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The table below looks at the demand for Local Area Network (LAN) skills within the Northampton region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LAN over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLocal Area Network (LAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3214
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below5.405 %36.36 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£297
Average daily rate-£306
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£316
% change on same period last year+9.35 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£12.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.40£24.37
% change on same period last year-16.29 %
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Northampton
Matching contract IT job ads3722
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted67
Average minimum daily rate£334£310
Average daily rate£350£312
% change on same period last year+12.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted95
Average minimum hourly rate£14.27£22.00
Average hourly rate£15.14£22.05
% change on same period last year-31.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£22.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
LAN NorthamptonshireLAN
Northamptonshire

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.

LAN
Demand Trend

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

Northampton LAN Demand Trend

LAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northampton LAN Daily Rate Trend

LAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northampton LAN Hourly Rate Trend

LAN
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton region citing LAN 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 LAN.

16 (75.00 %)WAN
25 (62.50 %)Windows
25 (62.50 %)MS Exchange
25 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (50.00 %)Active Directory
34 (50.00 %)Network Design
34 (50.00 %)Network Security
41 (12.50 %)Firewall
41 (12.50 %)VoIP
41 (12.50 %)MS Excel
41 (12.50 %)Windows XP
41 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
41 (12.50 %)SLA
41 (12.50 %)Microsoft
41 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (12.50 %)Nortel Meridian
41 (12.50 %)Symposium
41 (12.50 %)Nortel
41 (12.50 %)CTI

LAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton region citing LAN 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 LAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (62.50 %)MS Exchange
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (75.00 %)WAN
24 (50.00 %)Network Security
31 (12.50 %)VoIP
31 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
31 (12.50 %)CTI
31 (12.50 %)Firewall
31 (12.50 %)Symposium
31 (12.50 %)Nortel Meridian
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (50.00 %)Architect
14 (50.00 %)Security Architect
14 (50.00 %)Network Architect
14 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Architect
22 (25.00 %)Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Technical Architect
31 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Technical Support
31 (12.50 %)Support Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Service Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Technical Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Technical Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Service Desk Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Installations Engineer
31 (12.50 %)PC Support
31 (12.50 %)PC Support Engineer
31 (12.50 %)PC Engineer
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (62.50 %)Windows
15 (62.50 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (12.50 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (12.50 %)Windows XP
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Network Design
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Microsoft
11 (12.50 %)Nortel