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The table below looks at the demand for the Voice Engineer role in IT contracts within the West Midlands region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Voice Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Voice Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank120134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads36
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.100 %0.179 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£330-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£335-
UK excluding London average daily rate£420£413
% change on same period last year+1.66 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.95£22.83
% change on same period last year+18.01 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads30013349
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.057 %3.303 %
Daily rates quoted750771
Average minimum daily rate£322£326
Average daily rate£343£348
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted296469
Average minimum hourly rate£19.60£21.33
Average hourly rate£21.09£23.00
% change on same period last year-8.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.58£24.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Voice Engineer EnglandVoice Engineer
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.

Voice Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Voice Engineer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Voice Engineer Demand Trend

Voice Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Voice Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Voice Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Voice Engineer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Voice Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Voice Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Voice Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Voice Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Voice Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ShropshireDown-71--
BirminghamUp+131£350-
Voice Engineer EnglandVoice Engineer
England

Voice Engineer
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Voice Engineer in their job title 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 with Voice Engineer in their job title.

12 (50.00 %)Nortel
12 (50.00 %)VoIP
12 (50.00 %)Telecoms
12 (50.00 %)Symposium
21 (25.00 %)IP Telephony
21 (25.00 %)Nortel Meridian
21 (25.00 %)Government
21 (25.00 %)CMS
21 (25.00 %)SLA
21 (25.00 %)Avaya
21 (25.00 %)Service Delivery

Voice Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Voice Engineer in their job title 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 with Voice Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)CMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)VoIP
12 (50.00 %)Symposium
21 (25.00 %)IP Telephony
21 (25.00 %)Nortel Meridian
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Nortel
21 (25.00 %)Avaya