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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Derbyshire 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2828
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.015 %
As % of the category below5.000 %34.15 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£160
Average daily rate£400£160
% change on same period last year+150.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£327
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£12.75
Average hourly rate-£13.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.36£21.19
% change on same period last year+24.41 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads2041
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£351£306
Average daily rate£355£310
% change on same period last year+14.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£337
% change on same period last year+2.29 %
Hourly rates quoted67
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00£12.56
Average hourly rate£10.00£13.39
% change on same period last year-25.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.00£14.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.83£28.22
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
LAN East MidlandsLAN
East Midlands

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire LAN Hourly Rate Trend

LAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
DerbyUp+61£400-
LAN East MidlandsLAN
East Midlands

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

19 (100.00 %)WAN
27 (77.78 %)Active Directory
36 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (55.56 %)Windows
54 (44.44 %)MCSE
54 (44.44 %)DHCP
54 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
63 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (22.22 %)SAN
72 (22.22 %)NetApp
72 (22.22 %)HP
72 (22.22 %)DNS
72 (22.22 %)Windows XP
72 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
72 (22.22 %)IBM
72 (22.22 %)Microsoft
72 (22.22 %)Sun
72 (22.22 %)Linux
72 (22.22 %)MS Office
72 (22.22 %)MCP
72 (22.22 %)HND
72 (22.22 %)UNIX
72 (22.22 %)VMware
72 (22.22 %)VMware ESX
81 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (11.11 %)Degree
81 (11.11 %)MS Excel
81 (11.11 %)Cisco
81 (11.11 %)Telecoms
81 (11.11 %)NHS

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
21 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Office
21 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (100.00 %)WAN
24 (44.44 %)DHCP
24 (44.44 %)TCP/IP
32 (22.22 %)DNS
32 (22.22 %)SAN
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Telecoms
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)IT Consultant
12 (22.22 %)Consultant
12 (22.22 %)Support Consultant
21 (11.11 %)Technical Support Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Technical Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Support Manager
21 (11.11 %)IT Support Manager
21 (11.11 %)Technical Lead
21 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
21 (11.11 %)Technical Support
21 (11.11 %)Author
21 (11.11 %)Technical Author
21 (11.11 %)Analyst
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)NHS
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Windows
23 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (22.22 %)UNIX
32 (22.22 %)Linux
32 (22.22 %)Windows XP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (66.67 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (44.44 %)MCSE
32 (22.22 %)MCP
32 (22.22 %)HND
41 (11.11 %)Degree
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (77.78 %)Active Directory
22 (22.22 %)VMware ESX
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)IBM
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft
12 (22.22 %)Sun
12 (22.22 %)HP
12 (22.22 %)NetApp
12 (22.22 %)VMware
21 (11.11 %)Cisco