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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Gloucestershire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3948
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads163
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.003 %
As % of the category below12.31 %3.750 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£319
% change on same period last year+8.47 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£23.08
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads13080
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.081 %
Daily rates quoted1526
Average minimum daily rate£341£347
Average daily rate£345£367
% change on same period last year-6.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.57 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£20.88£21.00
Average hourly rate£23.06£22.31
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.25£23.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.44£28.92
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
WAN South WestWAN
South West

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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire WAN Daily Rate Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
CheltenhamNew entry-8--
GloucesterNo change03--
CirencesterNew entry-1--
WAN South WestWAN
South West

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

115 (78.95 %)LAN
115 (78.95 %)Security Cleared
211 (57.89 %)DV Cleared
38 (42.11 %)Cisco
38 (42.11 %)Microsoft
47 (36.84 %)HP
47 (36.84 %)Symantec
47 (36.84 %)FTP
47 (36.84 %)SNMP
47 (36.84 %)Windows
47 (36.84 %)Windows 2000
47 (36.84 %)Sophos
47 (36.84 %)LANDesk
47 (36.84 %)Tripwire
55 (26.32 %)Government
55 (26.32 %)Active Directory
55 (26.32 %)ATM
64 (21.05 %)CESG
73 (15.79 %)Change Management
73 (15.79 %)SAN
73 (15.79 %)Network Design
73 (15.79 %)Load Balancing
82 (10.53 %)Norton AntiVirus
91 (5.263 %)Telecoms
91 (5.263 %)Internet
91 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
91 (5.263 %)CCNA
91 (5.263 %)Broadband
91 (5.263 %)GSM
91 (5.263 %)SDH

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (78.95 %)LAN
27 (36.84 %)FTP
27 (36.84 %)SNMP
35 (26.32 %)ATM
43 (15.79 %)SAN
51 (5.263 %)Internet
51 (5.263 %)Broadband
51 (5.263 %)GSM
51 (5.263 %)SDH
51 (5.263 %)UMTS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (26.32 %)Government
21 (5.263 %)Telecoms
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (31.58 %)Administrator
25 (26.32 %)Systems Administrator
34 (21.05 %)Support Engineer
43 (15.79 %)Architect
43 (15.79 %)IT Support Engineer
43 (15.79 %)Network Architect
43 (15.79 %)Consultant
52 (10.53 %)Windows Administrator
52 (10.53 %)Windows Systems Administrator
52 (10.53 %)Systems Engineer
61 (5.263 %)Network Designer
61 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support
61 (5.263 %)Network Consultant
61 (5.263 %)Network Engineer
61 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
61 (5.263 %)Products Support Engineer
61 (5.263 %)IT Administrator
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (21.05 %)CESG
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (36.84 %)Windows
17 (36.84 %)Windows 2000
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (78.95 %)Security Cleared
211 (57.89 %)DV Cleared
33 (15.79 %)Load Balancing
33 (15.79 %)Change Management
33 (15.79 %)Network Design
41 (5.263 %)Network Planning
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)CCNA
11 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (26.32 %)Active Directory
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (10.53 %)Norton AntiVirus
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (42.11 %)Cisco
18 (42.11 %)Microsoft
27 (36.84 %)HP
27 (36.84 %)Symantec
27 (36.84 %)Sophos
27 (36.84 %)Tripwire
27 (36.84 %)LANDesk