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The table below looks at the demand for Wireless LAN (WLAN) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WLAN over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWireless LAN (WLAN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7091
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.418 %1.176 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£300£258
Average daily rate£350£283
% change on same period last year+23.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£343
% change on same period last year-10.54 %
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£26.00£28.75
% change on same period last year-9.56 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads239340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.365 %
Daily rates quoted49106
Average minimum daily rate£340£311
Average daily rate£358£334
% change on same period last year+7.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1348
Average minimum hourly rate£31.15£24.02
Average hourly rate£32.73£26.08
% change on same period last year+25.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.30£28.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
WLAN East of EnglandWLAN
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.

WLAN
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire WLAN Demand Trend

WLAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire WLAN Daily Rate Trend

WLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire WLAN Hourly Rate Trend

WLAN
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)GPRS
13 (100.00 %)GSM
13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)UMTS
13 (100.00 %)Telecoms
22 (66.67 %)Project Management
31 (33.33 %)Service Management
31 (33.33 %)Electronics
31 (33.33 %)Education
31 (33.33 %)Billing
31 (33.33 %)C7
31 (33.33 %)Degree
31 (33.33 %)Erlang
31 (33.33 %)Oracle
31 (33.33 %)UNIX

WLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)GPRS
13 (100.00 %)GSM
13 (100.00 %)LAN
13 (100.00 %)UMTS
21 (33.33 %)C7
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Telecoms
21 (33.33 %)Education
21 (33.33 %)Billing
21 (33.33 %)Electronics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Project Management
21 (33.33 %)Service Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)Erlang
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Oracle