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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Liverpool region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2927
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below17.39 %10.00 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£265
Average daily rate-£265
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£265
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£320
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
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£21.24£26.14
% change on same period last year-18.76 %
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Liverpool
Matching contract IT job ads2330
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted412
Average minimum daily rate£306£330
Average daily rate£315£343
% change on same period last year-8.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£18.60£18.50
Average hourly rate£19.40£21.17
% change on same period last year-8.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.20£23.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
WAN MerseysideWAN
Merseyside

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.

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Liverpool WAN Demand Trend

WAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Liverpool WAN Daily Rate Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Liverpool WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool region citing WAN 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 WAN.

115 (88.24 %)LAN
212 (70.59 %)SAN
310 (58.82 %)SC Cleared
310 (58.82 %)Security Cleared
48 (47.06 %)Government
48 (47.06 %)NetApp
48 (47.06 %)TCP/IP
57 (41.18 %)Sun
57 (41.18 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (41.18 %)VMware
57 (41.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
66 (35.29 %)DNS
75 (29.41 %)DHCP
75 (29.41 %)Windows
75 (29.41 %)Solaris
75 (29.41 %)Cisco Certification
84 (23.53 %)UNIX
84 (23.53 %)SNMP
84 (23.53 %)CCNA
93 (17.65 %)MCSE
93 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
93 (17.65 %)BC Cleared
93 (17.65 %)Telecoms
102 (11.76 %)Risk Management
102 (11.76 %)VMware Workstation
102 (11.76 %)Data Management
102 (11.76 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
102 (11.76 %)Supplier Management
102 (11.76 %)Avaya
102 (11.76 %)DEFINITY

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool region citing WAN 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 WAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Visio
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (88.24 %)LAN
212 (70.59 %)SAN
38 (47.06 %)TCP/IP
46 (35.29 %)DNS
55 (29.41 %)DHCP
64 (23.53 %)SNMP
72 (11.76 %)Ethernet
72 (11.76 %)VoIP
72 (11.76 %)DEFINITY
81 (5.882 %)OSPF
81 (5.882 %)EIGRP
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (47.06 %)Government
23 (17.65 %)Telecoms
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (47.06 %)Consultant
27 (41.18 %)Infrastructure Specialist
27 (41.18 %)Infrastructure Consultant
32 (11.76 %)Voice Specialist
41 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Cisco Consultant
41 (5.882 %)Support Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Engineer
41 (5.882 %)Project Manager
41 (5.882 %)Network Consultant
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (41.18 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (29.41 %)Windows
25 (29.41 %)Solaris
34 (23.53 %)UNIX
41 (5.882 %)Linux
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (58.82 %)SC Cleared
110 (58.82 %)Security Cleared
23 (17.65 %)BC Cleared
32 (11.76 %)Data Management
32 (11.76 %)Risk Management
32 (11.76 %)Supplier Management
41 (5.882 %)Migration
41 (5.882 %)ERP
41 (5.882 %)Project Management
41 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
41 (5.882 %)Network Design
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (29.41 %)Cisco Certification
24 (23.53 %)CCNA
33 (17.65 %)MCSE
33 (17.65 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (11.76 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
51 (5.882 %)CCVP
51 (5.882 %)CCNP
51 (5.882 %)CCDP
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (41.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
22 (11.76 %)VMware Workstation
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)OpenView
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (47.06 %)NetApp
27 (41.18 %)VMware
27 (41.18 %)Sun
32 (11.76 %)Avaya
41 (5.882 %)Cisco
41 (5.882 %)HP
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