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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the M4 Corridor 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.061 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£394£349
% change on same period last year+12.64 %
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£31.31£34.63
% change on same period last year-9.59 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads3321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£380£400
Average daily rate£470£400
% change on same period last year+17.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£560£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£336
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£38.00-
Average hourly rate£38.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.77£28.62
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
VLAN South EastVLAN
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

M4 Corridor VLAN Demand Trend

VLAN
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)CCIE
12 (100.00 %)CCNP
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
12 (100.00 %)Juniper
12 (100.00 %)DMZ
12 (100.00 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
12 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
12 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Cisco ASA

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)DMZ
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
12 (100.00 %)Cisco ASA
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (50.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (100.00 %)Penetration Testing
12 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)CCIE
12 (100.00 %)CCNP
12 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
12 (100.00 %)Juniper