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The table below looks at the demand for Frame Relay skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Frame Relay over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFrame Relay
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank116115
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.211 %3.680 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£405
% change on same period last year-23.93 %
Hourly rates quoted016
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.13
Average hourly rate-£38.13
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£43.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£37.47
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads475462
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.669 %0.467 %
Daily rates quoted9772
Average minimum daily rate£324£286
Average daily rate£345£314
% change on same period last year+10.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted90133
Average minimum hourly rate£28.80£30.59
Average hourly rate£30.75£34.63
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.69£38.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
Frame Relay EnglandFrame Relay
England

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.

Frame Relay
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Frame Relay Demand Trend

Frame Relay
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Frame Relay across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Frame Relay Daily Rate Trend

Frame Relay
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Frame Relay across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Frame Relay Hourly Rate Trend

Frame Relay
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Frame Relay within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ShropshireNew entry-1£425-
Frame Relay EnglandFrame Relay
England

Frame Relay
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Frame Relay 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 Frame Relay.

111 (100.00 %)ATM
210 (90.91 %)MPLS
210 (90.91 %)Spanish Language
39 (81.82 %)Project Management
39 (81.82 %)Telecoms
47 (63.64 %)PMI
56 (54.55 %)PMI Certification
56 (54.55 %)Change Management
64 (36.36 %)WAN
72 (18.18 %)Project Planning
72 (18.18 %)LAN
81 (9.091 %)VoIP
81 (9.091 %)PRINCE
81 (9.091 %)VPN
81 (9.091 %)CCNP
81 (9.091 %)CCNA
81 (9.091 %)CCDA
81 (9.091 %)CCDP
81 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
81 (9.091 %)Finance
81 (9.091 %)Government
81 (9.091 %)PRINCE2

Frame Relay
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Frame Relay 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 Frame Relay. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (100.00 %)ATM
210 (90.91 %)MPLS
34 (36.36 %)WAN
42 (18.18 %)LAN
51 (9.091 %)VoIP
51 (9.091 %)VPN
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (81.82 %)Telecoms
21 (9.091 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Project Manager
24 (36.36 %)Telecoms Project Manager
33 (27.27 %)Network Manager
33 (27.27 %)Network Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Senior Network Manager
41 (9.091 %)Senior Network Project Manager
41 (9.091 %)Network Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Senior Manager
41 (9.091 %)Senior Project Manager
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (90.91 %)Spanish Language
27 (63.64 %)PMI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (81.82 %)Project Management
26 (54.55 %)Change Management
32 (18.18 %)Project Planning
41 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
41 (9.091 %)PRINCE
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (54.55 %)PMI Certification
21 (9.091 %)CCNP
21 (9.091 %)CCNA
21 (9.091 %)CCDA
21 (9.091 %)CCDP
21 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification