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This section looks at the demand for Wireless LAN (WLAN) skills within the East of England 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 WLAN over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless LAN (WLAN)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank134140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads174
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.255 %0.535 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£273£283
Average daily rate£284£300
% change on same period last year-5.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£294£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£357
% change on same period last year-4.84 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£16.25£11.00
Average hourly rate£16.25£11.00
% change on same period last year+47.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.25£11.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.81£33.67
% change on same period last year-17.40 %
Communications & Networking East of EnglandCommunications & Networking
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads754747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.994 %0.792 %
Daily rates quoted253203
Average minimum daily rate£323£334
Average daily rate£350£354
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted115124
Average minimum hourly rate£26.07£26.92
Average hourly rate£28.64£29.15
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.20£31.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
WLAN EnglandWLAN
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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

East of England WLAN Demand Trend

WLAN
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing WLAN across the East of England region.

East of England WLAN Daily Rate Trend

WLAN
Daily Rate Histogram

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

East of England WLAN Daily Rate Histogram

WLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England WLAN Hourly Rate Trend

WLAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

East of England WLAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WLAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing WLAN within the East of England 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
CambridgeshireNew entry-10--
EssexNew entry-5£200-
HertfordshireDown-62£409+2.18 %
WLAN EnglandWLAN
England

WLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

126 (76.47 %)LAN
217 (50.00 %)HP
314 (41.18 %)VPN
314 (41.18 %)Windows 2000
413 (38.24 %)Unix
512 (35.29 %)Windows
512 (35.29 %)Dell
611 (32.35 %)Wireless
710 (29.41 %)Linux
89 (26.47 %)Cisco
98 (23.53 %)SMS
98 (23.53 %)GSM
98 (23.53 %)Windows NT
98 (23.53 %)Solaris
98 (23.53 %)Cisco Certification
107 (20.59 %)OpenView
107 (20.59 %)TACACS
107 (20.59 %)Tivoli
107 (20.59 %)Tivoli NetView
107 (20.59 %)Shell Script
107 (20.59 %)CiscoWorks
107 (20.59 %)Compaq
107 (20.59 %)XML
107 (20.59 %)Perl
107 (20.59 %)GPRS
107 (20.59 %)UMTS
107 (20.59 %)Telecoms
107 (20.59 %)NNM
107 (20.59 %)Exchange Server 5.5
116 (17.65 %)UWB

WLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
17 (20.59 %)XML
Application Platforms
17 (20.59 %)Exchange Server 5.5
24 (11.76 %)MS Exchange
24 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
14 (11.76 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
126 (76.47 %)LAN
214 (41.18 %)VPN
311 (32.35 %)Wireless
48 (23.53 %)SMS
48 (23.53 %)GSM
57 (20.59 %)GPRS
57 (20.59 %)UMTS
57 (20.59 %)TACACS
66 (17.65 %)SNMP
66 (17.65 %)UWB
66 (17.65 %)WAN
66 (17.65 %)DNS
75 (14.71 %)C7
75 (14.71 %)TCP/IP
75 (14.71 %)INAP
82 (5.882 %)Firewall
82 (5.882 %)IPv6
82 (5.882 %)MPLS
82 (5.882 %)OSPF
82 (5.882 %)BGP
General
17 (20.59 %)Telecoms
21 (2.941 %)Multimedia
21 (2.941 %)Electronics
Job Titles
18 (23.53 %)Desktop Support
27 (20.59 %)Desktop Engineer
35 (14.71 %)Desktop Analyst
35 (14.71 %)Desktop Support Analyst
35 (14.71 %)Developer
35 (14.71 %)Analyst
35 (14.71 %)Network Engineer
35 (14.71 %)Support Analyst
35 (14.71 %)Software Developer
43 (8.824 %)Support Engineer
43 (8.824 %)Network Specialist
43 (8.824 %)Desktop Support Engineer
51 (2.941 %)Test Engineer
51 (2.941 %)Senior Network Engineer
51 (2.941 %)Network Administrator
51 (2.941 %)Software Team Leader
51 (2.941 %)Team Leader
51 (2.941 %)Senior Test Engineer
51 (2.941 %)Administrator
51 (2.941 %)Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
16 (17.65 %)Blackberry
25 (14.71 %)PDA
33 (8.824 %)Firmware
41 (2.941 %)Mathematics
41 (2.941 %)Physics
41 (2.941 %)DTV
41 (2.941 %)STB
41 (2.941 %)IPTV
Operating Systems
114 (41.18 %)Windows 2000
213 (38.24 %)Unix
312 (35.29 %)Windows
410 (29.41 %)Linux
58 (23.53 %)Solaris
58 (23.53 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
12 (5.882 %)UML
12 (5.882 %)Load Balancing
21 (2.941 %)DRM
Programming Languages
17 (20.59 %)Perl
17 (20.59 %)Shell Script
24 (11.76 %)C
33 (8.824 %)C++
41 (2.941 %)Embedded C
Qualifications
18 (23.53 %)Cisco Certification
26 (17.65 %)CCNA
34 (11.76 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (11.76 %)MCP
42 (5.882 %)CCNP
42 (5.882 %)CCIP
51 (2.941 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)SLA
System Software
14 (11.76 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
17 (20.59 %)OpenView
17 (20.59 %)CiscoWorks
17 (20.59 %)Tivoli
17 (20.59 %)Tivoli NetView
17 (20.59 %)NNM
24 (11.76 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
117 (50.00 %)HP
212 (35.29 %)Dell
39 (26.47 %)Cisco
47 (20.59 %)Compaq
56 (17.65 %)Nortel
65 (14.71 %)Oracle
74 (11.76 %)IBM
82 (5.882 %)Sun
82 (5.882 %)Citrix
82 (5.882 %)CheckPoint
82 (5.882 %)Crossbeam
91 (2.941 %)Siemens
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