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The table below looks at the demand for Ethernet skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ethernet over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEthernet
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6361
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.778 %3.012 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£395-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£440-
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£298
% change on same period last year-9.56 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£42.50£30.00
% change on same period last year+41.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.59£30.90
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads144166
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.195 %0.164 %
Daily rates quoted4757
Average minimum daily rate£328£338
Average daily rate£351£353
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1715
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£26.97
Average hourly rate£25.14£28.30
% change on same period last year-11.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.62£29.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Ethernet UKEthernet
UK

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Wales Ethernet Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Ethernet across the Wales region.

Wales Ethernet Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Ethernet across the Wales region.

Wales Ethernet Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ethernet across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales Ethernet Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
Mid WalesNew entry-2--
West WalesDown-31£395-
Ethernet UKEthernet
UK

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Ethernet 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 Ethernet.

14 (80.00 %)Government
23 (60.00 %)MPLS
23 (60.00 %)LAN
23 (60.00 %)WAN
23 (60.00 %)Cisco
32 (40.00 %)IBM
32 (40.00 %)C
32 (40.00 %)C++
32 (40.00 %)VB.NET
32 (40.00 %).NET
32 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
32 (40.00 %)Windows
32 (40.00 %)AIX
32 (40.00 %)HPUX
32 (40.00 %)Windows XP
32 (40.00 %)EMC
32 (40.00 %)SAN
32 (40.00 %)Service Delivery
32 (40.00 %)HACMP
32 (40.00 %)Middleware
32 (40.00 %)DWDM
32 (40.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
32 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (40.00 %)Frame Relay
41 (20.00 %)Fujitsu
41 (20.00 %)Cisco PIX
41 (20.00 %)Change Management
41 (20.00 %)Firewall
41 (20.00 %)CODA

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Ethernet 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 Ethernet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)Middleware
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)LAN
13 (60.00 %)WAN
13 (60.00 %)MPLS
22 (40.00 %)SAN
22 (40.00 %)DWDM
22 (40.00 %)Frame Relay
31 (20.00 %)Cisco PIX
31 (20.00 %)Firewall
31 (20.00 %)VPN
31 (20.00 %)VoIP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Government
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Solutions Architect
12 (40.00 %)Architect
12 (40.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Cisco Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Network Support
21 (20.00 %)Cisco Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Cisco Support
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)HACMP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)AIX
12 (40.00 %)HPUX
12 (40.00 %)Windows XP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Service Delivery
12 (40.00 %)Enterprise Architecture
12 (40.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (20.00 %)Change Management
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)C
12 (40.00 %)C++
12 (40.00 %)VB.NET
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)CCNA
11 (20.00 %)CCDA
11 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Cisco
22 (40.00 %)IBM
22 (40.00 %)EMC
31 (20.00 %)CODA
31 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (20.00 %)Fujitsu