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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) 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 WAN over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-22
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads08
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.000 %28.57 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£315
Average daily rate-£315
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£329
% change on same period last year+3.64 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£21.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.41£22.78
% change on same period last year+15.92 %
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Northampton
Matching contract IT job ads2428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted105
Average minimum daily rate£264£334
Average daily rate£270£334
% change on same period last year-19.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£276£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£332
% change on same period last year+4.47 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£24.33£19.00
Average hourly rate£24.33£20.20
% change on same period last year+20.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.33£21.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.93£29.11
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
WAN NorthamptonshireWAN
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.

WAN
Demand Trend

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

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (75.00 %)LAN
13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (50.00 %)Network Design
22 (50.00 %)Network Security
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)Firewall
31 (25.00 %)Migration
31 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)Cisco
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)CCNP
31 (25.00 %)DV Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (25.00 %)VLAN
31 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
31 (25.00 %)Symantec

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (75.00 %)MS Exchange
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)LAN
22 (50.00 %)Network Security
31 (25.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (25.00 %)Firewall
31 (25.00 %)VLAN
31 (25.00 %)Cisco PIX
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Technical Architect
12 (50.00 %)Architect
12 (50.00 %)Infrastructure Architect
12 (50.00 %)Security Architect
12 (50.00 %)Network Architect
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Technical Support
21 (25.00 %)Technical Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Technical Analyst
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (25.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Network Design
21 (25.00 %)DV Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Migration
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)CCNP
11 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Cisco
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)Symantec