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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) 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 Wi-Fi over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless Fidelity (WiFi)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8892
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.943 %0.321 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£335
% change on same period last year+1.88 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50£20.76
% change on same period last year+32.45 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads212312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.287 %0.308 %
Daily rates quoted4469
Average minimum daily rate£286£281
Average daily rate£308£287
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted3845
Average minimum hourly rate£17.09£18.90
Average hourly rate£18.80£19.89
% change on same period last year-5.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.51£20.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Wi-Fi EnglandWi-Fi
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.

Wi-Fi
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands Wi-Fi Demand Trend

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Wi-Fi across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Wi-Fi Daily Rate Trend

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Wi-Fi Hourly Rate Trend

Wi-Fi
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
DerbyshireNew entry-2£375-
LeicestershireNew entry-1--
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
Wi-Fi EnglandWi-Fi
England

Wi-Fi
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi.

12 (100.00 %)VPN
21 (50.00 %)Cisco

Wi-Fi
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)VPN
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Project Manager
21 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
21 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco