The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in IT contracts advertised for the West Lothian region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the West Lothian region.

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.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Telecommunications (Telecomms)
Rank - 9 7
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 0 3 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Lothian - 5.660% 8.219%
As % of the General category - 30.00% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
Average daily rate - £323 £385
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -16.23%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £334 £350
% change year-on-year
-2.62% -4.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £31.00 £32.00
% change year-on-year
-11.29% -3.12%
All of the General Category
West Lothian
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
4 10 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Lothian 10.53% 18.87% 20.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 10
Average daily rate £385 £323 £345
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.37% -6.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £381 £301 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £389 £425 £496
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Average hourly rate - £17.50 £7.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +141.37%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -3.84%
Telecoms
Scotland

Telecoms
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

West Lothian Telecoms Jobs Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Lothian Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Lothian Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Lothian 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.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Nortel
1 1 (100.00%) Avaya
1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Lothian 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.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco ASA
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Voice Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Nortel
1 1 (100.00%) Avaya
1 1 (100.00%) CheckPoint