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This section looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VLAN over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5859
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.653 %2.679 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£318-
Average daily rate£318-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£318-
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£365
% change on same period last year-6.35 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£32.50
Average hourly rate£32.50£32.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.32£29.85
% change on same period last year-21.88 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads121112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.161 %0.112 %
Daily rates quoted5234
Average minimum daily rate£290£269
Average daily rate£301£287
% change on same period last year+4.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1429
Average minimum hourly rate£29.56£27.91
Average hourly rate£30.47£28.90
% change on same period last year+5.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.38£29.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
VLAN East of EnglandVLAN
East of 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.

VLAN
Demand Trend

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

Essex VLAN Demand Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VLAN across the Essex region.

Essex VLAN Daily Rate Trend

VLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex VLAN Hourly Rate Trend

VLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing VLAN 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 VLAN.

15 (62.50 %)LAN
15 (62.50 %)OSPF
24 (50.00 %)BGP
24 (50.00 %)BGP-4
24 (50.00 %)Internet
24 (50.00 %)Frame Relay
24 (50.00 %)ISDN
24 (50.00 %)DNS
24 (50.00 %)Ethernet
33 (37.50 %)VPN
33 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
33 (37.50 %)Cisco
33 (37.50 %)CCNP
33 (37.50 %)UNIX
33 (37.50 %)MPLS
33 (37.50 %)Telecoms
33 (37.50 %)Gigabit Ethernet
33 (37.50 %)Network Security
33 (37.50 %)Firewall
42 (25.00 %)Time Management
42 (25.00 %)Intrusion Detection
42 (25.00 %)Alcatel
42 (25.00 %)NNTP
42 (25.00 %)TACACS
42 (25.00 %)Change Management
42 (25.00 %)ITIL
42 (25.00 %)VoIP
42 (25.00 %)WAN
42 (25.00 %)SMTP
42 (25.00 %)Juniper

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing VLAN 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 VLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (62.50 %)LAN
15 (62.50 %)OSPF
24 (50.00 %)BGP
24 (50.00 %)BGP-4
24 (50.00 %)Internet
24 (50.00 %)ISDN
24 (50.00 %)Ethernet
24 (50.00 %)DNS
24 (50.00 %)Frame Relay
33 (37.50 %)Gigabit Ethernet
33 (37.50 %)Network Security
33 (37.50 %)VPN
33 (37.50 %)Firewall
33 (37.50 %)MPLS
42 (25.00 %)NNTP
42 (25.00 %)TACACS
42 (25.00 %)VoIP
42 (25.00 %)WAN
42 (25.00 %)SMTP
42 (25.00 %)Intrusion Detection
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Telecoms
21 (12.50 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Automotive
21 (12.50 %)Education
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Architect
22 (25.00 %)Administrator
22 (25.00 %)Network Administrator
22 (25.00 %)Network Architect
31 (12.50 %)SAN Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Cisco Support
31 (12.50 %)Infrastructure Designer
31 (12.50 %)Infrastructure Architect
31 (12.50 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Technical Architect
31 (12.50 %)Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Network Designer
31 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Firmware
11 (12.50 %)Replication
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)UNIX
21 (12.50 %)Windows
21 (12.50 %)Windows 2000
21 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)ITIL
12 (25.00 %)Change Management
12 (25.00 %)Time Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)CCNP
13 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
21 (12.50 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (37.50 %)Cisco
22 (25.00 %)Juniper
22 (25.00 %)Alcatel
31 (12.50 %)HP