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This section looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) skills within the Home Counties 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below18.18 %0.000 %
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£349£398
% change on same period last year-12.30 %
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£30.13£31.33
% change on same period last year-3.82 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads2224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£400£361
Average daily rate£400£370
% change on same period last year+8.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£15.00
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
SAN South EastSAN
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.

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties SAN Daily Rate Trend

SAN
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

17 (58.33 %)EMC
26 (50.00 %)Symmetrix
26 (50.00 %)EMC TimeFinder
32 (16.67 %)Oracle
32 (16.67 %)UNIX
32 (16.67 %)HPUX

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (66.67 %)Administrator
26 (50.00 %)Consultant
26 (50.00 %)Storage Consultant
26 (50.00 %)Storage Administrator
26 (50.00 %)Storage Engineer
33 (25.00 %)Analyst
42 (16.67 %)Systems Administrator
42 (16.67 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
42 (16.67 %)UNIX Administrator
51 (8.333 %)Storage Specialist
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (50.00 %)Symmetrix
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)UNIX
12 (16.67 %)HPUX
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (50.00 %)EMC TimeFinder
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (58.33 %)EMC
22 (16.67 %)Oracle