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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank106
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads2038
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.041 %
As % of the category below42.55 %56.72 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£175£300
Average daily rate£175£300
% change on same period last year-41.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£175£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£324
% change on same period last year+3.10 %
Hourly rates quoted515
Average minimum hourly rate£37.00£13.73
Average hourly rate£38.50£14.50
% change on same period last year+165.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£15.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.53£21.91
% change on same period last year+16.51 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads4767
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.073 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£155£296
Average daily rate£155£296
% change on same period last year-47.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£155£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£332
% change on same period last year+5.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1520
Average minimum hourly rate£27.19£15.28
Average hourly rate£28.31£15.85
% change on same period last year+78.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.42£16.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.95£29.13
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
LAN ScotlandLAN
Scotland

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.

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Aberdeen LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen LAN Hourly Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

Aberdeen LAN Hourly Rate Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing LAN 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 LAN.

117 (65.38 %)WAN
213 (50.00 %)Windows
213 (50.00 %)Cisco
312 (46.15 %)Cisco Certification
410 (38.46 %)Telecoms
410 (38.46 %)CCNP
58 (30.77 %)Windows 2000
58 (30.77 %)BGP
67 (26.92 %)MPLS
76 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
76 (23.08 %)Windows XP
76 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
85 (19.23 %)CCNA
85 (19.23 %)Active Directory
85 (19.23 %)OSPF
94 (15.38 %)Netcool
94 (15.38 %)Tivoli
94 (15.38 %)HP
94 (15.38 %)Microsoft
103 (11.54 %)Windows 2000 Server
103 (11.54 %)CCIE
103 (11.54 %)OpenView
103 (11.54 %)VPN
103 (11.54 %)DNS
103 (11.54 %)RIP
103 (11.54 %)Windows NT
103 (11.54 %)SLA
103 (11.54 %)DHCP
103 (11.54 %)MS Excel
103 (11.54 %)Education

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.846 %)ODBC
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (11.54 %)MS Excel
22 (7.692 %)MS Office
31 (3.846 %)Spreadsheet
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (65.38 %)WAN
28 (30.77 %)BGP
37 (26.92 %)MPLS
46 (23.08 %)TCP/IP
55 (19.23 %)OSPF
63 (11.54 %)RIP
63 (11.54 %)EIGRP
63 (11.54 %)VPN
63 (11.54 %)DNS
63 (11.54 %)DHCP
72 (7.692 %)Ethernet
72 (7.692 %)SSL
72 (7.692 %)TACACS
72 (7.692 %)SNMP
72 (7.692 %)FDDI
81 (3.846 %)Gigabit Ethernet
81 (3.846 %)VLAN
81 (3.846 %)Cisco PIX
81 (3.846 %)Network Security
81 (3.846 %)H.323
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.846 %)MS Access
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (38.46 %)Telecoms
23 (11.54 %)Education
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (26.92 %)Analyst
24 (15.38 %)Network Engineer
24 (15.38 %)Network Analyst
33 (11.54 %)Server Engineer
42 (7.692 %)Server Support
42 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
42 (7.692 %)Support Engineer
42 (7.692 %)Network Specialist
42 (7.692 %)Cisco Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Desktop Support
51 (3.846 %)Cisco Support
51 (3.846 %)Cisco Network Analyst
51 (3.846 %)Cisco Analyst
51 (3.846 %)Senior Cisco Engineer
51 (3.846 %)VoIP Engineer
51 (3.846 %)Server Analyst
51 (3.846 %)Server Specialist
51 (3.846 %)Senior Cisco Network Engineer
51 (3.846 %)3rd Line Support
51 (3.846 %)2nd Line Support
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)e-Health
21 (3.846 %)Video Conferencing
21 (3.846 %)N-Tier
21 (3.846 %)Clustering
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (50.00 %)Windows
28 (30.77 %)Windows 2000
36 (23.08 %)Windows XP
36 (23.08 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (11.54 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (11.54 %)Windows NT
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.692 %)Workflow
12 (7.692 %)Load Balancing
12 (7.692 %)Performance Management
21 (3.846 %)ITIL
21 (3.846 %)Security Management
21 (3.846 %)Migration
21 (3.846 %)Network Design
21 (3.846 %)Supplier Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.846 %)C
11 (3.846 %)VB
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (46.15 %)Cisco Certification
210 (38.46 %)CCNP
35 (19.23 %)CCNA
43 (11.54 %)CCIE
52 (7.692 %)Degree
52 (7.692 %)CCDA
61 (3.846 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (3.846 %)CCVP
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (11.54 %)SLA
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (19.23 %)Active Directory
21 (3.846 %)MetaFrame
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (15.38 %)Tivoli
14 (15.38 %)Netcool
23 (11.54 %)OpenView
32 (7.692 %)CiscoWorks
32 (7.692 %)Tivoli NetView
41 (3.846 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (50.00 %)Cisco
24 (15.38 %)Microsoft
24 (15.38 %)HP
33 (11.54 %)Citrix
42 (7.692 %)CA
42 (7.692 %)SAP
51 (3.846 %)Oracle
51 (3.846 %)VMware