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The table below looks at the demand for Storage Area Network (SAN) skills within the Norfolk region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAN over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStorage Area Network (SAN)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3739
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads94
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.004 %
As % of the category below20.93 %7.547 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£378
% change on same period last year-7.24 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50£25.00
Average hourly rate£19.38£28.00
% change on same period last year-30.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.25£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.50£30.72
% change on same period last year-0.73 %
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Norfolk
Matching contract IT job ads4353
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.053 %
Daily rates quoted812
Average minimum daily rate£294£288
Average daily rate£319£317
% change on same period last year+0.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted1510
Average minimum hourly rate£18.24£17.39
Average hourly rate£20.48£19.38
% change on same period last year+5.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.72£21.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
SAN East of EnglandSAN
East of England

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.

SAN
Demand Trend

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

Norfolk SAN Demand Trend

SAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Norfolk SAN Daily Rate Trend

SAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Norfolk SAN Hourly Rate Trend

SAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing SAN across the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Norfolk SAN Hourly Rate Histogram

SAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAN within the Norfolk region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NorwichUp+57£400-
SAN East of EnglandSAN
East of England

SAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region citing SAN 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 SAN.

113 (76.47 %)VMware
211 (64.71 %)MS Exchange
310 (58.82 %)Citrix
310 (58.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
49 (52.94 %)Windows
57 (41.18 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (41.18 %)Active Directory
66 (35.29 %)SQL Server
75 (29.41 %)DNS
84 (23.53 %)IBM
84 (23.53 %)Dell
84 (23.53 %)Back Office
93 (17.65 %)VMware ESX
93 (17.65 %)HP
93 (17.65 %)VoIP
93 (17.65 %)DHCP
93 (17.65 %)VMware Infrastructure
102 (11.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
102 (11.76 %)PlateSpin
102 (11.76 %)LAN
102 (11.76 %)Windows NT
102 (11.76 %)AIX
102 (11.76 %)C
102 (11.76 %)Microsoft
102 (11.76 %)Cisco
102 (11.76 %)Construction
111 (5.882 %)Migration
111 (5.882 %)Finance
111 (5.882 %)CLARiiON
111 (5.882 %)Clustering

SAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Norfolk region citing SAN 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 SAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (64.71 %)MS Exchange
210 (58.82 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 5.5
31 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2000
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Office
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.882 %)assyst
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (29.41 %)DNS
23 (17.65 %)VoIP
23 (17.65 %)DHCP
32 (11.76 %)LAN
41 (5.882 %)Firewall
41 (5.882 %)Cisco PIX
41 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
41 (5.882 %)WAN
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (35.29 %)SQL Server
21 (5.882 %)DB2
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Back Office
22 (11.76 %)Construction
31 (5.882 %)Insurance
31 (5.882 %)Finance
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Systems Engineer
25 (29.41 %)Systems Support
25 (29.41 %)Support Engineer
33 (17.65 %)3rd Line Support
33 (17.65 %)Infrastructure Engineer
33 (17.65 %)Systems Support Engineer
42 (11.76 %)IT Support Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Desktop Support
42 (11.76 %)Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Support Technician
51 (5.882 %)Desktop Support Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Desktop Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Citrix Consultant
51 (5.882 %)PC Support
51 (5.882 %)Citrix Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Server Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Infrastructure Designer
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)CLARiiON
11 (5.882 %)Clustering
11 (5.882 %)Video Conferencing
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (52.94 %)Windows
27 (41.18 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (11.76 %)Windows 2000 Server
32 (11.76 %)AIX
32 (11.76 %)Windows NT
41 (5.882 %)Windows XP
41 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.882 %)ITIL
11 (5.882 %)PRINCE2
11 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
11 (5.882 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (5.882 %)Migration
11 (5.882 %)Data Management
11 (5.882 %)Network Design
11 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (11.76 %)C
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)IBM Certification
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (41.18 %)Active Directory
23 (17.65 %)VMware ESX
23 (17.65 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (5.882 %)NetBackup
31 (5.882 %)Backup Exec
31 (5.882 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
11 (5.882 %)MOM
11 (5.882 %)ZENworks
11 (5.882 %)SCCM
Norfolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (76.47 %)VMware
210 (58.82 %)Citrix
34 (23.53 %)IBM
34 (23.53 %)Dell
43 (17.65 %)HP
52 (11.76 %)PlateSpin
52 (11.76 %)Microsoft
52 (11.76 %)Cisco
61 (5.882 %)Oracle
61 (5.882 %)Avaya
61 (5.882 %)NetApp
61 (5.882 %)Novell
61 (5.882 %)VERITAS
61 (5.882 %)EMC
61 (5.882 %)Intel
61 (5.882 %)Altiris