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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5973
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads3953
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.052 %
As % of the category below10.13 %10.11 %
Daily rates quoted311
Average minimum daily rate£300£267
Average daily rate£338£278
% change on same period last year+21.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£316
% change on same period last year+9.35 %
Hourly rates quoted1410
Average minimum hourly rate£18.70£19.91
Average hourly rate£19.52£22.27
% change on same period last year-12.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.33£24.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.40£24.37
% change on same period last year-16.29 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads385524
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.520 %0.517 %
Daily rates quoted7793
Average minimum daily rate£335£294
Average daily rate£353£314
% change on same period last year+12.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted97124
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£30.15
Average hourly rate£28.30£32.81
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.60£35.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
LAN South EastLAN
South East

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.

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Hampshire LAN Daily Rate Histogram

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire LAN Hourly Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LAN across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Hampshire LAN Hourly Rate Histogram

LAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LAN within the Hampshire 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
PortsmouthDown-811--
BasingstokeUp+86£400+33.33 %
WinchesterNew entry-3--
SouthamptonNo change02--
FarehamNew entry-2--
EastleighNew entry-2--
HavantNo change01--
FarnboroughUp+61--
LAN South EastLAN
South East

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing LAN 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 LAN.

189 (89.90 %)WAN
237 (37.37 %)Cisco
237 (37.37 %)Windows
330 (30.30 %)Cisco Certification
427 (27.27 %)VPN
526 (26.26 %)Firewall
622 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
721 (21.21 %)MPLS
819 (19.19 %)Microsoft
918 (18.18 %)CCNP
918 (18.18 %)CCNA
918 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
918 (18.18 %)ATM
1017 (17.17 %)Active Directory
1017 (17.17 %)Windows Server 2003
1017 (17.17 %)Frame Relay
1116 (16.16 %)Windows XP
1215 (15.15 %)VLAN
1314 (14.14 %)Security Cleared
1314 (14.14 %)Internet
1314 (14.14 %)Broadband
1413 (13.13 %)Network Design
1512 (12.12 %)UNIX
1512 (12.12 %)Citrix
1512 (12.12 %)VoIP
1611 (11.11 %)MS Office
1710 (10.10 %)MCSE
1710 (10.10 %)HP
1710 (10.10 %)Microsoft Certification
189 (9.091 %)SSL

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.010 %).NET
11 (1.010 %)MFC
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (7.071 %)MS Exchange
25 (5.051 %)IIS
34 (4.040 %)GroupWise
42 (2.020 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (2.020 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (1.010 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (1.010 %)Lotus Notes
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (11.11 %)MS Office
22 (2.020 %)MS Excel
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
189 (89.90 %)WAN
227 (27.27 %)VPN
326 (26.26 %)Firewall
421 (21.21 %)MPLS
518 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
518 (18.18 %)ATM
617 (17.17 %)Frame Relay
715 (15.15 %)VLAN
814 (14.14 %)Broadband
814 (14.14 %)Internet
912 (12.12 %)VoIP
109 (9.091 %)SSL
109 (9.091 %)OSPF
118 (8.081 %)BGP
118 (8.081 %)EIGRP
118 (8.081 %)ISDN
127 (7.071 %)WLAN
127 (7.071 %)Ethernet
127 (7.071 %)Cisco PIX
136 (6.061 %)DHCP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.020 %)SQL Server
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.010 %)Visual Studio
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (7.071 %)Telecoms
26 (6.061 %)Finance
34 (4.040 %)Government
42 (2.020 %)Health
51 (1.010 %)Legal
51 (1.010 %)Military
51 (1.010 %)Banking
51 (1.010 %)Financial Institution
51 (1.010 %)Back Office
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (15.15 %)Consultant
115 (15.15 %)Analyst
214 (14.14 %)Network Consultant
214 (14.14 %)Support Engineer
312 (12.12 %)Network Engineer
48 (8.081 %)Architect
57 (7.071 %)2nd Line Support
57 (7.071 %)Network Support
65 (5.051 %)Network Analyst
65 (5.051 %)Network Manager
65 (5.051 %)Support Analyst
74 (4.040 %)Server Support
74 (4.040 %)Network Support Engineer
74 (4.040 %)Administrator
74 (4.040 %)Security Architect
74 (4.040 %)Server Engineer
83 (3.030 %)Coordinator
83 (3.030 %)IT Architect
83 (3.030 %)Network Architect
83 (3.030 %)IT Security Architect
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.040 %)AS400
23 (3.030 %)PKI
32 (2.020 %)Client/Server
32 (2.020 %)Blackberry
41 (1.010 %)Clustering
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (37.37 %)Windows
222 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
317 (17.17 %)Windows Server 2003
416 (16.16 %)Windows XP
512 (12.12 %)UNIX
67 (7.071 %)Linux
74 (4.040 %)Windows 2000 Server
74 (4.040 %)NetWare
74 (4.040 %)Windows NT
82 (2.020 %)Solaris
82 (2.020 %)Windows Vista
91 (1.010 %)AIX
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (14.14 %)Security Cleared
213 (13.13 %)Network Design
39 (9.091 %)Project Management
39 (9.091 %)ITIL
48 (8.081 %)SC Cleared
57 (7.071 %)Service Delivery
64 (4.040 %)Change Management
64 (4.040 %)Migration
64 (4.040 %)DV Cleared
64 (4.040 %)Incident Management
73 (3.030 %)Risk Management
82 (2.020 %)Technical Architecture
91 (1.010 %)Operations Management
91 (1.010 %)Load Balancing
91 (1.010 %)Performance Management
91 (1.010 %)Project Planning
91 (1.010 %)E-Commerce
91 (1.010 %)Data Security
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.020 %)C
12 (2.020 %)Perl
12 (2.020 %)SQL
21 (1.010 %)Shell Script
21 (1.010 %)C++
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (30.30 %)Cisco Certification
218 (18.18 %)CCNP
218 (18.18 %)CCNA
310 (10.10 %)MCSE
310 (10.10 %)Microsoft Certification
47 (7.071 %)CCIE
56 (6.061 %)MCP
64 (4.040 %)MCSA
73 (3.030 %)CCDP
82 (2.020 %)CCA
82 (2.020 %)Citrix Certification
82 (2.020 %)CCDA
91 (1.010 %)Check Point Certification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (6.061 %)SLA
21 (1.010 %)ISO27001
21 (1.010 %)PCI DSS
21 (1.010 %)GLP
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (17.17 %)Active Directory
22 (2.020 %)Backup Exec
31 (1.010 %)VMware Infrastructure
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (5.051 %)CiscoWorks
24 (4.040 %)Tivoli
33 (3.030 %)OpenView
42 (2.020 %)Tivoli NetView
42 (2.020 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
51 (1.010 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
51 (1.010 %)Netcool
51 (1.010 %)ARCserve
51 (1.010 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (37.37 %)Cisco
219 (19.19 %)Microsoft
312 (12.12 %)Citrix
410 (10.10 %)HP
59 (9.091 %)CheckPoint
66 (6.061 %)Nokia
66 (6.061 %)Novell
74 (4.040 %)VERITAS
74 (4.040 %)Lotus
83 (3.030 %)Juniper
83 (3.030 %)Finjan
92 (2.020 %)Blue Coat
92 (2.020 %)Sophos
101 (1.010 %)OPNET
101 (1.010 %)VMware
101 (1.010 %)Remedy
101 (1.010 %)Alcatel
101 (1.010 %)Oracle
101 (1.010 %)Sun
101 (1.010 %)IBM