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This section looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the London 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank364413
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching contract IT job ads5264
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.064 %
As % of the category below1.320 %1.139 %
Daily rates quoted2720
Average minimum daily rate£429£385
Average daily rate£448£411
% change on same period last year+8.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£371
% change on same period last year-10.76 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£22.00£41.17
Average hourly rate£22.00£47.00
% change on same period last year-53.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£52.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£29.63
% change on same period last year-20.22 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching contract IT job ads39395619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.198 %5.596 %
Daily rates quoted15591846
Average minimum daily rate£357£375
Average daily rate£379£394
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Hourly rates quoted296483
Average minimum hourly rate£24.09£25.60
Average hourly rate£25.40£27.39
% change on same period last year-7.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.70£29.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.70
% change on same period last year-10.38 %
VLAN EnglandVLAN
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.

VLAN
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

London VLAN Daily Rate Histogram

VLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London VLAN Hourly Rate Trend

VLAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the London region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
City of LondonDown-2413£613+27.21 %
CroydonNew entry-3£275-
BromleyNew entry-1£313-
VLAN EnglandVLAN
England

VLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

157 (60.00 %)Cisco
240 (42.11 %)TCP/IP
338 (40.00 %)Firewall
429 (30.53 %)VMware
429 (30.53 %)Cisco Certification
429 (30.53 %)SAN
527 (28.42 %)VMware Infrastructure
626 (27.37 %)Microsoft
724 (25.26 %)VPN
724 (25.26 %)Windows
823 (24.21 %)Linux
823 (24.21 %)LAN
823 (24.21 %)HP
823 (24.21 %)MPLS
921 (22.11 %)BGP
1020 (21.05 %)OSPF
1020 (21.05 %)Active Directory
1020 (21.05 %)VMware ESX
1118 (18.95 %)CCIE
1118 (18.95 %)WAN
1217 (17.89 %)Windows Server 2003
1316 (16.84 %)CheckPoint
1316 (16.84 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1415 (15.79 %)Cisco PIX
1415 (15.79 %)Red Hat Linux
1415 (15.79 %)Red Hat
1415 (15.79 %)CCNP
1415 (15.79 %)EMC
1415 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
1514 (14.74 %)Solaris

