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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VLAN over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank5577
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.242 %0.461 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£339-
Average daily rate£349-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£359-
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£362
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.59£34.36
% change on same period last year-22.63 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads165217
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.331 %0.271 %
Daily rates quoted5846
Average minimum daily rate£308£268
Average daily rate£314£280
% change on same period last year+12.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Hourly rates quoted2140
Average minimum hourly rate£19.53£25.98
Average hourly rate£20.04£27.55
% change on same period last year-27.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.56£29.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.67£27.04
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
VLAN South EastVLAN
South East

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.

VLAN
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VLAN Demand Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VLAN Daily Rate Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VLAN across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Buckinghamshire VLAN Daily Rate Histogram

VLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire VLAN Hourly Rate Trend

VLAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesUp+177£349-
VLAN South EastVLAN
South East

VLAN
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing VLAN 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 VLAN.

118 (100.00 %)Cisco
217 (94.44 %)WAN
217 (94.44 %)SNMP
217 (94.44 %)SSH
316 (88.89 %)Cisco PIX
316 (88.89 %)CCNP
316 (88.89 %)Cisco Certification
414 (77.78 %)LAN
414 (77.78 %)Network Design
511 (61.11 %)Security Cleared
610 (55.56 %)Firewall
610 (55.56 %)Intranet
610 (55.56 %)Internet
610 (55.56 %)Symantec
78 (44.44 %)SC Cleared
87 (38.89 %)Migration
94 (22.22 %)Government
102 (11.11 %)Windows
111 (5.556 %)CCDP
111 (5.556 %)Active Directory
111 (5.556 %)Microsoft
111 (5.556 %)Avaya
111 (5.556 %)Alcatel
111 (5.556 %)Windows Vista

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing VLAN 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 VLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (94.44 %)WAN
117 (94.44 %)SNMP
117 (94.44 %)SSH
216 (88.89 %)Cisco PIX
314 (77.78 %)LAN
410 (55.56 %)Intranet
410 (55.56 %)Internet
410 (55.56 %)Firewall
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (22.22 %)Government
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (50.00 %)Consultant
24 (22.22 %)Network Engineer
24 (22.22 %)Design Engineer
24 (22.22 %)Network Consultant
24 (22.22 %)Network Design Engineer
33 (16.67 %)Implementation Consultant
33 (16.67 %)IT Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Architect
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Support
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Support Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Infrastructure Specialist
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.11 %)Windows
21 (5.556 %)Windows Vista
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (77.78 %)Network Design
27 (38.89 %)Migration
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (88.89 %)CCNP
116 (88.89 %)Cisco Certification
211 (61.11 %)Security Cleared
38 (44.44 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.556 %)CCDP
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)Active Directory
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (100.00 %)Cisco
210 (55.56 %)Symantec
31 (5.556 %)Microsoft
31 (5.556 %)Avaya
31 (5.556 %)Alcatel