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This section looks at the demand for Broadband 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 Broadband over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank110102
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads1227
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.027 %
As % of the category below2.830 %5.357 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£130£194
Average daily rate£140£195
% change on same period last year-28.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£150£195
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£328
% change on same period last year+5.24 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£12.50-
Average hourly rate£14.17-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.83-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.03£20.86
% change on same period last year-18.35 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads424504
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.564 %0.511 %
Daily rates quoted8470
Average minimum daily rate£296£315
Average daily rate£308£323
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7573
Average minimum hourly rate£22.61£24.87
Average hourly rate£24.11£26.21
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.61£27.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.60
% change on same period last year-9.75 %
Broadband EnglandBroadband
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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Broadband Daily Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Broadband across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Yorkshire Broadband Hourly Rate Histogram

Broadband
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
West YorkshireDown-159£140-28.05 %
South YorkshireNew entry-1--
Broadband EnglandBroadband
England

Broadband
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Broadband 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 Broadband.

113 (56.52 %)Windows
211 (47.83 %)VPN
310 (43.48 %)TCP/IP
310 (43.48 %)Windows XP
49 (39.13 %)Active Directory
58 (34.78 %)Microsoft
58 (34.78 %)MS Office
66 (26.09 %)Wireless
66 (26.09 %)Electric
66 (26.09 %)Health
66 (26.09 %)STB
66 (26.09 %)Degree
66 (26.09 %)DOCSIS
66 (26.09 %)DTV
66 (26.09 %)DVB
66 (26.09 %)EMC
66 (26.09 %)C
66 (26.09 %)VoIP
75 (21.74 %)HP
84 (17.39 %)MCP
84 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
84 (17.39 %)NHS
84 (17.39 %)ZENworks
93 (13.04 %)Novell
93 (13.04 %)Windows Mobile
93 (13.04 %)Telecoms
102 (8.696 %)Network+ Certification
102 (8.696 %)Government
111 (4.348 %)IPTV
111 (4.348 %)NGN

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Broadband 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 Broadband. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (34.78 %)MS Office
21 (4.348 %)MATLAB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (47.83 %)VPN
210 (43.48 %)TCP/IP
36 (26.09 %)VoIP
36 (26.09 %)DOCSIS
36 (26.09 %)DVB
36 (26.09 %)Wireless
41 (4.348 %)NGN
41 (4.348 %)LLU
41 (4.348 %)DSLAM
41 (4.348 %)Internet
41 (4.348 %)ADSL
41 (4.348 %)ATM
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (26.09 %)Electric
16 (26.09 %)Health
23 (13.04 %)Telecoms
32 (8.696 %)Government
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (43.48 %)Analyst
29 (39.13 %)Desktop Support
38 (34.78 %)Support Analyst
47 (30.43 %)Desktop Support Analyst
47 (30.43 %)Desktop Analyst
56 (26.09 %)RF Engineer
65 (21.74 %)Senior RF Engineer
73 (13.04 %)Desktop Support Engineer
73 (13.04 %)Desktop Engineer
73 (13.04 %)Support Engineer
81 (4.348 %)Service Analyst
81 (4.348 %)2nd Line Support
81 (4.348 %)Design Engineer
81 (4.348 %)1st Line Support
81 (4.348 %)Project Manager
81 (4.348 %)Trainer
81 (4.348 %)Service Desk Analyst
81 (4.348 %)Problem Analyst
81 (4.348 %)RF Design Engineer
81 (4.348 %)Problem Management Analyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (26.09 %)DTV
16 (26.09 %)STB
24 (17.39 %)NHS
31 (4.348 %)PMI
31 (4.348 %)IPTV
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (56.52 %)Windows
210 (43.48 %)Windows XP
33 (13.04 %)Windows Mobile
41 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.348 %)ITIL
11 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
11 (4.348 %)Problem Management
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (26.09 %)C
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (26.09 %)Degree
24 (17.39 %)MCP
24 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (8.696 %)Network+ Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.348 %)SLA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (39.13 %)Active Directory
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (17.39 %)ZENworks
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (34.78 %)Microsoft
26 (26.09 %)EMC
35 (21.74 %)HP
43 (13.04 %)Novell
51 (4.348 %)Compaq
51 (4.348 %)Genesys
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