WAN Contracts in London
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for WAN skills in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
23 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Rank 166 114 178
Rank change year-on-year
-52 +64
Contract jobs citing WAN 251 463 327
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 1.160% 1.719% 1.034%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 8.936% 12.56% 9.489%
Number of daily rates quoted 125 276 190
Average daily rate £375 £398 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.66% +13.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £222 £214 £207
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £600 £513
UK excluding London average daily rate £318 £303 £325
% change year-on-year
+4.95% -6.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 19 44
Average hourly rate £24.25 £22.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.77% +25.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.70 £18.90 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £41.50 £40.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £21.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year
-25.58% +2.38%
All Communications & Networking
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category		 2809 3686 3446
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 12.98% 13.69% 10.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1711 2238 1978
Average daily rate £400 £395 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.26% +1.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £240 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £525 £520
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £338 £325
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +3.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 148 221
Average hourly rate £21.34 £22.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-5.17% +12.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.34 £15.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £25.38 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-15.27% -7.72%
WAN
England

WAN
Jobs Demand Trend

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

London WAN Jobs Demand Trend

WAN
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London WAN Daily Rate Histogram

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the London region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

London WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Contract Locations

The table below 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 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London -25 68 £390 +0.64%
Croydon +18 11 £353 -41.25%
Uxbridge +9 4 £250 -
Wembley - 2 - -
Hayes +2 1 £200 -14.89%
Hammersmith +1 1 - -
Hounslow -5 1 £400 +70.21%
Chessington - 1 £78 -
WAN
England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

1 504 (87.80%) LAN
2 251 (43.73%) Cisco
3 237 (41.29%) Windows
4 171 (29.79%) Active Directory
5 153 (26.66%) Cisco Certification
6 140 (24.39%) Firewall
7 123 (21.43%) Microsoft
8 122 (21.25%) ITIL
9 116 (20.21%) Finance
10 114 (19.86%) Windows Server 2008
11 113 (19.69%) MS Exchange
12 111 (19.34%) VMware
13 103 (17.94%) Project Management
13 103 (17.94%) Citrix
14 94 (16.38%) DNS
15 91 (15.85%) SAN
15 91 (15.85%) Windows Server 2003
16 89 (15.51%) CCNA
17 87 (15.16%) TCP/IP
17 87 (15.16%) VPN
17 87 (15.16%) Migration
18 84 (14.63%) DHCP
19 76 (13.24%) HP
19 76 (13.24%) MPLS
20 75 (13.07%) VoIP
21 74 (12.89%) CCNP
22 72 (12.54%) Windows XP
22 72 (12.54%) Wireless
23 69 (12.02%) Internet
23 69 (12.02%) Microsoft Certification

