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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Cambridge 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2354
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads215
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.005 %
As % of the category below18.58 %2.703 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£180-
Average daily rate£180-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£180-
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£313
% change on same period last year+9.69 %
Hourly rates quoted111
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50£15.00
Average hourly rate£18.14£15.00
% change on same period last year+20.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.77£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.19£24.71
% change on same period last year-18.29 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads113185
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.185 %
Daily rates quoted1315
Average minimum daily rate£207£290
Average daily rate£232£298
% change on same period last year-22.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£256£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted3336
Average minimum hourly rate£25.16£31.23
Average hourly rate£27.51£33.82
% change on same period last year-18.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.86£36.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
LAN CambridgeshireLAN
Cambridgeshire

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Cambridge LAN Hourly Rate Histogram

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

146 (95.83 %)WAN
238 (79.17 %)Windows
326 (54.17 %)MS Exchange
423 (47.92 %)Cisco
423 (47.92 %)Windows Server 2003
522 (45.83 %)Microsoft
621 (43.75 %)Firewall
719 (39.58 %)VoIP
719 (39.58 %)Active Directory
817 (35.42 %)Microsoft Certification
817 (35.42 %)MCSE
916 (33.33 %)DNS
1015 (31.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
1114 (29.17 %)Windows 2000
1212 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
1212 (25.00 %)VMware
1310 (20.83 %)Telecoms
1310 (20.83 %)Linux
149 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
158 (16.67 %)MS Excel
158 (16.67 %)MS Office
158 (16.67 %)ITIL
158 (16.67 %)MPLS
167 (14.58 %)HP
176 (12.50 %)CCNA
176 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
176 (12.50 %)Windows NT
176 (12.50 %)Windows XP
185 (10.42 %)Intrusion Detection
185 (10.42 %)Exchange Server 2000

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (54.17 %)MS Exchange
215 (31.25 %)Exchange Server 2003
312 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (10.42 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (8.333 %)SharePoint
61 (2.083 %)IIS
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (16.67 %)MS Office
18 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
146 (95.83 %)WAN
221 (43.75 %)Firewall
319 (39.58 %)VoIP
416 (33.33 %)DNS
59 (18.75 %)TCP/IP
68 (16.67 %)MPLS
75 (10.42 %)Intrusion Detection
75 (10.42 %)ADSL
75 (10.42 %)ISDN
82 (4.167 %)VPN
82 (4.167 %)Intranet
82 (4.167 %)OSPF
82 (4.167 %)EIGRP
82 (4.167 %)IP Telephony
91 (2.083 %)Network Security
91 (2.083 %)DHCP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.083 %)SQL Server
11 (2.083 %)Oracle Reports
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.083 %)Oracle Forms
11 (2.083 %)ProC
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (20.83 %)Telecoms
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (31.25 %)3rd Line Support
213 (27.08 %)Support Engineer
213 (27.08 %)Analyst
38 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
47 (14.58 %)Support Analyst
56 (12.50 %)Network Support Engineer
56 (12.50 %)Network Support
64 (8.333 %)Server Engineer
64 (8.333 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
64 (8.333 %)Coordinator
64 (8.333 %)Desktop Support
64 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support
73 (6.250 %)Desktop Support Analyst
73 (6.250 %)Technical Support
73 (6.250 %)Server Support
73 (6.250 %)Desktop Analyst
82 (4.167 %)Security Engineer
82 (4.167 %)Windows Server Engineer
82 (4.167 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
82 (4.167 %)Implementation Analyst
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.333 %)Data Protection Act
21 (2.083 %)Mathematics
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (79.17 %)Windows
223 (47.92 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (29.17 %)Windows 2000
410 (20.83 %)Linux
56 (12.50 %)Windows NT
56 (12.50 %)Windows XP
63 (6.250 %)UNIX
71 (2.083 %)Solaris
71 (2.083 %)Windows Vista
71 (2.083 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (16.67 %)ITIL
24 (8.333 %)Data Protection
33 (6.250 %)Change Management
42 (4.167 %)Configuration Management
51 (2.083 %)Project Management
51 (2.083 %)E-Commerce
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.167 %)SQL
21 (2.083 %)Shell Script
21 (2.083 %)C
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (35.42 %)MCSE
117 (35.42 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (12.50 %)CCNA
26 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
33 (6.250 %)MCP
42 (4.167 %)MCSA
42 (4.167 %)Network+ Certification
42 (4.167 %)CCVP
51 (2.083 %)A+ Certification
51 (2.083 %)CCNP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.167 %)SLA
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (39.58 %)Active Directory
25 (10.42 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (8.333 %)VMware ESX
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (10.42 %)OpenView
22 (4.167 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (47.92 %)Cisco
222 (45.83 %)Microsoft
312 (25.00 %)VMware
47 (14.58 %)HP
55 (10.42 %)Dell
55 (10.42 %)McAfee Security
55 (10.42 %)3Com
62 (4.167 %)Citrix
62 (4.167 %)Juniper
62 (4.167 %)Novell
62 (4.167 %)Oracle
62 (4.167 %)ProCurve
71 (2.083 %)LANDesk
71 (2.083 %)Sun