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This section looks at the demand for Wireless LAN (WLAN) 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 WLAN over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless LAN (WLAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank52-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.459 %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£363£322
% change on same period last year+12.97 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.13£34.33
% change on same period last year-41.38 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads157270
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.209 %0.269 %
Daily rates quoted1722
Average minimum daily rate£225£248
Average daily rate£262£255
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£262
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted4059
Average minimum hourly rate£25.14£31.13
Average hourly rate£27.38£33.87
% change on same period last year-19.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.62£36.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
WLAN East of EnglandWLAN
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.

WLAN
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire WLAN Demand Trend

WLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire WLAN Hourly Rate Trend

WLAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WLAN within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 29 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
CambridgeNew entry-6--
PeterboroughNew entry-1--
WLAN East of EnglandWLAN
East of England

WLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing WLAN 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 WLAN.

110 (62.50 %)MS Exchange
110 (62.50 %)LAN
110 (62.50 %)VPN
110 (62.50 %)Dell
27 (43.75 %)Windows
36 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 5.5
36 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
36 (37.50 %)UWB
36 (37.50 %)SMS
36 (37.50 %)HP
36 (37.50 %)Compaq
36 (37.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
45 (31.25 %)PDA
45 (31.25 %)Blackberry
54 (25.00 %)DNS
54 (25.00 %)MS Excel
54 (25.00 %)Active Directory
54 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
54 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
63 (18.75 %)C
63 (18.75 %)Firmware
72 (12.50 %)Wireless
72 (12.50 %)C++
72 (12.50 %)MCP
72 (12.50 %)UML
72 (12.50 %)Bluetooth
72 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
81 (6.250 %)SLA
81 (6.250 %)Telecoms
81 (6.250 %)Windows Server 2003

WLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing WLAN 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 WLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (62.50 %)MS Exchange
26 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 5.5
26 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (62.50 %)LAN
110 (62.50 %)VPN
26 (37.50 %)SMS
26 (37.50 %)UWB
34 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
34 (25.00 %)DNS
42 (12.50 %)Wireless
42 (12.50 %)Bluetooth
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.250 %)Telecoms
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (43.75 %)Desktop Support
25 (31.25 %)Developer
25 (31.25 %)Analyst
25 (31.25 %)Support Analyst
25 (31.25 %)Desktop Support Analyst
25 (31.25 %)Desktop Engineer
25 (31.25 %)Desktop Analyst
25 (31.25 %)Software Developer
32 (12.50 %)Desktop Support Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Team Leader
41 (6.250 %)Software Team Leader
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (31.25 %)Blackberry
15 (31.25 %)PDA
23 (18.75 %)Firmware
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (43.75 %)Windows
26 (37.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (6.250 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)UML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (18.75 %)C
22 (12.50 %)C++
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (12.50 %)MCP
12 (12.50 %)Microsoft Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (25.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (62.50 %)Dell
26 (37.50 %)HP
26 (37.50 %)Compaq