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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4749
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads4046
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.049 %
As % of the category below21.86 %16.73 %
Daily rates quoted310
Average minimum daily rate£380£284
Average daily rate£385£290
% change on same period last year+32.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£329
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£14.11£22.67
Average hourly rate£15.89£23.25
% change on same period last year-31.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.67£23.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.41£22.78
% change on same period last year+15.92 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads183275
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.288 %0.295 %
Daily rates quoted3246
Average minimum daily rate£287£326
Average daily rate£296£332
% change on same period last year-10.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted2836
Average minimum hourly rate£14.76£21.13
Average hourly rate£16.00£21.49
% change on same period last year-25.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.24£21.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
WAN EnglandWAN
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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East Midlands WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NottinghamshireUp+2220£363-
LeicestershireUp+206£400-
DerbyshireUp+25£400+110.52 %
NorthamptonshireDown-72£400+26.86 %
LincolnshireDown-71--
WAN EnglandWAN
England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

162 (88.57 %)LAN
235 (50.00 %)Windows
329 (41.43 %)TCP/IP
424 (34.29 %)Active Directory
522 (31.43 %)Windows Server 2003
617 (24.29 %)Cisco
716 (22.86 %)Firewall
814 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
913 (18.57 %)MS Exchange
913 (18.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
1012 (17.14 %)Cisco Certification
1012 (17.14 %)Telecoms
1111 (15.71 %)Internet
1111 (15.71 %)DNS
1111 (15.71 %)MCSE
1210 (14.29 %)Windows XP
1210 (14.29 %)Lotus Notes
1210 (14.29 %)Lotus
139 (12.86 %)Microsoft
148 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
157 (10.00 %)Network Security
157 (10.00 %)Citrix
157 (10.00 %)ITIL
157 (10.00 %)CRM
157 (10.00 %)VoIP
166 (8.571 %)ERP
166 (8.571 %)SQL
166 (8.571 %).NET
166 (8.571 %)CCNA
166 (8.571 %)IBM

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (8.571 %).NET
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (18.57 %)MS Exchange
210 (14.29 %)Lotus Notes
38 (11.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (4.286 %)Lotus Domino
52 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (2.857 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (1.429 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (1.429 %)NetWeaver
61 (1.429 %)IIS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.714 %)MS Excel
22 (2.857 %)MS Office
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.429 %)Oracle 11i
11 (1.429 %)Oracle Applications
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
162 (88.57 %)LAN
229 (41.43 %)TCP/IP
316 (22.86 %)Firewall
411 (15.71 %)Internet
411 (15.71 %)DNS
57 (10.00 %)VoIP
57 (10.00 %)Network Security
66 (8.571 %)Intranet
75 (7.143 %)MPLS
84 (5.714 %)DHCP
93 (4.286 %)Wireless
102 (2.857 %)SAN
102 (2.857 %)VPN
111 (1.429 %)Ethernet
111 (1.429 %)RIP
111 (1.429 %)VLAN
111 (1.429 %)Cisco PIX
111 (1.429 %)OSPF
111 (1.429 %)BGP
111 (1.429 %)VRRP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.857 %)SQL Server
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (17.14 %)Telecoms
26 (8.571 %)Government
35 (7.143 %)Local Government
44 (5.714 %)Finance
52 (2.857 %)Manufacturing
52 (2.857 %)Retail
61 (1.429 %)Back Office
61 (1.429 %)Law
61 (1.429 %)Legal
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (12.86 %)Analyst
19 (12.86 %)Technical Support
28 (11.43 %)Support Engineer
37 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support
46 (8.571 %)Support Technician
46 (8.571 %)IT Support Technician
55 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
55 (7.143 %)Consultant
55 (7.143 %)ICT Technician
64 (5.714 %)Network Engineer
64 (5.714 %)Technical Analyst
64 (5.714 %)Technical Support Analyst
64 (5.714 %)Information Security Manager
64 (5.714 %)Business Continuity Manager
64 (5.714 %)Business Manager
64 (5.714 %)Security Manager
64 (5.714 %)Information Manager
73 (4.286 %)Technical Lead
73 (4.286 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
73 (4.286 %)Cisco Engineer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.857 %)Management Information System
21 (1.429 %)Fat Client
21 (1.429 %)NHS
21 (1.429 %)Thin Client
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (50.00 %)Windows
222 (31.43 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (18.57 %)Windows 2000 Server
410 (14.29 %)Windows XP
53 (4.286 %)Windows 2000
62 (2.857 %)UNIX
62 (2.857 %)Linux
62 (2.857 %)Windows Vista
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (10.00 %)ITIL
17 (10.00 %)CRM
26 (8.571 %)ERP
35 (7.143 %)Computer Security
44 (5.714 %)Business Continuity
44 (5.714 %)Information Security
44 (5.714 %)Risk Management
44 (5.714 %)E-Commerce
53 (4.286 %)PRINCE2
53 (4.286 %)Project Management
53 (4.286 %)Service Management
62 (2.857 %)Network Design
71 (1.429 %)Programme Management
71 (1.429 %)DV Cleared
71 (1.429 %)Security Cleared
71 (1.429 %)Migration
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (8.571 %)SQL
21 (1.429 %)VB
21 (1.429 %)Perl
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (20.00 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (17.14 %)Cisco Certification
311 (15.71 %)MCSE
46 (8.571 %)CCNA
46 (8.571 %)Degree
54 (5.714 %)CISSP
54 (5.714 %)MCP
54 (5.714 %)MCSA
62 (2.857 %)CCIE
62 (2.857 %)CCNP
62 (2.857 %)HND
71 (1.429 %)Citrix Certification
71 (1.429 %)CCIP
71 (1.429 %)PRINCE2 Certification
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (34.29 %)Active Directory
22 (2.857 %)VMware ESX
31 (1.429 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.429 %)MetaFrame
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (5.714 %)ARCserve
23 (4.286 %)BMC PATROL
32 (2.857 %)Norton AntiVirus
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (24.29 %)Cisco
210 (14.29 %)Lotus
39 (12.86 %)Microsoft
47 (10.00 %)Citrix
56 (8.571 %)IBM
56 (8.571 %)CheckPoint
63 (4.286 %)Symantec
63 (4.286 %)BMC
63 (4.286 %)VMware
72 (2.857 %)Alcatel
72 (2.857 %)CA
72 (2.857 %)NetApp
72 (2.857 %)Sun
72 (2.857 %)HP
81 (1.429 %)Nortel
81 (1.429 %)Juniper
81 (1.429 %)Nokia
81 (1.429 %)Novell
81 (1.429 %)BT
81 (1.429 %)Oracle