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The table below looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) 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 SAN over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1511
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.012 %
As % of the category below10.00 %39.29 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£400£405
Average daily rate£430£405
% change on same period last year+6.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£460£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£360
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.69£31.02
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
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 %
SAN West MidlandsSAN
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.

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire SAN Daily Rate Trend

SAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAN 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
HerefordNew entry-1£430-
SAN West MidlandsSAN
West Midlands

SAN
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

110 (100.00 %)Windows
110 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
29 (90.00 %)Active Directory
37 (70.00 %)VMware
37 (70.00 %)Microsoft
46 (60.00 %)Content Management
46 (60.00 %)Service Management
46 (60.00 %)Firewall
46 (60.00 %)Windows XP
46 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
46 (60.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (40.00 %)Citrix
63 (30.00 %)Problem Management

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (60.00 %)Firewall
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Architect
16 (60.00 %)Technical Architect
21 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support
21 (10.00 %)Administrator
21 (10.00 %)Windows Administrator
21 (10.00 %)Senior Windows Administrator
21 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (100.00 %)Windows
110 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
26 (60.00 %)Windows XP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)Service Management
16 (60.00 %)Content Management
23 (30.00 %)Problem Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (90.00 %)Active Directory
26 (60.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (70.00 %)Microsoft
17 (70.00 %)VMware
24 (40.00 %)Citrix