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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Kent 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
Rank3742
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads1110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.011 %
As % of the category below13.41 %12.66 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£240-
Average daily rate£253-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£267-
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£14.00
Average hourly rate£15.00£14.00
% change on same period last year+7.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£14.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.60£21.38
% change on same period last year+19.72 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads8279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£247£199
Average daily rate£261£210
% change on same period last year+24.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£221
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted2119
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£18.73
Average hourly rate£24.25£19.78
% change on same period last year+22.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£20.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent LAN Hourly Rate Trend

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 Kent 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
MaidstoneDown-33£247-
TonbridgeNew entry-1--
LAN South EastLAN
South East

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (76.67 %)WAN
215 (50.00 %)Cisco
313 (43.33 %)SAN
411 (36.67 %)MS Exchange
411 (36.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
510 (33.33 %)VPN
510 (33.33 %)Windows
69 (30.00 %)Active Directory
69 (30.00 %)Government
69 (30.00 %)VMware
77 (23.33 %)Local Government
77 (23.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
77 (23.33 %)VoIP
77 (23.33 %)Firewall
86 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
86 (20.00 %)CCNA
86 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
95 (16.67 %)Microsoft
95 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
95 (16.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
104 (13.33 %)Finance
104 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
104 (13.33 %)PRINCE
104 (13.33 %)Wireless
104 (13.33 %)ITIL
113 (10.00 %)SLA
113 (10.00 %)Management Information System
113 (10.00 %)Websense
122 (6.667 %)McAfee Security
122 (6.667 %)Summit

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (36.67 %)MS Exchange
111 (36.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (16.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (3.333 %)GroupWise
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.667 %)MS Excel
21 (3.333 %)MS Office
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (6.667 %)Summit
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (76.67 %)WAN
213 (43.33 %)SAN
310 (33.33 %)VPN
47 (23.33 %)Firewall
47 (23.33 %)VoIP
54 (13.33 %)Wireless
62 (6.667 %)Cisco PIX
62 (6.667 %)DNS
62 (6.667 %)DHCP
71 (3.333 %)TCP/IP
71 (3.333 %)Internet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (30.00 %)Government
27 (23.33 %)Local Government
34 (13.33 %)Finance
41 (3.333 %)Health
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (16.67 %)Network Support
24 (13.33 %)Support Engineer
33 (10.00 %)Server Support
33 (10.00 %)Coordinator
33 (10.00 %)Network Engineer
33 (10.00 %)Server Support Engineer
33 (10.00 %)Project Coordinator
33 (10.00 %)Server Engineer
42 (6.667 %)Field Engineer
42 (6.667 %)Systems Tester
42 (6.667 %)Network Specialist
42 (6.667 %)Firewall Engineer
42 (6.667 %)Project Manager
42 (6.667 %)Tester
42 (6.667 %)Solutions Designer
51 (3.333 %)Infrastructure Analyst
51 (3.333 %)2nd Line Support
51 (3.333 %)3rd Line Support
51 (3.333 %)Support Technician
51 (3.333 %)Support Analyst
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.00 %)Management Information System
21 (3.333 %)EPoS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (33.33 %)Windows
26 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (6.667 %)UNIX
32 (6.667 %)Linux
41 (3.333 %)Windows XP
41 (3.333 %)AIX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (13.33 %)ITIL
14 (13.33 %)PRINCE
14 (13.33 %)Security Cleared
22 (6.667 %)Incident Management
31 (3.333 %)Load Balancing
31 (3.333 %)SC Cleared
31 (3.333 %)Network Design
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (20.00 %)CCNA
16 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (6.667 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (6.667 %)CCDP
22 (6.667 %)MCSE
22 (6.667 %)CCNP
31 (3.333 %)CCIP
31 (3.333 %)CCSP
31 (3.333 %)CISSP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (10.00 %)SLA
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (30.00 %)Active Directory
27 (23.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (3.333 %)NDS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.333 %)Tivoli
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (50.00 %)Cisco
29 (30.00 %)VMware
35 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
35 (16.67 %)Microsoft
43 (10.00 %)Websense
52 (6.667 %)BT
52 (6.667 %)McAfee Security
61 (3.333 %)IBM
61 (3.333 %)HP
61 (3.333 %)Compaq
61 (3.333 %)Dell
61 (3.333 %)Citrix
61 (3.333 %)Nokia
61 (3.333 %)Novell
61 (3.333 %)Toshiba