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The table below looks at the demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) skills within the Stevenage 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWide Area Network (WAN)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1415
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below21.43 %16.67 %
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£323£347
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£33.33£23.00
Average hourly rate£34.17£24.00
% change on same period last year+42.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.64£22.97
% change on same period last year+11.64 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1412
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£328£250
Average daily rate£351£278
% change on same period last year+26.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-2.02 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£35.18£29.74
Average hourly rate£36.41£31.16
% change on same period last year+16.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.63£32.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.65£26.99
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
WAN HertfordshireWAN
Hertfordshire

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

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Stevenage WAN Hourly Rate Histogram

WAN
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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 %)LAN
13 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (75.00 %)VPN
13 (75.00 %)Cisco
13 (75.00 %)CCNP
13 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
22 (50.00 %)TELNET
22 (50.00 %)VLAN
22 (50.00 %)SSH
31 (25.00 %)Network Design
31 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)MPLS
31 (25.00 %)OSPF
31 (25.00 %)BGP
31 (25.00 %)EIGRP
31 (25.00 %)CCIP
31 (25.00 %)CCNA
31 (25.00 %)CCDP
31 (25.00 %)CCIE

WAN
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)LAN
13 (75.00 %)TCP/IP
13 (75.00 %)VPN
22 (50.00 %)TELNET
22 (50.00 %)SSH
22 (50.00 %)VLAN
31 (25.00 %)MPLS
31 (25.00 %)OSPF
31 (25.00 %)BGP
31 (25.00 %)EIGRP
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Network Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Data Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Data Network Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Network Design Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Design Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Network Engineer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Network Design
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)CCNP
13 (75.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)CCIE
21 (25.00 %)CCIP
21 (25.00 %)CCNA
21 (25.00 %)CCDP
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Cisco