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

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5768
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.226 %1.838 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£225£245
Average daily rate£238£270
% change on same period last year-12.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£396
% change on same period last year-12.45 %
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£29.92£31.68
% change on same period last year-5.55 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads155272
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.205 %0.271 %
Daily rates quoted1925
Average minimum daily rate£237£264
Average daily rate£270£280
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£303£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted3561
Average minimum hourly rate£23.92£31.32
Average hourly rate£26.14£33.80
% change on same period last year-22.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.35£36.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
SAN East of EnglandSAN
East of England

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.

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire SAN Daily Rate Trend

SAN
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire SAN Daily Rate Histogram

SAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire SAN Hourly Rate Trend

SAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+165£238-12.03 %
SAN East of EnglandSAN
East of England

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (54.55 %)Windows
16 (54.55 %)MS Exchange
25 (45.45 %)HP
34 (36.36 %)Active Directory
34 (36.36 %)VMware
34 (36.36 %)VMware ESX
43 (27.27 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (27.27 %)IBM
43 (27.27 %)LAN
43 (27.27 %)Linux
43 (27.27 %)Oracle
52 (18.18 %)SharePoint
52 (18.18 %)ERP
52 (18.18 %)Cisco
52 (18.18 %)Dell
52 (18.18 %)Citrix
52 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (18.18 %)Construction
52 (18.18 %)Migration
52 (18.18 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (18.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (18.18 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (9.091 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
61 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (9.091 %)Dynamics AX
61 (9.091 %)Brocade
61 (9.091 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 5.5

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (9.091 %)WebServices
11 (9.091 %).NET
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (54.55 %)MS Exchange
23 (27.27 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (18.18 %)SharePoint
41 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (9.091 %)BizTalk Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint
11 (9.091 %)MS Excel
11 (9.091 %)MS Office
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (9.091 %)Dynamics AX
11 (9.091 %)Oracle ERP
11 (9.091 %)Axapta
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (27.27 %)LAN
21 (9.091 %)Wireless
21 (9.091 %)Internet
21 (9.091 %)MPLS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (9.091 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Construction
21 (9.091 %)Government
21 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
21 (9.091 %)Electronics
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (27.27 %)Infrastructure Engineer
13 (27.27 %)Administrator
22 (18.18 %)Consultant
22 (18.18 %)Citrix Engineer
22 (18.18 %)Infrastructure Consultant
22 (18.18 %)Server Administrator
22 (18.18 %)Citrix Consultant
31 (9.091 %)Technical Manager
31 (9.091 %)Axapta Developer
31 (9.091 %)Architect
31 (9.091 %)Project Manager
31 (9.091 %)Developer
31 (9.091 %)Systems Administrator
31 (9.091 %)Technical Project Manager
31 (9.091 %)Applications Developer
31 (9.091 %)3rd Line Support
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (54.55 %)Windows
23 (27.27 %)Linux
32 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (18.18 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
41 (9.091 %)Windows XP
41 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
41 (9.091 %)UNIX
41 (9.091 %)AIX
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)ERP
12 (18.18 %)Migration
21 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)C#
11 (9.091 %)VB
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (36.36 %)Active Directory
14 (36.36 %)VMware ESX
22 (18.18 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (18.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (9.091 %)DameWare
11 (9.091 %)Norton AntiVirus
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (45.45 %)HP
24 (36.36 %)VMware
33 (27.27 %)IBM
33 (27.27 %)Oracle
42 (18.18 %)Cisco
42 (18.18 %)Dell
42 (18.18 %)Citrix
51 (9.091 %)Brocade
51 (9.091 %)Symantec
51 (9.091 %)Red Hat