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (2.105 %)J2EE
21 (1.053 %)ASP
21 (1.053 %)Software Packaging
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (12.63 %)MS Exchange
28 (8.421 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (6.316 %)IIS
36 (6.316 %)Apache
36 (6.316 %)Tomcat
43 (3.158 %)SharePoint
43 (3.158 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (2.105 %)GlassFish
52 (2.105 %)WebLogic
52 (2.105 %)Lotus Domino
61 (1.053 %)Lotus Notes
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.211 %)MS Excel
23 (3.158 %)MS Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.105 %)Oracle EBS
21 (1.053 %)Kondor+
21 (1.053 %)Summit
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
140 (42.11 %)TCP/IP
238 (40.00 %)Firewall
329 (30.53 %)SAN
424 (25.26 %)VPN
523 (24.21 %)LAN
523 (24.21 %)MPLS
621 (22.11 %)BGP
720 (21.05 %)OSPF
818 (18.95 %)WAN
915 (15.79 %)Cisco PIX
1013 (13.68 %)Network Security
1111 (11.58 %)DNS
1210 (10.53 %)EIGRP
139 (9.474 %)VoIP
148 (8.421 %)IPsec
157 (7.368 %)Ethernet
157 (7.368 %)Cisco IOS
166 (6.316 %)DHCP
166 (6.316 %)RIP
175 (5.263 %)ATM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.368 %)SQL Server
25 (5.263 %)GIS
34 (4.211 %)MySQL
42 (2.105 %)PostgreSQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (11.58 %)Telecoms
28 (8.421 %)Government
34 (4.211 %)Finance
34 (4.211 %)Health
34 (4.211 %)Games
34 (4.211 %)Banking
43 (3.158 %)Investment Banking
52 (2.105 %)Legal
52 (2.105 %)Online Games
61 (1.053 %)Financial Institution
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (24.21 %)Network Engineer
220 (21.05 %)Analyst
315 (15.79 %)Consultant
49 (9.474 %)Support Engineer
58 (8.421 %)Network Analyst
58 (8.421 %)Cisco Engineer
67 (7.368 %)Network Support
76 (6.316 %)Senior Support Engineer
76 (6.316 %)Security Engineer
76 (6.316 %)Data Consultant
76 (6.316 %)Cisco Consultant
85 (5.263 %)Network Security Engineer
85 (5.263 %)Senior Network Engineer
94 (4.211 %)Senior Network Support
94 (4.211 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
94 (4.211 %)Network Support Engineer
94 (4.211 %)3rd Line Support
103 (3.158 %)Technical Consultant
103 (3.158 %)Architect
103 (3.158 %)Network Consultant
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (14.74 %)Clustering
213 (13.68 %)CLARiiON
36 (6.316 %)Fat Client
36 (6.316 %)Thin Client
43 (3.158 %)Blackberry
43 (3.158 %)CESG
52 (2.105 %)Management Information System
61 (1.053 %)Client/Server
61 (1.053 %)Firmware
61 (1.053 %)PKI
61 (1.053 %)Handset
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (25.26 %)Windows
223 (24.21 %)Linux
317 (17.89 %)Windows Server 2003
415 (15.79 %)Red Hat Linux
415 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
514 (14.74 %)Solaris
611 (11.58 %)Windows XP
72 (2.105 %)Windows NT
72 (2.105 %)UNIX
81 (1.053 %)AIX
81 (1.053 %)HPUX
81 (1.053 %)Windows 2000 Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (11.58 %)Security Cleared
29 (9.474 %)Disaster Recovery
29 (9.474 %)Migration
38 (8.421 %)Network Design
38 (8.421 %)SC Cleared
47 (7.368 %)Data Migration
56 (6.316 %)Project Management
64 (4.211 %)Validation
73 (3.158 %)ITIL
73 (3.158 %)Time Management
82 (2.105 %)Information Security Management
82 (2.105 %)Data Security
82 (2.105 %)Security Management
82 (2.105 %)Risk Management
82 (2.105 %)Information Security
91 (1.053 %)Configuration Management
91 (1.053 %)Load Balancing
91 (1.053 %)Penetration Testing
91 (1.053 %)Business Continuity
91 (1.053 %)Risk Assessment
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (12.63 %)VBScript
25 (5.263 %)SQL
34 (4.211 %)PHP
42 (2.105 %)VB
51 (1.053 %)C
51 (1.053 %)Perl
51 (1.053 %)Shell Script
51 (1.053 %)Korn
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (30.53 %)Cisco Certification
218 (18.95 %)CCIE
316 (16.84 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
415 (15.79 %)CCNP
56 (6.316 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (6.316 %)MCSE
65 (5.263 %)CCNA
74 (4.211 %)Degree
81 (1.053 %)CISSP
81 (1.053 %)CCDA
81 (1.053 %)CCDP
81 (1.053 %)CCIP
81 (1.053 %)MCP
81 (1.053 %)CCVP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.105 %)ISO9001
21 (1.053 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
127 (28.42 %)VMware Infrastructure
220 (21.05 %)Active Directory
220 (21.05 %)VMware ESX
38 (8.421 %)NetBackup
43 (3.158 %)Backup Exec
52 (2.105 %)VMware GSX
52 (2.105 %)Snort
61 (1.053 %)ISA Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (11.58 %)Legato
111 (11.58 %)Tivoli
210 (10.53 %)CiscoWorks
37 (7.368 %)Nagios
43 (3.158 %)OpenView
52 (2.105 %)Tivoli NetView
52 (2.105 %)MOM
52 (2.105 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
61 (1.053 %)Netcool
61 (1.053 %)Netcool/Proviso
61 (1.053 %)NNM
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
157 (60.00 %)Cisco
229 (30.53 %)VMware
326 (27.37 %)Microsoft
423 (24.21 %)HP
516 (16.84 %)CheckPoint
615 (15.79 %)Red Hat
615 (15.79 %)EMC
713 (13.68 %)IBM
713 (13.68 %)Dell
812 (12.63 %)PlateSpin
99 (9.474 %)Nokia
108 (8.421 %)Juniper
108 (8.421 %)Sun
115 (5.263 %)Avaya
115 (5.263 %)Altiris
124 (4.211 %)CA
124 (4.211 %)Oracle
133 (3.158 %)Nortel
133 (3.158 %)Citrix
133 (3.158 %)Lotus