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 16 (2.787%) HTML
2 15 (2.613%) Web Services
3 10 (1.742%) Middleware
3 10 (1.742%) .NET
4 5 (0.871%) COM
4 5 (0.871%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.348%) J2EE
5 2 (0.348%) ASP
5 2 (0.348%) XML
5 2 (0.348%) LAMP
6 1 (0.174%) XML Messaging
6 1 (0.174%) COM+
6 1 (0.174%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 113 (19.69%) MS Exchange
2 47 (8.188%) Exchange Server 2010
3 37 (6.446%) Exchange Server 2007
4 33 (5.749%) Exchange Server 2003
5 22 (3.833%) Lync
6 15 (2.613%) Lotus Notes
7 11 (1.916%) IIS
7 11 (1.916%) CMS
8 10 (1.742%) SharePoint
9 9 (1.568%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 7 (1.220%) Apache
10 7 (1.220%) Exchange Server 2013
11 6 (1.045%) Amazon AWS
12 3 (0.523%) SharePoint 2010
13 2 (0.348%) Moodle
13 2 (0.348%) MSMQ
13 2 (0.348%) WebSphere MQ
14 1 (0.174%) SAS
14 1 (0.174%) Lotus Domino
Applications
1 61 (10.63%) MS Office
2 44 (7.666%) MS Excel
3 19 (3.310%) MS Visio
4 11 (1.916%) MS Project
5 6 (1.045%) MS PowerPoint
6 5 (0.871%) SPSS
7 3 (0.523%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.174%) Office 365
8 1 (0.174%) Vectorworks
Business Applications
1 6 (1.045%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.348%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.174%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 504 (87.80%) LAN
2 140 (24.39%) Firewall
3 94 (16.38%) DNS
4 91 (15.85%) SAN
5 87 (15.16%) TCP/IP
5 87 (15.16%) VPN
6 84 (14.63%) DHCP
7 76 (13.24%) MPLS
8 75 (13.07%) VoIP
9 72 (12.54%) Wireless
10 69 (12.02%) Internet
11 68 (11.85%) Cisco ASA
12 53 (9.233%) OSPF
13 52 (9.059%) BGP
14 48 (8.362%) Network Security
15 39 (6.794%) VLAN
16 38 (6.620%) Ethernet
17 31 (5.401%) Intranet
18 28 (4.878%) IP Telephony
19 26 (4.530%) Cisco PIX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (8.362%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.091%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (1.220%) SQL Server 2005
4 4 (0.697%) SQL Server 2000
5 3 (0.523%) MySQL
6 2 (0.348%) Oracle 11g
6 2 (0.348%) Oracle 8/8i
6 2 (0.348%) MS Access
7 1 (0.174%) OLTP
7 1 (0.174%) DTS
7 1 (0.174%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.174%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.174%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 1 (0.174%) SAS Enterprise Miner
Development Applications
1 2 (0.348%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 116 (20.21%) Finance
2 63 (10.98%) Telecoms
3 40 (6.969%) Banking
4 20 (3.484%) Law
5 19 (3.310%) Back Office
6 18 (3.136%) Retail
7 14 (2.439%) Investment Banking
8 13 (2.265%) Legal
9 10 (1.742%) Aerospace
10 7 (1.220%) Financial Institution
11 6 (1.045%) French Language
12 4 (0.697%) Retail Banking
12 4 (0.697%) Multimedia
13 3 (0.523%) German Language
14 2 (0.348%) Corporate Banking
14 2 (0.348%) Marketing
14 2 (0.348%) Dutch Language
14 2 (0.348%) Front Office
14 2 (0.348%) Advertising
14 2 (0.348%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 103 (17.94%) Network Engineer
2 60 (10.45%) Analyst
3 57 (9.930%) Project Manager
4 50 (8.711%) Architect
5 49 (8.537%) Administrator
6 32 (5.575%) Support Engineer
7 29 (5.052%) Technical Manager
8 28 (4.878%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 27 (4.704%) Systems Administrator
10 25 (4.355%) Consultant
11 22 (3.833%) Infrastructure Manager
12 21 (3.659%) 3rd Line Support
13 20 (3.484%) Data Centre Operator
14 18 (3.136%) Delivery Manager
14 18 (3.136%) Infrastructure Architect
15 17 (2.962%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
15 17 (2.962%) Technical Delivery Manager
16 15 (2.613%) Desktop Support
16 15 (2.613%) Infrastructure Project Manager
16 15 (2.613%) Desktop Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.491%) Blackberry
2 27 (4.704%) Video Conferencing
3 13 (2.265%) PKI
4 12 (2.091%) Management Information System
5 10 (1.742%) Enterprise Storage
6 7 (1.220%) Client/Server
6 7 (1.220%) CCTV
6 7 (1.220%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (1.220%) EqualLogic
7 6 (1.045%) Hedge funds
7 6 (1.045%) IaaS
7 6 (1.045%) SecurID
8 5 (0.871%) Firmware
8 5 (0.871%) Thin Client
8 5 (0.871%) Clustering
8 5 (0.871%) Fat Client
8 5 (0.871%) SaaS
