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This section looks at the demand for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) 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 SNMP over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank116119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads1414
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.014 %
As % of the category below2.740 %2.935 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£253-
Average daily rate£279-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£304-
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£333
% change on same period last year+2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£16.60£19.00
Average hourly rate£17.30£19.50
% change on same period last year-11.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.13£28.75
% change on same period last year-29.99 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads511477
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.674 %0.475 %
Daily rates quoted12974
Average minimum daily rate£291£292
Average daily rate£314£315
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted75125
Average minimum hourly rate£27.60£30.31
Average hourly rate£29.19£33.90
% change on same period last year-13.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.79£37.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
SNMP EnglandSNMP
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.

SNMP
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands SNMP Demand Trend

SNMP
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands SNMP Daily Rate Trend

SNMP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SNMP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Midlands SNMP Daily Rate Histogram

SNMP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands SNMP Hourly Rate Trend

SNMP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SNMP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Midlands SNMP Hourly Rate Histogram

SNMP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SNMP within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
WarwickshireNew entry-4£280-
StaffordshireNew entry-4£278-
WorcestershireUp+33--
SNMP EnglandSNMP
England

SNMP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing SNMP 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 SNMP.

112 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
211 (50.00 %)Cisco
39 (40.91 %)Windows
39 (40.91 %)Solaris
47 (31.82 %)C
47 (31.82 %)Compaq
47 (31.82 %)Dell
47 (31.82 %)DNS
47 (31.82 %)SMTP
47 (31.82 %)Telecoms
56 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
56 (27.27 %)C++
65 (22.73 %)LAN
65 (22.73 %)CCNA
65 (22.73 %)Sun
65 (22.73 %)WAN
74 (18.18 %)Internet
74 (18.18 %)BGP
74 (18.18 %)EIGRP
74 (18.18 %)TELNET
74 (18.18 %)VoIP
74 (18.18 %)CGI
74 (18.18 %)VPN
74 (18.18 %)HTML
74 (18.18 %)Java
74 (18.18 %)JavaScript
74 (18.18 %)Perl
74 (18.18 %)UNIX
74 (18.18 %)ObjectStore
74 (18.18 %)OO

SNMP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (18.18 %)CGI
14 (18.18 %)HTML
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (9.091 %)Lotus Notes
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.091 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (54.55 %)TCP/IP
27 (31.82 %)DNS
27 (31.82 %)SMTP
35 (22.73 %)LAN
35 (22.73 %)WAN
44 (18.18 %)Internet
44 (18.18 %)BGP
44 (18.18 %)EIGRP
44 (18.18 %)TELNET
44 (18.18 %)VoIP
44 (18.18 %)VPN
44 (18.18 %)SSH
44 (18.18 %)VLAN
52 (9.091 %)OSPF
61 (4.545 %)Cisco PIX
61 (4.545 %)Cisco ASA
61 (4.545 %)MPLS
61 (4.545 %)SAN
61 (4.545 %)Firewall
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (18.18 %)ObjectStore
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (31.82 %)Telecoms
22 (9.091 %)Electric
31 (4.545 %)Finance
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (22.73 %)Software Engineer
24 (18.18 %)Communications Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Data Centre Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Network Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Cabling Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Network Technician
51 (4.545 %)C Developer
51 (4.545 %)C Software Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Software Developer
51 (4.545 %)Data Analyst
51 (4.545 %)C++ Developer
51 (4.545 %)Technical Support Engineer
51 (4.545 %)C++ Software Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Senior Network Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Technical Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Cisco Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Operations Analyst
51 (4.545 %)C++ Software Developer
51 (4.545 %)Technical Support
51 (4.545 %)Support Engineer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.091 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (40.91 %)Windows
19 (40.91 %)Solaris
24 (18.18 %)UNIX
32 (9.091 %)NetWare
32 (9.091 %)Windows XP
32 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (18.18 %)OO
23 (13.64 %)Network Design
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (31.82 %)C
26 (27.27 %)C++
34 (18.18 %)Java
34 (18.18 %)JavaScript
34 (18.18 %)Perl
42 (9.091 %)VB
42 (9.091 %)Delphi
42 (9.091 %)C#
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (27.27 %)Cisco Certification
25 (22.73 %)CCNA
32 (9.091 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (9.091 %)CNE
32 (9.091 %)Novell Certification
32 (9.091 %)CCNP
32 (9.091 %)MCSE
32 (9.091 %)MCP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (13.64 %)CiscoWorks
22 (9.091 %)Tivoli
22 (9.091 %)Tivoli NetView
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (50.00 %)Cisco
27 (31.82 %)Compaq
27 (31.82 %)Dell
35 (22.73 %)Sun
43 (13.64 %)CheckPoint
43 (13.64 %)Nokia
52 (9.091 %)Novell
52 (9.091 %)Lotus
52 (9.091 %)HP
52 (9.091 %)Compuware
52 (9.091 %)Microsoft
61 (4.545 %)Blue Coat
61 (4.545 %)Concord