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This section looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited WAN over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2427
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads3122
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.023 %
As % of the category below26.05 %19.30 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£329£317
Average daily rate£382£333
% change on same period last year+14.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£436£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£324
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Hourly rates quoted59
Average minimum hourly rate£20.60£36.22
Average hourly rate£20.90£39.11
% change on same period last year-46.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.20£42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.32£25.30
% change on same period last year-15.75 %
Communications & Networking OxfordshireCommunications & Networking
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads119114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.157 %0.121 %
Daily rates quoted1823
Average minimum daily rate£277£305
Average daily rate£307£324
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted3931
Average minimum hourly rate£18.98£31.32
Average hourly rate£20.39£33.50
% change on same period last year-39.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.79£35.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
WAN South EastWAN
South East

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire WAN Daily Rate Trend

WAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Oxfordshire WAN Daily Rate Histogram

WAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAN across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Oxfordshire WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing WAN within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
OxfordUp+1126£382-4.46 %
BicesterNew entry-3--
WAN South EastWAN
South East

WAN
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

141 (89.13 %)LAN
232 (69.57 %)Windows
321 (45.65 %)Cisco
419 (41.30 %)ITIL
515 (32.61 %)TCP/IP
614 (30.43 %)Active Directory
614 (30.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
712 (26.09 %)Windows NT
712 (26.09 %)SQL Server
811 (23.91 %)Microsoft
910 (21.74 %)Exchange Server 2000
109 (19.57 %)IP Telephony
109 (19.57 %)Service Management
109 (19.57 %)Windows Server 2003
109 (19.57 %)Cisco Certification
109 (19.57 %)Microsoft Certification
109 (19.57 %)Oracle
109 (19.57 %)MS Excel
118 (17.39 %)Linux
118 (17.39 %)SharePoint
118 (17.39 %)MS Exchange
118 (17.39 %)SMS
118 (17.39 %)SQL Server 2000
127 (15.22 %)SAN
127 (15.22 %)Citrix
127 (15.22 %)IBM
127 (15.22 %)MCP
136 (13.04 %)Telecoms
136 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
136 (13.04 %)DNS

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Application Development
11 (2.174 %)WebSphere
Application Platforms
114 (30.43 %)Exchange Server 2003
210 (21.74 %)Exchange Server 2000
38 (17.39 %)SharePoint
38 (17.39 %)MS Exchange
41 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (2.174 %)Lotus Notes
Applications
19 (19.57 %)MS Excel
21 (2.174 %)MS Office
Business Applications
11 (2.174 %)Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
141 (89.13 %)LAN
215 (32.61 %)TCP/IP
39 (19.57 %)IP Telephony
48 (17.39 %)SMS
57 (15.22 %)SAN
66 (13.04 %)DNS
75 (10.87 %)VPN
75 (10.87 %)Firewall
84 (8.696 %)Internet
84 (8.696 %)DHCP
93 (6.522 %)VoIP
93 (6.522 %)ADSL
102 (4.348 %)PBX
102 (4.348 %)PSTN
102 (4.348 %)Ethernet
102 (4.348 %)IPCC
102 (4.348 %)Cisco IOS
111 (2.174 %)LDAP
111 (2.174 %)VLAN
111 (2.174 %)WINS
Database & Business Intelligence
112 (26.09 %)SQL Server
28 (17.39 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (10.87 %)DB2 UDB
35 (10.87 %)BusinessObjects
35 (10.87 %)DB2
35 (10.87 %)Crystal Reports
41 (2.174 %)Datawarehouse
General
16 (13.04 %)Telecoms
24 (8.696 %)Government
24 (8.696 %)Local Government
Job Titles
112 (26.09 %)2nd Line Support
211 (23.91 %)Analyst
38 (17.39 %)Support Technician
47 (15.22 %)Systems Engineer
56 (13.04 %)Support Analyst
56 (13.04 %)Cisco Engineer
64 (8.696 %)Data Analyst
64 (8.696 %)Network Engineer
64 (8.696 %)IT Manager
64 (8.696 %)Solutions Analyst
73 (6.522 %)Support Engineer
73 (6.522 %)3rd Line Support
82 (4.348 %)Service Manager
82 (4.348 %)Project Manager
82 (4.348 %)Technical Support
82 (4.348 %)Cisco Support
82 (4.348 %)Network Support
82 (4.348 %)Support Manager
82 (4.348 %)IT Support Manager
82 (4.348 %)Cisco Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
12 (4.348 %)Blackberry
12 (4.348 %)Clustering
21 (2.174 %)Replication
Operating Systems
132 (69.57 %)Windows
212 (26.09 %)Windows NT
39 (19.57 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (17.39 %)Linux
56 (13.04 %)Windows 2000
56 (13.04 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
119 (41.30 %)ITIL
29 (19.57 %)Service Management
35 (10.87 %)Migration
35 (10.87 %)Data Management
44 (8.696 %)PRINCE2
44 (8.696 %)Resource Management
44 (8.696 %)Data Migration
52 (4.348 %)Data Security
52 (4.348 %)PRINCE
52 (4.348 %)Project Management
52 (4.348 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (2.174 %)ITSM
61 (2.174 %)Software Testing
61 (2.174 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.174 %)Security Cleared
Programming Languages
15 (10.87 %)SQL
Qualifications
19 (19.57 %)Cisco Certification
19 (19.57 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (15.22 %)MCP
34 (8.696 %)MCSE
43 (6.522 %)CCNA
52 (4.348 %)MCSA
61 (2.174 %)CCNP
61 (2.174 %)CCVP
61 (2.174 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (4.348 %)SLA
System Software
114 (30.43 %)Active Directory
23 (6.522 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (4.348 %)Terminal Services
32 (4.348 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
11 (2.174 %)CiscoWorks
11 (2.174 %)Tivoli
Vendors
121 (45.65 %)Cisco
211 (23.91 %)Microsoft
39 (19.57 %)Oracle
47 (15.22 %)IBM
47 (15.22 %)Citrix
55 (10.87 %)Business Objects
55 (10.87 %)Red Hat
64 (8.696 %)CheckPoint
73 (6.522 %)SAP
82 (4.348 %)Siemens
91 (2.174 %)VERITAS
91 (2.174 %)Lotus
91 (2.174 %)Symantec
91 (2.174 %)Remedy
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