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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the South Coast 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£309
% change on same period last year+9.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.38£25.13
% change on same period last year-14.90 %
South Coast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Coast
Matching contract IT job ads915
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£379£375
Average daily rate£400£381
% change on same period last year+4.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
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 South Coast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

South Coast 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 South Coast region.

South Coast 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 South Coast region.

South Coast WAN Hourly Rate Trend

WAN
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Coast 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.

15 (100.00 %)LAN
24 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
24 (80.00 %)CCIE
24 (80.00 %)CCNP
24 (80.00 %)CCIP
24 (80.00 %)Telecoms
24 (80.00 %)Project Management
32 (40.00 %)CCNA
32 (40.00 %)MPLS
41 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (20.00 %)Cisco
41 (20.00 %)Finance
41 (20.00 %)Network Planning

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Coast 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.

South Coast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)LAN
22 (40.00 %)MPLS
31 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
South Coast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Telecoms
21 (20.00 %)Finance
South Coast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Network Engineer
12 (40.00 %)Implementation Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Architect
21 (20.00 %)Network Architect
21 (20.00 %)Senior Network Architect
South Coast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Project Management
21 (20.00 %)Network Planning
South Coast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)CCIE
14 (80.00 %)CCNP
14 (80.00 %)CCIP
14 (80.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (40.00 %)CCNA
South Coast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Cisco