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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Watford region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1522
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.015 %
As % of the category below16.67 %10.95 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£370£450
Average daily rate£405£475
% change on same period last year-14.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£439£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£348
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£8.00
Average hourly rate-£9.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.09£24.55
% change on same period last year+2.17 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads90137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted2667
Average minimum daily rate£313£310
Average daily rate£330£315
% change on same period last year+4.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£374
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£11.50
Average hourly rate-£12.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.83£27.05
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
Telecoms HertfordshireTelecoms
Hertfordshire

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.

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Watford Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Watford Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Watford region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Watford Telecoms Daily Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Watford Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

19 (39.13 %)Java
28 (34.78 %)J2EE
36 (26.09 %)BT
45 (21.74 %)Cisco
45 (21.74 %)Cisco Certification
45 (21.74 %)XML
54 (17.39 %)WebLogic
54 (17.39 %)CCNA
54 (17.39 %)BSS
63 (13.04 %)jQuery
63 (13.04 %)AJAX
63 (13.04 %)CSS
63 (13.04 %)UNIX
63 (13.04 %)JavaScript
63 (13.04 %)VoIP
63 (13.04 %)Flash
63 (13.04 %)XHTML
63 (13.04 %)HTML
72 (8.696 %)SLA
72 (8.696 %)JBoss
72 (8.696 %)Swing
72 (8.696 %)JBuilder
72 (8.696 %)Eclipse
72 (8.696 %)Broadband
72 (8.696 %)LAN
72 (8.696 %)WAN
72 (8.696 %)IntelliJ
72 (8.696 %)C
72 (8.696 %)C++
72 (8.696 %)Oracle

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (34.78 %)J2EE
25 (21.74 %)XML
33 (13.04 %)XHTML
33 (13.04 %)AJAX
33 (13.04 %)CSS
33 (13.04 %)HTML
33 (13.04 %)jQuery
42 (8.696 %)JSP
42 (8.696 %)Struts
42 (8.696 %)EJB
42 (8.696 %)WebSphere
42 (8.696 %)Swing
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (17.39 %)WebLogic
22 (8.696 %)JBoss
31 (4.348 %)CMS
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (17.39 %)BSS
23 (13.04 %)VoIP
32 (8.696 %)WAN
32 (8.696 %)Firewall
32 (8.696 %)Wireless
32 (8.696 %)Broadband
32 (8.696 %)LAN
32 (8.696 %)Internet
41 (4.348 %)TACACS
41 (4.348 %)IPsec
41 (4.348 %)Cisco IPT
41 (4.348 %)Network Security
41 (4.348 %)SMTP
41 (4.348 %)FTP
41 (4.348 %)HTTP
41 (4.348 %)VPN
41 (4.348 %)DNS
41 (4.348 %)HTTPS
41 (4.348 %)SSL
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (13.04 %)Flash
22 (8.696 %)JBuilder
22 (8.696 %)Eclipse
22 (8.696 %)IntelliJ
22 (8.696 %)JIRA
22 (8.696 %)Ant
22 (8.696 %)JUnit
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.696 %)Health
12 (8.696 %)Retail
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (34.78 %)Architect
27 (30.43 %)Developer
34 (17.39 %)Java Architect
43 (13.04 %)UI Developer
43 (13.04 %)Consultant
52 (8.696 %)Solutions Architect
52 (8.696 %)Support Engineer
52 (8.696 %)Lead Developer
52 (8.696 %)Java Developer
52 (8.696 %)WebLogic Developer
52 (8.696 %)WebLogic Consultant
52 (8.696 %)Programme Manager
52 (8.696 %)OSS Programme Manager
52 (8.696 %)OSS Architect
61 (4.348 %)Customer Support Engineer
61 (4.348 %)Security Engineer
61 (4.348 %)2nd Line Support
61 (4.348 %)Interface Designer
61 (4.348 %)Security Consultant
61 (4.348 %)Customer Engineer
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.348 %)Handset
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.04 %)UNIX
21 (4.348 %)Linux
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.696 %)Configuration Management
21 (4.348 %)Web Design
21 (4.348 %)Fault Management
21 (4.348 %)SC Cleared
21 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
21 (4.348 %)ITIL
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (39.13 %)Java
23 (13.04 %)JavaScript
32 (8.696 %)C
32 (8.696 %)C++
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (21.74 %)Cisco Certification
24 (17.39 %)CCNA
32 (8.696 %)Degree
32 (8.696 %)CCNP
41 (4.348 %)CCSP
41 (4.348 %)CCSA
41 (4.348 %)CCSE
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.696 %)SLA
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (26.09 %)BT
25 (21.74 %)Cisco
32 (8.696 %)Nortel
32 (8.696 %)BEA
32 (8.696 %)Atlassian
32 (8.696 %)Oracle
41 (4.348 %)CheckPoint
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