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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 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
Rank106109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads528712
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.704 %0.720 %
As % of the category below13.64 %12.85 %
Daily rates quoted204221
Average minimum daily rate£359£366
Average daily rate£380£382
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£320
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted4175
Average minimum hourly rate£22.82£24.14
Average hourly rate£24.17£26.09
% change on same period last year-7.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.53£28.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.24£26.14
% change on same period last year-18.76 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
London
Matching contract IT job ads38705541
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.158 %5.606 %
Daily rates quoted15031771
Average minimum daily rate£361£371
Average daily rate£382£391
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£411
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted300497
Average minimum hourly rate£24.02£25.43
Average hourly rate£25.30£27.27
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.57£29.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
WAN EnglandWAN
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.

WAN
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

London WAN Daily Rate Trend

WAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London WAN Daily Rate Histogram

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 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-3110£404+3.50 %
Docklands, LondonUp+2618£425+2.22 %
UxbridgeDown-118£477-4.60 %
Canary WharfUp+85£363-17.92 %
CroydonNew entry-4--
LutonNew entry-3£341-
HayesDown-12--
BromleyNew entry-2£310-
WembleyUp+11--
GreenfordNew entry-1£300-
FelthamNew entry-1--
WAN EnglandWAN
England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

1836 (82.77 %)LAN
2470 (46.53 %)Cisco
3327 (32.38 %)Windows
4275 (27.23 %)Cisco Certification
5264 (26.14 %)Firewall
6240 (23.76 %)TCP/IP
7210 (20.79 %)Finance
8181 (17.92 %)CCNP
9168 (16.63 %)UNIX
10163 (16.14 %)VPN
11152 (15.05 %)Active Directory
12139 (13.76 %)Banking
13132 (13.07 %)BGP
14125 (12.38 %)CCNA
15124 (12.28 %)SAN
16123 (12.18 %)Linux
17115 (11.39 %)OSPF
18112 (11.09 %)Microsoft
19110 (10.89 %)SQL
20109 (10.79 %)ITIL
21105 (10.40 %)CheckPoint
22103 (10.20 %)Citrix
23102 (10.10 %)MPLS
2498 (9.703 %)Telecoms
2597 (9.604 %)VoIP
2695 (9.406 %)MS Exchange
2695 (9.406 %)DNS
2791 (9.010 %)HP
2890 (8.911 %)Microsoft Certification
2890 (8.911 %)VMware

