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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Bicester 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below41.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£309
% change on same period last year+9.55 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£31.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.38£25.13
% change on same period last year-14.90 %
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Bicester
Matching contract IT job ads122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£280£300
Average daily rate£290£325
% change on same period last year-10.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£29.67£16.00
Average hourly rate£31.23£17.50
% change on same period last year+78.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.80£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
WAN OxfordshireWAN
Oxfordshire

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 Bicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Bicester WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bicester WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester 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.

15 (100.00 %)LAN
24 (80.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)Windows XP
24 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
24 (80.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (40.00 %)Degree
32 (40.00 %)Active Directory
32 (40.00 %)Citrix
32 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (40.00 %)Ethernet
32 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
32 (40.00 %)Cisco
32 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)OSPF
41 (20.00 %)BGP
41 (20.00 %)EIGRP
41 (20.00 %)H.323
41 (20.00 %)Microsoft
41 (20.00 %)IPv4
41 (20.00 %)CCNP
41 (20.00 %)CCNA
41 (20.00 %)PPP
41 (20.00 %)RIP
41 (20.00 %)VoIP
41 (20.00 %)MS Excel
41 (20.00 %)Firewall
41 (20.00 %)Network Design
41 (20.00 %)VLAN
41 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
41 (20.00 %)Cisco IOS

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bicester 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.

Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
14 (80.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)LAN
22 (40.00 %)Ethernet
22 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (20.00 %)IPv4
31 (20.00 %)OSPF
31 (20.00 %)BGP
31 (20.00 %)EIGRP
31 (20.00 %)H.323
31 (20.00 %)Firewall
31 (20.00 %)VLAN
31 (20.00 %)Cisco IOS
31 (20.00 %)Cisco PIX
31 (20.00 %)PPP
31 (20.00 %)RIP
31 (20.00 %)VoIP
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)3rd Line Support
12 (40.00 %)2nd Line Support
21 (20.00 %)Design Engineer
21 (20.00 %)IT Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Network Design Engineer
21 (20.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Support Engineer
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
14 (80.00 %)Windows XP
22 (40.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Network Design
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)Degree
21 (20.00 %)CCNP
21 (20.00 %)CCNA
21 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Bicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Cisco
12 (40.00 %)Citrix
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft