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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the Manchester 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank72-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.210 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£650-
Average daily rate£650-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£650-
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.87£29.85
% change on same period last year-20.05 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads181178
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.245 %0.176 %
Daily rates quoted2729
Average minimum daily rate£411£261
Average daily rate£435£279
% change on same period last year+55.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£459£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2132
Average minimum hourly rate£22.14£17.17
Average hourly rate£24.14£19.14
% change on same period last year+26.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.14£21.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
VLAN North WestVLAN
North West

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

Manchester VLAN Demand Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester VLAN Daily Rate Trend

VLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester VLAN Hourly Rate Trend

VLAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

16 (75.00 %)Cisco
25 (62.50 %)Firewall
34 (50.00 %)WAN
43 (37.50 %)CCNP
43 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
43 (37.50 %)LAN
43 (37.50 %)Cisco PIX
52 (25.00 %)Network Security
52 (25.00 %)BIG-IP
52 (25.00 %)PKI
52 (25.00 %)Wireless
52 (25.00 %)Device Driver
52 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
52 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
52 (25.00 %)Internet
52 (25.00 %)802.11
52 (25.00 %)MPLS
52 (25.00 %)VoIP
52 (25.00 %)C
52 (25.00 %)SQL
52 (25.00 %)HPUX
52 (25.00 %)Solaris
52 (25.00 %)Linux
52 (25.00 %)DHCP
52 (25.00 %)Ethernet
52 (25.00 %)HTTP
52 (25.00 %)VPN
52 (25.00 %)SSL
61 (12.50 %)Lotus
61 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (62.50 %)Firewall
24 (50.00 %)WAN
33 (37.50 %)LAN
33 (37.50 %)Cisco PIX
42 (25.00 %)Network Security
42 (25.00 %)VoIP
42 (25.00 %)Wireless
42 (25.00 %)BIG-IP
42 (25.00 %)DHCP
42 (25.00 %)Ethernet
42 (25.00 %)HTTP
42 (25.00 %)VPN
42 (25.00 %)SSL
42 (25.00 %)Internet
42 (25.00 %)802.11
42 (25.00 %)MPLS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Cisco Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Network Manager
31 (12.50 %)Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Security Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Infrastructure Manager
31 (12.50 %)Security Specialist
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (25.00 %)Device Driver
12 (25.00 %)PKI
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)HPUX
12 (25.00 %)Solaris
12 (25.00 %)Linux
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
21 (12.50 %)ITIL
21 (12.50 %)Project Management
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)C
12 (25.00 %)SQL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (37.50 %)CCNP
13 (37.50 %)Cisco Certification
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)Cisco
22 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
31 (12.50 %)Lotus