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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 WAN over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1621
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.030 %4.762 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
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£26.28£22.93
% change on same period last year+14.62 %
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 %
WAN South EastWAN
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.

WAN
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WAN across the M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor WAN Daily Rate Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing WAN across the M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)Migration
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Network Design
21 (50.00 %)Fat Client
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (50.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)Thin Client
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Windows

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)VoIP
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Consultant
21 (50.00 %)Citrix Consultant
21 (50.00 %)Virtualisation Consultant
21 (50.00 %)Network Consultant
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Thin Client
11 (50.00 %)Fat Client
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Network Design
11 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCNP
11 (50.00 %)CCNA
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Cisco
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)VMware