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This section looks at the demand for Wireless 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 Wireless over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank118124
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads821
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.843 %3.933 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£350£390
Average daily rate£350£390
% change on same period last year-10.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£299
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£21.50
Average hourly rate£26.25£25.50
% change on same period last year+2.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.57£31.68
% change on same period last year-22.44 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads434534
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.573 %0.532 %
Daily rates quoted7089
Average minimum daily rate£318£317
Average daily rate£333£328
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted9371
Average minimum hourly rate£23.38£22.15
Average hourly rate£24.95£23.70
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.53£25.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
Wireless EnglandWireless
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.

Wireless
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Wireless Demand Trend

Wireless
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Wireless Daily Rate Trend

Wireless
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Wireless Hourly Rate Trend

Wireless
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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 YorkshireUp+65--
South YorkshireDown-12£350-
North YorkshireDown-11--
Wireless EnglandWireless
England

Wireless
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless.

114 (43.75 %)C
114 (43.75 %)Cisco Certification
213 (40.63 %)CCNP
213 (40.63 %)Cisco
312 (37.50 %)WAN
410 (31.25 %)MPLS
59 (28.13 %)LAN
68 (25.00 %)STB
77 (21.88 %)DOCSIS
77 (21.88 %)DSL
77 (21.88 %)DTV
77 (21.88 %)DVB
77 (21.88 %)ISDN
86 (18.75 %)Broadband
86 (18.75 %)CCDA
86 (18.75 %)EMC
86 (18.75 %)Electric
86 (18.75 %)Degree
95 (15.63 %)CCNA
104 (12.50 %)OSPF
104 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
104 (12.50 %)Embedded C
104 (12.50 %)Firewall
113 (9.375 %)BGP
122 (6.250 %)OpenView
122 (6.250 %)HP
122 (6.250 %)CiscoWorks
122 (6.250 %)VoIP
122 (6.250 %)C++
122 (6.250 %)UNIX

Wireless
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Wireless 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 Wireless. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.125 %)FrameMaker
11 (3.125 %)MATLAB
11 (3.125 %)MS Visio
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.125 %)assyst
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (37.50 %)WAN
210 (31.25 %)MPLS
39 (28.13 %)LAN
47 (21.88 %)DOCSIS
47 (21.88 %)DSL
47 (21.88 %)DVB
47 (21.88 %)ISDN
56 (18.75 %)Broadband
64 (12.50 %)OSPF
64 (12.50 %)Firewall
73 (9.375 %)BGP
82 (6.250 %)VoIP
82 (6.250 %)DAB
82 (6.250 %)DNS
91 (3.125 %)VLAN
91 (3.125 %)L2TP
91 (3.125 %)WLAN
91 (3.125 %)DHCP
91 (3.125 %)SNMP
91 (3.125 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (18.75 %)Electric
21 (3.125 %)Electronics
21 (3.125 %)Telecoms
21 (3.125 %)Finance
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (31.25 %)Cisco Engineer
29 (28.13 %)Design Engineer
38 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
46 (18.75 %)RF Engineer
55 (15.63 %)Senior RF Engineer
64 (12.50 %)Cisco Network Engineer
64 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Systems Engineer
72 (6.250 %)Senior Software Engineer
81 (3.125 %)Technical Support Officer
81 (3.125 %)Python Developer
81 (3.125 %)Technical Engineer
81 (3.125 %)Sales Manager
81 (3.125 %)Presales Consultant
81 (3.125 %)Data Manager
81 (3.125 %)Electronics Engineer
81 (3.125 %)RF Design Engineer
81 (3.125 %)Java Developer
81 (3.125 %)Embedded Software Engineer
81 (3.125 %)Project Manager
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (25.00 %)STB
27 (21.88 %)DTV
31 (3.125 %)NHS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.250 %)UNIX
12 (6.250 %)Linux
12 (6.250 %)Embedded Linux
21 (3.125 %)NetBSD
21 (3.125 %)VxWorks
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (6.250 %)Network Design
21 (3.125 %)Business Analysis
21 (3.125 %)ERP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (43.75 %)C
24 (12.50 %)Embedded C
32 (6.250 %)C++
41 (3.125 %)Python
41 (3.125 %)Java
41 (3.125 %)Embedded C++
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (43.75 %)Cisco Certification
213 (40.63 %)CCNP
36 (18.75 %)CCDA
36 (18.75 %)Degree
45 (15.63 %)CCNA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.250 %)OpenView
12 (6.250 %)CiscoWorks
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (40.63 %)Cisco
26 (18.75 %)EMC
34 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
42 (6.250 %)HP
51 (3.125 %)SAP
51 (3.125 %)Genesys