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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VLAN over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3745
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below7.692 %4.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£370-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£380-
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£324
% change on same period last year+16.74 %
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£31.38£29.29
% change on same period last year+7.12 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads3950
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted159
Average minimum daily rate£265£406
Average daily rate£283£414
% change on same period last year-31.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£423
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+4.78 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£19.99£22.00
Average hourly rate£23.12£22.67
% change on same period last year+1.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.24£23.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.43£28.95
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
VLAN North WestVLAN
North West

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.

VLAN
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire VLAN Demand Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire VLAN Daily Rate Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VLAN across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire VLAN Daily Rate Histogram

VLAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Lytham St AnnesNew entry-3£375-
VLAN North WestVLAN
North West

VLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing VLAN 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 VLAN.

14 (57.14 %)Windows
14 (57.14 %)LAN
14 (57.14 %)WAN
14 (57.14 %)Cisco
23 (42.86 %)VPN
23 (42.86 %)Linux
23 (42.86 %)Oracle
23 (42.86 %)UNIX
23 (42.86 %)VMware
23 (42.86 %)VMware ESX
23 (42.86 %)SAN
32 (28.57 %)Finance
32 (28.57 %)Legal
41 (14.29 %)Government
41 (14.29 %)NetApp
41 (14.29 %)MPLS
41 (14.29 %)Network Design
41 (14.29 %)Cisco PIX
41 (14.29 %)Communications Security
41 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
41 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (14.29 %)Cisco ASA
41 (14.29 %)SMS
41 (14.29 %)VoIP
41 (14.29 %)Firewall
41 (14.29 %)Wireless
41 (14.29 %)Frame Relay
41 (14.29 %)CCNP
41 (14.29 %)Active Directory
41 (14.29 %)EMC

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing VLAN 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 VLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)WAN
14 (57.14 %)LAN
23 (42.86 %)VPN
23 (42.86 %)SAN
31 (14.29 %)MPLS
31 (14.29 %)Firewall
31 (14.29 %)Wireless
31 (14.29 %)Frame Relay
31 (14.29 %)Cisco PIX
31 (14.29 %)Cisco ASA
31 (14.29 %)SMS
31 (14.29 %)VoIP
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Finance
12 (28.57 %)Legal
21 (14.29 %)Government
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Network Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Consultant
31 (14.29 %)Technical Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Cisco Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Windows
23 (42.86 %)Linux
23 (42.86 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Network Design
11 (14.29 %)Communications Security
11 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)CCNP
11 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (42.86 %)VMware ESX
21 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Cisco
23 (42.86 %)Oracle
23 (42.86 %)VMware
31 (14.29 %)EMC
31 (14.29 %)Avaya
31 (14.29 %)NetApp