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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 WAN over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3846
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads2518
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.018 %
As % of the category below15.06 %7.469 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£303£325
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£320
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted67
Average minimum hourly rate£14.83£26.86
Average hourly rate£17.08£28.21
% change on same period last year-39.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.33£29.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.24£26.14
% change on same period last year-18.76 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads166241
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.221 %0.244 %
Daily rates quoted1724
Average minimum daily rate£267£270
Average daily rate£302£290
% change on same period last year+4.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted4161
Average minimum hourly rate£26.48£31.69
Average hourly rate£28.88£33.58
% change on same period last year-14.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.27£35.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
WAN East of EnglandWAN
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.

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+2323£303-6.66 %
WAN East of EnglandWAN
East of England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

142 (82.35 %)LAN
234 (66.67 %)Windows
331 (60.78 %)Exchange Server 2003
430 (58.82 %)Cisco
528 (54.90 %)Microsoft
528 (54.90 %)Active Directory
625 (49.02 %)VoIP
723 (45.10 %)MS Exchange
723 (45.10 %)Firewall
819 (37.25 %)MS Office
917 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
917 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
1016 (31.37 %)ADSL
1016 (31.37 %)Windows NT
1016 (31.37 %)Exchange Server 2007
1115 (29.41 %)DNS
1213 (25.49 %)VMware
1213 (25.49 %)Microsoft Certification
1213 (25.49 %)MCSE
1312 (23.53 %)HP
1411 (21.57 %)TCP/IP
1411 (21.57 %)Linux
1510 (19.61 %)Telecoms
169 (17.65 %)MPLS
169 (17.65 %)ITIL
169 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2000
178 (15.69 %)Intrusion Detection
178 (15.69 %)ISDN
178 (15.69 %)Dell
178 (15.69 %)OpenView

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (60.78 %)Exchange Server 2003
223 (45.10 %)MS Exchange
316 (31.37 %)Exchange Server 2007
49 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (7.843 %)SharePoint
61 (1.961 %)IIS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (37.25 %)MS Office
26 (11.76 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
142 (82.35 %)LAN
225 (49.02 %)VoIP
323 (45.10 %)Firewall
416 (31.37 %)ADSL
515 (29.41 %)DNS
611 (21.57 %)TCP/IP
79 (17.65 %)MPLS
88 (15.69 %)ISDN
88 (15.69 %)Intrusion Detection
94 (7.843 %)IP Telephony
103 (5.882 %)EIGRP
103 (5.882 %)OSPF
112 (3.922 %)VPN
121 (1.961 %)DSL
121 (1.961 %)Cisco IPT
121 (1.961 %)Network Security
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.961 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (19.61 %)Telecoms
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (31.37 %)Support Engineer
215 (29.41 %)3rd Line Support
314 (27.45 %)Analyst
412 (23.53 %)Network Engineer
59 (17.65 %)Network Support Engineer
59 (17.65 %)Network Support
59 (17.65 %)Helpdesk Analyst
64 (7.843 %)Server Engineer
64 (7.843 %)Support Analyst
64 (7.843 %)2nd Line Support
73 (5.882 %)Technical Support
73 (5.882 %)Server Support
82 (3.922 %)Network Security Engineer
82 (3.922 %)Support Specialist
82 (3.922 %)Service Manager
82 (3.922 %)Helpdesk Support
82 (3.922 %)Network Manager
82 (3.922 %)Server Support Engineer
82 (3.922 %)Security Engineer
82 (3.922 %)Windows Server Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (66.67 %)Windows
217 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
217 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
316 (31.37 %)Windows NT
411 (21.57 %)Linux
52 (3.922 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (17.65 %)ITIL
21 (1.961 %)PRINCE2
21 (1.961 %)E-Commerce
21 (1.961 %)Change Management
21 (1.961 %)Migration
21 (1.961 %)Project Planning
21 (1.961 %)Data Migration
21 (1.961 %)Security Cleared
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.922 %)SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (25.49 %)MCSE
113 (25.49 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (9.804 %)CCNA
25 (9.804 %)Cisco Certification
32 (3.922 %)CCVP
32 (3.922 %)MCP
41 (1.961 %)CCNP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
128 (54.90 %)Active Directory
26 (11.76 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (9.804 %)VMware ESX
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (15.69 %)OpenView
18 (15.69 %)DameWare
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (58.82 %)Cisco
228 (54.90 %)Microsoft
313 (25.49 %)VMware
412 (23.53 %)HP
58 (15.69 %)Dell
58 (15.69 %)McAfee Security
58 (15.69 %)3Com
64 (7.843 %)Juniper
64 (7.843 %)Novell
73 (5.882 %)ProCurve
82 (3.922 %)Citrix
91 (1.961 %)Oracle
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