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The table below looks at the demand for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BGP over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBorder Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank97135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching contract IT job ads109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.010 %
As % of the category below3.731 %1.804 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£311-
Average daily rate£331-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£380
% change on same period last year-3.18 %
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£39.29£33.90
% change on same period last year+15.88 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads268499
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.425 %0.531 %
Daily rates quoted3583
Average minimum daily rate£323£303
Average daily rate£341£318
% change on same period last year+7.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£336
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted4189
Average minimum hourly rate£22.41£25.14
Average hourly rate£23.88£26.19
% change on same period last year-8.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.36£27.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.77£28.62
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
BGP EnglandBGP
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.

BGP
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire BGP Demand Trend

BGP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire BGP Daily Rate Trend

BGP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BGP across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire BGP Daily Rate Histogram

BGP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire BGP Hourly Rate Trend

BGP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BGP within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 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
South YorkshireNew entry-7£324-
West YorkshireUp+33£350-
BGP EnglandBGP
England

BGP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing BGP 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 BGP.

111 (73.33 %)Cisco
210 (66.67 %)WAN
210 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
210 (66.67 %)OSPF
210 (66.67 %)EIGRP
210 (66.67 %)VLAN
39 (60.00 %)Firewall
47 (46.67 %)CCNP
47 (46.67 %)MPLS
56 (40.00 %)LAN
56 (40.00 %)ATM
56 (40.00 %)VPN
65 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
74 (26.67 %)SMDS
74 (26.67 %)CCNA
74 (26.67 %)IPX
83 (20.00 %)SNMP
83 (20.00 %)CCIE
83 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
83 (20.00 %)Migration
92 (13.33 %)MetaSolv
92 (13.33 %)Network Security
92 (13.33 %)FMCG
92 (13.33 %)Test Management
92 (13.33 %)Juniper
92 (13.33 %)Alcatel
92 (13.33 %)TestDirector
92 (13.33 %)Frame Relay
92 (13.33 %)Ethernet
92 (13.33 %)ISDN

BGP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing BGP 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 BGP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (66.67 %)WAN
110 (66.67 %)OSPF
110 (66.67 %)EIGRP
110 (66.67 %)VLAN
29 (60.00 %)Firewall
37 (46.67 %)MPLS
46 (40.00 %)VPN
46 (40.00 %)ATM
46 (40.00 %)LAN
55 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
64 (26.67 %)IPX
64 (26.67 %)SMDS
73 (20.00 %)SNMP
82 (13.33 %)Ethernet
82 (13.33 %)Frame Relay
82 (13.33 %)ISDN
82 (13.33 %)Network Security
91 (6.667 %)Cisco ASA
91 (6.667 %)Cisco IOS
91 (6.667 %)FirePass
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (13.33 %)TestDirector
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)FMCG
21 (6.667 %)Telecoms
21 (6.667 %)Education
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Analyst
15 (33.33 %)Network Engineer
15 (33.33 %)Network Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Senior Network Analyst
24 (26.67 %)Senior Analyst
32 (13.33 %)Systems Integrator
32 (13.33 %)NOC Engineer
32 (13.33 %)Senior Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Network Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Network Support
41 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Network Support Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Administrator
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Support
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Network Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Analyst
41 (6.667 %)IP Network Engineer
41 (6.667 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Migration
22 (13.33 %)Test Management
31 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
31 (6.667 %)Time Management
31 (6.667 %)Network Design
31 (6.667 %)Software Testing
31 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (66.67 %)Cisco Certification
27 (46.67 %)CCNP
34 (26.67 %)CCNA
43 (20.00 %)CCIE
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)CiscoWorks
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (73.33 %)Cisco
23 (20.00 %)CheckPoint
32 (13.33 %)MetaSolv
32 (13.33 %)Oracle
32 (13.33 %)Juniper
32 (13.33 %)Alcatel
41 (6.667 %)Nokia
41 (6.667 %)Blue Coat