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (2.178 %)HTML
217 (1.683 %)XML
315 (1.485 %)Middleware
413 (1.287 %)DCOM
413 (1.287 %)WebSphere
512 (1.188 %)J2EE
512 (1.188 %)COM+
66 (0.594 %).NET
66 (0.594 %)Software Packaging
66 (0.594 %)ODBC
75 (0.495 %)ASP
75 (0.495 %)CSS
84 (0.396 %)WebServices
92 (0.198 %).NET Framework
101 (0.099 %)Application Packaging
101 (0.099 %).NET Remoting
101 (0.099 %)WCF
101 (0.099 %)WinForms
101 (0.099 %)DOM
101 (0.099 %)JSP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
195 (9.406 %)MS Exchange
278 (7.723 %)Exchange Server 2003
360 (5.941 %)IIS
440 (3.960 %)Exchange Server 2000
535 (3.465 %)Apache
621 (2.079 %)Tomcat
719 (1.881 %)Lotus Notes
815 (1.485 %)SharePoint
913 (1.287 %)Exchange Server 2007
1010 (0.990 %)Rendezvous
119 (0.891 %)Lotus Domino
123 (0.297 %)JBoss
123 (0.297 %)WebSphere Application Server
123 (0.297 %)WebLogic
123 (0.297 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
123 (0.297 %)Exchange Server 5.5
123 (0.297 %)SharePoint Portal Server
132 (0.198 %)SharePoint Server 2007
132 (0.198 %)iPlanet
132 (0.198 %)LiveLink
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
189 (8.812 %)MS Office
264 (6.337 %)MS Excel
321 (2.079 %)MS Visio
411 (1.089 %)MS Project
51 (0.099 %)Photoshop
51 (0.099 %)DeltaView
51 (0.099 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.099 %)Spreadsheet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (1.089 %)RMDS
21 (0.099 %)Navision
21 (0.099 %)SAP R/3
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1836 (82.77 %)LAN
2264 (26.14 %)Firewall
3240 (23.76 %)TCP/IP
4163 (16.14 %)VPN
5132 (13.07 %)BGP
6124 (12.28 %)SAN
7115 (11.39 %)OSPF
8102 (10.10 %)MPLS
997 (9.604 %)VoIP
1095 (9.406 %)DNS
1179 (7.822 %)Internet
1275 (7.426 %)Network Security
1362 (6.139 %)IP Telephony
1459 (5.842 %)EIGRP
1555 (5.446 %)DHCP
1642 (4.158 %)Ethernet
1739 (3.861 %)Cisco PIX
1838 (3.762 %)Wireless
1932 (3.168 %)SMTP
2031 (3.069 %)SNMP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (5.842 %)SQL Server
228 (2.772 %)MySQL
314 (1.386 %)Oracle 10g
412 (1.188 %)SQL Server 2000
510 (0.990 %)MS Access
68 (0.792 %)SQL Server 2005
76 (0.594 %)RDBMS
85 (0.495 %)SQL Server 7
94 (0.396 %)Oracle 9i
94 (0.396 %)Datawarehouse
103 (0.297 %)BusinessObjects XI
103 (0.297 %)GIS
103 (0.297 %)BusinessObjects
112 (0.198 %)Data Cleansing
112 (0.198 %)Oracle 8/8i
121 (0.099 %)Crystal Reports
121 (0.099 %)ETL
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (0.891 %)ClearCase
19 (0.891 %)ClearQuest
19 (0.891 %)JIRA
27 (0.693 %)Ant
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1210 (20.79 %)Finance
2139 (13.76 %)Banking
398 (9.703 %)Telecoms
470 (6.931 %)Investment Banking
568 (6.733 %)Government
624 (2.376 %)Financial Institution
722 (2.178 %)Law
820 (1.980 %)Retail
914 (1.386 %)Legal
1013 (1.287 %)Multimedia
1112 (1.188 %)Health
1210 (0.990 %)Back Office
1210 (0.990 %)Insurance
138 (0.792 %)Education
146 (0.594 %)Front Office
146 (0.594 %)Local Government
155 (0.495 %)Auditing
155 (0.495 %)Criminal Justice
164 (0.396 %)Marketing
173 (0.297 %)Music
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1214 (21.19 %)Network Engineer
2169 (16.73 %)Analyst
383 (8.218 %)Project Manager
482 (8.119 %)Support Analyst
574 (7.327 %)Administrator
665 (6.436 %)Support Engineer
764 (6.337 %)Network Support
862 (6.139 %)Architect
953 (5.248 %)Network Analyst
1048 (4.752 %)Consultant
1141 (4.059 %)Infrastructure Manager
1238 (3.762 %)Cisco Engineer
1337 (3.663 %)Desktop Support
1435 (3.465 %)Systems Administrator
1530 (2.970 %)Infrastructure Engineer
1530 (2.970 %)Network Specialist
1629 (2.871 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
1727 (2.673 %)Network Support Engineer
1727 (2.673 %)Senior Network Engineer
1826 (2.574 %)Network Consultant
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
136 (3.564 %)Video Conferencing
227 (2.673 %)Clustering
322 (2.178 %)French Language
421 (2.079 %)Blackberry
514 (1.386 %)Derivative
611 (1.089 %)SecurID
