Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Telecoms' in contract IT jobs within the Worcestershire region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTelecommunications (Telecomms)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank138
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.167 %29.41 %
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£391£334
% change on same period last year+17.15 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.06£26.70
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads2417
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£371£160
Average daily rate£439£160
% change on same period last year+174.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£507£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£378
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£14.22£10.50
Average hourly rate£16.06£12.38
% change on same period last year+29.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.89£14.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.63
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
Telecoms West MidlandsTelecoms
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.

Telecoms
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Worcestershire Telecoms Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms 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
RedditchDown-21--
Telecoms West MidlandsTelecoms
West Midlands

Telecoms
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

113 (46.43 %)Project Management
210 (35.71 %)Spanish Language
39 (32.14 %)MPLS
47 (25.00 %)ATM
56 (21.43 %)LAN
56 (21.43 %)WAN
56 (21.43 %)Frame Relay
65 (17.86 %)Change Management
65 (17.86 %)PMI
74 (14.29 %)PMI Certification
74 (14.29 %)SLA
74 (14.29 %)Cisco
74 (14.29 %)Legal
74 (14.29 %)Degree
83 (10.71 %)Network Design
83 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
83 (10.71 %)Cisco Certification
92 (7.143 %)Project Planning
101 (3.571 %)Service Delivery
101 (3.571 %)Firewall
101 (3.571 %)Finance
101 (3.571 %)CCIE
101 (3.571 %)Ethernet
101 (3.571 %)DNS
101 (3.571 %)PRINCE
101 (3.571 %)DWDM
101 (3.571 %)PMP

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (32.14 %)MPLS
27 (25.00 %)ATM
36 (21.43 %)LAN
36 (21.43 %)WAN
36 (21.43 %)Frame Relay
41 (3.571 %)Firewall
41 (3.571 %)Ethernet
41 (3.571 %)DNS
41 (3.571 %)DWDM
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (14.29 %)Legal
21 (3.571 %)Finance
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (39.29 %)Project Manager
24 (14.29 %)Architect
24 (14.29 %)Network Architect
33 (10.71 %)Telecoms Project Manager
33 (10.71 %)Commercial Manager
42 (7.143 %)Contracts Manager
42 (7.143 %)Network Project Manager
42 (7.143 %)Network Manager
51 (3.571 %)Sales Manager
51 (3.571 %)Support Manager
51 (3.571 %)Senior Manager
51 (3.571 %)Procurement Manager
51 (3.571 %)Procurement Consultant
51 (3.571 %)Senior Project Manager
51 (3.571 %)Project Coordinator
51 (3.571 %)Coordinator
51 (3.571 %)Consultant
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (35.71 %)Spanish Language
25 (17.86 %)PMI
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (46.43 %)Project Management
25 (17.86 %)Change Management
33 (10.71 %)Network Design
33 (10.71 %)PRINCE2
42 (7.143 %)Project Planning
51 (3.571 %)PRINCE
51 (3.571 %)Service Delivery
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (14.29 %)PMI Certification
14 (14.29 %)Degree
23 (10.71 %)Cisco Certification
31 (3.571 %)PMP
31 (3.571 %)CCIE
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (14.29 %)SLA
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (14.29 %)Cisco