9 4 (0.697%) PaaS
9 4 (0.697%) Computer Science
9 4 (0.697%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 237 (41.29%) Windows
2 114 (19.86%) Windows Server 2008
3 91 (15.85%) Windows Server 2003
4 72 (12.54%) Windows XP
5 56 (9.756%) Windows 7
6 53 (9.233%) UNIX
7 40 (6.969%) Linux
8 17 (2.962%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 16 (2.787%) Mac OS X
10 11 (1.916%) Windows Server 2012
11 8 (1.394%) Windows NT
11 8 (1.394%) Windows 2000
12 6 (1.045%) Windows 8
13 4 (0.697%) Windows Vista
13 4 (0.697%) AIX
13 4 (0.697%) Solaris
14 3 (0.523%) Android
14 3 (0.523%) Windows 2000 Server
14 3 (0.523%) CentOS
15 2 (0.348%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (21.25%) ITIL
2 103 (17.94%) Project Management
3 87 (15.16%) Migration
4 65 (11.32%) PRINCE2
5 56 (9.756%) Service Management
6 45 (7.840%) Service Delivery
7 38 (6.620%) Change Management
8 36 (6.272%) Load Balancing
8 36 (6.272%) Network Management
9 29 (5.052%) Network Design
10 25 (4.355%) Business Analysis
10 25 (4.355%) Disaster Recovery
11 19 (3.310%) Stakeholder Management
12 18 (3.136%) Problem Management
13 15 (2.613%) E-Commerce
13 15 (2.613%) Performance Management
13 15 (2.613%) Information Security
14 14 (2.439%) Change Control
14 14 (2.439%) TOGAF
15 13 (2.265%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 68 (11.85%) SQL
2 11 (1.916%) VB
3 8 (1.394%) PowerShell
4 7 (1.220%) Perl
5 5 (0.871%) VBScript
6 3 (0.523%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.348%) Bash shell
7 2 (0.348%) Java
7 2 (0.348%) VBA
8 1 (0.174%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.174%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.174%) C
8 1 (0.174%) C++
8 1 (0.174%) PHP
8 1 (0.174%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.174%) Korn
Qualifications
1 153 (26.66%) Cisco Certification
2 89 (15.51%) CCNA
3 74 (12.89%) CCNP
4 69 (12.02%) Microsoft Certification
5 58 (10.10%) MCSE
6 49 (8.537%) CCIE
7 39 (6.794%) Security Cleared
8 33 (5.749%) SC Cleared
9 32 (5.575%) Degree
10 17 (2.962%) MCITP
10 17 (2.962%) CCDP
11 16 (2.787%) CISSP
11 16 (2.787%) MCP
12 15 (2.613%) Citrix Certification
13 14 (2.439%) CCA
14 12 (2.091%) JNCIE
14 12 (2.091%) CCEA
14 12 (2.091%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 8 (1.394%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 8 (1.394%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (7.317%) SLA
2 19 (3.310%) QA
3 9 (1.568%) PCI DSS
4 7 (1.220%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.045%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 171 (29.79%) Active Directory
2 65 (11.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (4.181%) XenApp
4 19 (3.310%) vSphere
5 15 (2.613%) XenDesktop
6 14 (2.439%) ProxySG
7 13 (2.265%) Hyper-V
8 9 (1.568%) VMware ESX
8 9 (1.568%) Citrix Presentation Server
9 8 (1.394%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 5 (0.871%) VMware Server
11 4 (0.697%) XenServer
11 4 (0.697%) UAG
11 4 (0.697%) Forefront TMG
11 4 (0.697%) Terminal Server
11 4 (0.697%) Terminal Services
12 3 (0.523%) Oracle RAC
13 2 (0.348%) ISA Server
14 1 (0.174%) VMware Workstation
14 1 (0.174%) NFS
Systems Management
1 13 (2.265%) OpenView
1 13 (2.265%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
1 13 (2.265%) Backup Exec
1 13 (2.265%) SCCM
2 10 (1.742%) Cisco IPCC
3 9 (1.568%) SCOM
3 9 (1.568%) Cisco CUCM
4 8 (1.394%) FortiGate
4 8 (1.394%) WSUS
5 7 (1.220%) SCVMM
6 6 (1.045%) McAfee ePO
7 5 (0.871%) HP SIM
8 4 (0.697%) Cisco UCCX
9 3 (0.523%) CiscoWorks
9 3 (0.523%) WhatsUp Gold
10 2 (0.348%) ARCserve
11 1 (0.174%) Nagios
11 1 (0.174%) Legato
11 1 (0.174%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 1 (0.174%) MOM
Vendors
1 251 (43.73%) Cisco
2 123 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 111 (19.34%) VMware
4 103 (17.94%) Citrix
5 76 (13.24%) HP
6 61 (10.63%) Juniper
7 48 (8.362%) CheckPoint
8 31 (5.401%) IBM
9 30 (5.226%) F5
10 25 (4.355%) Blue Coat
10 25 (4.355%) NetApp
11 24 (4.181%) Avaya
11 24 (4.181%) Oracle
12 19 (3.310%) Red Hat
13 18 (3.136%) Riverbed
14 17 (2.962%) Symantec
15 16 (2.787%) Lotus
16 14 (2.439%) Sourcefire
17 13 (2.265%) Dell
18 12 (2.091%) SolarWinds
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