Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the North East 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4730
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads530
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.030 %
As % of the category below5.208 %22.56 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£200£303
Average daily rate£250£303
% change on same period last year-17.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£317
% change on same period last year+10.38 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£15.50£23.33
Average hourly rate£18.00£26.67
% change on same period last year-32.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.50£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.35£22.77
% change on same period last year+2.52 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
North East
Matching contract IT job ads96133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.134 %0.134 %
Daily rates quoted2036
Average minimum daily rate£261£281
Average daily rate£279£286
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£297£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£336
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted1519
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£20.00
Average hourly rate£20.21£22.44
% change on same period last year-9.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.50£24.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£28.52
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
WAN EnglandWAN
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.

WAN
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region.

North East WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the North East 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
DurhamDown-91--
Tyne and WearDown-51--
WAN EnglandWAN
England

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

128 (77.78 %)LAN
219 (52.78 %)Cisco
316 (44.44 %)Windows
413 (36.11 %)TCP/IP
512 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
611 (30.56 %)VoIP
79 (25.00 %)CCNA
79 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
88 (22.22 %)Firewall
88 (22.22 %)Telecoms
97 (19.44 %)Nortel
97 (19.44 %)Microsoft
97 (19.44 %)MS Office
106 (16.67 %)Windows XP
106 (16.67 %)DNS
106 (16.67 %)CCNP
106 (16.67 %)Active Directory
106 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
106 (16.67 %)Government
106 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
115 (13.89 %)VPN
124 (11.11 %)GSM
124 (11.11 %)Documentum
124 (11.11 %)ADSL
124 (11.11 %)AutoCAD
124 (11.11 %)Wi-Fi
133 (8.333 %)IP Telephony
133 (8.333 %)IPsec
133 (8.333 %)Cisco ASA
133 (8.333 %)Cisco PIX

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.778 %)WAP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (11.11 %)Documentum
22 (5.556 %)MS Exchange
31 (2.778 %)GroupWise
31 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 2003
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (19.44 %)MS Office
24 (11.11 %)AutoCAD
31 (2.778 %)MS Excel
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (77.78 %)LAN
213 (36.11 %)TCP/IP
311 (30.56 %)VoIP
48 (22.22 %)Firewall
56 (16.67 %)DNS
65 (13.89 %)VPN
74 (11.11 %)ADSL
74 (11.11 %)GSM
74 (11.11 %)Wi-Fi
83 (8.333 %)ICMP
83 (8.333 %)IPsec
83 (8.333 %)IP Telephony
83 (8.333 %)VLAN
83 (8.333 %)Cisco PIX
83 (8.333 %)Network Security
83 (8.333 %)Cisco ASA
83 (8.333 %)IMAP4
83 (8.333 %)DHCP
83 (8.333 %)Ethernet
83 (8.333 %)MPLS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (22.22 %)Telecoms
26 (16.67 %)Government
32 (5.556 %)Banking
32 (5.556 %)Finance
32 (5.556 %)Investment Banking
41 (2.778 %)Billing
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (16.67 %)Network Engineer
25 (13.89 %)Field Engineer
34 (11.11 %)3rd Line Support
34 (11.11 %)Network Support
34 (11.11 %)Network Specialist
43 (8.333 %)Support Technician
52 (5.556 %)Desktop Support
52 (5.556 %)Analyst
52 (5.556 %)Senior Analyst
52 (5.556 %)Network Technician
52 (5.556 %)2nd Line Support
52 (5.556 %)Technical Analyst
52 (5.556 %)Network Support Technician
52 (5.556 %)Senior Technical Analyst
52 (5.556 %)Cisco Network Engineer
52 (5.556 %)Cisco Engineer
52 (5.556 %)Implementation Engineer
61 (2.778 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
61 (2.778 %)Server Engineer
61 (2.778 %)Technical Manager
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.556 %)German Language
12 (5.556 %)Norwegian Language
21 (2.778 %)AS400
21 (2.778 %)IPTV
21 (2.778 %)Dutch Language
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (44.44 %)Windows
29 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
36 (16.67 %)Windows XP
42 (5.556 %)Linux
51 (2.778 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.778 %)NetWare
51 (2.778 %)Windows Mobile
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (5.556 %)Migration
12 (5.556 %)Network Design
12 (5.556 %)Problem Management
21 (2.778 %)Communications Security
21 (2.778 %)Data Migration
21 (2.778 %)Security Cleared
21 (2.778 %)ITIL
21 (2.778 %)Business Intelligence
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.778 %)SQL
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
29 (25.00 %)CCNA
36 (16.67 %)CCNP
42 (5.556 %)CCDA
42 (5.556 %)CCDP
42 (5.556 %)CCSE
42 (5.556 %)JNCIA
51 (2.778 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (2.778 %)MCSE
51 (2.778 %)CCIE
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.778 %)SLA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (16.67 %)Active Directory
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.778 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (52.78 %)Cisco
27 (19.44 %)Microsoft
27 (19.44 %)Nortel
36 (16.67 %)CheckPoint
42 (5.556 %)Juniper
42 (5.556 %)Nokia
51 (2.778 %)Novell
51 (2.778 %)BT
51 (2.778 %)3Com
51 (2.778 %)HP