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This section looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6238
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching contract IT job ads2951
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.054 %
As % of the category below13.62 %19.62 %
Daily rates quoted412
Average minimum daily rate£330£313
Average daily rate£354£335
% change on same period last year+5.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£318
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
Hourly rates quoted54
Average minimum hourly rate£15.40£25.83
Average hourly rate£17.10£27.33
% change on same period last year-37.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.80£28.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.46£25.50
% change on same period last year-23.66 %
Communications & Networking East MidlandsCommunications & Networking
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads213260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.281 %0.276 %
Daily rates quoted4754
Average minimum daily rate£324£282
Average daily rate£338£295
% change on same period last year+14.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted2528
Average minimum hourly rate£14.70£23.44
Average hourly rate£16.53£24.35
% change on same period last year-32.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.36£25.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
LAN EnglandLAN
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.

LAN
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East Midlands LAN Daily Rate Histogram

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East Midlands LAN Hourly Rate Histogram

LAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing LAN within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 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
LeicestershireUp+1213£450-
NottinghamshireDown-157£290-29.69 %
NorthamptonshireDown-95--
DerbyshireUp+91--
LAN EnglandLAN
England

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

151 (83.61 %)WAN
232 (52.46 %)Windows
324 (39.34 %)Cisco
420 (32.79 %)Active Directory
515 (24.59 %)Citrix
515 (24.59 %)Microsoft
614 (22.95 %)TCP/IP
614 (22.95 %)Firewall
711 (18.03 %)Windows Server 2003
711 (18.03 %)Windows 2000
810 (16.39 %)Windows XP
99 (14.75 %)Lotus
99 (14.75 %)MS Exchange
99 (14.75 %)Lotus Notes
99 (14.75 %)DNS
99 (14.75 %)VoIP
99 (14.75 %)Cisco Certification
108 (13.11 %)CCNA
108 (13.11 %)SLA
108 (13.11 %)MS Excel
108 (13.11 %)CheckPoint
108 (13.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
117 (11.48 %)Security Cleared
126 (9.836 %)MS Office
126 (9.836 %)VPN
126 (9.836 %)IBM
135 (8.197 %)Avaya
135 (8.197 %)SAN
135 (8.197 %)Microsoft Certification
135 (8.197 %)SQL Server

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

Application Development
15 (8.197 %).NET
23 (4.918 %)HTML
32 (3.279 %)WebServices
41 (1.639 %)XML
41 (1.639 %).NET Framework
Application Platforms
19 (14.75 %)Lotus Notes
19 (14.75 %)MS Exchange
28 (13.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (4.918 %)Commerce Server
42 (3.279 %)Lotus Domino
42 (3.279 %)IIS
51 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
18 (13.11 %)MS Excel
26 (9.836 %)MS Office
32 (3.279 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
12 (3.279 %)BPCS
12 (3.279 %)Navision
Communications & Networking
151 (83.61 %)WAN
214 (22.95 %)TCP/IP
214 (22.95 %)Firewall
39 (14.75 %)DNS
39 (14.75 %)VoIP
46 (9.836 %)VPN
55 (8.197 %)SAN
64 (6.557 %)CTI
73 (4.918 %)Wireless
73 (4.918 %)DHCP
73 (4.918 %)PSTN
73 (4.918 %)VLAN
73 (4.918 %)Network Security
82 (3.279 %)WINS
82 (3.279 %)MPLS
91 (1.639 %)NetScreen
91 (1.639 %)Symposium
91 (1.639 %)IP Telephony
91 (1.639 %)Nortel Meridian
91 (1.639 %)HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
15 (8.197 %)SQL Server
23 (4.918 %)Crystal Reports
32 (3.279 %)SQL Server 7
General
15 (8.197 %)Telecoms
22 (3.279 %)Health
22 (3.279 %)Manufacturing
31 (1.639 %)Retail
31 (1.639 %)Back Office
31 (1.639 %)Finance
31 (1.639 %)Electric
31 (1.639 %)Government
Job Titles
116 (26.23 %)Analyst
210 (16.39 %)2nd Line Support
38 (13.11 %)Infrastructure Manager
46 (9.836 %)Architect
46 (9.836 %)Support Analyst
55 (8.197 %)Support Engineer
55 (8.197 %)Network Support
64 (6.557 %)Support Manager
64 (6.557 %)3rd Line Support
64 (6.557 %)Network Engineer
73 (4.918 %)Solutions Architect
73 (4.918 %)Service Analyst
73 (4.918 %)Applications Support
73 (4.918 %)Service Desk Analyst
73 (4.918 %)Applications Support Analyst
73 (4.918 %)Infrastructure Architect
73 (4.918 %)Security Architect
73 (4.918 %)Network Architect
82 (3.279 %)Cisco Engineer
82 (3.279 %)Server Engineer
Miscellaneous
14 (6.557 %)AS400
23 (4.918 %)NHS
23 (4.918 %)Thin Client
23 (4.918 %)Fat Client
31 (1.639 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
132 (52.46 %)Windows
211 (18.03 %)Windows 2000
211 (18.03 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (16.39 %)Windows XP
45 (8.197 %)Windows NT
54 (6.557 %)Unix
63 (4.918 %)Linux
72 (3.279 %)AIX
72 (3.279 %)HPUX
72 (3.279 %)OS/400
81 (1.639 %)NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
17 (11.48 %)Security Cleared
25 (8.197 %)Change Management
25 (8.197 %)ITIL
34 (6.557 %)PRINCE2
34 (6.557 %)Project Management
34 (6.557 %)Network Design
34 (6.557 %)SC Cleared
43 (4.918 %)Migration
43 (4.918 %)Data Migration
43 (4.918 %)Incident Management
43 (4.918 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (4.918 %)Service Management
52 (3.279 %)E-Commerce
52 (3.279 %)ERP
52 (3.279 %)UML
52 (3.279 %)RAD
52 (3.279 %)SSADM
52 (3.279 %)Yourdon
52 (3.279 %)ISMS
61 (1.639 %)CRM
Programming Languages
14 (6.557 %)Perl
22 (3.279 %)PL/SQL
22 (3.279 %)SQL
22 (3.279 %)Java
31 (1.639 %)VB
Qualifications
19 (14.75 %)Cisco Certification
28 (13.11 %)CCNA
35 (8.197 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (6.557 %)MCSE
52 (3.279 %)MCSA
52 (3.279 %)CCNP
52 (3.279 %)ITIL Certification
61 (1.639 %)CNE
61 (1.639 %)Novell Certification
61 (1.639 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
18 (13.11 %)SLA
System Software
120 (32.79 %)Active Directory
23 (4.918 %)ISA Server
32 (3.279 %)Oracle RAC
32 (3.279 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (1.639 %)Backup Exec
41 (1.639 %)NDS
Systems Management
12 (3.279 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (3.279 %)OpenView Configuration Management
12 (3.279 %)BMC PATROL
12 (3.279 %)ARCserve
21 (1.639 %)Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
124 (39.34 %)Cisco
215 (24.59 %)Microsoft
215 (24.59 %)Citrix
39 (14.75 %)Lotus
48 (13.11 %)CheckPoint
56 (9.836 %)IBM
65 (8.197 %)Avaya
73 (4.918 %)Oracle
73 (4.918 %)CA
82 (3.279 %)BMC
82 (3.279 %)Symantec
82 (3.279 %)Sun
91 (1.639 %)Nortel
91 (1.639 %)Juniper
91 (1.639 %)Alcatel
91 (1.639 %)Remedy
91 (1.639 %)Ensim
91 (1.639 %)Novell
91 (1.639 %)VERITAS
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