79 (0.891 %)German Language
88 (0.792 %)Italian Language
88 (0.792 %)Spanish Language
88 (0.792 %)Mainframe
88 (0.792 %)Replication
97 (0.693 %)EPoS
106 (0.594 %)Firmware
106 (0.594 %)Thin Client
106 (0.594 %)Fat Client
115 (0.495 %)NHS
115 (0.495 %)Client/Server
115 (0.495 %)N-Tier
115 (0.495 %)CESG
115 (0.495 %)IVR
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1327 (32.38 %)Windows
2168 (16.63 %)UNIX
3123 (12.18 %)Linux
481 (8.020 %)Windows 2000
578 (7.723 %)Windows Server 2003
667 (6.634 %)Windows XP
763 (6.238 %)Solaris
838 (3.762 %)Windows NT
923 (2.277 %)HPUX
1010 (0.990 %)Fedora
113 (0.297 %)NetWare
122 (0.198 %)OS/2
122 (0.198 %)Mac OS X
131 (0.099 %)SUSE
131 (0.099 %)Mac OS X Server
131 (0.099 %)AIX
131 (0.099 %)VMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1109 (10.79 %)ITIL
279 (7.822 %)Project Management
372 (7.129 %)PRINCE2
467 (6.634 %)Migration
555 (5.446 %)Security Cleared
644 (4.356 %)Disaster Recovery
739 (3.861 %)SC Cleared
833 (3.267 %)Service Delivery
925 (2.475 %)Network Design
1024 (2.376 %)Security Management
1123 (2.277 %)Service Management
1123 (2.277 %)Performance Management
1216 (1.584 %)Release Management
1216 (1.584 %)Validation
1315 (1.485 %)Business Continuity
1413 (1.287 %)Asset Management
1413 (1.287 %)Load Balancing
1512 (1.188 %)Change Management
169 (0.891 %)Configuration Management
169 (0.891 %)Risk Assessment
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1110 (10.89 %)SQL
268 (6.733 %)Shell Script
346 (4.554 %)Perl
424 (2.376 %)Java
514 (1.386 %)C
611 (1.089 %)VB
76 (0.594 %)PHP
81 (0.099 %)VBScript
81 (0.099 %)C++
81 (0.099 %)Delphi
81 (0.099 %)JavaScript
81 (0.099 %)VB.NET
81 (0.099 %)VB6
81 (0.099 %)Korn
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1275 (27.23 %)Cisco Certification
2181 (17.92 %)CCNP
3125 (12.38 %)CCNA
490 (8.911 %)Microsoft Certification
575 (7.426 %)MCSE
659 (5.842 %)CCIE
730 (2.970 %)Degree
827 (2.673 %)CCDP
926 (2.574 %)CCIP
1021 (2.079 %)MCP
1111 (1.089 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1111 (1.089 %)CCSP
1210 (0.990 %)CISSP
138 (0.792 %)MCSA
138 (0.792 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
147 (0.693 %)CCDA
147 (0.693 %)ITIL Certification
156 (0.594 %)PMP
156 (0.594 %)Citrix Certification
165 (0.495 %)PMI Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
144 (4.356 %)SLA
24 (0.396 %)BS15000
33 (0.297 %)ISO27001
33 (0.297 %)DICOM
33 (0.297 %)GLP
33 (0.297 %)GxP
42 (0.198 %)PCI DSS
42 (0.198 %)QA
51 (0.099 %)ISO9001
51 (0.099 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1152 (15.05 %)Active Directory
219 (1.881 %)VMware ESX
219 (1.881 %)VMware Infrastructure
315 (1.485 %)Terminal Services
414 (1.386 %)ISA Server
513 (1.287 %)Backup Exec
69 (0.891 %)Citrix Presentation Server
69 (0.891 %)Terminal Server
77 (0.693 %)MetaFrame
86 (0.594 %)NetBackup
92 (0.198 %)VMware Workstation
92 (0.198 %)Xen
101 (0.099 %)VMware Server
101 (0.099 %)Oracle RMAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
148 (4.752 %)OpenView
244 (4.356 %)CiscoWorks
321 (2.079 %)BMC PATROL
321 (2.079 %)HP Data Protector
49 (0.891 %)MOM
56 (0.594 %)Tivoli
64 (0.396 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
64 (0.396 %)Nagios
72 (0.198 %)Norton AntiVirus
72 (0.198 %)WSUS
72 (0.198 %)MAILsweeper
72 (0.198 %)Netcool
72 (0.198 %)OpenView Configuration Management
81 (0.099 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
81 (0.099 %)NNM
81 (0.099 %)MIIS
81 (0.099 %)ARCserve
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1470 (46.53 %)Cisco
2112 (11.09 %)Microsoft
3105 (10.40 %)CheckPoint
4103 (10.20 %)Citrix
591 (9.010 %)HP
690 (8.911 %)VMware
766 (6.535 %)Oracle
864 (6.337 %)Juniper
943 (4.257 %)Nokia
1028 (2.772 %)Avaya
1127 (2.673 %)Nortel
1225 (2.475 %)Sybase
1323 (2.277 %)Lotus
1323 (2.277 %)Red Hat
1421 (2.079 %)BMC
1421 (2.079 %)Bloomberg
1519 (1.881 %)VERITAS
1519 (1.881 %)Reuters
1519 (1.881 %)Remedy
1616 (1.584 %)Sun
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