly Language
131 (0.131 %)ActionScript
131 (0.131 %)VB
131 (0.131 %)PHP
131 (0.131 %)Delphi
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1107 (14.06 %)Cisco Certification
260 (7.884 %)CCNP
352 (6.833 %)CCNA
431 (4.074 %)Degree
528 (3.679 %)Microsoft Certification
615 (1.971 %)CCIE
714 (1.840 %)MCP
813 (1.708 %)MCSE
911 (1.445 %)CCDP
109 (1.183 %)CCDA
118 (1.051 %)CCIP
127 (0.920 %)MCDST
136 (0.788 %)CCVP
136 (0.788 %)MCSA
145 (0.657 %)HND
154 (0.526 %)PRINCE2 Certification
163 (0.394 %)CCSP
163 (0.394 %)Citrix Certification
163 (0.394 %)CCSA
171 (0.131 %)CCSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (2.365 %)QA
25 (0.657 %)SLA
34 (0.526 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.131 %)ISO9000
41 (0.131 %)ISO9001
41 (0.131 %)JTAG
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
182 (10.78 %)Active Directory
29 (1.183 %)ISA Server
29 (1.183 %)Backup Exec
38 (1.051 %)Squid
44 (0.526 %)VMware ESX
53 (0.394 %)Terminal Server
53 (0.394 %)Terminal Services
53 (0.394 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (0.263 %)NFS
62 (0.263 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
62 (0.263 %)NetBackup
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
123 (3.022 %)CiscoWorks
216 (2.102 %)OpenView
314 (1.840 %)Tivoli
314 (1.840 %)MAILsweeper
412 (1.577 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
59 (1.183 %)Tivoli NetView
59 (1.183 %)NNM
65 (0.657 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
71 (0.131 %)ARCserve
71 (0.131 %)Norton AntiVirus
71 (0.131 %)DameWare
71 (0.131 %)WSUS
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1204 (26.81 %)Cisco
2115 (15.11 %)Microsoft
365 (8.541 %)HP
449 (6.439 %)CheckPoint
544 (5.782 %)Nortel
632 (4.205 %)Citrix
720 (2.628 %)Juniper
720 (2.628 %)Nokia
817 (2.234 %)Remedy
916 (2.102 %)Oracle
1014 (1.840 %)VMware
1113 (1.708 %)Novell
1212 (1.577 %)SAP
1212 (1.577 %)IBM
1212 (1.577 %)Altiris
1311 (1.445 %)Symbian
1410 (1.314 %)Avaya
1410 (1.314 %)EMC
1410 (1.314 %)Alcatel
159 (1.183 %)Dell
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