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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Basingstoke region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3345
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below8.163 %4.348 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£311
% change on same period last year+7.24 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.51£25.71
% change on same period last year-16.33 %
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Basingstoke
Matching contract IT job ads9892
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.092 %
Daily rates quoted2719
Average minimum daily rate£358£366
Average daily rate£380£400
% change on same period last year-5.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted3419
Average minimum hourly rate£30.34£37.21
Average hourly rate£31.82£38.16
% change on same period last year-16.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.29£39.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
WAN HampshireWAN
Hampshire

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.

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Basingstoke WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Basingstoke WAN Daily Rate Trend

WAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the Basingstoke region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Basingstoke WAN Daily Rate Histogram

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Basingstoke WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the Basingstoke region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Basingstoke WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (92.86 %)LAN
28 (57.14 %)Cisco
36 (42.86 %)VPN
36 (42.86 %)Cisco Certification
45 (35.71 %)Firewall
54 (28.57 %)CheckPoint
54 (28.57 %)VoIP
54 (28.57 %)Windows
63 (21.43 %)ATM
63 (21.43 %)Microsoft
63 (21.43 %)CCNP
63 (21.43 %)Active Directory
63 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003
63 (21.43 %)Frame Relay
72 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
72 (14.29 %)Fast Ethernet
72 (14.29 %)Network Design
72 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
72 (14.29 %)Technical Architecture
72 (14.29 %)PKI
72 (14.29 %)Network Security
72 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (14.29 %)IPsec
72 (14.29 %)Telecoms
72 (14.29 %)VERITAS
72 (14.29 %)Migration
72 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
72 (14.29 %)Citrix
72 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
72 (14.29 %)DWDM

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %).NET
11 (7.143 %)MFC
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Office
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (92.86 %)LAN
26 (42.86 %)VPN
35 (35.71 %)Firewall
44 (28.57 %)VoIP
53 (21.43 %)ATM
53 (21.43 %)Frame Relay
62 (14.29 %)Fast Ethernet
62 (14.29 %)Network Security
62 (14.29 %)IPsec
62 (14.29 %)DWDM
62 (14.29 %)MPLS
62 (14.29 %)OSPF
62 (14.29 %)BGP
62 (14.29 %)EIGRP
62 (14.29 %)Ethernet
62 (14.29 %)PPP
62 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
62 (14.29 %)SSL
62 (14.29 %)SDH
62 (14.29 %)Broadband
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Telecoms
21 (7.143 %)Financial Institution
21 (7.143 %)Finance
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (28.57 %)Analyst
23 (21.43 %)Network Analyst
32 (14.29 %)Network Architect
32 (14.29 %)3rd Line Support
32 (14.29 %)Architect
32 (14.29 %)Support Technician
41 (7.143 %)Technical Support
41 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Desktop Support
41 (7.143 %)Developer
41 (7.143 %)Test Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Network Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Systems Engineer
41 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support
41 (7.143 %)Network Team Leader
41 (7.143 %)C++ Developer
41 (7.143 %)Technical Support Engineer
41 (7.143 %)Team Leader
41 (7.143 %)Technical Engineer
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (14.29 %)PKI
12 (14.29 %)Blackberry
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (28.57 %)Windows
23 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (7.143 %)Windows XP
41 (7.143 %)UNIX
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Network Design
12 (14.29 %)Technical Architecture
12 (14.29 %)Migration
21 (7.143 %)E-Commerce
21 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
21 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.143 %)Load Balancing
21 (7.143 %)Software Testing
21 (7.143 %)Document Management
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)C++
11 (7.143 %)SQL
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (42.86 %)Cisco Certification
23 (21.43 %)CCNP
32 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (14.29 %)CCNA
32 (14.29 %)CCIE
32 (14.29 %)MCP
32 (14.29 %)MCSE
32 (14.29 %)MCSA
41 (7.143 %)ISEB
41 (7.143 %)Check Point Certification
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (21.43 %)Active Directory
22 (14.29 %)Backup Exec
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (14.29 %)CiscoWorks
21 (7.143 %)OpenView
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (57.14 %)Cisco
24 (28.57 %)CheckPoint
33 (21.43 %)Microsoft
42 (14.29 %)VERITAS
42 (14.29 %)Citrix
51 (7.143 %)Oracle
51 (7.143 %)HP
51 (7.143 %)Remedy
51 (7.143 %)Juniper
51 (7.143 %)Nokia
51 (7.143 %)Blue Coat