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The table below looks at the demand for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TCP/IP over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank13-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below20.00 %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£302£308
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
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£23.58£24.16
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads510
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£330£200
Average daily rate£340£250
% change on same period last year+36.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£336
% change on same period last year+2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£26.00
% change on same period last year+34.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£28.33
% change on same period last year-1.39 %
TCP/IP West MidlandsTCP/IP
West Midlands

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.

TCP/IP
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire TCP/IP Demand Trend

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing TCP/IP across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire TCP/IP Daily Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing TCP/IP across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire TCP/IP Hourly Rate Trend

TCP/IP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
RedditchNew entry-1--
TCP/IP West MidlandsTCP/IP
West Midlands

TCP/IP
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP.

15 (83.33 %)Windows
15 (83.33 %)DNS
23 (50.00 %)SMTP
23 (50.00 %)SNMP
32 (33.33 %)DHCP
32 (33.33 %)LAN
32 (33.33 %)WAN
32 (33.33 %)Cisco
32 (33.33 %)Sun
32 (33.33 %)Active Directory
32 (33.33 %)Compaq
32 (33.33 %)Dell
32 (33.33 %)Solaris
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)Windows XP
41 (16.67 %)Data Mining
41 (16.67 %)MS Office
41 (16.67 %)ITIL
41 (16.67 %)Windows NT
41 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
41 (16.67 %)Thin Client
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Internet
41 (16.67 %)Finance
41 (16.67 %)Electric
41 (16.67 %)Law
41 (16.67 %)Fat Client
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server

TCP/IP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing TCP/IP 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 TCP/IP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Office
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (83.33 %)DNS
23 (50.00 %)SNMP
23 (50.00 %)SMTP
32 (33.33 %)DHCP
32 (33.33 %)LAN
32 (33.33 %)WAN
41 (16.67 %)Internet
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)Data Mining
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Finance
11 (16.67 %)Electric
11 (16.67 %)Law
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Cabling Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Technical Support Engineer
21 (16.67 %)IT Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Technical Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Data Centre Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Technical Support
21 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Support Engineer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Thin Client
11 (16.67 %)Fat Client
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Solaris
22 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (16.67 %)Windows NT
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)ITIL
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)ITIL Certification
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Cisco
12 (33.33 %)Sun
12 (33.33 %)Compaq
12 (33.33 %)Dell
21 (16.67 %)Citrix