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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Luton region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1334
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below20.00 %6.250 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£700
Average daily rate-£725
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£750
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£315
% change on same period last year+9.29 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£12.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.49£24.39
% change on same period last year-15.98 %
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Luton
Matching contract IT job ads516
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£250£416
Average daily rate£300£466
% change on same period last year-35.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£516
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£342
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£21.74-
Average hourly rate£24.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.52-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.69£28.50
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
LAN LondonLAN
London

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.

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Luton LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Luton LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Luton LAN Hourly Rate Trend

LAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton region citing LAN 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 LAN.

17 (100.00 %)WAN
26 (85.71 %)TCP/IP
35 (71.43 %)MS Office
43 (42.86 %)Telecoms
43 (42.86 %)Migration
43 (42.86 %)MS Excel
43 (42.86 %)Data Migration
43 (42.86 %)SC Cleared
43 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
52 (28.57 %)ISMS
52 (28.57 %)ISDN
52 (28.57 %)RIP
52 (28.57 %)Cisco
52 (28.57 %)Microsoft
52 (28.57 %)CCNP
52 (28.57 %)CCNA
52 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
52 (28.57 %)OpenView Configuration Management
52 (28.57 %)MPLS
52 (28.57 %)OSPF
52 (28.57 %)BGP
52 (28.57 %)NetScreen
61 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (14.29 %)CheckPoint
61 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (14.29 %)Finance
61 (14.29 %)Firewall
61 (14.29 %)DNS
61 (14.29 %)Dell
61 (14.29 %)DHCP

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)COM
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)MS Exchange
11 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (71.43 %)MS Office
23 (42.86 %)MS Excel
31 (14.29 %)MS Visio
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (100.00 %)WAN
26 (85.71 %)TCP/IP
32 (28.57 %)ISDN
32 (28.57 %)RIP
32 (28.57 %)MPLS
32 (28.57 %)OSPF
32 (28.57 %)BGP
32 (28.57 %)NetScreen
41 (14.29 %)Firewall
41 (14.29 %)Cisco PIX
41 (14.29 %)DHCP
41 (14.29 %)DNS
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Telecoms
21 (14.29 %)Finance
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Analyst
23 (42.86 %)Support Manager
32 (28.57 %)Network Analyst
32 (28.57 %)Implementation Manager
41 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Analyst
41 (14.29 %)Security Manager
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
11 (14.29 %)Windows XP
11 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Migration
13 (42.86 %)Data Migration
13 (42.86 %)SC Cleared
13 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
22 (28.57 %)ISMS
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)CCNP
12 (28.57 %)CCNA
12 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (14.29 %)MCSE
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (28.57 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Cisco
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)Dell
21 (14.29 %)CheckPoint