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The table below looks at the demand for Virtual LAN (VLAN) skills within the South Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VLAN over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkVirtual LAN (VLAN)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank25-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below16.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£304-
Average daily rate£319-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£335-
UK excluding London average daily rate£394£350
% change on same period last year+12.39 %
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£31.30£34.63
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads50171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.184 %
Daily rates quoted1414
Average minimum daily rate£308£252
Average daily rate£328£274
% change on same period last year+19.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£296
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1465
Average minimum hourly rate£28.11£27.20
Average hourly rate£29.09£27.96
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.08£28.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
VLAN YorkshireVLAN
Yorkshire

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.

VLAN
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire VLAN Demand Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire VLAN Daily Rate Trend

VLAN
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing VLAN across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South Yorkshire VLAN Daily Rate Histogram

VLAN
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Yorkshire VLAN Hourly Rate Trend

VLAN
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing VLAN within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
SheffieldNew entry-6£321-
VLAN YorkshireVLAN
Yorkshire

VLAN
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing VLAN 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 VLAN.

18 (100.00 %)WAN
25 (62.50 %)TCP/IP
25 (62.50 %)OSPF
25 (62.50 %)BGP
25 (62.50 %)EIGRP
25 (62.50 %)Cisco
25 (62.50 %)CCIE
25 (62.50 %)CCNP
25 (62.50 %)Cisco Certification
34 (50.00 %)IPX
34 (50.00 %)ATM
34 (50.00 %)VPN
34 (50.00 %)Firewall
34 (50.00 %)SMDS
42 (25.00 %)LAN
42 (25.00 %)Migration
51 (12.50 %)Time Management
51 (12.50 %)FMCG
51 (12.50 %)CheckPoint
51 (12.50 %)MPLS
51 (12.50 %)Education

VLAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire region citing VLAN 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 VLAN. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (100.00 %)WAN
25 (62.50 %)OSPF
25 (62.50 %)BGP
25 (62.50 %)EIGRP
25 (62.50 %)TCP/IP
34 (50.00 %)VPN
34 (50.00 %)Firewall
34 (50.00 %)SMDS
34 (50.00 %)IPX
34 (50.00 %)ATM
42 (25.00 %)LAN
51 (12.50 %)MPLS
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Education
11 (12.50 %)FMCG
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Analyst
16 (75.00 %)Network Analyst
25 (62.50 %)Senior Analyst
25 (62.50 %)Senior Network Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Senior Network Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Network Engineer
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Migration
21 (12.50 %)Time Management
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (62.50 %)CCIE
15 (62.50 %)CCNP
15 (62.50 %)Cisco Certification
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (62.50 %)Cisco
21 (12.50 %)CheckPoint