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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1314
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
As % of the category below30.00 %28.57 %
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£331£328
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£10.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£12.50
% change on same period last year+200.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.60£21.38
% change on same period last year+19.72 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1028
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£373£387
Average daily rate£407£387
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£440£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£32.86£14.50
Average hourly rate£36.07£17.06
% change on same period last year+111.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.29£19.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
LAN West MidlandsLAN
West Midlands

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadNo change02--
LAN West MidlandsLAN
West Midlands

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

17 (77.78 %)Cisco
24 (44.44 %)Windows
24 (44.44 %)TACACS
24 (44.44 %)Firewall
24 (44.44 %)Cisco IOS
24 (44.44 %)Cisco PIX
33 (33.33 %)Government
33 (33.33 %)WAN
33 (33.33 %)VMS
42 (22.22 %)UNIX
42 (22.22 %)CiscoWorks
42 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
42 (22.22 %)Network Design
42 (22.22 %)VLAN
42 (22.22 %)Military
42 (22.22 %)TETRA
42 (22.22 %)CCNP
42 (22.22 %)Network Security
51 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
51 (11.11 %)Active Directory
51 (11.11 %)Telecoms
51 (11.11 %)Novell
51 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (11.11 %)Intranet
51 (11.11 %)Internet
51 (11.11 %)MPLS
51 (11.11 %)ITIL
51 (11.11 %)Microsoft
51 (11.11 %)ISO9001
51 (11.11 %)NetWare

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (44.44 %)TACACS
14 (44.44 %)Firewall
14 (44.44 %)Cisco IOS
14 (44.44 %)Cisco PIX
23 (33.33 %)WAN
32 (22.22 %)TETRA
32 (22.22 %)VLAN
32 (22.22 %)Network Security
41 (11.11 %)SMS
41 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
41 (11.11 %)Intranet
41 (11.11 %)Internet
41 (11.11 %)MPLS
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Government
22 (22.22 %)Military
31 (11.11 %)Telecoms
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Network Specialist
22 (22.22 %)IP Network Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Network Engineer
22 (22.22 %)Support Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Technical Consultant
31 (11.11 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (11.11 %)Contracts Manager
31 (11.11 %)Desktop Support
31 (11.11 %)Consultant
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (44.44 %)Windows
23 (33.33 %)VMS
32 (22.22 %)UNIX
41 (11.11 %)NetWare
41 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (11.11 %)Windows 2000
41 (11.11 %)Windows NT
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Network Design
21 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
21 (11.11 %)ITIL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)CCNP
12 (22.22 %)Cisco Certification
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)ISO9001
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (11.11 %)Active Directory
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (22.22 %)CiscoWorks
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (77.78 %)Cisco
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Novell