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The table below looks at the demand for Q.931 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 Q.931 over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQ.931
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£459£338
% change on same period last year+35.85 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads488468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.682 %0.470 %
Daily rates quoted10681
Average minimum daily rate£320£291
Average daily rate£343£318
% change on same period last year+7.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted85130
Average minimum hourly rate£28.75£29.44
Average hourly rate£30.68£33.31
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.62£37.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
Q.931 EnglandQ.931
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.

Q.931
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Q.931 across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Midlands Q.931 Demand Trend

Q.931
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Q.931 across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Q.931 Daily Rate Trend

Q.931
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Q.931 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 Q.931.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)ISDN
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)3G
11 (100.00 %)SS7
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)2G
11 (100.00 %)Government
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

Q.931
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Q.931 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 Q.931. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)ISDN
11 (100.00 %)VoIP
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)3G
11 (100.00 %)SS7
11 (100.00 %)2G
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Telecoms
11 (100.00 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Developer
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Developer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Software Developer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)Java