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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Nottinghamshire 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 28 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
28 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3726
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads512
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.012 %
As % of the category below10.00 %13.95 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£265
Average daily rate-£265
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£265
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£306
% change on same period last year+9.35 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£12.67
Average hourly rate£19.00£14.83
% change on same period last year+28.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.39£25.43
% change on same period last year-15.89 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads5086
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.086 %
Daily rates quoted621
Average minimum daily rate£309£312
Average daily rate£340£315
% change on same period last year+8.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£342
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
Hourly rates quoted48
Average minimum hourly rate£19.22£14.02
Average hourly rate£21.56£15.24
% change on same period last year+41.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.89£16.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.72£28.75
% change on same period last year-10.55 %
WAN East MidlandsWAN
East Midlands

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 Nottinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAN within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 28 August 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
NottinghamDown-154--
WAN East MidlandsWAN
East Midlands

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

116 (69.57 %)LAN
213 (56.52 %)Windows
39 (39.13 %)Citrix
39 (39.13 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (26.09 %)Cisco
46 (26.09 %)VoIP
46 (26.09 %)TCP/IP
55 (21.74 %)Microsoft
55 (21.74 %)Active Directory
55 (21.74 %).NET
55 (21.74 %)MS Excel
64 (17.39 %)Windows XP
64 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
64 (17.39 %)MCSE
64 (17.39 %)Terminal Services
64 (17.39 %)Security Cleared
73 (13.04 %)Windows 2000 Server
73 (13.04 %)Data Migration
73 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
73 (13.04 %)Commerce Server
73 (13.04 %)Firewall
73 (13.04 %)Migration
73 (13.04 %)MS Exchange
73 (13.04 %)CRM
73 (13.04 %)HTML
73 (13.04 %)Perl
73 (13.04 %)SQL Server
73 (13.04 %)Crystal Reports
73 (13.04 %)MS Office
73 (13.04 %)Linux

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 28 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (21.74 %).NET
23 (13.04 %)HTML
31 (4.348 %).NET Framework
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (13.04 %)MS Exchange
13 (13.04 %)Commerce Server
21 (4.348 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (4.348 %)Lotus Notes
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (21.74 %)MS Excel
23 (13.04 %)MS Office
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (8.696 %)Navision
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (69.57 %)LAN
26 (26.09 %)VoIP
26 (26.09 %)TCP/IP
33 (13.04 %)Firewall
42 (8.696 %)VPN
42 (8.696 %)PSTN
42 (8.696 %)CTI
42 (8.696 %)Intranet
42 (8.696 %)Internet
51 (4.348 %)NetScreen
51 (4.348 %)DHCP
51 (4.348 %)DNS
51 (4.348 %)IP Telephony
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.04 %)SQL Server
13 (13.04 %)Crystal Reports
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.348 %)Back Office
11 (4.348 %)Telecoms
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (30.43 %)Analyst
24 (17.39 %)Support Analyst
33 (13.04 %)IT Manager
33 (13.04 %)Project Manager
33 (13.04 %)Applications Support
33 (13.04 %)2nd Line Support
33 (13.04 %)Applications Support Analyst
33 (13.04 %)Network Manager
33 (13.04 %)Support Manager
33 (13.04 %)Support Technician
42 (8.696 %)Network Team Leader
42 (8.696 %)Implementation Manager
42 (8.696 %)Team Leader
42 (8.696 %)IT Support Technician
51 (4.348 %)Desktop Support Engineer
51 (4.348 %)IT Support Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Desktop Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Desktop Support
51 (4.348 %)Network Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Technical Support
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (56.52 %)Windows
29 (39.13 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (17.39 %)Windows XP
43 (13.04 %)Windows 2000 Server
43 (13.04 %)Linux
51 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
51 (4.348 %)Windows NT
51 (4.348 %)UNIX
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (17.39 %)Security Cleared
23 (13.04 %)Data Migration
23 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
23 (13.04 %)CRM
23 (13.04 %)Migration
32 (8.696 %)Incident Management
32 (8.696 %)ISMS
32 (8.696 %)ITIL
32 (8.696 %)E-Commerce
32 (8.696 %)ERP
32 (8.696 %)Project Management
32 (8.696 %)Change Management
32 (8.696 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (13.04 %)Perl
22 (8.696 %)SQL
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (17.39 %)MCSE
14 (17.39 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.348 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.696 %)SLA
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (21.74 %)Active Directory
24 (17.39 %)Terminal Services
31 (4.348 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (8.696 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (39.13 %)Citrix
26 (26.09 %)Cisco
35 (21.74 %)Microsoft
42 (8.696 %)Avaya
51 (4.348 %)Juniper
51 (4.348 %)Alcatel
51 (4.348 %)Lotus
51 (4.348 %)Ensim