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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Middlesex 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4128
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads621
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.021 %
As % of the category below7.407 %17.50 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£200
Average daily rate£350£200
% change on same period last year+75.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£320
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
Hourly rates quoted29
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£21.50
Average hourly rate£24.50£21.50
% change on same period last year+13.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50£21.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.24£26.14
% change on same period last year-18.76 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads81120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.108 %0.121 %
Daily rates quoted2047
Average minimum daily rate£314£281
Average daily rate£344£292
% change on same period last year+17.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£304
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£344
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted816
Average minimum hourly rate£27.85£21.36
Average hourly rate£29.48£21.58
% change on same period last year+36.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.11£21.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.81£28.58
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Middlesex WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

19 (69.23 %)LAN
27 (53.85 %)Cisco
35 (38.46 %)Windows
35 (38.46 %)Cisco Certification
44 (30.77 %)Telecoms
53 (23.08 %)CCNP
53 (23.08 %)OSPF
53 (23.08 %)BGP
62 (15.38 %)CCNA
62 (15.38 %)Firewall
62 (15.38 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (15.38 %)Active Directory
62 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (15.38 %)MPLS
62 (15.38 %)Windows NT
62 (15.38 %)SQL
62 (15.38 %)Oracle
62 (15.38 %)SQL Server
62 (15.38 %)Microsoft
62 (15.38 %)VPN
62 (15.38 %)UNIX
62 (15.38 %)FTP
62 (15.38 %)Resource Management
71 (7.692 %)Business Continuity
71 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (7.692 %)BusinessObjects XI
71 (7.692 %)Network Security
71 (7.692 %)QMS
71 (7.692 %)Video Conferencing
71 (7.692 %)SC Cleared

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.692 %)SOAP
11 (7.692 %)XML
11 (7.692 %)WebSphere
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (7.692 %)MS Exchange
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (7.692 %)Exchange Server 2007
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Excel
11 (7.692 %)MS Visio
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (69.23 %)LAN
23 (23.08 %)OSPF
23 (23.08 %)BGP
32 (15.38 %)Firewall
32 (15.38 %)FTP
32 (15.38 %)VPN
32 (15.38 %)MPLS
41 (7.692 %)ATM
41 (7.692 %)DNS
41 (7.692 %)HTTPS
41 (7.692 %)SSL
41 (7.692 %)DMZ
41 (7.692 %)HTTP
41 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
41 (7.692 %)VoIP
41 (7.692 %)Ethernet
41 (7.692 %)Frame Relay
41 (7.692 %)IP Telephony
41 (7.692 %)Network Security
41 (7.692 %)EIGRP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (15.38 %)SQL Server
21 (7.692 %)Crystal Reports
21 (7.692 %)Datawarehouse
21 (7.692 %)Data Mining
21 (7.692 %)RDBMS
21 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
21 (7.692 %)BusinessObjects
21 (7.692 %)BusinessObjects XI
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Telecoms
21 (7.692 %)Government
21 (7.692 %)Pharmaceutical
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)Analyst
22 (15.38 %)Systems Analyst
22 (15.38 %)Consultant
22 (15.38 %)Technical Analyst
22 (15.38 %)Network Analyst
31 (7.692 %)Infrastructure Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Team Leader
31 (7.692 %)Senior Technical Architect
31 (7.692 %)Network Support
31 (7.692 %)Network Specialist
31 (7.692 %)Cisco Network Analyst
31 (7.692 %)Cisco Analyst
31 (7.692 %)Network Support Specialist
31 (7.692 %)Network Engineer
31 (7.692 %)Support Specialist
31 (7.692 %)Security Consultant
31 (7.692 %)Operations Manager
31 (7.692 %)Technical Architect
31 (7.692 %)Architect
31 (7.692 %)Author
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)N-Tier
11 (7.692 %)Mainframe
11 (7.692 %)Video Conferencing
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)Windows
22 (15.38 %)Windows NT
22 (15.38 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (15.38 %)UNIX
31 (7.692 %)Solaris
31 (7.692 %)Linux
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (15.38 %)Disaster Recovery
12 (15.38 %)Resource Management
21 (7.692 %)QMS
21 (7.692 %)SC Cleared
21 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
21 (7.692 %)Validation
21 (7.692 %)Business Continuity
21 (7.692 %)UML
21 (7.692 %)Service Management
21 (7.692 %)Quality Management
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (15.38 %)SQL
21 (7.692 %)Java
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (38.46 %)Cisco Certification
23 (23.08 %)CCNP
32 (15.38 %)CCNA
41 (7.692 %)CCDP
41 (7.692 %)CCIP
41 (7.692 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (7.692 %)MCSE
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (7.692 %)GLP
11 (7.692 %)GxP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (15.38 %)Active Directory
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Cisco
22 (15.38 %)Microsoft
22 (15.38 %)Oracle
31 (7.692 %)Business Objects
31 (7.692 %)Sun
31 (7.692 %)Citrix
31 (7.692 %)CheckPoint
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